Not Terrible Podcast
The Not Terrible Podcast is a field guide for the hopeless optimist in all of us.
About the show
The Not Terrible Podcast is two friends who have been through the wringer, learned some tough lessons, and kept going. Jess Hooker and Mary Graham share stories, advice, lessons, and hope each week as they try to find humor in the hard, learn from their mistakes, and create a better life for themselves and those they love.
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Episodes
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#18: Season 2 Wrap-Up
August 20th, 2018 | Season 2 | 51 mins 39 secs
Mary and Jess wrap-up season two with listener questions and comments. The share their excitement for the new studio/office space and whats to come in season three of Not Terrible.
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#17: Mind/Body Connection
August 13th, 2018 | Season 2 | 51 mins 43 secs
Today, we're learning about the mind body connection and how it relates to trauma. We discuss our stories and how honesty in our experiences is the only way to begin the healing.
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#16: Jess Asks & Mary Tries to Answer
August 6th, 2018 | Season 2 | 1 hr 8 mins
This episode is unscripted and unplanned. Jess has some questions she needs answered, and Mary does her best to respond. Jess and Mary come from two very different faith backgrounds, and Jess needs some clarification on Jesus.
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#15: Parenting Now & Then
July 30th, 2018 | Season 2 | 1 hr 8 mins
counseling, family, friends, mental health, reaching out, self help, therapy
Today we're discussing parenting. How we were parented, how we parent our own children and bridging the gap in between. We'll share some tinder moments and a few funny stories that left us wondering why our parents didn't send us to boarding school.
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#14: Adult Friends
July 23rd, 2018 | Season 2 | 46 mins 43 secs
counseling, family, friends, mental health, reaching out, self help, therapy
Today we are diving into the world of adult friends. How to make them, how to maintain them and when to let friends go. We'll talk about challenges of creating new friendships in a world that seems too busy for friends.
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#13: Addiction & How We Can Help
July 16th, 2018 | Season 2 | 56 mins 13 secs
Today, we are talking about addiction and how to do life in the context of this horrible disease. We'll explore the generational effects of addiction and how to support those living in the chaos it creates.
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#12: Mary's Story
July 9th, 2018 | Season 2 | 47 mins 40 secs
Today, we're hearing from Mary as she tells us about a major struggle in her marriage, how it all fell apart and the work being done to put it back together. We'll address addiction in families and begin to unearth the cycle that so many of us are caught in.
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#11: What's A Good Therapist?
July 2nd, 2018 | Season 2 | 38 mins 5 secs
addiction, anxiety, depression, friends, healing, helpless, hopeless, mental health, not terrible, optimist, personal experience, self-help, spirituality, therapy
On this episode, we discuss the stigma of saying you need counseling, how to find a therapist and what a good one looks like. We'll talk about how to get help for ourselves and the ones we love.
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#10: Catching Up With Jess
June 25th, 2018 | Season 2 | 33 mins 8 secs
addiction, anxiety, depression, friends, healing, helpless, hopeless, mental health, not terrible, optimist, personal experience, self-help, spirituality, therapy
In episode 2 of Not Terrible, we are catching up with Jess and finding out where she is in her healing journey. We'll explore what made her abruptly stop the podcast and why now feels like a good time to begin again.
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#9: Introduction to Jess & Mary
June 10th, 2018 | Season 2 | 20 mins 51 secs
addiction, community, coping, friendship, help, life skills, love, self-help, understanding