Pynk Spots

Hello! I'm back, did you miss me??? I decided to sit down today and knock out a casual chat style episode to break my silent streak. This is sort of a prelude to the healing series as I talk about a lot of thoughts and feelings that have come up for me over the last year or so while healing, trying to understand myself better, and going on a sober journey.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Before diving into my healing from chronic illness series, I wanted to put out something to show support for Palestine given the horrific recent (and ongoing, and historical) actions of Israel. So, I am reposting the episode* I did with activist Jacob Z back in 2021 with an epilogue update, which starts at 1:16:30, to give an update on the situation and calls to action and additional resources for those who want to help. To participate in the Feb 25, 2024 book club for The Hundred Years' War on Palestine, join the Discord server here.*The reposted  portion has been edited down a bit (mostly to remove my meanderings) but you can still hear the original audio here.Calls to ActionAttend demonstrations.Contact (email) representatives.If in a union, have union endorse ceasefire.Engage in disruptive action (blocking arms shipments, etc.).Boycott businesses that support Israel.Join a solidarity organization.Never vote for Israel-supporting politicians.Never stop talking about how fucked up this is.ResourcesOrganizationsPalestinian Youth MovementJewish Voices for Peace (easy links for action!)BDS Movement Boycott (list of companies who support Israel's genocidal actions)Media (Podcasts, News, etc.)Electronic IntifadaRevolutionary Left RadioThe Empire FilesVideosMichael Brooks on Israel/Palestine: "It's not complicated" (YouTube)ISRAEL'S ALLIANCES TO DESTABILIZE MIDDLE EAST Max Ajl (YouTube)PDFs/ArticlesUnderstanding Antisemitism: An Offering to Our Movement (PDF) | Jews for Racial & Economic JusticeThe Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (PDF) | JerusalemDeclaration.orgBooksAn Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defense Force Made a Nation | by Haim Bresheeth-ZabnerEthnic Cleansing of Palestine | by Ilan Pappe- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Hi Barbie! 👋 Whew, the Barbie movie really caused a stir on all sides of the political spectrum, didn't it! The right is losing their minds over this cornucopia of "toxic femininity" while the left (leftist women, specifically) can't seem to tear it apart fast enough for not being a radical feminist manifesto that will topple the patriarchy. Many of us, who enjoyed the film as a campy, queer, femme summer romp are tired. So tired. We just wanted to have fun and celebrate this cultural moment. So today, I go on a partially unhinged rant (that was, in my defense, actually asked for) to talk about my feelings around the Barbie Discourse (TM), what the movie meant to me, and at not one but TWO points I shed my own real human tears about it. Link to TikTok Where Dad Reviews Barbie: I think my dad really liked Barbie #barbie #barbiemovie #moviereview #... | barbie movie review | TikTokBefore all that, I give some MAJOR life updates and talk about what's up next for Pynk Spots, which is the release (finally!) of my healing journey series - a project that bloomed from one focused episode to what will now be a series of at least nine. I'm scared, I'm excited, I'm ready to go on this journey with all of you and can't wait to share what's next! 🖤- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Nic is sick! What else is new?! I talk about coming down with bronchitis and trying to process that emotionally. A loose, ramble-y episode about dealing with recurrent illness, attitudes about healing, irritation at the opinions of others, and a need for socialization while this bout of bronchitis reinforces my terror of catching COVID. You know, the yoosh.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

After missing an episode in February, I'm back with a juicy, chonky, three-hour epic tale for you all! I talk about serving on a jury for the first time - how it works (here in the U.S. and in California specifically), what the details of the case were, how we voted, my perception of this as a prison abolitionist, and my experience as an autistic juror. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Today is an unscripted ramble about my 2023 thoughts with the overall theme of Not Feeling Like Shit Anymore. The overarching approach is an attempt to accept my brain as it is, to work with it rather than be mad at it, and to embrace the slow approach to things. I've been having horrid work anxiety, struggling to accept my natural ebbs and flows of productivity, and agonizing over what to do for my future, particularly how do I make my goals align with what I want my life to look like. I've had a ton of fruitful conversations with friends about it all and have a lot of thoughts (though no answers!) about it all that I think will resonate with other folks.I'd love to hear how you process all of this, if you resonate with anything I'm going through, and what your plans are for 2023! Happy (Belated 🙃) New Year! Video mentioned in ep:You're Not Lazy: How to Live a Chaotically Organised Life (Elizabeth Filips)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Hey my sweet little garbanzo beans! I managed to eek out a December episode between bouts of soul-crushing work, woohoo! This episode is loosely about buying stuff and having stuff, inspired by our last two book club books, conversations in Discord, and my current intense work schedule. This one was off-the-cuff, so less focused than other episodes but hopefully enjoyable nonetheless. Less answers, more pondering. See ya next year! 😜- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

This week we've got an awesome question from Ashlea about how to moderate hyperfocus (or hyperfixation, or special interests) so that we neurodivergents don't burn ourselves out on things we enjoy.ResourcesTikTok on Slow MorningsYouTube short on Hyperfocus vs HyperfixationYouTube video: Five Signs You Have ADHD & Autism- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Hi babes! I have an amazing question from Hilda today about how to explain a gap in employment from taking time off to just chill and not be crushed under capitalism for a cotdamn minute! As we all know, employers don't typically like hearing that you are an autonomous being who doesn't like working, so how do we explain time that we needed to take in between jobs to rest, heal, and/or relax?Pulling from my own experience and also my knowledge as someone who has worked closely with hiring managers and HR people, I give my best tips for interviewing for new jobs with a gap in employment, whether that gap is short or long, and whether you are old (like me! ;P) or young!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

I answer a question from Madison asking for advice when living with a partner for the first time. We explore a range of advice, from the practical to the emotional to the protective.As mentioned in the podcast, please refer to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence or any other DV/IPV organization for tips on how to put together a safety protocol to best protect yourself from a nasty break up or abusive situation.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Mommy's back! After my summer vaycay, I'm here to give some health updates, decisions about the show, and then talk about the main topic which is how to handle receiving help without feeling like a piece of poopie. Under capitalism we're taught that needing help is a weakness, a failure, a burden. But when you give help to someone else, it really sucks when they feel that way, right? So I speak today from my own experiences of both receiving and giving help, plus from conversations with friends, of how I approach help now and how I'd love for the people I help to process that outreach. Lastly, I have a call for mutual aid for my sister, looking for financial donations but moreso for professional connections and support, and for social media promotion. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Support Gina!Gofundme | PayPal | Venmo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Today Nic gives updates about the medical exams and procedures she's had lately and announces she'll be taking a break until July!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Today's episode tackles how to handle a person in your life whose jealousy is taking over the relationship. This advice is for trying to keep that person in your life and not severing the relationship. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

After a convo with my beloved Mohera, we decided that a discussion about the dangers of inextricably tying queerness to biology would be a good topic for today's episode. I discuss my thoughts about queer-acceptance narratives that hinge on queerness being a thing that some people are born with that they "can't help." Videos mentioned in this episode:Commodifying Bi Validation: Loki vs Russell T Davies (Verilybitchie | YouTube)Abortion and Philosophy Tube | Is The Discussion Over? (Shonalika | YouTube)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

After the kerfuffle between Chris Rock and Will Smith at the Oscars, I thought this was the perfect prompt for an episode about the politics of body hair, connecting them to their sexist, classist, racist roots. Resources mentioned in this episode:The Casualties of Women's War on Body Hair (The Atlantic)Infantilization and the Body Hair Debate on Shanespeare (YouTube)Gay Men: Are You a Jock, Otter, Bear or Wolf? (Paired Life)The Male Gaze Series on A Little to the Left (YouTube)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram  | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Hey kiddos! I needed a chill episode so it's a mixed bag of me just talking about my health journey and my attempts to find work. Hope y'all like it!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Today I answer an awesome prompt from Cait about how we (particularly autistics) might have routine in a post-capitalist, post-productivity oriented world that appeases our neurodivergent brains while also embracing freedom from a 9-5 or shift work. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

In the last of the unofficial "Valentine's Day" series about breakups, Nic talks tips on how to be happy, or at least ok, alone after a breakup of any kind (romantic, platonic, familial, etc.) and makes an exciting announcement about her new podcast, link below!Nic's new Star Trek TNG podcast, Redshirt Collective, is now available everywhere!RedshirtCollective.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Responding to a vulnerable and insightful question from Brooke, Nic talks today about reclaiming your body as your own after a lifetime of viewing it as something for others. Content warning for mentions of groping and discussions of internalized fatphobia.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord

Emerging organically from recent conversations with friends, Nic talks about red flags to watch out for that often appear early in relationships and can serve as forewarning of potential escalating abuse or unhealthy dynamics later on, or may be so subtle that they are often dismissed or overlooked.This episode is intended to help people figure out if they may be in an unhealthy relationship that isn't serving them, or even to see if they might be replicating unhealthy behaviors themselves.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -If you have a question for the show, please send it to the show name at gmail dot com or via Patreon or Discord (links below)!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, Daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppJoin the community!Discord- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pay me, daddy!Patreon | Venmo | PayPal | Cash AppFollow me and give me validation!Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | WebsiteJoin the community!Discord