Dana: Recent Episodes
dana noelle
It's a bit of everything, adhd, homeschooling, nurse stuff, geeky stuff, vegan diets and sugar addiction, mental health issues, books we are currently reading, and swearing.
I discuss mental health, boundaries, a book I am reading, and touch on what to expect this month.
I talk about my journey with embracing an emotion that I tend to avoid or make jokes about. It's uncomfortable, but I hate cowardice so I am jumping in to feeling sadness.
Menopausal messiness, a maybe messed up coffee cake, and learning that it's ok to have messy days.
For those struggling during the holidays- I am too- I talk about life, funny moments, and reminders to be gentle with yourself.
From my Saturday morning thoughts. In true ADHD fashion, I forgot I did this until today- Tuesday. So I hit publish.
At the end of my illness, here's a list of books for fall and winter. https://montanahappy.com/best-hygge-books-inspire-cozy-life/
My ADD on full display with my ranging topics from summer, to appreciating each season, to therapy, to books I read about resilience. And like Eminem, I do my podcasts in one shot so you get fumbles, word mix ups, etc. I like to think it's part of my charm.
I talk about our Murphy's law with illnesses, a BDSM class I am taking, and what I have been doing so far this summer.
Today I go over a few topics (menopause, self care, audiobooks), while driving (hands free- new law) and you hear my loud van and a spoon swirling inside a coffee cup. A treat for the ears.......
I discuss a movie I'm planning on watching and go over how women are socialized to be selfless and the importance of overcoming that.
In my grief of losing our beloved boxer/pit bull Bella, I try to cling to love. What love looks like, what it means, how it should be. Love is healthy, love is supportive, love is wanting what is best for the other person.
Honest 12 min of me making you all feel better about you maybe procrastinating or not meeting your goals. I have examples with my own messy life.
I discuss no longer sacrificing yourself to care for others. We're putting ourselves first during lent. We're prioritizing our physical and mental health for lent. Apologies for the bunch of notifications you'll hear today-i forgot to shut them off, but was on a roll. You'll survive. Plus, is it my podcast if you aren't hearing dings or vibrations?
I discuss sex toys and masturbation today. Link for the toy..... Sumeber Rose Sex Stimulator for Women, Rose Toy with 10 Thrusting & Vibration Modes, Rose Toy Vibrator for Women with Thrusting Dildo, Sex Toys with Clitoral Tongue for Female Sex Pleasure https://a.co/d/7s1BIH2
How i am meeting short term goals and Hoping you are too- and I go over how I am attempting to combat negative self talk.
I go over the importance of validation, appreciation, and talk about how we all need to fix ourselves. I do a few affirmations at the end that are stellar. Actually, they all have my favorite F word in them.
I go over the many cookies I am baking this week and my ADHD is on full display. Play at half speed if you need to.....
I go over ideas for free or cheap gift ideas or get togethers, I talk about slowing down this season, and how to embrace the cold dark month.
I discuss how we're beating the late fall early winter doldrums and my usual ADD is on display with how many side stories I tell to get from point A to point B.
We're reading excerpts from feminist theory by bell hooks and discussing sexual education.
I talk about the book I am reading, my progress with instituting boundaries, and checking in with you on your mental health
I go over these 3 topics and hopefully make some of you feel not so alone in your struggles
I discuss my gardening and meditation, talk a bit about masturbation, and mostly talk about mental health
I talk about my menu for the week, how I am doing so far with my meditation, and of course....masturbation reminders.
A humorous look into my meditation journey so far, along with my rainbow themed dinner ideas for the week. Not all vegan, I have a couple seafood meals too.
Intro into what I will be talking about for March. My meditation journey and eating the rainbow this month. Lots of meal ideas to come this month.
An update on how my self love and self care is going this month. Better this week than last week.
I am working on a self love theme for the month and being honest with you at how I am currently struggling to do that.
Book Club read "you can't hurt me" by David Goggins. I give you my thoughts on that as well as talk about loving yourself.
2022 is starting off stumbling. 2nd attempt made to do this podcast on red flags. Things to be wary of in your partner.
I go over what my week was like and what my plans are for 2022. Be well, stay safe, learn, and grow.
I go over talking with your partner about orgasms and doubles masturbation. Merry Christmas! May you enjoy many orgasms to deal with the stress of the holidays.
https://www.bellesa.co/search?q=feminist+porn link I promised but will do more searching for more links. This was the first one I found.....not sure it's a great one.
I give a brief 5 min overview of what I plan on discussing. Holiday movies, baking, hobbies, and kink.
Intro to kinks, the importance of consent. We mostly talk about consent and do a brief overview of like a handful out of 100s of kinks.
I discuss my running app - couch to 5k and my foray into yoga with sound immersion. And my humorous slant on it all, as always.
I give the titles of the books we read, movies we recently watched with a quick review, and tell a story about someone losing their shit.
I discuss relaxing fall activities, most of which are free...The movie I stalled at is called Inside Out. Great movie.
Over a month after my dad's death....just some honest feelings that I'm dealing with. It's therapeutic to get it out and easier than writing it down.
I discuss my own therapy so far, laugh about Hallmark movies, and discuss getting better.
Disclaimer I am not a licensed therapist. These views are my own and thoughts I had while in therapy as well as thoughts of others about therapy via a Twitter feed. https://god.dailydot.com/things-learned-in-therapy/
Touching base on how I've been feeling now that everyone around me is of the mindset to "get back to how we used to be."
https://www.feministbooksforkids.com/childrens-books-about-sex-and-puberty/ list of books to help. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/masturbation
I go over health benefits of masturbation and what to expect this month for masturbation podcasts.
Murphy's Law/Monday Madness is on full display here. And I pronounced paronychia wrong...*shrugs shoulders in a percocet haze
A little ADD today, but a great talk on setting boundaries. Apologizing now for the alarms you will hear that go off a few times during the podcast.....
I talk about intersectional feminism, male violence against womyn, and a few times I do use girl when I meant womyn. Link to a book here: https://g.co/kgs/3AKfa9
Phew....jumbled A.D.D. mess of many topics like spring, spring cleaning, menopause, feminism, and masturbation.
I discuss how I've been implementing activities to take better care of myself and offer up ideas on how you can do that as well.
I bounce around on multiple topics this morning. What I've watched, free and fun activities, and lifelong learning.
https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being/home/welcome. I talk about what I've learned so far and added a link here for the free course.
The boys join me, and yes, you will hear a few curse words like ass from my youngest. He isn't wrong, the kid was an ass in the book.
Going over what i talked about this year and what i will be talking about next year. https://trib.al/osiaABL
I talk about the shortest day of the year and what my plans are this week and spotify lists
I discuss coping skills, how to implement them, and struggles with finding the time to use them.
I go over how important practicing gratitude is, how hard it is when things go bad, and what i am grateful for.
Not about sex, sorry....next month, i promise. This is about giving yourself to others and allowing yourself to receive whatever you need. Listening ears, rest, etc For some reason we are all more comfortable with giving than receiving.
I do 2 minutes of my keto experiment then the rest i go over what we experienced this weekend with 2 losses and a hospitalization. Hug your loved ones close to you.
Blessings are my lab work is perfect. Curses are you listening to me discuss my jump into keto and exercising this month.
I wrap up scary movies we watched, self care stuff i struggled with, and books we read this month....along with food we made and what to expect next month.
Worst podcast to date....bear with the crazy. I go over what we're watching, self care, and many technical issues and mess ups on my end.
I talk about how i spent my weekend, self care tasks for this week, and movies we watched recently.
I am going back to what i did for August. Assigning self care tasks and because it's October we are also going to talk about scary movies.
I talk about Banned Books, reasons for banning them, how ridiculous it is, and our favorite banned books.
The boys join me as we discuss our books we are reading. A bit of spoilers for my book at the end, since i finished mine.
I go over what we are currently reading, give a brief description of each book, and talk a bit about banned books.
I review august and how self care made me feel better. I go over what my podcast will focus on next month.....books.
I continue on our ride this month with more activities to try this week. I think we need to stop neglecting ourselves and really work on ourselves internally.
I review last weeks self care tips and go over what i am currently doing this week for self care.
I touch on daily self care tips for August and struggles most people have with finding time for self care
I discuss pros and cons of online public school vs homeschool. *edit i say company instead of country when i was going over my conversation with Evan. I meant country and can't figure out how to edit in this app. Maybe i'll have my 11 year old explain how to do it....
*edit cyka/suka is Russian not Spanish i discuss contradictions in homeschooling and a link to further go over that. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=111516550644305&id=107195864409707
I discuss the common reactions i have dealt with on our homeschooling journey over the years and especially the past few months with covid.
I talk about Netflix, my broken dishwasher, and how my faith in humanity has been restored
I discuss our homeschool and the difference between school at home vs homeschooling. I go into personal stories, different methods, and a day in the life of a homeschooling family.
I talk about self care and how sometimes self care is moving on to different things in your life. Don't stay in a situation you are not happy with.
I discuss my birthday, midlife crisis, and taking care of yourself. I also meant plane but say ship in this podcast. My perfectionist self had to make that clear.
I talk about what's going on currently, i wanted to link books, but i don't have a link so instead i will tell you what i am currently reading How to be Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PS3H9GDfm6w5s2e2kixwt?si=9acVMDZ9TXulny0DkjpnEA please listen to this podcast by my friend David Jackson. You need to listen to others lived experiences.
https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/best-sex-toys-men-women-976122/ a link to further discuss masturbatory aids.
I touch on why you should watch feminist porn and here's the link. https://www.bustle.com/p/8-places-to-watch-ethical-porn-that-focuses-on-female-pleasure-according-to-a-feminist-pornographer-9108930
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens/ask-experts/does-excessive-masturbation-have-health-risks i discuss how much is too much and my ADD zig zags all over this morning so bear with me.
It's what the title says. Just some thoughts i have had....i will be back to my masturbation stuff next episode. "It can't rain all the time"
Here are songs about masturbation, take a listen. https://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/40-masturbation-songs
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/1107656 i linked an article that discusses how kids who were taught about masturbation as a healthy part of their sex lives have happier sex lives as adults
We discuss a mental reason you may be unable to masturbate. We discuss sexism in religion. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/blog/2013/sep/19/masturbation-laws-world-penal-code
I talk about the history of masturbation month, https://masturbationmonth.com/history-masturbation-month as well as go over topics i will be covering this month.
Just 10 minutes of me going over my last week, my running app, birthdays, quarantine, and what i have in store for May.
I talk about raising boys, sibling fights, and trying to maintain your sanity through it all.
Kid friendly, my 2 youngest are with me as we talk about books we are reading, Cure songs, things we are currently doing
Just a few minutes of me talking, while driving into work. I mention horoscopes, my hairstyle, music, etc
I discuss healthcare workers stress and anxiety during this pandemic. The title is a Simon and Garfunkel album that I love.
My ADD self rattles on about masturbation, gardening, homeschooling, and coping skills. Also, check out my friend's podcast.... Here’s a show for you… Tiger King by the tail Part 1 Perception Blerd, Y'not? https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BcPKCTsjvr7RKQ9W455lV?si=xhiHyuMzQjayga4oN94rjA this is a sample, and it had me laughing.
Just a few minutes, with phone alerts dinging because i can't figure out how to fix it, about losing my shit.
New at this, so going over the things i will be talking about during these podcasts....with a bit about covid-19 today.