The Sticky Thoughts

Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with  Lauren Ruth Martin of A Novel Life Podcast and Novel Counseling! In part 2, we continue our discussion on perfectionism (Sierra’s shows up in an unexpected but common way!), and delve into how perfectionism is steeped in white supremacy. Lauren & Marlees bond over how the pandemic has changed their working lives, and Sierra shares her desires for a more understanding corporate America. We finish off the episode with learning more about Lauren’s career! You can follow Lauren at @laurenruthmartin! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

This week on the Sticky Thoughts, we don't have a popstickle! We spoke on a situation that is rapidly changing and that we didn't have all the information on. We didn't want to put out a segment that didn't accurately reflect the complexities of the situation or our views on them.  Then in Part One of our interview with  Lauren Ruth Martin of A Novel Life Podcast and Novel Counseling joins us and we immediately become long lost friends. We discuss Real Housewives and white privilege and consider quitting the Bachelor. Lauren shares her work with Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RODBT), correctly identifies Marlees as over controlled and Sierra as under controlled, and truly helps us better understand our relationship! We delve into the roots of perfectionism and how it puts all of us in boxes. Lauren's work with anxiety, depression, and perfectionism is important - especially during the pandemic! Hear more about Lauren and her work next week in part 2! Check out Lauren's podcast A Novel Life and her counseling services at https://www.novelcounseling.com In Mariella's TikTok Corner, Mariella highlights crochet artist Kopy Kalii. Her work brings joy! Support her work here! https://kopydolls.com . Marlees is sticking with water, supported by amazing lavender tumblers. Sierra is squashing the need to remember everything!  Full episodes drop every Sunday! Blog: https://www.thestickythoughts.com IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Before you hear this episode, we want to let you know it was recorded on January 5th, 2021. You won't hear us talking about the insurrection of white supremacist Trump supporters on January 6th, 2021... yet. Like many of you, we are taking time to process, educate, and take care of ourselves and we hope you are doing the same.  In our first episode of 2021, we recap our holidays, Sierra is still tired and Marlees is engaged! We get back into our long missed Popstickle with two creative picks. Using the Reface app led Sierra to a revelation about self confidence and Marlees has learned to take the moral value out of cleaning through the TikTok content of KC Davis (@domesticblisters).  We talk in depth about ADHD - how it looked for middle school Sierra and how it looks now. Marlees recounts the time a woman called her voice annoying (look at me now lady!) and Mariella marvels at the biological reactions folks with ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria experience! Sierra and Marlees describe how RSA played into a recent text conversation. Sierra describes her experience with medication and Marlees and Sierra recall how she almost her passport in Montreal.  In Mariella's TikTok corner, she describes how woman are dealing with the backlash to the Megan Thee Stallion "Body" dance trend. Sierra is sticking with novelty and Marlees' word of the year is intuition.  Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD): https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd#add-vs.-adhd Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! In the finale of our end of the year trilogy, we are sharing our own reflections for the past year in the stickiest way - with stick it or squash! Marlees and Sierra share what they are keeping and letting go of from this year and we share listener's own stick its and squash its!  Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! In the second of our end of the year trilogy, Marlees and Sierra come together to discuss holiday traditions, celebrating both Christmas and Chanukah, and why matching holiday Jim jams make us so happy! Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! This week on The Sticky Thoughts, we start off our end of year trilogy with a look back at what we were stuck on! Mariella leads us through past sticky thoughts - from Sierra's query about Post Malone to Marlees' inability to start a new TV show. We share how our thoughts and feelings have changed and of course, what we are still stuck on!  Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! We are very excited about Hayden Christensen, Sierra is celebrating yet ANOTHER new album from Taylor Swift and Marlees puzzles out Erika Jayne's divorce and lawsuit.  What we're stuck on this week is grief. Marlees and Mariella share their experience with grief,  Sierra shares her questions and all three come together to give suggestions on how to support a friend or family member during grief and what helped each of them.  In Mariella's TikTok Corner, she has a delightful video celebrating LGBTQ+ parents by Julian Burzynski. In Stick it or Squash It, Marlees squashed fear that stops us from pursing dreams and Sierra sticks with getting to know herself and her ADHD better! Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! Content warning: brief mentions of sexual assault allegations. This week, Sierra & Marlees come to you with a very important Popstickle: The Weeknd's Grammy snubs & the history of racism & sexism within the Recording Academy (Mariella brings FACTS).  Sierra & Marlees then dive into the world of MLMs, aka Multi Level Marketing, bringing in listener voicemails & messages describing experiences with MLMs. Marlees is sticking with mountains & Sierra is sticking with her newfound wavy hair. Shop And So She Knits Co. on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/AndsosheknitsCo?coupon=STICKYKNITS and Use code STICKYKNITS for 10% off! Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! During Popstickle, Sierra shares a cryptic instagram post from Taylor Swift, who may be taking control of her own music again. Marlees gives a rundown of what's happening with Sia and her movie Music, an ableist film serving as an example of how not to treat a community you've harmed.  Please check out these non-speaking/AAC user voices: (Thank you to Julia Bascom (@JustStimming) for compiling this list and for an informative Twitter thread on the problematic nature of music: check that out there - https://twitter.com/JustStimming/status/1329899543777964034) Jordyn Zimmerman (@jordynbzim on Twitter) Hari Srinivasan (@HariSri108 on Twitter) homo qui visit increasingly cyborg (@endeverstar on Twitter) Cole (@semispeaking on Twitter) Noor (@SnoringDoggo on Twitter) Donnie (@gosuperdonnie on Twitter) Bob Williams (@rrw1957 on Twitter) Communication First (@communica1st on Twitter) Autistic AAC Underground (@AAC_Autistic) Then we welcome Sarah and Joe of Not So Casual Encounters, two long term long distance friends who serve as our first friendship case study. We learn what drew them together, what pushed them together romantically, what pulled them apart, and how they continue to invest in their friendship! Check out their amazing podcast anywhere you get podcasts and at https://anchor.fm/notsocasualencounters . You can find them on Instagram at @notsocausalencounters and follow Sarah and Joe at @kranau and @brosephjenen. Check out our crossover episodes on their feed as well & stay tuned for a minsode with Sarah's popstickle coming soon! Mariella plugs Sugar Fix (@thebestsugarfix on TikTok) and we agree their cookies do look delicious even though this is a gluten free podcast.  Marlees is sticking with *actually using and enjoying her vacation time and Sierra is sticking with trusting when her body tells her something is wrong. Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! This week on The Sticky Thoughts, Sierra breaks down Harry Styles' Vogue cover and the ridiculous conservative backlash that ensued. Marlees is in awe of Michelle Obama's very honest Instagram caption. Oh and we were in the Mental Health Top 40 in Belgium who knew!  Then in what we're stuck on this week, we talk GRATITUDE.  Marlees tells how her gratitude practice is born of a feeling of general underapprecation as a (self admittedly dramatic) child and Sierra shares her adulting list. Mariella, Marlees, and Sierra walk through how they practice gratitude, when it can be hard to connect to what you are grateful for (plus how to get through it!) and share some of what they are grateful for.  Sierra and Marlees stage a Mariella's TikTok Corner takeover and discuss their favorite new trend - Ratatouille the Musical. Mariella participates in her very first Stick It or Squash It - she's loving her body, Sierra is learning to love all her clothes (even the ones with bad energy), and Marlees is loving her vegetables.   This episode is brought to you by Anchor and and JD Jewelry https://www.etsy.com/shop/JDJewelry11 Use code STICKY for 15% off! Full episodes drop every Sunday!  IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella  Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat)  https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! In this episode of TST, Sierra is retracting her previous statement on Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty make up line, trying out TikTik pheromones, while Marlees shares astrological healing guides from Nadine Jane Astology (instagram: @nadinejane_astrology) that almost perfectly capture each of us (Mariella really does have a huge heart!)  Then "Empowering Illustrations" artist Sasa Elebea (also known as Sabrina Brugmann) joins us! She talks about her creativity process, where she draws inspiration from, and how she creates the life she wants to live, We talk manifesting, share our own practices, and discuss traditional structures governing work. We dip into the international status of the pandemic and dream of days we can travel!  In Mariella's TikTok Corner, she recommends we all go check out Julian Burzynski on TikTok for his wonderful recreations! Follow him at: https://www.tiktok.com/@julianburzynski Follow Sasa Elebea on Instagram at @sasa_elebea and check out her amazing artwork, purchase merchandise, and read her blog at https://www.elebea.com This episode is brought to you by Anchor & Little Cures!   A cross between self-help, poetry, and shit posting, little cures is gonna make you shriek, and then catch you tearing up as you’re incessantly reminded to listen to the tiny, pretty pink fibres of your heart. Little cures volume 2 features more content than the first, with twenty cures selected SPECIFICALLY to spice up your souls after this EXTREMELY draining year! Cures are printed on beautiful textural images selected to calm nerves and incite curiosity. As a special treat, *PRE-ORDERS* are stuffed with pressed flowers, leaves, birch bark and other cutie surprises from the author to you, or your loved one of choice. Pre-orders end Nov. 30, and ship out early December. You can purchase little cures volume 2 through the link in bio on instagram @kidincolour. Also, follow @kidincolour and get your own unique cure for FREE by submitting your problem to the question box on her stories!  Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! On this episode of The Sticky Thoughts, we talk about the 2020 presidential election, why making this episode was important, what white women need to be doing, and how we are not surprised by the number of votes for President Trump. We also share the wins of the election (so far - this episode was recorded on Thursday and Friday after Election Day), including the amazing organizing for Stacey Abrams and many organizers in Georgia, Sarah McBride, and the California proposition to restore voting rights to folks with criminal records.  We end this show with offerings. of ways to take care of yourself. We hope that what's working for us might also be of value for you! Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

content note: We do discuss the crimes committed in the NXIVM cult as well as miscarriage in this episode.  Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! Your fearless hosts are switching it up in this episode! They start with Squash it, where Marlees can't stop dropping things and bumping into this and she'd really needs to stop before she gets another black eye. Sierra is squashing her acne with some product recommendations and a new IUD. They celebrate Mariella's work on the front line before heading into Popstickle Grab Bag. Sierra opens by reading Kim Kardashian's tweets and we discuss how recognizing privilege isn't enough. Marlees admits she doesn't get Birkin bags but Cardi B does and she could never decrease the value of them. Mariella shares her significant knowledge of cults when we discuss NXIVM and we all read Chrissy Tiegen's beautiful Medium piece.  In Stick It, Marlees is focusing on making her home beautiful and reminding herself that aesthetics matter. Sierra is sticking with sticking with things (and sticking things in?).  Walter Wallace: Days From Election, Police Killing of Black Man Roils Philadelphia https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/us/philadelphia-police-shooting.html Cardi B Slams Racist Response to Her Birkin Collection: 'Ya'll Don't Do This to White Celebrities': https://people.com/style/cardi-b-calls-out-racist-response-hermes-birkin-collection/ Offset Defends Cardi B's Birkin Bags: 'Black People Having Access to Luxury Shouldn't Be a Debate': https://people.com/style/offset-defends-cardi-bs-birkin-collection/ Keith Raniere, founder of cult-like group NXIVM, sentenced to 120 years in prison: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/27/keith-raniere-nxivm-sentenced/6051713002/ NXIVM sex cult leader Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nxivm-sex-cult-leader-keith-raniere-sentenced-120-years-behind-n1244919 How Cults Target Women: https://www.chatelaine.com/living/nxivm/ https://www.aetv.com/shows/cults-and-extreme-belief/season-1/episode-1 https://chrissyteigen.medium.com Full episodes drop every Sunday!  IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! This week on The Sticky Thoughts, we battled technology to record this episode. Sierra regales us with the TikTok debate of the century - how much should one charge for a 5ft tall ballon sculpture? Marlees shares the controversy happening between Bravo fan accounts and Real Housewives of Orange Country cast member Kelly Dodd.  Then, in honor of Sierra's 28th birthday, she shares her goals and worries at 28. The team delves into what it's like to be an "aging twenty something" (we promise the tag line is a joke!) and how messages from society and our families play into how we feel about aging and which milestones we are supposed to hit. Mariella talks being single in a family of love birds and Sierra shares her goals for her 29th year!  In Mariella's TikTok corner, we find out that Kelly Osbourne and Griffin Johnson of the TikTok famous Sway House are dating. Marlees is sticking with speaking her truth and Sierra shares the mystery of the gravestone found buried beneath her house.  Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! This week on the Sticky Thoughts, Sierra shares her love of Schitt’s Creek and how it disrupts the Bury Your Gays TV Trope. Marlees is reading “Big Friendship” written by the women of “Call Your Girlfriend” (which gives her back to back CYG Popstickle references). Listeners share their body image stories and we react, Mariella tells her story and explain how she ended up giving herself a daily shot. Then in Stick It or Squash It, Marlees shares a favorite post from The Nap Ministry and Sierra is sticking with baking!  Bury Your Gays: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BuryYourGays Big Friendship: https://www.bigfriendship.com Libby (Free digital books): https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/ Body Image Facts: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_image  Specific Sources: “Body Image Statistics". Statistic Brain. February 19, 2017. "Body Image Issues: The Teen Male Edition [Infographic]". Rawhide. April 26, 2016. The Nap Ministry: website - https://thenapministry.wordpress.com IG - https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/?hl=en Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! Marlees can't get "Call Your Girlfriend" out of her head and Sierra enjoys Megan Thee Stallion on SNL but she's worried about the media's fickle story. We talk all things BODY IMAGE, chronicling  our own experiences and thought and sharing a listener's perspective. This conversation went so long and so deep that we'll be back next week with part 2!  Megan Thee Stallion on SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9wq14EnezU Call Your Girlfriend Music Video by Robyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ImxY6hnfA Fat Phobia and Its Racist Past and Present: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/20/893006538/fat-phobia-and-its-racist-past-and-present Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! Sierra is back from surgery, minus a lime and plus a partner! She gives an update on her health and relationships and introduces Toucan! Sierra shares the sad tale of Taio Cruz's short lived stint of TikTok. (Go stream Dynamite in support)  Marlees, an alum of the sorority herself,  critiques Kappa Delta's handling of the Supreme Court Justice nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.  Who we're stuck on this week is DEANNA GIULIETTI - a performer, actor, hype woman, and former hopeful Bachelor contestant She regales us with tales from her time performing on cruise ships (including how folks get away with cheating and why being a performer is the best job), why she left NYC and got on TikTok and her quest to get on the Bachelor. Deanna also shares why she was  inspired to raise a staggering $38k for #MeToo movement before reminding us all to register to vote! In Mariella's TikTok corner, she shares a video (linked below) guaranteed to give you a burst of serotonin and maybe make you crave cranberry juice. Marlees is squashing societal standards that make woman de facto project managers and Mariella helps Sierra realized she needs to squash her feelings of inadequacy.  Find Deanna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deannagiulietti?lang=en Find Deanna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deannagiulietti/?hl=en Register to vote: https://vote.gov or text VOTE to 50409 or click the link in Deanna's bio! Marlees' Squash It: The Mental Load A Feminist Comic: You Should've Asked https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/ Mariella's TikTok Corner: https://www.tiktok.com/@420doggface208/video/6876424179084709126?lang=en  Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! In this minisode, Sarah Galison for @sarahmakeslunch returns to chat all about the Instagram algorithm! Sierra shares her expertise on the rise and fall of Instagram followers! Enjoy this bite sized episode about building community, taking photos, and not letting likes mean too much.  Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! It's a big week at TST! Sierra is at home resting up from surgery and we are welcoming Mariella as our producer! Marlees is joined by her amazing friend & mentor Melinda Barbosa, a youth worker and organizational consultant who we also discover is a reality tv expert. In Popstickle, we talk Lovecraft Country and the every day horrors we all experience. Marlees shares what she's discovered Pauly D, Cardi B, and Lauren Conrad have in common (and everyone is surprised when Mariella shares Pauly D's net worth). Marlees and Melinda discuss real housewives through the lens of friendship, race, feminism, and community (even if you aren't a viewer of real housewives - you will still enjoy this conversation!). We introduce a new segment - Mariella's TikTok Corner, and learn about DracoTok. Marlees is having a pandemic blues week but sticking with feeling emotions and naming them out loud. Melinda sticks with loving your body and self love as a radical act - she shares an amazing book recommendation for "The Body Is Not an Apology".  Connect with Melinda (and start journaling) on her website at: https://www.melindabarbosa.com Lovecraft Country: https://www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country With Whit: Whitney Port/Lauren Conrad interview https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/with-whit/id1462706458?i=1000492085005 When Will a Reckoning on Racism Catch Up With Reality TV? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/style/bravo-real-housewives-race.html Tom Felton on DracoTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJUgNbQ4/ The Body is Not an Apology - Radical Self-Love for Everybody and Every Body https://thebodyisnotanapology.com Full episodes drop every Sunday! IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Mariella - @thatssomariella Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof

Welcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head! This week, Marlees and Sierra are talking all things break up (no one had a break up!!) - their own experiences, listener stories and tips for moving on. For Popstickle, Sierra talks recent Bachelor news with Cassie Randolph's restraining order again Colton Underwood, and Marlees talks The Challenge. Sierra shares her experiences getting out of a toxic relationship, they recount the time Marlees broke up with Sierra and listener's share their own stories. In Stick It or Squash It, Marlees is having a mild pandemic identity crisis, Sierra is trusting her own recollections and they share 2 exciting announcements!  Resource for anyone in an unsafe relationship: https://www.thehotline.org More on Cassie & Colton: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/cassie-randolph-granted-restraining-order-against-colton-underwood/ Full episodes drop every Sunday! Read our blog! https://www.thestickythoughts.com/blog IG: @thestickythoughtspodcast Sierra - @sierramagaret Marlees - @_marlees Music by Cradle Cat (IG: @cradlecat) https://www.cradlecat.com Artwork by Lauren Denhof