Respectfully, No

Miranda the Poet | Ashley Gredzinski

Finding freedom in the vulnerability of saying no to whatever does not serve us.

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Naked Dinner Party: There was a peep hole, they opened the door, & everyone was totally naked...

Naked Dinner Party: There was a peep hole, they opened the door, & everyone was totally naked...

Ever wonder what it would be like to attend a naked dinner party? Well, do we have a story for you! Ashley talks about her experience attending an LA naked dinner party as a part of an incredible introspective healing process. From breath work to personal discovery to wildflower salads, we get into the whole point of shedding the outside and being in our natural form. Naked dinner party review!

Naked Dinner Party: There was a peep hole, they opened the door, & everyone was totally naked...

Naked Dinner Party: There was a peep hole, they opened the door, & everyone was totally naked...

Ever wonder what it would be like to attend a naked dinner party? Well, do we have a story for you! Ashley talks about her experience attending an LA naked dinner party as a part of an incredible introspective healing process. From breath work to personal discovery to wildflower salads, we get into the whole point of shedding the outside and being in our natural form. Naked dinner party review!

Joy: I got super into Backstreet Boys fan fiction...

Joy: I got super into Backstreet Boys fan fiction...

We wanted to lighten it up a bit! Let's talk about joy. What is currently bringing us joy? Well, fan fiction, Taylor Swift, staying out on school nights, hair charms, and reality TV, obviously. Amongst a myriad of other things, we want to give space to talk about the little and big joys of life. We invite you to reflect on what's making you laugh, smile, and nerd out with this episode about joy.

Paradigm Shifts & Existential Crises: Oh G*ddamnit, Okay

Paradigm Shifts & Existential Crises: Oh G*ddamnit, Okay

This episode is the definition of a mental breakdown. We spent so much time this week really diving into the vulnerability around not knowing anything, not believing in ourselves, and what beliefs we hold. We spend so much time in our young lives being conditioned to think a certain way and have a certain worldview that as we do the hard work internally, the paradigm shifts. We need to decide if we are going to think the way we always have... or change. Can we really rely on anything external to bring us joy or is it all about loving yourself instead? Come have some serious existential crises with us!

Life Timelines: We starting choosing ourselves & things started working out for us...

Life Timelines: We starting choosing ourselves & things started working out for us...

You ever look around and wonder how on earth did we get here? That's what we did on this episode! We decided to pick 5 moments, events, things that happened to us in our lives that made us who we are. Without these moments, we aren't us. Take some time to think about your life timeline, pick out your defining moments, as we look at our identities and ask... what defines us?

BODIES: I needed to love myself... & she was trying to get me married or whatever

BODIES: I needed to love myself... & she was trying to get me married or whatever

CW: body dysmorphiaWe are BACK. This episode we are unpacking our skin suits, our vessels, what we can see in the mirror... Our relationship with our bodies is not always consistent, but boy, are we trying. Reframing how to view ourselves and how to take care of ourselves in a post-90s magazine cover era is tricky, and we are here to talk about all of it. Yay, bodies!

The Relaunch: There is no failing here

The Relaunch: There is no failing here

Surprise...We have a cohost! Welcome Ashley to the Respectfully, No team! We are relaunching the podcast to be all about deconstructing and saying no to ideas, beliefs, relationships, and parts of ourselves that do not serve us. We invite you to be a part of our vulnerability, and remember that in this work, there is no failing here.

Perfectionism: I don't know how to be without validation

Perfectionism: I don't know how to be without validation

I don't know how to make mistakes. Everything I do is tied to some type of moral value, and nothing ever feels neutral. Trying to climb my way out of a stark black and white world without feeling guilt or shame feels... impossible? This one is me audibly working through some stuff in real time. Challenging moral perfectionism, external validation, and self-love.

The Holidays: My siblings & I rioted when my mom didn't make cinnamon rolls

The Holidays: My siblings & I rioted when my mom didn't make cinnamon rolls

Not everyone loves the holidays. For some people the holidays bring around times of grief or sadness or loneliness, and it can be so hard to watch everyone post on social media and be so joyful when the holidays actually bring up some really rough feelings. Sometimes traditions or being around family can feel uncomfortable or bring up guilt or shame. I wanted to hold space for those people in this episode, and maybe start some traditions of our own.

Midnights Messages with Miranda: Taylor Swift Sermons

Midnights Messages with Miranda: Taylor Swift Sermons

Time to laugh instead of cry. This one is for the Swifties! Let's take some tracks from Taylor Swift's Midnights album and turn them into youth group sermons... the messages are, well, see for yourself. Meet me at midnight!

Mental Health: You're being prepared for something great & mighty & I'm like... NO, I'M TWELVE

Mental Health: You're being prepared for something great & mighty & I'm like... NO, I'M TWELVE

My friend Laura is back, and this time we're talking all things mental health. No one ever really understands their own brains, especially when they're in crisis. It's only looking back on our struggles that we ever notice how much we've grown. The stigma around mental health still exists, but hopefully a little less now. This one is all about finding freedom in the pursuit of your health... even in, and especially in, your beautiful mind. Content Warning: mental health, suicide, emotional abuse, bipolar disorder, BPD, anxiety, depression, medication, self-medicating

Neurodivergence: I am not obsessed with trains. I mean, they're cool...

Neurodivergence: I am not obsessed with trains. I mean, they're cool...

Special guest Lizi (they/them) chats with me about their journey to their autism diagnosis as well as the impact that brain differences had on shaping their perception of their church experiences. Lizi has learned to honor their body and shares how all neurotypes should do that, too. Content warning: mention of disordered eating, self-harm, mental health treatment, religious trauma with regards to body image and homosexuality

Purity Culture: I Wore a Purity Ring... Oh, I Know...

Purity Culture: I Wore a Purity Ring... Oh, I Know...

Ew, sex! Just kidding, we love it here! Special guest Laura talks about the damage that is purity culture and how it relates to sexuality, inherent worth, body image, and freedom. Cue the modest is hottest fight or flight! *Content Warning: Sexual assault, disordered eating, body image, fatphobia, religious trauma

Mental Health: I Thought I Got Left Behind... & That's Traumatic

Mental Health: I Thought I Got Left Behind... & That's Traumatic

It's giving anxiety. My fiancé Michael asks questions about mental health and gets an EARFUL about spiritual worry, the rapture, and coping mechanisms. Anyone else inherently terrified of things? Let's talk mental health.

Welcome to Respectfully, No

Welcome to Respectfully, No

Introducing... Respectfully, No. Setting the groundwork for an ongoing conversation about growing up in an evangelical church and finding a replacement community full of love and acceptance. Trauma bonding, besties!