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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

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta investigate skychology and the claim that looking at the sky increases wellbeing. Plus, they offer advice on how to support a depressed partner and struggling with body positivity. 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.countryliving.com/uk/wellbeing/a41528108/looking-up-skychology-wellbeing-trend/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331702864_The_extraordinary_in_the_ordinary_Skychology_-_an_interpretative_phenomenological_analysis_of_looking_up_at_the_skyhttps://metro.co.uk/2022/10/04/how-looking-up-can-boost-your-wellbeing-according-to-skychology-17498824/https://healthnews.com/mental-health/self-care-and-therapy/skychology-what-is-it-and-does-it-really-work/https://www.naturalhealthwoman.com/the-skys-the-limithttps://www.prevention.com/fitness/fitness-tips/a20464437/reduce-stress-with-sky-walking/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10902-020-00337-2#ref-CR5https://news.stanford.edu/2015/06/30/hiking-mental-health-063015/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439760.2016.1221126https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/GGSC-JTF_White_Paper-Awe_FINAL.pdfhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/320435835_The_buffering_effect_of_awe_on_negative_affect_towards_lost_possessionshttps://www.bauer.uh.edu/mrrudd/download/AweExpandsTimeAvailability.pdfhttps://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp-pspi0000018.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta talk about the stigma of eating while watching television. Plus, they offer up advice on determining when a breakup is justified, and how to become more positive. 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.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/health/16well.html  https://www.ratemds.com/blog/letting-kids-watch-tv-good-eating-habits/https://blog.ochsner.org/articles/how-tv-can-help-kids-eat-healthy-foods  https://www.wellandgood.com/eating-watching-tv/#:~:text=%22For%20my%20clients%20who%20look,watching%20something.%22%20  https://mashable.com/article/binge-watching-health-effectshttps://www.redbookmag.com/body/health-fitness/news/a20046/there-are-serious-health-benefits-to-staying-in-and-watching-tv/https://www.prevention.com/health/a40107617/watching-less-tv-can-reduce-heart-disease-risk-study-says/  https://www.ndtv.com/food/pay-attention-to-food-here-are-bad-eating-habits-you-need-to-quit-1746095https://wp.wwu.edu/eatingandreading/lettuce-discuss/#:~:text=Meal%20memory%20is%20how%20well,their%20brain%20from%20the%20mealhttps://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1479-5868-10-58https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/distracted-eating-may-add-to-weight-gain-201303296037https://www.lakanto.com/blogs/food-nutrition/mindless-distracted-eatinghttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/study-tv-feel-lonely-51511/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/09/351497/study-watching-tv-during-meals-disrupts-kids-cognitive-developmenthttps://www.chop.edu/news/health-tip/language-development-talking-not-just-your-child#:~:text=It%20turns%20out%20that%20the,matter%20the%20family's%20socioeconomic%20statushttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20180706-1https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/06/more-than-a-quarter-all-households-have-one-person.html 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 Myers-Briggs and Skinimalism. Plus, listeners share some additional tips for a letter writer who wants to make friends in a new city, and another who is having trouble communicating with their teenager. 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