252 - Perfection Paralysis

Happy Halloween week!! Let's get spooky and talk the history of our favorite halloween traditions and local ghost story legends that still haunt us today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone meet decision paralysis' cousin, perfection paralysis. Today we dove into the unnecessary and self inflicted stress that perfectionism can bring. Doing your best is one thing, but fixating on perfection will hold you back so much! YOU ARE ENOUGH 💛 Subscribe to our YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@OddvicePodcast Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: https://www.patreon.com/c/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we got in the spooky mood and looked back on all of our past Halloween costumes. We've had some great duo looks and some questionable early 2000's decisions... but we hope this gives y'all some good inspo if you're dressing up this year 🎃 Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/1K68e_FPh7k Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: https://www.patreon.com/c/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to everyone who wrote in for this months Oddvice Column! We love checking in with you each month 💛 Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/lHR6lrRo29Q Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: https://www.patreon.com/c/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ask & you shall receive! This week, we chat about what it means to ask for what's rightfully yours. Not in a demanding or confrontational way, but in a respectable communicating expectations kindof way. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/C0WcaG16YhM Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: Patreon.com/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks episode, we covered some really cool stuff that Kristen is learning in her acupuncture program. Then, we dove into Alex's secret plan if (and when) she wins the lottery babyyyy. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Siex9h4rM08 Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: Patreon.com/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). 00:00 intro 00:39 fantasy football 08:54 fantasy football punishments 15:20 cool acupuncture history 32:08 stress dreams 36:02 good ol student loans 41:54 our dream life 45:50 winning the lottery 58:21 outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to evervyone who wrote in for this months Oddvice Column 🫶 We touched on a lot of friend probs, relationship (per usual), and a really important deep dive about not caring about others perception of you. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/PzfJq6F3IH8 Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: https://www.patreon.com/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we discussed moving in silence vs. oversharing: what it means to us, where we fall on the spectrum, and how it affects other aspects of our decision making. Are you an over-sharer or do you tend to hold your cards close to your chest? Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/P_M2_ohtE0A Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: https://www.patreon.com/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we got a little nostalgic as we reflected on the dark stories behind old reality TV and the golden age of horror movies 🍿 Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/VuRoU7_pJ8U Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: https://www.patreon.com/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we tackle several moral dilemmas and discuss what we would do in each situation. We were strugglinggg, so let us know what you would do if you had to face some of these! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/qJXlTsCR8g0 Exclusive Patreon episodes every Friday: https://www.patreon.com/oddvicepodcast Hosted by Kristen McAtee (⁠⁠@kristenmcatee⁠⁠) & Alex Koot (⁠⁠@alexandreakoot). Follow Oddvice on Instagram (⁠⁠@oddvicepodcast⁠⁠). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices