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In this minisode of Missed Connections, we connect with the storyteller you heard from in episode 2 - “How do I find others who love me in the same way?” with Thomas Page McBee to reflect on their experience telling their story and how they feel about belonging in the midst of their trans becoming.
Special thanks to our truly amazing storyteller. You know who you are ;)
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We’re back! Just a heads up, tissues are highly encouraged while listening to this episode.
In this episode of Missed Connections, Lizzy presents a story to Beth that has crying at kindergarten drop off, the unconditional love of a grandparent, and a loss that changes everything. It’s a missed connection.
Lizzy and Beth bring in Eman Abdelhadi to talk about the experience of grief and loss and, of course, how connection with ourselves and others fits into that experience.
Eman Abdelhadi is an academic, activist and writer who thinks at the intersection of gender, sexuality, religion, and politics. She is an assistant professor and sociologist at the University of Chicago, where she researches American Muslim communities. She is co-author of "Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072," a sci-fi novel published in 2022 with Common Notions Press. Her academic work has been published in numerous sociology journals and covered by press outlets such as the Washington Post, Associated Press, and NPR. Her public writing has appeared in In These Times, Jacobin, Truthout and other outlets. She is based in Chicago, where she is also a community organizer with the Salon Kawakib Collective, Faculty for Justice in Palestine and other formations.
Be sure to follow Eman on Instagram @eabdelhadi and on X @emanabdelhadi. You can read the short story we referenced in our conversation here.
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In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome writer, director, and filmmaker Jade Phoenix to explore the ways that storytelling and creativity can help us connect with ourselves and others.
SPOILER ALERT! Jade is the storyteller for an upcoming episode of Missed Connections. In this minisode, she gives a preview of that story while sharing how being a storyteller in her creative, professional, and personal life has enabled her to connect with herself and build meaningful connections in her community.
Jade Phoenix is a Queer, Trans, Femme, First Generation Filipinx, Parent, LA-based Writer, Director and award winning filmmaker. Jade’s work is a poetic expression rooted in the multiple identities she holds and how they intersect with her day-to-day fight for a collective liberation, while boldly creating art and cultural content in hopes of bringing queer and trans stories to the center of today’s current social, political and cultural landscapes.
Stay tuned to hear her story in the next episode. You can follow Jade on Instagram @jadephoenix_. You can also support her work by becoming a member on Patreon.
P.S. If you haven’t already, check out our recent episode “In those early days with you, I lost myself” with guest Eve Rodsky to further explore the intersection of creativity and connection. It’s a good one!
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this episode of Missed Connections, Lizzy presents a story to Beth that has bonding over a shared love of cringey music, a meaningful bond that gets a little messy, and the dark cloud of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” It’s a missed connection.
Lizzy and Beth bring in Ocean Shapiro to talk about context and connection. How does who we are, where we live, where we come from, and the communities we belong to impact our ability to connect? Can connection help us heal from our past traumas?
Ocean Shapiro is a trauma therapist at Woven Together Trauma Therapy. They work with couples and individuals and specialize in dissociative disorders, religious trauma, and cult survivorship as well as working with 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and those with poly, platonic, kink, and other alternative relationship formation issues. They are also a consultant for Sensitive Revolution, an organization that works with leaders to cultivate insight and self-awareness.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome Dr. Frederic Rabinowitz as a Part Two to our latest episode “I lost you over time like coffee dripping through a Chemex” with Dr. Niobe Way. Go listen to it now if you haven’t already!
Today, Dr. Rabinowitz helps us dive further into the “male friendship recession” and how adult men today can understand the lack of close friendships they might be experiencing and how to work to build the relationships they desire.
Dr. Fredric "Fred" Rabinowitz is a professor and chair of the Psychology Department at the University of Redlands. He is also a licensed psychologist whose practice focuses on working with men in therapy. Dr. Rabinowitz has led men's groups in Redlands since 1986 and regularly consults with others who lead male retreats, groups, and other male-oriented enterprises. Fred has authored or co-authored five books and many articles on men and masculinity. His books include Man Alive: A Primer of Men's Issues; Men and Depression; Deepening Psychotherapy with Men; Deepening Group Psychotherapy with Men; and Breaking Barriers in Counseling Men.
As we mentioned, Dr. Rabinowitz is quoted in many articles on this subject including “Why Friendships Among Men Are So Important”.
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In this episode of Missed Connections, Lizzy presents a story to Beth that has a whole lot of brotherly love, a spiritual movement, and a search to fill the hole that was left behind. It’s a missed connection.
Lizzy and Beth bring in Dr. Niobe Way to talk about the male friendship recession, the impact of “boy culture,” and the universal human desire for close friendships and emotional intimacy.
Dr. Way is an internationally-recognized Professor of Developmental Psychology, the founder of the Project for the Advancement of Our Common Humanity at NYU, and the Director of the Science of Human Connection Lab. In this episode, she shares insights from her 40 years of research including through her work as a Principal Investigator of the Listening Project — a school-based curriculum that was created to address the global crisis of connection (including., loneliness, depression, anxiety, suicide, hate crimes, mass violence) by fostering the practice of listening with curiosity in schools, workplaces, and homes.
Dr. Way’s latest co-edited book is The Crisis of Connection: Its Roots, Consequences, and Solutions (NYU Press). She has also authored or co-authored nearly a hundred journal articles and books, including Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection (Harvard University Press), which was the inspiration for the movie Close, which won the Grand Prix Award at Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film.
Dr. Way’s newest book Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, and Our Culture is available for pre-order now and will be released in July. To learn more about Dr. Way’s work, go to pach.org. Be sure to follow Dr. Way on Instagram and X @pachnyu.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth have a mid-season check-in. Join us as we ask each other questions to reflect on what we’ve learned and loved in the season so far as well as how we’re feeling about connection in our lives these days.
Questions to ask yourself:
What has surprised you about what you’ve learned about connection?
What has stuck with you? What have you continued thinking about?
How do you feel about connection in your life right now? What do you want more of? Less of?
What have been some of the highlights for you so far?
Let us know what you think and how you feel! Email us at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this episode of Missed Connections, Beth presents a story to Lizzy that has a young girl’s fantasy, the reality of postpartum depression, and the magical, but at times isolating, journey of helping two tiny humans grow. It’s a missed connection.
Lizzy and Beth bring in author Eve Rodsky to talk about the pursuit of self-expression and creativity as the antidote to physical, mental and emotional burnout. Eve is the New York Times bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club Pick, Fair Play, a gamified life-management system that helps partners rebalance their domestic workload and reimagine their relationships. Her highly anticipated follow-up, Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World, explores the cross-section between the science of creativity, productivity, and resilience.
To learn more about Eve, Fair Play, and Find Your Unicorn Space, go to fairplaylife.com. Be sure to follow Eve on Instagram @everodsky and @fairplaylife.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome romance author Andie J. Christopher to the podcast. USA Today's best-selling author Andie J. Christopher writes sharp, witty, sexy contemporary romance about complex people finding happiness ever after. Her work has been featured in NPR, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Post. Prickly heroines are her hallmark, and she is the originator of the Stern Brunch Daddy. Andie lives in the Nation’s Capital with a French bulldog, a stockpile of Campari, and way too many books.
Today, Andie joins us as we explore fantasy and connection in a completely different way through romance novels! We dispel the unrealistic labels of the genre and how these stories might educate and inform us about what we might actually desire.
This episode is FUN and spicy. We’re grateful for Andie J. Christopher encouraging everyone to read a romance PLUS giving us the deets on a beloved trope known as Stern Brunch Daddy. To learn more about Andie and her books go to andiejchristopher.com. We HIGHLY recommend them. Follow her on Instagram and TikTok @authorandiej.
Andie recommends a lot of amazing romance authors, so we thought we would share where you can find them as well. Please check out:
Sarah MacLean - https://www.sarahmaclean.net/
Kennedy Ryan - https://kennedyryanwrites.com/
Oliva Dade - https://oliviadade.com/
Alexa Martin - https://www.alexamartin.com/
Johanna Lindsey - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29542.Johanna_Lindsey
Emily Nagoski - https://www.emilynagoski.com/ (not a romance author, but a sex educator, researcher and author)
If you are interested in exploring romance books based on tropes we highly recommend checking out Amanda from @talk_about_swoon on Instagram. She offers a lot of curated lists of books based on tropes.
Happy reading!
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In this episode of Missed Connections, Lizzy presents a story to Beth that has the magic of birthday energy, the push and pull of a new relationship, and one of those text conversations that leaves you crying in the airport bar. It’s a missed connection.
Lizzy and Beth bring in Damona Hoffman, a celebrity dating coach, author of F The Fairy Tale, host of the award-winning podcast Dates & Mates, and the official love expert of The Drew Barrymore Show, to talk about dating these days and why it’s so hard. Or is it?
In F THE FAIRY TALE: Rewrite the Dating Myths and Live Your Own Love Story, Damona shines a light on the habits and beliefs—like instant chemistry and finding “the One”—that are setting us up for failure before we even have a chance to swipe right. She tackles the four major dating myths that are derailing singles today: The List Myth, the Rules Myth, the Chemistry Myth, and the Soulmate Myth. Instead, she identifies four pillars necessary to build lasting relationships: goals, values, communication, and trust. Be sure to follow Damona on Instagram @damonahoffman and visit her website damonahoffman.com.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome the writer behind the Missed Connections essay, Charlotte Beach (aka Charlie), to the podcast. Charlie is a writer, sign painter, thrift-seeker, all-around crafter, AND she is our not-so-secret secret sauce to Missed Connections.
Today, Charlie joins us as we bring you behind the scenes of the Missed Connections essay and dive into the heart, craft, and connection that goes into every story shared on the podcast.
This episode is a love fest. We’re grateful that Charlie is part of the Missed Connections family. To learn more about Charlie, you should definitely check out Charlie’s sign painting Instagram account @charlottesletters. You can also read her other work in PRINT Magazine.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this episode of Missed Connections, Beth presents a story to Lizzy that has a childhood bond, a life-changing medical mystery, and a 16-year journey to find answers. It’s a missed connection.
If you enjoy this episode’s story and would like to read more about our storyteller’s journey with her body, you can pre-order her book, The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain by Nina Lohman, which will be released this spring 2024.
Lizzy and Beth bring in Jamie Lee Finch, a writer, facilitator, and massage therapist who specializes in helping individuals connect with their bodies to discuss creating a new relationship with your body. Jamie is the author of "You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity" and the creator of "Your Body is a Person" — her online course that teaches the foundational principles of creating a loving relationship with your body.
To learn more about Jamie’s work, go to jamieleefinch.com. Jamie is currently taking on 1:1 clients. You can apply via her website under "Work with Jamie." Jamie is co-hosting Log Off and Tune In (to your body) – a workshop helping folks get into their bodies for the purpose of creating a healthier relationship with social media on January 27, 2024. You can follow her @jamieleefinch on Instagram. Check out her book, Substack, and membership space, aka The Coven, to engage with Jamie in other ways.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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We’re taking a short holiday break and will be back with our next new episode on January 9th. If you’re not caught up, we hope you’ll take this time to listen to the latest episodes.
Thanks for listening! Special thanks to the storytellers and guests who have joined us so far! We have more great episodes coming your way starting January 9th. Until then, Happy Holidays!
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In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome Rick Jackson, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, back on the podcast.
After our last interview with Rick, he showed us the Disconnection vs. Connection handout he created and mentioned in our conversation. The handout was such a rich tool for illustrating the ways we communicate and how they can move us toward connection or disconnection, so we agreed we needed to have Rick back on the podcast to explain it to all of you.
To check out all the Disconnection vs. Connection handout visually, go to our Instagram @missedconnectionspodcast. To learn more about Rick and potentially work with him therapeutically, go to laviecounseling.org.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this Missed Connections minisode, we’re joined by Janie Glassmith, a therapist and founder of Spaces Therapy, as we talk about connection over the holidays – why it’s hard, how individuals can stay connected with themselves, and tools to use to connect with others during this season.
Thank you so much to Janie Glassmith for joining us and for helping us all feel a little more connected during the holiday season. If you’re interested in working with Janie or any of the amazing therapists at her practice Spaces Therapy, please check them out at spacestherapyla.com or on Instagram @spaces.therapy.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this episode of Missed Connections, Beth presents a story to Lizzy that has a hippie and a farm boy, a loss of vision, and an awakening to how this relationship revolves around one individual. It’s a missed connection.
Lizzy and Beth bring in Rick Jackson, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California, to discuss how we go about creating new forms of communication and behavior change in our relationships. Rick has a full practice working with couples dealing with relational distress. He is certified as a Restoration Therapist and as a Discernment Counselor, as well as having extensive training in Encounter-Centered Couple’s Therapy and Emotion-Focused Couple’s Therapy.
We knew Rick would offer us all insights on ways we can be mindful in our approach to communicating and connecting with our partners when things get stagnant and reactive. Our story and discussion focus on a long-term relationship, but you can apply these insights to any form of a relationship.
To learn more about Rick and potentially work with him therapeutically, go to laviecounseling.org.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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Welcome to our Missed Connections Minisode.
At the end of our last Mini Episode, we asked you, the listeners, to share with us some questions that you have about connection. One of the questions we received was “My partner wants to talk about an open relationship. How do we start to navigate this potential change in a way that pursues connection with each other?”
In this minisode of Missed Connections, we connect with two amazing clinicians who work with couples and individuals who find themselves at this point in a relationship (and many more) to respond to this question.
Thank you to Ocean Shapiro of Woven Together Trauma Therapy and Mi Ae Kim of Spaces Therapy for sharing your thoughts.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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In this episode of Missed Connections, Beth presents a story to Lizzy that has meeting yourself for the first time in a dream, feeling like a superhero, and that important question, “How do I find my people?” It’s a missed connection.
Lizzy and Beth bring in Thomas Page McBee, author, journalist, and writer/producer, to discuss the journey to become, belong, and be known by community. We were enthralled by Thomas’s words around the expressions of masculinity in his memoir, Amateur, and articles for the New York Times, Them, and more. So, it was an honor to chat about identity, connection, and belonging with him. We hope this story and conversation help you take another step in your own journey of connection and community.
To learn more about Thomas’s work go to thomaspagemcbee.com. You can follow him @thomaspagemcbee on Instagram. Also, we highly recommend buying his books Man Alive and Amateur - wherever you purchase books, but also buy indie!
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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Surprise! Welcome to our Missed Connections Minisode.
In this minisode of Missed Connections, we connect with last week’s storyteller to hear what he had to think about our conversation with Myisha Battle about situationships and the relationship escalator.
I know what you’re thinking. Yes, we get to hear his sweet singing voice one more time.
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In this episode of Missed Connections, Beth presents a story to Lizzy that has “I saw you from across the room” chemistry, a few Destiny’s Child cameos, and yes, one of those dreaded “WHAT IS THIS?” conversations. It’s a missed connection.
Lizzy and Beth bring in Myisha Battle, a certified sex and dating coach, educator, and author, to discuss the dreaded concept of situationships. We stumbled upon Myisha while researching situationships. She wrote an article that blew our mind - Situationships Are the Future of Dating. That’s Not a Bad Thing on Time.com. So buckle up for this ride of an episode as we ask ourselves can a situationship help create a better connection?
To learn more about Myisha’s work, go to myishabattle.com. You can follow her @myishabattle on Instagram and Twitter. Check out her NEW podcast How's Your Sex Life? And we highly recommend ordering her book, This Is Supposed to Be Fun.
Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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