Therapist and founder of PsychoSocial Media, Luis Cornejo, talks with us about how we can break out of our survival mode into Thrive Mode - a place of security, empowerment, and alignment. How do we move past the constant worry of needing to feel safe or secure to a space where we can feel empowered, trusting, and living up to our truest selves? Check out PsychoSocial Media: @psychosocial_media // https://psychosocial.media/Check out Pants Optional: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co

We've all experienced the uncertainty, frustration, and confusion that comes from embarking in *love* - but how can we ease our relationship anxiety in order to form healthier attachments and truly learn what we want?  Relationship Anxiety coach, Robyn Michon, talks with Edeliz about how to know when to leave your partner, how to figure what you want, and how empowering it is to stay true to yourself. Check out Robyn: IG @relationshipanxietycoach // https://www.robynmichon.com/Check out Pants Optional: @ughpants // [email protected] 

Did you grow up in a religious household? Have you questioned your beliefs surrounding religion or how you were raised? Edeliz and therapist, Casey Bain discuss religious trauma and the way growing up religious can affect you through adulthood.  Work with Casey: https://unravelingfree.com/ || @unravelingfree Follow Pants Optional: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co 

So excited to jump back into the podcast with Tashonta Fairman, Founder of Big Sisters Club! Tash and Edeliz talk about growing up as independent eldest daughters, how they've learned to trust themselves and follow that independence, and some of the guilt that comes along the way. Check out Pants Optional - @ughpants // [email protected] in Touch with Big Sisters ClubInstagram - @bigsistersclub_Website -  www.bigsistersclub.comEmail List - Join Our CommunityTwitter - @bigsistersclub_Facebook - Big Sisters Club

Throughout our journey of growth, we've had to learn how to be patient, kind, and gentle with ourselves, much like an older sister would be. Annabelle Dura, who started the community "Letters to my Little Sisters" is on the podcast today to talk with us about self-discovery, healing, mentorship and how to find our inner big sister. Check out Annabelle: @annabelledura // letterstomylittlesisters.com Follow PO: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co 

Yes, another episode about existential dread, get into it. In our 20's we may go through the QLC (quarter life crisis) where we start questioning everything, wonder if there's something wrong with us, and mostly sit and contemplate a lot. Quarter Life Crisis Coach, Hannah Allsop, talks with us about how we can get through the QLC, why our 20's are so exhausting, and how truly knowing who you are is going to be your biggest asset. Check out Hannah Allsop: @hannah.allsop.coach // hannahallsop.com Check out PO: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co Send us a love letter: [email protected]

For this week's episode we talk to Alyssa Galloway, founder and CEO of Binded App - a mobile app creating space for BIWOC. Alyssa and Edeliz talk about the importance of cultivating community, having a safe space to go when we feel most isolated, and how we can learn to find our voice and advocate for ourselves in all situations. Binded App coming soon! - Follow Binded App on IG: @binded.app Pants Optional IG: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co Donate: patreon.com/pantsoptional

How awkward was the sex talk in middle school? We want to throw it back this episode like it's 2004 and you're sitting cross-legged on the floor and the teacher rolls in the TV to show you a health video. Shelly Crossland, co-host of Vulnerable Views, joins us on today's episode to discuss sexual health, learning to embrace your sexuality, and how becoming comfortable in our own bodies is a journey. Follow Shelly on IG / Tik Tok: @shamelesslyshellyFollow PO on IG: @ughpants / pantsoptional.co Say hi: [email protected]

Why does it take so much work to say what we're really thinking and feel what we really feel? Shelly and Faria, from the podcast "Vulnerable Views" tell us about what lead to them to the journey of vulnerability, how we can learn to open up about uncomfortable topics, and why it's important to be vulnerable with yourself. Check out Vulnerable Views on IG: @vulnerableviews / wherever you get podcasts Pants Optional IG: @ughpants // pantsoptional.co 

wow hey look at us on an episode roll! For this week's episode, PhD student Yesenia Zetino who studies immigrant mental health, helps us understand why we struggle to set boundaries with our parents as we get older, why it makes us feel so guilty to say no, and how making ourselves a priority will always be better in the long run. Though this episode is specifically about immigrant families, it can be applied to all of us who struggle with setting boundaries in our families. Check out Yesenia on IG: @yeseniagetsaphdFollow Pants Optional on IG: @ughpants / pantsoptional.co / Email us: [email protected]