We're Not Doing Well

It’s Mak’s birthday! And Mom and Dad…forgot? The fam discuss birthday traditions around the dinner table, what it means for a person to be “out of your league”, as well as the dangers of therapized language. FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/chosenfamily and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mak explains the concept of “old” and “young” ages, Alayna talks about why every couple could benefit from couple’s therapy, and Ashley gets vulnerable about the perils of a public open relationship.  FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/chosenfamily and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley recounts an eventful weekend with a special someone. Alayna shines after a weekend of spoon carving. Mak gives a long-awaited life update. This week’s question comes from a listener who is nervous about joining a queer sports league. FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/chosenfamily and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mak brings the energy and attempts to top the pod. Everyone contemplates leaving the internet forever, and many important questions are addressed: Who got hacked, what is a Purple Heart Lesbian…and who is Makenna Hopkins?  FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley shows foot on pod and tells a harrowing subway story. Alayna second-guesses her summer. This week's listener question: How do you deal with anxious attachment and jealousy in an open relationship? FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley and Mak advise Alayna, whose life path has taken an unexpected turn. Ashley rants about literacy. A listener writes in about “self-play” that throws off the rest of their day.  FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/chosenfamily and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mom and Dad get flirty again, Mak enlightens her parents about the Star Wars prequels, and Ashley recaps an eventful encounter with 2 gorgeous women. This week’s listener question comes from a person dealing with a very specific hurdle in their sex life. FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mak celebrates Kansas City’s Super Bowl win. Alayna reveals an update on her quest to merge her passions. Ashley, Alayna, and Mak give advice to a listener seeking queer joy in a rural community. FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/chosenfamily and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An absolutely crucial thought experiment is proposed this week: If you were straight, what kind of man would you date? Also: Mak recounts the experience of her first earthquake, and Alayna gets very triggered mid-pod. FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this wholesome episode of the pod, Alayna and Mak discuss Mak’s fascination with planes, Alayna’s school struggles, and address the lesbian bar drama that has been sweeping the internet. FOLLOW CHOSEN FAMILY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chosenfamilypod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chosenfamilypod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WM_cdLWHtsCXLg3ygFiww FOLLOW ASHLEY GAVIN @ashgavs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashgavscomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashgavs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashgavs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshGavs FOLLOW ALAYNA JOY @MissFenderr YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissFenderr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missfenderr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissFenderr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missfenderr FOLLOW MAK INGEMI @Makingemi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingemi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makingemi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makingemi JOIN OUR CHOSEN FAMILY PATREON https://www.patreon.com/chosenfamilypodcast This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/chosenfamily and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices