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With the holidays almost here, this month's bonus episode is all about Family Systems. Whether it's how you react and respond to your family, or how they react and respond to you, resident therapist Jenny Helms gives advice on how to communicate, set boundaries, and find balance. Jenny also calls out Justin on a number of his own issues with his family. Enjoy this episode and have a safe holiday.

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This month Jenny and Justin discuss sex, as it relates to relationships. They cover topics like knowing your own body, having different sex drives, insecurities, and the problem with learning anything from pornography. This is the first episode in a four-part series.

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Meditation can come in many forms, but it is often misunderstood or assumed by people that do not practice it. So what is meditation? How can it benefit you? This week, we discuss what meditation is and how it can improve your overall wellbeing, health, and even alter your genes! Join Stacy Gissal and Aaron Cozaad as they inform your of different types of meditation, some common misconceptions with meditation, and where you might find a good place to start adding in meditation as part of your self-care routine.

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Josh Jostock is a Licensed Professional Counselor (that's a therapist!), a professor, a father, husband, and, dare I say, a role model. He discusses growing up in a household of four men and one woman and being praised as the "miracle baby" following an older sister that was lost before he was born. Josh also talks about death anxiety and developing his people pleasing skills as a teen and how that has held him back in the development of meaningful relationships. Then we shift the gears and he talks about becoming a teacher and how those small talks with kids led him to go back to school and become a therapist. Finally, Josh tells us about meeting his wife and becoming a father, and leaving us with life advice for anyone going through a hard time.

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Special thanks to Rebeka (001), Michelle (017), Dan (014), Pam (050), and our resident therapist, Jenny Helms.