She could Talk the Ear off a Cob of Corn

During the check-ins this week, Shadoe and Victoria discuss periods and the dread of packing for a trip.   

Causes for Applause

• Shadoe: Seeing Inside Out 2 at a VIP 19+ Theatre, and letting the tears flow. 
• Victoria: recorded a guest spot on "Unicorns Unite" with Emily Regan and that episode will be released soon.  {check out Emily on Let's Relieve Regret here: Starting Over}

To skip check-in; tune in at 20:11


Regrets Segment

• Shadoe opens up about judging others for awkward silences. 
  • As a teenager, she was loud and talkative, and had a lot of pride about her conversation skills. 
  • She mistook 'keeping the conversation going' as friendship. 
  • As a woman in her 30s, she is learning how to share conversational space with other people, and, now, enjoys the silence. 
  • She is also learning how the 'loud, comical, character' persona provided a lot of protection in the past. 
• Victoria shares a regret about shaving her bikini line! 
  • More accurately, she shares a lesson from her doctor. She recently went to the OBGYN to look at some swelling. When going over the checklist of what she should be doing; she was surprised that shaving her bikini line was one of the things she should avoid. 
  • So, with that, as a 43-year-old woman, she had her first wax! 
  • This brings the hosts back to the conversation about periods, hygiene and vaginal scent. 

• Additional topics discussed in this episode include: 
  • Sex-Ed
  • Lymph nodes 
  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa
  • Shaving and Waxing
  • Cotton Underwear
  • No stupid questions
  • Playing Cards
  • Female Comedians
  • Default Setting 
  • Pre-Programming

As always, we end the episode with 3 soothing breaths.