Table Talks with the Tares

Ep 65 - Mental Health Self Care and the Dopamine Machine in our Pockets

In this episode, we discuss a popular idea of self care and whether or not we are personally doing this well. We talk about some barriers that prevent us from feeling like we are receiving adequate rest, neglecting the regular rhythms of rest we actually need which is why we end up thinking we need to focus on our self care. We also include how we think social media is preventing us from receiving the care we need.
 
Sources mentioned:
https://www.epsilontheory.com/how-does-technology-rewire-the-intricate-circuitry-of-the-teenage-mind/
 
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Ep 64 - Identifying Toxic Positivity, the Difference between Feelings and Emotions in Leadership

In this episode we take a look at the concept of toxic positivity and its impact on your ability to grow. We argue that without being willing to go into the areas of life that may be uncomfortable, we hinder our potential to assess and improve on what is really going on. We also talk about the difference between feelings and emotion and how that expresses itself in day to day life.
 
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Ep 63 - Overcoming Idolatry, What is an idol?, The more subtle idols in your life

In this episode, Ash shares the framework she’s developed for identifying and overcoming idolatry in life. We discuss how while we often see ourselves as sinners, it is less frequent for us to acknowledge being sinful. If you’re interested in using the free resource we developed to identify and overcome the idols in your life, please visit www.honestunderscore.com/tabletalks to download our free resource on How to Identify and Flee from Idolatry.
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Ep 62 - Experiencing and embracing change, recapping the Andrew Huberman podcast episode on pain

In this episode Ash explains what made her curious about listening to the Andrew Huberman podcast on pain. We talk about the challenges she facing with the changes she’s experiencing with postpartum sleep deficiency and how the mind and the body are so intimately connected. Finally we talk about how to optimize routines in the mornings and evenings to be more conducive to a restful daily rhythm.
 
Resources mentioned:
Podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/huberman-lab/id1545953110?i=1000641685687 
The 4 stages of competence idea was taken from the book: Building a Discipling Culture, 3rd Edition; https://a.co/d/7gQTbuD 
 
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Ep 61 - The Idol of Affirmation, MJ’s experience and how he fights it

In this episode, we have a discussion on idolatry. And some of the core desires we have is to feel loved, to feel like we belong, to be affirmed. MJ shares his recent experience and journey of identifying an idol at work, and shares ways to confront and fight back the idol of affirmation.
 
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Ep 60 - Time Management and how we’ve been consistent with the podcast

In this episode we talk about a question that a listener asked us about how we’ve been able to continue on with the podcast every week. We talk about how at the end of the day, it is much more about rhythm than motivation. “You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems” - James Clear.
 
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Ep 59 - A review of After Death, a documentary about Near Death Experiences

In this episode we finally get around to watching After Death the documentary recounting several individual’s near death experiences. We follow up on our initial conversation about what we think about the trailer and compare it to how the full movie turned out. 
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Ep 58 - How I got into professional coaching, Coffee and Dancing as hobbies

In this episode we talk about Ashley’s career path into professional coaching, which is something she is passionate about. We also talk about our interests and hobbies in coffee and dancing. Thanks for joining us in this more casual episode talking about things we enjoy doing today.
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Ep 57 - How to date as new parents, Moving to a new city and how it affects your dating life

In this episode we talk about what dating looks like for us now living in a new city and having to establish new relationships with babysitters for us to be able to go on dates. We reflect on the recent date we were able to go on and the differences between what they looked like in the past versus where they’re at today. 
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Ep 56 - 2023 Wrapped: Tare Family Edition, Activity vs Productivity and using benchmarks and reflection to measure effectiveness

In this episode we reflect back on 2023 and how we’ve used a word of the year to bring focus to our family. We talk about why we focus on one word for our year and how we implement that word in our family. This past year’s word was “planted”, and our year was anything but. We also talk about the books, music, movies, and tv shows we’ve watched, listened, and read this past year.
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