Hey there! We are so proud to do this Episode. This has to be our favorite one yet.
We are here to celebrate PRIDE month! As pride month makes it way to an end, we must must MUST talk about some of the pervasive issues that permeate the LGBTQIA+ Community.
We hope you enjoy this episode, for real. Cuz we LOVED recording it.
Stay true, stay proud, stay undefeated.
With summer coming up, life should be good...right?? Maybe so, maybe not. What about that "summertime sadness" though??
What are the highlights (pun intended) and lowlights of summer? What should we take away going into this season, and what should we look out for?
Some of us are gettin' that "summer bod" ready, but are you getting that "summer mind" ready too?
Hope you enjoy this one as much as we enjoyed talking about it.
Cheers,
JB + Trav + Drew
May is Mental Health Awareness Month!
And we want to take this moment to wish everyone a wonderful and fulfilling 5th month of the year 2023.
Today, each of us shares one area of mental health that we want to address - that we want to shed a little light on.
Obviously, we are an advocate of EVERY month being mental health-focused but tune into this one to get a snippet of where our efforts are going to at this current time.
Enjoy!!
Angel Reese, you do you!
There is an obvious double standard that exists when it comes to sports for men and women. This mini-episode is just a few rants, but we had to get it off our chest.
Covid shook all of us up three years ago. Can you believe that we are finally back to "normal"?
But are we? What are the lasting effects of Covid? What are we taking away from that era?
Tune into this one!
It happens...we all have those moments where we get heated, we reach our boiling point, and we just want to tell someone off.
In this episode, we discuss the ways in which we resolve conflicts in our life. Whether it's a conflict with our friends, family, colleagues, or just strangers in general, it requires some internal work and tactful methods.
Please excuse our constant swearing in this conversation. Be ready to hear a couple of phrases that we probably would not use on someone, but we really want to.
Enjoy!
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves... WE BACKKKKK!!
This season is going to be hype! And it starts off with a huge banger here. This episode has all the goodies and all the feels. We touch up on some wide-ranging things here. How did y'all feel about Ri Ri at the Super Bowl? Aaron Rodgers is doing what???
"How do you disconnect?"
"Is there such a thing as an UNHEALTHY way to disconnect??"
"What's one thing you are going to change in 2023... the way you talk or the way you look at mental health"?
Don't miss this one.
2022 is coming to an end and we hope everyone out there has a joyous holiday season. But...before you do that, the three of us wanted to be a little bit Grinch-like and talk about some of the realities of the holiday season.
Is the holiday season really all that wonderful?
Do we romanticize the holidays too much?
What about those who are unable to enjoy the same holiday perks that we do?
Not to be a downer for the holidays, just trying to be realistic and let other stories be heard.
With that, we wish you the happiest of holidays. May the rest of your 2022 be the best of your 2022!
As always, stay undefeated.
-JB, Trav, & Drew
This was a venting session that turned out into a much-needed Mini Episode.
Are you getting the most out of your job, your workplace, and your employer?? Each person wants specific things from their career, and for the three of us, the common theme was we want the proper support. Those supports look differently among us, but it's important nonetheless.
Do you experience burnout from your work? Or do you feel apathetic or complacent? What is it like to feel those things?
Listen here and enjoy!
Today's episode features the three of us speaking about
- Our go-to songs to improve our mood
- Travis experiencing a recent loss
- Whether our country is currently facing a mental health crisis
"90% of US adults say that the US is currently experiencing a mental health crisis" - this is the headline of a recent CNN article.
This type of headline makes us wonder... are we really going through a mental health-related crisis? What kind of crisis are we seeing? How do we define a crisis? Does this fit the definition of a crisis?
We didn't expect this to turn into a heated discussion, but it kind of did. Listen in and enjoy this riveting conversation.
As always, stay blessed, and stay undefeated.
-Jason, Travis & Andrew
This is an interesting episode...if you listen til' the end you'll know why I said that.
But, we do want to talk about how emotional and behavioral health issues are addressed in our schools. And one way that schools are doing that is through the implementation of School Wellness Centers. Listen as we talk about these centers, their benefits, their challenges, etc.
Stick around to the end of the episode to hear some stupid talk from three stupid guys.
Enjoy!
#UvaldeStrong
We finally got together to talk about the Uvalde school shooting, and boy did we need to get talk about it. Our entire country was shaken because of this tragic event, and the three of us wanted to take a moment to air our emotions and grievances. But on top of that, we hope you enjoy our takes and perspectives. We share our opinions on a few different things here in episodes, including:
-Why do these shootings keep happening?
-How do we prevent them?
-Why are the assailants usually males?
-Can we change our school systems to help with this?
-Is our school system failing our students??
Lots of thoughts here, with tons of information. We hope you enjoy it!
Stay safe. Stay blessed. STAY UNDEFEATED.
Do you or someone you know suffer from anxiety? How about panic attacks? What about anxiety disorders? Or panic disorders? How do you tell the difference? While these terms are often used interchangeably, each one has distinct characteristics that make them different than the next.
This is a brief rant about anxiety, panic, anxiety disorder, and panic disorder - probably just a bite-size conversation setting us up for a future episode.
Enjoy it!
Read that again: "When did you first realize life was hard/unfair?"
What a crazy question that is sure to spike your brain juices. Do you remember when you first thought to yourself "Damn, life is f*ckin hard!", or "Damn, life is so f*ckin' unfair!" What was happening in your life? How old were you? How were you feeling at that time? So many questions.
Each human being walks through life on different paths - meeting different people, making different decisions, and experiencing different life events. But one thing is for sure, at some point we all struggle, and we utter the words "Gosh, why is life so freakin' hard?"
This has to be one of our favorite conversations. Listen in and enjoy!
Here's our first Mini Episode of Season 2. Travis and Jason have a casual conversation (and disagree a bit) about homelessness, section 8 vouchers, and their impact on the community.
As with all our Mini Episodes, this discussion is brief, and will probably end up being the topic of a full episode down the road.
Give it a listen, and give us your thoughts!
We are back with another season of the Lessons Over Losses Podcast! Join us for Episode 1 as the three of us catch up on life, our goals, and revisit some memorable moments during our break.
Icebreaker: What was your favorite TV show as a kid?
Another random question: If your mental headspace is a fruit, what fruit are you right now?
Revisiting Goals, Catching Up, What Lessons and Losses did we take with us, etc
Season 1 has been a hell of a ride. We launched our trailer episode back in June of 2021. Here we are 10+ recordings later and we are humbled by the response we have received.
This finale episode is the PERFECT time for us to really give thanks and also summarize our experiences thus far. What's been our favorite episode? What are our favorite moments? What LESSONS are we walking away with?
As always, give the episode a listen, and share your feedback! We will be taking a short break as we prepare for Season 2, but we will come back better and stronger... as will you...
Stay Undefeated, friends.
-Andrew, Jason, Travis
Self-care is a HOTTT these days. But are you doing it correctly??
What's real self-care vs self-care? And when do you use it for maintenance vs an emergency??
You don't want to miss this one!
Rants on Rants on Rants! Just 3 dudes spittin' fire in this episode. How did we end up talking about Will Smith, Kanye, and "cries for help?" I have no clue. But I am so glad we did cuz there were some knowledge bombs and heated discussions here!
Listen in, enjoy this fun, engaging, fireeeee mini-episode!
As always, follow us on social media, subscribe, and stay undefeated.
-Jason, Travis, Andrew
New Year! New us! But, actually, same us.
There's a lot of "new" going on. And with all this uncertainty, we must mentally and physically adapt. In order to do that, it's important to know what your "baseline" is. What is a baseline? How do you find out your baseline? And how do you know when you've fallen away from your baseline?
This was one of the most vulnerable conversations we've had. We really hope you enjoy this episode, we hope you enjoy this new year, and we hope you enjoy the new you.
Cheers!
Stay blessed. Stay undefeated.
-Jason, Travis, & Andrew