Shesplaining

A Podcast Discussion Group for Denver Women

Have you ever listened to an amazing podcast and wished you had someone to talk to about it?

Welcome to Shesplaining!

Doors open at 5:00 PM to allow time to visit and get to know each other. The discussion starts at 5:30 PM and ends at 6:30 PM. Space is limited, so click on the button below to reserve your spot at the discussion(s) of your choosing.

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Podcast Discussion: Why are we so f/n lonely?
Podcast Discussion: Why are we so f/n lonely?

Emily Ratajkowski explores the disconnect between connectivity and loneliness to try and better understand the current loneliness epidemic. Why do we feel so lonely? Is something wrong with us? And how do we fix that?

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Podcast Discussion: Oprah and Tracee Ellis Ross: Your Life in Focus

Golden Globe winner, Emmy-nominated actress and style icon Tracee Ellis Ross sits down with Oprah for their first one-on-one interview. In front of a live audience in Dallas, Texas, Tracee shares her thoughts on growing older, explains what she calls being “choice-ful” and discusses how the phrase “my life is mine” has changed her. She also opens up about finding her voice, facing her biggest fears and growing up with her mother, the legendary Diana Ross.

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Podcast Discussion: How to Disentangle from Toxic People

Our relationships are the most important variable in our health and happiness, but they may also be the most difficult. This is especially true when those closest to us turn out to be emotionally immature people.

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Podcast Discussion: Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit

Former professional poker player Annie Duke has a new book on Steve’s favorite subject: quitting. They talk about why quitting is so hard, how to do it sooner, and why we feel shame when we do something that’s good for us.

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Glennon Doyle: We’re All Liars: What’s Your Lying Style?

Liar, liar – all of our pants are on fire. In this juicy conversation about lying:

  • Why the question isn’t “DO you lie?” – but “HOW and WHY do you lie?”
  • What constitutes a lie to you: defining what makes something a lie;
  • Figuring out our own particular lie languages – and why Abby’s a Bullshitter; and
  • Deciding if there is anyone you can be completely honest with – and how to create the algorithm of honesty.

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PODCAST DISCUSSION: TOO SHY TO BE A LEADER?

We all have preconceived notions about which personality types are fit to be in positions of power. And as a result, a lot of incompetent men become leaders because of the confidence they give off. But being self-assured doesn’t make you good at the job. Imagine if there were more reserved but truly competent women in leadership? So what if your boss blushes easily, as long as she’s emotionally intelligent and inspires her team?

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PODCAST DISCUSSION: THE TRUTH ABOUT NAVIGATING ADULT FRIENDSHIPS

Navigating friendships as an adult on your spiritual journey has an array of challenges. There are a million books and talks out there on navigating romantic relationships with your partner, but we never are handed a guide on how to have a thriving, healthy friendship as an adult!

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PODCAST DISCUSSION: PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, NO KIDS

More and more women are reaching their mid-forties without having children. Sometimes this is by choice, and sometimes it’s not. But here’s what both sets of women have in common: they’re operating in a world where being a mother is still considered the default setting for women. Discussions of women in leadership usually assume every woman has to juggle her work with children. But where does that leave the rest of us?

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PODCAST DISCUSSION: THE SCIENCE OF REGRET

Author Daniel Pink teaches us how to transform our relationship with regret so that we can live happier, more fulfilling lives.

Named by Apple as the Best Show of the Year 2021, host Dr. Maya Shankar blends compassionate storytelling with the science of human behavior to help us understand who we are, and who we become, in the face of a big change.

 

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PODCAST DISCUSSION: STOP LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT JOB

We can put huge amounts of physical and emotional energy into our jobs – even basing our self-worth on our achievements at work and letting ourselves be defined by what we do. So have our careers taken over too much of our lives?

Simone Stolzoff (author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work) argues that we should stop hunting for the “perfect” job – that idealized career that will prove to others how smart, industrious or virtuous we are – and instead find an occupation that allows to us live happier and more rounded lives that don’t revolve only around work.

 

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PODCAST DISCUSSION: HOW HIGHLY SENSITIVE PEOPLE THRIVE

If you’ve ever heard the term, “highly sensitive person,” or even been called highly sensitive and maybe even recoiled a bit when that happened, our conversation with today’s guest, Dr. Elaine Aron, just might change your world. An acclaimed researcher, she first identified high sensitivity as a distinct character trait more than 25 years ago, introducing the term “Highly Sensitive Person” to describe someone who is easily overwhelmed by strong sensory input, subtleties in environment and other people’s moods, processes things in different ways and at different speeds, and deeply feels pressure and overstimulation.

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