The inspirational quote for this episode is from Marshall Rosenberg (developer of Nonviolent Communication).

Tess’s loves for this episode are livestreaming religious services, and re-watching the classic ’90’s sitcom “Seinfeld.”

Leif’s loves for this episode are the video game Final Fantasy XIII (and writing fanfiction about it), and the podcasts “Green Hill Zone” and “Every F’n FF” and their associated Discord servers.

In this episode’s tales from the library Tess tells us about using grounding techniques to overcome anxiety, and Leif tells us about an insightful observation from one of his teen customers.

This episode’s life lesson: Self care is not the same as selfishness. You don’t have to overthink everything. It’s fine to take the purple cupcake.

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