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On this mini episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta have a conversation with special guest: Melanie Hamlett. Plus, they share listener feedback on Seasonal Affective Disorder and The Great Divorce.Melanie Hamlett's Tiktok -  https://www.tiktok.com/@melhamlett?lang=enCecilia Regina: coined phrase "shut up ring" - https://www.tiktok.com/@ceciliaregina275?_t=8hy39NsPQob&_r=1Do you have any advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or follow us on Instagram @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about a looming feminist movement called “The Great Divorce”. Plus, they offer up advice on how to manage a shifting friendship dynamic, and how to avoid keeping track of family gift ideas. Do you have any advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or follow us on Instagram @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Sources:The great divorce - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8joNFfe/Decenter men summer - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8jEv7gv/Mel Hamlett decentering men - https://www.tiktok.com/@melhamlett/video/7272349102459866401?_r=1&_t=8fpYVdiBQUtShar Henley on king baby - tiktok.com/@sharhenley_/video/7236168121772526894?_t=8fpVerh8qXG&_r=1 https://charliestoolbox.medium.com/what-happened-once-i-decentered-men-54a36bd2d9dbhttps://news.umich.edu/exactly-how-much-housework-does-a-husband-create/https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/03/14/chapter-6-time-in-work-and-leisure-patterns-by-gender-and-family-structure/https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220511-why-women-file-for-divorce-more-than-menhttps://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/34980-women-are-still-much-more-likely-have-do-most-couphttps://web.stanford.edu/~mrosenfe/Rosenfeld_gender_of_breakup.pdfhttps://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/divorce/divorce-statistics/#sources_sectionhttps://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles.htmlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9434459/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3478728/https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/11/06/marriage-and-cohabitation-in-the-u-s/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X21001299#bib9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The hosts discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder and its surprising facts, offer advice on dealing with being an upstairs neighbor, coping with a new work schedule, handling relations with neighbors, minimizing noise in apartments, optimizing remote attendance, and negotiating pay and conversations with bosses.

On this mini episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta share listener feedback on Not Washing and Dopamenus. Plus, Kristen creates her own dopamenu, and listeners share some additional tips for a letter writer who regrets giving her children culturally insensitive names. Do you have any advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or follow us on Instagram @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about how to create a dopamenu, and when it may be useful. Plus, they offer up advice on dealing with a life-changing medical diagnosis, and maximizing limited free time. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @kristenmeinzer or @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WCkTwW6xghttps://www.adhdrewired.com/about/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/style/self-care/adhd-youtube.htmlhttps://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/adhd-dopaminehttps://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adhd-dopamine#causeshttps://www.bustle.com/wellness/dopamenu-productivity-dopamine-menuhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/184547https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/imaging-study-shows-dopamine-dysfunction-is-not-the-main-cause-of-attention-deficit-hyperactivity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about showering, and how much of it is actually necessary. Plus, they offer up advice to a parent who regrets giving their children culturally insensitive names, and a letter writer who is getting ready for a fresh start on life. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Sources:https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/showering-daily-is-it-necessary-2019062617193https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/hygiene-is-overrated/612235/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/26/917019912/in-the-era-of-hygiene-clean-author-makes-the-case-for-showering-lesshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-without-underarm-protection/https://www.cosmo.ph/kloka/korean-beauty/koreans-odorless-a4575-20230407  https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20121129-the-origins-of-bathhouse-culture-around-the-world#:~:text=Much%20later%2C%20around%20300%20BC,visited%20by%20rich%20and%20poor.https://www.salon.com/2007/11/30/dirt_on_clean/https://www.medicaldaily.com/brief-history-bathing-importance-hygiene-ancient-romes-sophisticated-showers-modern-364826https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bath/hd_bath.htmhttps://www.theworldofchinese.com/2021/07/bathing-in-ancient-times/https://healthfacts.blog/2017/09/25/how-often-did-people-bathe-in-ancient-times/https://www.verywellhealth.com/evolution-of-personal-hygiene-1958874https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2542893/https://www.voanews.com/a/science-health_historian-explores-evolution-personal-hygiene/6187950.htmlhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2023/08/22/hurricane-hilary-rises-water-level-lake-mead/70654623007/https://www.thewaterscrooge.com/blog/how-many-gallons-of-water-does-a-shower-use#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20shower%20uses,gpm)%20(7.9%20lpm)https://www.today.com/shop/how-often-shower-t248281 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this mini episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta share listener feedback on Marathons and Brain Tapping. Plus, listeners share some additional tips for a letter writer who recently went through a breakup, and another who is concerned about not having shared interests with her partner. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @kristenmeinzer or @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about the history and potential benefits of brain tapping. Plus, they offer up advice on how to get the most out of therapy, and how to adjust to an unforeseen life change. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @kristenmeinzer or @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Sources:https://www.tiktok.com/@theholisticpsychologist/video/7036902110285352198?q=brain%20tapping%20eft&t=1691517241661https://www.tiktok.com/@kaityneiswonger/video/7020212324610903302?q=sleep%20tapping&t=1691516953542https://www.tiktok.com/@thetappingsolution/video/7163406927404305710?lang=en&q=brain%20tapping%20for%20sleep&t=1691517356191https://www.tiktok.com/@thetappingsolution/video/7172362075635830062?q=tapping%20for%20sleep&t=1691534858065https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_Freedom_Techniqueshttps://www.thrivingnow.com/history-of-tapping-eft/https://www.everydayhealth.com/wellness/eft-tapping/guide/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/brain-tapping-sleephttps://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/health-fitness/brain-tapping-for-sleephttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/259548223_The_current_status_of_energy_psychology_Extraordinary_claims_with_less_than_ordinary_evidencehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23364126/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6381429/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27642676/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388122001219?via%3Dihubhttps://www.thrivingnow.com/history-of-tapping-eft/https://www.tappingwithdani.com/history-of-eft-tapping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about the shocking side effects of marathon running. Plus, they offer up advice on how to explain the value of money to a young child, and how to make a relationship work without shared interests. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Sources:https://www.history.com/news/why-is-a-marathon-26-2-mileshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathonhttps://marathonhandbook.com/how-many-people-have-run-a-marathon/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebs-who-run-marathons-w446410/https://www.distractify.com/p/why-does-running-a-marathon-make-you-poophttps://www.iflscience.com/marathon-runners-poop-themselves-an-extraordinary-amount-this-is-why-66799https://www.businessinsider.com/olympics-runner-yohann-diniz-poop-problems-why-marathons-are-bad-2016-8https://www.insider.com/woman-stopped-9-porta-potties-during-marathon-got-personal-record-2021-11https://www.insider.com/marathoner-pooped-pants-mile-7-down-legs-photo-fast-pace-2021-12https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139872/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3119133/https://www.bswhealth.com/blog/much-running-bad-hearthttps://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/marathon-runners-produce-proteins-linked-heart-attackshttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/well/move/does-marathon-running-increase-the-risk-of-cardiac-arrest.htmlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4792989/#!po=76.6667https://waseda.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/marathon-running-alters-the-dna-base-excision-repair-in-human-skehttps://marathonhandbook.com/is-running-a-marathon-bad-for-you/https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/4/498https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/injury/a30056593/common-injury-marathon-runners/https://prophysiotherapy.co.uk/blog/common-marathon-injuries/https://www.memorialhermann.org/services/specialties/rockets-sports-medicine-institute/sports-science-tips/tips-for-runners/marathon-injuries#:~:text=Hip%20pain%20and%20pain%20along,require%20time%20off%20from%20running. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13844-4https://marathonhandbook.com/8-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-run-marathon/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this mini episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta share listener feedback on TV Dining and Skychology. Plus, they reveal the results from a survey posted on the How to Be Fine private Facebook community. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices