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Artwork for Enthusiastic Encouragement and Dubious Advice Podcast episode titled "Everyone Deserves Help (Except for Me)"

Show Notes Patricia and Nicole chat about the complexities and pitfalls of being socialized to always be helpful or useful but to never ask for or need help themselves. This episode is based on Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Volume 1, Issue 2: On Being Helpful & Being Helped Mentioned on the show: Find the […]

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Artwork for the episode titled, "Any Knife Can Be a Throwing Knife If You Believe in Yourself"

Show Notes Patricia and Nicole chat about how learning a skill and becoming proficient at something often has little to do with having the newest, fanciest instruments and gear. They also discuss recognizing and celebrating wins, especially outside of the typical heteronormative social structure. This episode is based on Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Volume

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Artwork for Episode 5: We Do Not Dream of Labor

Show Notes Patricia and Nicole chat about the common pressure to link people’s identities and worth to their jobs and ways in which they are rallying against it for themselves. This episode is based on Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Vol 1, Issue 18: I Do Not Have a Dream Job Mentioned on the show:

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Artwork for Episode 4: 2023, Looking Back and Looking Forward

Show Notes Patricia and Nicole chat about what they learned this year, how they approach setting goals, and dare to have some ambitions for 2024. Note: We talk about food we want to make and eat on the show. There is no mention of diet or food restriction other than less-frequent iced coffee. Mentioned on

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Artwork for Episode 3: Spell Slot Theory

Show Notes Patricia and Nicole chat about how they mash up terms borrowed from chronic illness explanations and Dungeons & Dragons. This episode is based on Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Volume 1, Issue 6: Running Low on Spell Slots Mentioned on the show: My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand The Woman In Me

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Artwork for Episode 2: There's No Such Thing as 5-Star Cereal

Show Notes Patricia and Nicole chat about perfectionism and it probably isn’t the first time! Of course, Patricia also talks about books and offers her ruminations on André 3000’s recent album. This episode is based on Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Volume 1, Issue 7: 5 Stars  Mentioned on the show: New Blue Sun, album

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Episode 1: Breaking Rules artwork with EEDA Podcast logo

Show Notes Patricia and Nicole chat about why they’re making a self-help podcast. They also dig into the arbitrary rules we make up for ourselves and how they are completely unnecessary and sometimes a bit too oppressive. This episode is based on Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Volume 1, Issue 1: On Making and Breaking

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Episode artwork for Episode 000: Welcome to the EEDA Pod!

Show Notes We are finally making a podcast based on the popular Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Newsletter! Patricia Elzie-Tuttle shares resources and self-help for the rest of us who are more interested in lying down than leaning in. She is joined by her co-host and wife Nicole and you can learn more at eedapod.com.

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