Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

Hope Kelaher is a licensed clinical social worker, friend therapist & the author of Here to Make Friends: How to Make Friends as an Adult. She believes that meaningful friendships should be staples, not accessories. In this episode, you’ll hear the three types of friendship & how to make new friends after a job change, a family change (like divorce) & retirement. She also covers humanizing social media, the role of reciprocity & being aloof vs smothering as a friend. If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 144: DO I HAVE ANY REAL FRIENDS? RECALIBRATING POST-PANDEMICGuest: https://hopekelahertherapy.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/thefriendshiptherapist/  | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hope-kelaher-lcsw-1230781a/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Casey McGuire Davidson was an ambitious corporate achiever who always had a full schedule & anxious energy. She felt wine was the glue holding her life together until she realized it wasn’t. She later found serenity in sobriety, but it wasn’t without some social hiccups. In this episode, she uses her expertise as a certified life & sobriety coach to show us how to keep our friends in the tender time of early sobriety, navigate social hiccups at alcohol-centered events & the BEST way to tell friends you’re not drinking.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 153: AM I AN ALCOHOLIC?Guest: https://www.instagram.com/caseymdavidson/ | https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseydavidson/ | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hello-someday-podcast-for-sober-curious-women/id1508913688 |  https://www.facebook.com/HelloSomeday/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Russ Jones is an ADHD coach & ADDer himself who helps adults with ADHD get their shit together & have a better life through his 1 on 1 coaching, online course & forum & his podcast, ADHD Big Brother. We thought a forthcoming discussion about our ADHD epic fails might encourage you that you’re not alone & our can’t live without hacks & tools might help you, so we made a swapcast – one episode that’s simultaneously released on both of our respective podcasts. Be sure to check out his show! His episodes are normally 15-30 minutes. Today is longer & you can expect to hear about how my OCD presents, Stemming in Walmart, boredom vs overwhelm, the inverted mountain & the unhelpful gym teacher.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 74: THE IMPACT OF ADHD ON WORK RELATIONSHIPS & MOTIVATIONCheck out the ADHD Big Brother podcast. https://adhdbigbrother.buzzsprout.com/share Here are some great episodes to download for later:072 - The ADHD Test - Do I Have ADHD?079 - How To Manage An ADHD Life: The Episode To Reference!080 - Thoughts On Depression and This Depressive Episode089 - How To Stick With Goals: The Turning Point Decision092 - Turd MountainGuest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhdbigbrother/ | https://www.youtube.com/@adhdbigbrother/ | https://www.adhdbigbrother.com | https://www.adhdbigbrother.com/getforumHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

David Grusch was an intelligence officer in the UAP task force established to investigate sighting reports of what most still call UFOs. In June 2023, he has now become a whistleblower against the task force saying they illegally withheld information from Congress about retrieved intact & partially intact crafts & pilots of non-human origin.In this episode, I talk with retired United States AF Special Op Aviator & one of the hosts of the podcast Calling All Beings, DJ SanMarco. We discuss the legitimacy of David Grusch, whistle-blowing vs. data leaking, the crafts in possession of the US Government & whether or not aliens are trying to help or hurt us.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 95: THE PENTAGON SAID UFOS ARE REAL?! SPAGHETTI & COSTCOGuest: https://twitter.com/CallingBeings | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calling-all-beings/id1255392320Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Scott Stern is a scholar, author & public interest lawyer who was launched into a 7-year investigation into the buried history of The American Plan, the mass incarceration of women during the First World War deemed “suspicious” all for the sake of containing venereal disease. And the laws that permitted the round-up….still exist today. You’ll hear why no one has ever heard of this, how women were identified & medicated, financial incentives for incarceration, quarantine & hospital payoffs & what Dave Ramsey & rapper TI have in common.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 164: SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT IRAN?Guest: https://twitter.com/scottwstern?lang=en | https://www.scottwstern.com/ | https://a.co/d/hxmWRY4Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Marina Chapman is a Colombian-born British woman who at age 4, was abandoned in the jungle after a kidnapping gone wrong. She’s going to share how she survived in the jungle for 5 years with a family of monkeys, how getting out of the jungle nearly killed her & what life is like now.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 48: FORCED MARRIAGE IN AMERICA?Guest: https://www.instagram.com/marinachapmanhome/ | https://a.co/d/8vnKa4EHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Dr. Kevin Fontaine hopes to find sustainable solutions for both cancer treatment & prevention through his over 30 years of experience in conducting obesity-related lifestyle modification trials. He’s a Professor & Chair of the Dept of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama Birmingham & the author of over 150 scientific articles. In this episode, he shares the CDC stat no one’s talking about, the side effects of a ketogenic diet, trial results, the wisdom of our bodies, building viral resilience & how this research has changed his personal eating habits.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 76: WHY PROCESSED FOOD ADDICTION INS’T YOUR FAULT PART 1Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-fontaine-b7890144/  | kfontai1@uab.eduHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Dr. Kyler Shumway is a licensed psychologist, TEDx speaker the President and Chief Clinical Officer at one of the largest mental health practices in Texas. He has been featured by Forbes, The New York Times & CNN for his work in combatting the loneliness epidemic. In this episode, we discuss how to improve your adult friendships by being a better friend. Tyler shares 7 red flags that you might need to upgrade your friendship game, how to know if you’re a succulent or bonsai tree friend & the BIGGEST friendship faux pas of all.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 170: CAN MALE FRIENDS SAY ‘I LOVE YOU?’ THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MALE FRIENDSHIPSGuest: https://kylershumway.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylershumway/ | https://twitter.com/KylerShumway  | https://www.instagram.com/deepeddypsychotherapy/ | https://www.facebook.com/DeepEddyPsychotherapyHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Catherine Quiring is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in helping ex-evangelicals overcome religious trauma. In this episode, she shares what that looked like for her, how to know if you have limiting thoughts leftover from controlling doctrine, how to keep your faith while you separate from systems of control & how to find your own thoughts in a sea of “shoulds.”If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 156 with Joshua Harris: SHOULD SEX BE SAVED FOR MARRIAGE?Guest: https://www.instagram.com/catherinequiring | https://www.cqcounseling.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/cqcounselingHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Bri Snellgrove was a successful PR agency owner in a small town when she realized what she had worked hard for (& publicly promoted) wasn’t what she wanted. After making another very public announcement that she was open for hire & finding a job, she was fired. In this episode, we talk about navigating the emotional rollercoaster of a career change, shadow guilt, remorse of time wasted, unsticking your identity from your job title & using work as a coping mechanism.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 115: THE GREAT RESIGNATION: HOSPITALITY HEADHUNTER WEIGHS INGuest: https://www.instagram.com/brianasnellgrove/ | https://www.instagram.com/truestorypublicrelations/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianasnellgrove/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/