The Bar is Ankle High

E77: Eye Exam Chat Roulette

We are concluding our discussion on Attachment Theory today - sort of. Because this is a topic that Garet could research forever and ever, but while we chose to cut this off and give an overview, Katie also shares a tale of how she made the most wildly unhinged off-the-cuff comment to her optometry technician and her recent eye exam that will make you question everything you know about telehealth appointments. 
 
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Sources for today's episode can be found in the show notes for Episode 76. 

E76: The Plot of Monsters, Inc.

Have you ever wondered if you're being clingy or they're just being a jerk? Well this episode is for you - because it's both! Garet teaches us allllll about Attachment Theory in part 1 of this two part series, including discussions of Monsters, Inc., Mar-a-Lago main courses, and prime rib?
 
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Sources for E76 & E77:
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-attachment-theory-2795337
https://www.attachmentproject.com/blog/four-attachment-styles/
https://www.theflawedjourney.com/post/attachment-as-told-by-your-favourite-fictional-characters
https://thepowermoves.com/attachment-theory/
https://news.osu.edu/how-watching-tv-and-movies-helps-people-with-attachment-issues/
 

E75: Doing The Jiminy Glick

This week we are here and we're ready to RAGE. Katie takes the reigns on research and discusses Oppositional Defiant Disorder - a diagnosis that is in the DSM V - but should it be? We go in depth on this topic and the alleged overlap with ADHD that splits hairs and makes distinctions that we can't really see even if we squint really hard. One thing is for sure - the children with occupational defiance disorder yearn for the mines!
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender-Gestalt_Test
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7406564/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oppositional-defiant-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20375831
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/oppositional-defiant-disorder#:~:text=ODD%20in%20children-,Oppositional%20defiant%20disorder%20(ODD)%20is%20a%20type%20of%20behavior%20disorder,teachers%2C%20and%20other%20authority%20figures.
https://www.additudemag.com/oppositional-defiant-disorder-odd-and-adhd/

E74: New Boot Goofin’ Dreams

We're doing what everyone else does in early January - we're circling back to that thing we talked about in mid-December...but instead of your boss asking you for an update on that project, it's Garet telling us the nitty gritty bullshit tornado that is Postpartum Anxiety (a/k/a PPA). We hear a lot of anecdotes from Garet about her own journey with anxiety both pre-pregnancy, peri-partum-ally, and postpartum. Tune in for some community and know that you are not alone and you do not need to be suffering as much as you are. 
 
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E73: All Panic All The Time No Disco

We've been teasing this topic for a LONG time and now, Katie is finally telling us all about microdosing PCP and magic mushrooms. So drop some acid and crank up your headphones to get the lowdown on this trendy practice of takeing sub-psychosis doses of mind-altering substances. Some folks claim microdosing has helped cure their depression, severe PTSD, ADHD, extreme anxiety and other phobias - but what does the science say? Listen to this episode to find out the benefits, pitfalls, and historical basis of this on-trend practice. 
 
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Sources: 
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-popularity-of-microdosing-of-psychedelics-what-does-the-science-say-202209192819
https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-019-0308-4
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/well/mind/microdosing-psychedelics.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-01811-4
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-02039-0
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/psychedelic-productivity-can-microdosing-psilocybin-boost-your-performance-at-work-magic-mushrooms-van-de-plassche-medicine-drugs-#
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/us/alaska-airlines-pilot-wednesday/index.html

E72: I Wish I Shit on His Face

Happy New Years! As an ADHDer, do you struggle with New Years' Resolutions? Whether it's picking a resolution to commit to, actually committing to the resolution you picked, or getting caught up in the excitement of other peoples' resolutions and overwhelming yourself with too many projects - we thought it was time we discuss tips for setting a great New Years Resolution if you're neurodivergent. Garet is pumping during this episode again so we apologize if you hear her machine going at it in the background but we do get an update on her current outputs during this episode in case you were wondering about that for some weird reason. (Don't be a pervert about it!) We pick our own theme for the year - and be sure to tune in next week to hear what our theme for the year for the podcast is - because of course we forgot about that until we were through recording a totally different episode. #ADHDwho?
 
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Sources: 
https://www.addept.org/living-with-adult-add-adhd/new-years-resolution-adult-adhd
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-and-new-years-resolutions/

E71: The Feast of the Ass

Happy Winter Solstice!! This year, instead of Garet being dressed like Krampus, Katie took over the research and teaches us all about the Newgrange Druid World Heritage Site, Mari Lwyd (pronounced Mah-ree Lloyd) a Welsh tradition that is like Krampus but involves more horse skulls than we're comfortable with. Katie also tells Garet about the famous Feast of the Ass which neither of us have heard of but is apparently a real thing...allegedly. Remember - the days start getting longer as of RIGHT NOW! The end is in sight! Enjoy your twinkly lights and do something today to connect with nature and ground yourself - and maybe dress up like a ghost horse and terrorize your neighbors until they bribe you with booze and food - because The Bar is Ankle High. 
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Sources: 
https://druidry.org/druid-way/teaching-and-practice/druid-festivals/winter-solstice-alban-arthan
https://youtu.be/P6XAFJ_FdOA
https://celticlifeintl.com/celtic-christmas-customs/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd
https://www.newgrange.com/

E70: That’s...Stupid

Here's part 3 of our current venture into the 4th Trimester and what that means for your postpartum body, hormones, brain health, and everything else. We will absolutely be revisiting this topic in the future as Garet becomes our resident hormone expert, but over on Patreon, ALL of our Patreon subscribers have gotten access to an extended cut of this episode which we know is already super long but can you believe it is even longer?!
 
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E69: Baby Blues Jazz Lounge

Today we continue our discussion on the 4th Trimester, postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum anxiety and we actually get into the factual discussions for each of these conditions and what separates them from just "the baby blues." As usual, we get distracted by ourselves and promote Garet's baby to the Owner of Poop Acre Manor - a title that we're pretty sure she's earned at this point because damn that kid can let it fly when she wants to!
 
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E68: More Narrow Than A Chimpanzee

GARET IS BACK! Garet is FINALLY back from her dumb baby vacation and is giving us the low down on post-partum life and hormones. That's right - would it really even be a Garet welcome back episode if we didn't spend it talking about yeeting yourself off a hormone cliff 24 hours after delivering a baby? We also hear a little bit about Katie's new job and getting run over by a bus that tries to suck your nipples off. In the words of Garet's doctor, "That's a really weird bus..." Our cup runneth over with the return of the dynamic duo and the magic we have here on this podcast so we hope you enjoy this episode. 
 
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