The MindfulMess with Gene & Matt

Welcome back! In a continuation of the Pride theme, Gene & Matt decide to share their coming out stories. In sharing these stories, we also touch on what a supportive reaction looks like to having som...

17 Kesä 20231h 19min

Happy Pride, girlies! This week, in anticipation of DC Gay Pride festivities, Gene & Matt discuss what Pride means to them. We talk about the significance of Pride as political activism, but also as a...

10 Kesä 20231h 17min

We’re back! After our break last week, Matt and Gene come together to discuss the topic of forgiveness and of letting things go. We try to first define what forgiveness is, and what it means to forgiv...

27 Touko 202355min

In this episode, we explore the idea of objectivity and subjectivity. We question the notion as to whether there is such a thing as true objectivity, and try to distinguish the idea of objectivity fro...

13 Touko 20231h 22min

In Episode 10, we resume the conversation on identity - Gene opens the conversation by talking about how he categorizes the major facets of his identity, particularly his race and how his early family...

6 Touko 202348min

In Episodes 9 and 10, we explore notions of identity: what makes up our identity, and how do we think we form our identities? The topic of nature vs. nurture comes up, naturally (or nurturally? :P), a...

29 Huhti 202339min

Welcome to Episode 8, where we touch on the topic of vulnerability. Like boundaries, vulnerability is an important component to establishing and maintaining connection with others; Gene describes it a...

26 Huhti 20231h 8min

In this episode, we branch out from the topic of relationships to discuss the importance of boundaries and communication. Boundaries are ways in which we sculpt and shape healthy relationships both wi...

15 Huhti 20231h 16min