Schauer Thoughts

Well you heard it here folks, we’re decentering gender this week in the communal shower. What does it mean to decenter? What is gender? Are pronouns “real?” Sit back, relax, and enjoy the musings of a single, 30 year old, childless lesbian. Resources Is Gender Fluid? - Sally Hines What is gender, anyway: a review of the options for operationalizing gender https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2020.1729844#d1e351 Concrete vs abstract language https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/student-success/tutoring/handouts-writing/editing-and-mechanics/Concrete-and-Specific-Language.pdf#:~:text=But%20first%2C%20it's%20important%20to%20understand%20what,refer%20to%20intangible%20qualities%2C%20ideas%2C%20and%20concepts. Pronouns - What Are They? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronoun If there are any resources I’m missing please let me know and I will update this list ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Pride my beautiful LGBTQIA! Please join me for this very special episode of Q & A & LGBTI (that’s clever, you should give me that.) I hope you enjoy this episode, I hope you enjoyed the communal gay Schauer, and I hope you dance. Resources: BDS - Say No to Pinkwashing https://www.bdsmovement.net/pinkwashing Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique https://pendlehill.org/product/queer-palestine-and-the-empire-of-critique/ Bi - Julia Shaw Ace - Angela Chen Refusing Compulsory Sexuality - Sherronda J. Brown Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us - Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode of Schauer Thoughts is going to get frigid, we’re discussing ICE and their inhumane targeting of immigrants across the US. Please make sure to check out all linked resources, time is of the essence and your help is vitally needed. Thank you so much for listening. Go to https://Headspace.com/SCHAUER to unlock all of Headspace FREE for 60 days. Resources  What is ICE and what does it do? https://usafacts.org/articles/what-is-ice-and-what-does-it-do/ - Please read this with a *HUGE* grain of salt, the language is phrased in a very divisive way.  In recorded calls, reports of overcrowding and lack of food at ICE detention centers https://www.npr.org/2025/06/05/nx-s1-5413364/concerns-over-conditions-in-u-s-immigration-detention-were-hearing-the-word-starving  Books Unbuild Walls - Silky Shah -Free for Ebook download  - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2213-unbuild-walls  Minor Feelings - Cathy Park Hong  Caste - Isabel Wilkerson  Aloha Betrayed - Noenoe K. Silva  Conditional Citizens - Laila Lalami  Our Migrant Souls - Hector Tobar  The Undocumented Americans - Karla Cornejo Villavicencio  Hijab Butch Blues - Lamya H Survival Takes a Wild Imagination - Fariha Roisin  Thinning Blood - Leah Myers  Community Resources  Anonymous Grocery & Needs Request  https://www.instagram.com/p/DKxu-YLp5fv/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== How You Can Help Immigrants Now https://www.instagram.com/p/DK2lfsmPqXK/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA== “We Did it Legally” https://www.instagram.com/p/DKxngmIT6CQ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== A guide to help when someone is being detained by ICE https://www.instagram.com/p/DKvOGG4SrMH/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Nationwide Bail Funds and Immigration Support by State https://www.instagram.com/p/DK4WXaGRvEh/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Supporting undocumented families that lost their jobs or can not work due to ICE RAIDS https://www.instagram.com/p/DKxyxrayUmG/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== End Trans Detention https://www.instagram.com/p/DH12nv1J45U/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== If any resources are missing, please let me know ASAP so I can update this list.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we’ll be explaining some common brain myths that keep popping up in movies and online! However, I will still be addressing you all as “left and right brainers” because a little *lighthearted* fun never hurt anyone (it absolutely has but in this context I think we’re fine.) Please enjoy these Schauer Thoughts and let me know your in the comments or DMs.  Resources: Bend App Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross Brain Myths Are Age Old https://www.edubloxtutor.com/brain-myths/#:~:text=Brain%20myths%20or%20neuromyths%20are,fluid%20housed%20the%20human%20soul. Brain Development and Mastery of Language in the Early Childhood Years https://www.idra.org/resource-center/brain-development-and-mastery-of-language-in-the-early-childhood-years/ If there are any resources missing please let me know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s get into this “nonchalant epidemic” that seems to be going around and how to slowly ease into a more “chalant” world. Hope you can handle the heat because these Schauer Thoughts are anything but chill, aloof, and disconnected. Go to https://Quince.com/SCHAUER for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns. Resources:  The Nonchalance Epidemic: Why We’re So Afraid of Caring  https://www.dailyuw.com/opinion/the-nonchalance-epidemic-why-we-re-so-afraid-of-caring/article_d5c33c42-e9b2-11ef-b9e5-fb98aa8f974a.html#:~:text=We%20have%20become%20so%20obsessed,means%20being%20careless%20or%20indifferent. Anticipatory Anxiety: Bleeding Before You Are Cut https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/anticipatory-anxiety-bleeding-you-are-cut-0 Reduced Affect Display: What Is It, Signs, Types and Dealing With It https://therapymantra.co/terms/reduced-affect-display/ Neuroanatomy, Substantia Nigra  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536995/#:~:text=The%20substantia%20nigra%20is%20a,functions%2C%20and%20emotional%20limbic%20activity. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us - Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross Neurotoggle - Kimberly Kitzerow  Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple - Stephen Goldberg, MD If there are any resources missing please let me know and I’ll update this list ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get ready for a 1-hour self-image development crash course, I will be expanding upon self-image, self-worth, and sense of self in the future so make sure to stick around. Let me know if you all would like more episodes like this, I appreciate your feedback and general presence, thank you for listening in on my Schauer Thoughts. Resources:  Attention: Beyond Mindfulness - Gay Watson  On the Art and Craft of Doing Science - Kenneth Catania  Research is Ceremony - Shawn Wilson This Is My Brain! A Book On Neurodiversity - Elise Gravel  NeuroToggle - Kimberly Kitzerow  Connections Over Compliance - Lori L. Desautels, Ph.D. Clinical Neuroanatomy - Stephen Goldberg, M.D. Geometry of Grief - Michael Frame  Is Math Real? - Eugenia Cheng Life in Three Dimensions - Shigehiro Oishi, PhD The Case Against Reality - Donald D. Hoffman  Your Brain on Art - Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross The Vegetarian - Han Kong  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For all those asking for a podcast episode on how to study (and my take on studying) here you go! I am so so sorry I posted this after everyone’s finals and trust and believe I will be making a follow up video! Hope this helps you organize and understand your own Schauer thoughts! Resources: Mastering the Art of Studying: Effective Study Methods for Success https://www.tutorssa.co.za/mastering-the-art-of-studying-effective-study-methods-for-success/#:~:text=3.%20Utilise%20Mind%20Mapping%20When%20it%20comes,for%20just%20about%20every%20subject%20and%20topic Does Classroom Temperature Affect Student Learning and Achievement? https://www.sitelogiq.com/blog/effect-classroom-temperature-student-performance/ Physiology, Temperature Regulation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507838/ Amino Acid and Protein Requirements: Cognitive Performance, Stress, and Brain Function https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK224629/ Serotonin  https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22572-serotonin What is the Difference Between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning  https://pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-deductive-and-inductive-reasoning/#google_vignette The Human Hippocampus and Spatial and Episodic Memory  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627302008309#:~:text=While%20processing%20of%20spatial%20scenes,dependent%20episodic%20or%20autobiographical%20memory Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction - Maia Szalavitz The Science of Nutrition - Rhiannon Lambert Mind Mapping: Improving Memory, Concentration, Communication, Organization, Creativity, and Time Management - Kam Knight  If there are any resources missing, please let me know and I will update this list ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gather round, people who fear turning 30, and behold the wise and forceful words of a 30 year old who is not afraid! You are in *relatively good* company but company nonetheless. Let’s embrace this time together in our weekly, communal Schauer. Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://Zocdoc.com/SCHAUER to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Resources:  Feel Like Time’s Always Running Out? It Might Be Time Anxiety https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/time-anxiety Anxiety Makes Time Pass Quicker While Fear Has No Effect https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7033556/ The Fear of Labels: Understanding the Anxiety Behind Being Categorized https://www.iamifeel.co.uk/post/the-fear-of-labels-understanding-the-anxiety-behind-being-categorised Emotional Responses to Interpersonal Rejection https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4734881/ Why Do So Few Women Hold Positions of Power? https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/news/2016/why-so-few-women-hold-positions-of-power.html Women Who Become Happier and More Content as They Get Older Usually Display These 9 Behaviors https://geediting.com/women-who-become-happier-and-more-content-as-they-get-older-usually-display-these-9-behaviors/ If there are any resources missing please let me know and I will update this list ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hannah Montana was correct when she said “nobody’s perfect,” so please, please, start to forgive yourself more often and watch the first part of this two part series so you don’t miss anything. As always, please feel free to run this by a therapist - especially the exercise, expert advice and insight is always necessary and appreciated. Hope you leave this episode feeling extra refreshed, maybe even a bit lighter, you deserve it. Go to https://Headspace.com/SCHAUER to unlock all of Headspace FREE for 60 days. Resources: The Neural Signatures of Shame, Embarrassment, and Guilt: A Voxel-Based Meta-Analysis on Functional Neuroimaging  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10136704/#:~:text=This%20difference%20in%20the%20focus,oriented%20distress%20associated%20with%20shame%20%5B  Insular Cortex https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570606/#:~:text=The%20anterior%20insula%20is%20composed,the%20singular%20post%2Dcentral%20sulcus An individual with a smaller insular cortex is likely to be more forgiving https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570606/#:~:text=The%20anterior%20insula%20is%20composed,the%20singular%20post%2Dcentral%20sulcus  Respiratory Neurobiology https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/insula#:~:text=The%20most%20anterior%20part%20of,search%20for%20food%20or%20drugs  Discerning Which Voice is Yours - Quieting Inner Critics https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/communications-that-matter/202309/how-long-do-emotions-last  Voice Confrontation  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_confrontation  Localization and the human auditory system https://developers.meta.com/horizon/design/audio-intro-localization/ Grounding Techniques  https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-article/grounding-techniques-article Embedding Research on Emotion Duration in a Network Model https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10513999/  If there are any resources missing, please let me know ASAP and I will update this list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we’re getting into self-forgiveness so get ready for neurobiology, philosophy, and shenanigans! “How should I think of forgiveness,” “how do I forgive myself,” “how-” enough! We’re getting into it all the nooks and crannies this week (and next) on Schauer Thoughts.  Resources The Neurobiology of Forgiveness https://www.neurologylive.com/view/neurobiology-forgiveness The dorsomedial prefrontal cortex promotes self-control by inhibiting the egocentric perspective  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811924003768#:~:text=The%20dorsal%20medial%20prefrontal%20cortex%20(dmPFC)%20is%20involved%20in%20high,et%20al.%2C%202015 Aristotle’s Concept of Catharsis https://haaconline.org.in/attendence/classnotes/files/1627756243.pdf  Products  Desitin  Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner Dr. Bronners Tea Tree Pure-Castille Magic Soap CeraVe Moisturizing Cream  Mederma PM Intensive Overnight Scar Cream CeraVe Healing Ointment  If any resources or products I mentioned are missing, please let me know and I will update this list ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices