Flying too close to the sun (Encore episode)

Cheers to the present! We will never be able to tell the future, so why spend the energy worrying about it? In this episode of Thick & Thin, my goal is to stop wasting my time trying to control the narrative, but sometimes the anticipatory anxiety and endless what-ifs, win. Thanks to our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/KATY and get on your way to being your best self Download the Zocdoc app for free at https://www.zocdoc.com/thick // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte / Sources: https://victoriaalbina.com/future-tripping-2/ https://ideas.ted.com/why-are-we-so-bad-at-predicting-what-will-happen-to-us-in-the-future/ https://nesslabs.com/end-of-history-illusion https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/science/study-in-science-shows-end-of-history-illusion.html#commentsContainer https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reality-play/201301/the-end-history-illusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sensitivity is not an overreaction. So in this episode of Thick & Thin, I'm glad to reconnect with my sensitive side knowing that I genuinely give and care about other people to the best of my ability.  // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte / Thanks to our sponsors! Get a free 45-day extended trial at https://www.canva.me/thick Download the Zocdoc app for free at https://www.zocdoc.com/thick Sources: https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast44/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi4JOlMSWjo&t=318s https://www.amazon.com/Highly-Sensitive-Person-Elaine-Aron/dp/0553062182/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1436144715&sr=8-1&keywords=the+highly+sensitive+person&linkCode=sl1&tag=simplluxur-20&linkId=1d7817b0044ac440969759c628aa183a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is working hard genuinely worth all of the stress? In this episode of Thick & Thin, I dig even deeper into our generation's obsession with the constant grind of work culture.  // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Thanks to our sponsors! Get a free 45-day extended trial at https://www.canva.me/thick Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/business/against-hustle-culture-rise-and-grind-tgim.html http://www.lewislibbyschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Icarus-Myth-Questions.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all hate being told what to do. It's a tale as old as time. So in this episode of Thick & Thin, I try to discover why. Why is it human nature to crave what we can't have? Is it for thrills? For power? For knowledge? Or perhaps, all of the above.  // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Thanks to our sponsor! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/KATY and get on your way to being your best self Sources: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/streisand-effect https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedceleb/the-unflattering-photos-beyonces-publicist-doesnt-want-you-t https://fellowprimo.com/herostratus-a-madman-who-burned-the-temple-of-artemis-for-fame/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-08/khloe-kardashian-picture-lawyers-takedown-streisand-effect/100055042 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey guys, in this last episode of Thick & Thin, I tell the story of Pandora's Box, a powerful box that contains all of life's miseries yet can still bring hope. Thank you all for listening to this podcast, and I'll talk to you guys later; bye!  Thanks to our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/KATY and get on your way to being your best self Download the Zocdoc app for free at https://www.zocdoc.com/thick // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://greektraveltellers.com/blog/30-of-the-most-famous-tales-from-greek-mythology https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/musings/how-hope-crawled-out-of-pandora-s-box-525068 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everything can be misunderstood –– even sea anemones. In this episode of Thick & Thin, we see how a change in perspective can lead to newfound truths and discoveries; and how maybe not everything we learned from our history textbooks is true.  Thanks to our sponsors! Right now, you can get a FREE 45-day extended trial when you go to https://www.canva.me/thick // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/essextella-asherae-anemone-fossil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagerst%C3%A4tte https://www.britannica.com/story/was-napoleon-short#:~:text=Napoleon%20was%20thus%20average%20or,that%20the%20emperor%20was%20short https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/applied-and-social-sciences-magazines/napoleon-complex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Foul play? A CIA coverup? Or just a bad trip? In this episode of Thick & Thin, we dig into an unresolved case from the 1950s to see how a man of science ended up dead on the streets of New York City.  Thanks to our sponsors! Get 22% off @iherb with promo code THICK at https://iherb.com/?rcode=THICK ! #iherbpodcast // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/nyregion/hotel-pennsylvania-nyc.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20230312&instance_id=87501&nl=from-the-times&regi_id=133543685&segment_id=127574&te=1&user_id=68844de8ebeb87a0549605027b7f4faa https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/06/from-mind-control-to-murder-how-a-deadly-fall-revealed-the-cias-darkest-secrets https://unsolved.com/gallery/frank-olson/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-the-cias-dr-frank-olson-jump-to-his-death-or-was-he-pushed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes beauty is pain is a complete understatement. And maybe it's time we stop risking it all for the fit; because in this week's episode of Thick & Thin, I discuss fashion trends of the past that led to the death of thousands. Thanks to our sponsors! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/KATY and get on your way to being your best self. Download the ZocDoc app for free at https://www.zocdoc.com/thick Visit https://www.indeed.com/thick to start hiring now // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/crinoline https://news4sanantonio.com/news/our-city-our-history/hollywood-actress-dies-in-freak-accident-while-filming-in-san-antonio-back-in-1923 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Company_Fire https://www.nytimes.com/1923/12/01/archives/martha-mansfield-film-star-dies-of-burns-caused-by-costume-fired-by.html https://genteelandbard.com/southern-history-haunts-folklore-journal/2022/8/10/feeling-green https://www.esquiremag.ph/the-good-life/pursuits/paris-green-history https://hyperallergic.com/329747/death-by-wallpaper-alluring-arsenic-colors-poisoned-the-victorian-age/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we travel to Middle of Nowhere, Minnesota, to learn about the medical miracle of Jean Hilliard –– a woman frozen to ice but was thawed back to life.  // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/jean-hilliard https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/01/25/jean-hilliard-northern-minnesota-frozen-survived Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Thick & Thin, I tell the story of the famed and mysterious femme fatale, Mata Hari: a woman in love who was wrongfully accused of espionage but stood tall in the face of death.  Thanks to our sponsors! Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/thick and download the Zocdoc app for free Start hiring now at https://www.indeed.com/thick Get a 45-day extended free trial at https://www.canva.me/thick // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mata-hari-executed https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/10/15/i-am-ready-mata-hari-faced-a-firing-squad-for-spying-and-refused-a-blindfold/ https://www.biography.com/military-figures/mata-hari https://time.com/4977634/mata-hari-true-history/ https://www.france24.com/en/20171015-mata-hari-spy-who-wasnt-really-spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices