Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast · Christina & Lauren

#228 Internal Screaming All the Way feat. j'naii

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"Just say whatever you feel like saying in response, because they didn't really care when they asked."

1. Pickles and Vodka #228, "Internal Screaming All the Way," pairs a listener voicemail about workplace food comments with the hosts' updates on their own therapy and health. 2. Hosts Christina and Lauren are joined by guest j'naii, who uses they/them pronouns and is introduced as the episode's "corporate correspondent." 3. The central question comes from listener Madeline, who describes "an unrational amount of anger" when a coworker asked why she always eats the same yogurt and sits in the same chair. 4. The check-ins cover an ice storm that kept one host indoors for eight days with a sick sister, and Lauren's fall on packed snow that left her unsure whether she cracked her tailbone. 5. Lauren also describes two fingers on separate hands going numb and pale yellow during a 40-minute drive, which led her to consider seeing a doctor for the first time in three or four years. 6. In the main discussion, hosts describe a former roommate who commented on their large salads, a manager who asked "What are you a vampire?" when they said they couldn't eat until sundown, and a boss who asked why they ate animal crackers. 7. One host recalls her mother, after sitting through family sessions at treatment, saying "you ate more than I did tonight," which she describes as "internal screaming all the way." 8. The hosts advise Madeline that she doesn't owe invasive coworkers courtesy, and one suggests that "Skinny chic" trends and eating-disorder pressure are tied to political climates, referring listeners to Nalgona Positivity Pride for harm reduction resources. 9. The therapy segment covers unreturned calls and a full voicemail box while searching for a PHP, j'naii's frustration with virtual sessions and cost, and Lauren's plan to bring her boyfriend into a joint session with her therapist. 10. Suited to listeners who live with eating disorders or want candid peer conversation about therapy.

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