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Season Finale: Not Good Reflections
May 2, 2023

Season Finale: Not Good Reflections

After 31 episodes and 2200 downloads across 38 states and 20 countries, Molly wraps up season 1 of Not Good with the help of her husband, Garrett, who helps her reflect on the ups and downs of podcasting. Molly shares …

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Eating Disorders Are Not Good
April 25, 2023

Eating Disorders Are Not Good

Trigger warning: discussion of eating disorders/treatment. On today's episode, Caitie Crosby joins the podcast to discuss her nearly lifelong battle with anxiety and eating disorders. Caitie is a Project Manager, Photographer...

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Our Teachers Are Not Good
April 18, 2023

Our Teachers Are Not Good

Trigger warning: discussion of school violence/shootings. This week, Molly fulfills an episode request with a solo episode including insight from past and present teachers as to why the field has become increasingly difficult...

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Friend or Fraud: An Entire TikTok Following Gets Manipulated
April 13, 2023

Friend or Fraud: An Entire TikTok Following Gets Manipulated

Social media has its perks. Through it, we can reconnect, keep in touch, and even meet new friends. The downfall? Behind the mask of a keyboard, we can be whoever we want to be - and so the new friends …

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From Having No Home to Making A Place: Damian's Story
April 4, 2023

From Having No Home to Making A Place: Damian's Story

Damian White is a writer from Columbus, OH. He is the author of the poetry book, I Made A Place For You, which is his debut collection. After battling two bouts with homelessness, he channeled those experiences into poetry as...

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Grief & Loss: The Art of Taking Them With You
March 28, 2023

Grief & Loss: The Art of Taking Them With You

Trigger warning: grief/loss, suicide loss. This week, Molly has a new very special guest: you. Join her as she discusses her own experiences with grief and loss, what the stages of grief look like, and how we can find hope …

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When Church Is Not Good: Part 3
March 21, 2023

When Church Is Not Good: Part 3

Trigger warning: brief mention of suicidal thoughts Jocelyn J. Jones is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in journalism. After receiving her B.A., Jocelyn acc...

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When Church Is Not Good: Part 2
March 14, 2023

When Church Is Not Good: Part 2

Trigger warning: depression, suicidal thoughts/attempts. This week's guest is Pastor Michael Scholtes, who is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He has also lived with clinical depression for most of his ...

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When Church Is Not Good: Part 1
March 7, 2023

When Church Is Not Good: Part 1

Molly kicks off the 3-part series, "When Church Is Not Good," with her good friend Jaclyn Looper. They discuss why millennials especially are leaving the church, their own experiences with spiritual hurt, and what spiritual t...

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Two In A Million: A Conversation on Friendships
Feb. 28, 2023

Two In A Million: A Conversation on Friendships

Trigger warning: brief mention of suicide loss. This week, Molly brings back her husband Garrett to discuss the importance of friendships and community both before and after marriage. The couple talks about traits they deem i...

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When Relationships Are Not Good
Feb. 21, 2023

When Relationships Are Not Good

Today's guest, Eric Wooten is a dynamic speaker, author and relationship expert. He uses his 15 years of experience as a pastor and licensed professional counselor to help singles develop healthy dating relationships and coup...

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When Singleness Is Not Good
Feb. 14, 2023

When Singleness Is Not Good

Molly takes this episode solo to celebrate Singles Awareness Day! After reading listener entries of bad date and break-up stories as well as advice single people are sick of hearing, Molly breaks down what singleness currentl...

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Is Your Attachment Style Good or Not Good?
Feb. 7, 2023

Is Your Attachment Style Good or Not Good?

Amanda is back! If you tuned in to the very first episode of this podcast, you heard Molly and one of her best friends (who is also a licensed social worker) talk about therapy. Today, she's back as promised to …

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Living With Anxiety: Two Anxious Girls
Jan. 31, 2023

Living With Anxiety: Two Anxious Girls

This week, the "Living With" series wraps up as Molly teams with her friend Bailey Nascimento to talk about their experiences being diagnosed with anxiety and how it manifested from childhood to adulthood. They also share hel...

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Living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:
Jan. 24, 2023

Living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: "I Have OCD; You're Just C…

Amanda Calabro is a 3rd-grade teacher and author of Saplings: Snapshots of a Season Never Meant to last, a book of poetry about life's fleeting seasons. In 2010, Amanda was diagnosed with OCD and spent the past 12 years wit...

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Living With Bipolar Disorder:
Jan. 17, 2023

Living With Bipolar Disorder: "Euphoric Highs and Devastating Lows"

Trigger warning: depression, mention of suicide cause. Guest Susan Johnson shares her story of being diagnosed and living with bipolar disorder. After sharing the struggles she has and continues to overcome, she reflects on h...

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Living With Schizophrenia:
Jan. 10, 2023

Living With Schizophrenia: "Walking Through a World of Flying Glass"

Trigger warning: discussions of suicidal ideation/attempts. Matthew Dickson biked across Canada - and proceeded to live with schizophrenia for 27 years before recovering from it. Matthew breaks stigma as he shares his persona...

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Addiction Is Not Good: Finding Purpose in Recovery
Jan. 3, 2023

Addiction Is Not Good: Finding Purpose in Recovery

Trigger warning: substance use/addiction, recovery. Molly is joined by Nick Javas, who started running long-term structured living homes for those in addiction recovery in 2008. Inspired by his own recovery journey, Nick now ...

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The Power of Storytelling: Wearing Sequins Pants is Good
Dec. 27, 2022

The Power of Storytelling: Wearing Sequins Pants is Good

Trigger warning: mentions of alcohol use. Kelly Swanson is an award-winning storyteller who makes you laugh and inspires you with her one-woman show (and book), Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale. Her delightful podcast is about Prid...

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Bonus Episode: 3 F's of Holiday Stress - You Good?
Dec. 22, 2022

Bonus Episode: 3 F's of Holiday Stress - You Good?

Trigger warning: grief/loss, trauma. Molly asked the Not Good audience what the most difficult part of the holiday season is, and the people spoke. Holiday stress boils down to three main areas, which Molly coins the 3 F's: f...

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Avoiding Vulnerability is Not Good
Dec. 20, 2022

Avoiding Vulnerability is Not Good

Trigger warning: discussions about alcohol and weight loss. Molly sits down with guest Dai Manuel to talk about all things vulnerability - in particular, why it's especially difficult for men - and how embracing it changed hi...

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Narcissists, Psychopaths, & Sociopaths; Oh My: Why Emotional Self-Defense is Good
Dec. 13, 2022

Narcissists, Psychopaths, & Sociopaths; Oh My: Why Emotional Self-Def…

Trigger warning: Narcissistic abuse, psychopathic/sociopathic behavior. Molly chats with David Szczecinski; pseudonym Milan (BSW, AMHSW, DCH, CERT IV T&A), Accredited Mental Health Practitioner, Trainer, Coach & Presenter abo...

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Burnout is Not Good
Dec. 6, 2022

Burnout is Not Good

This week's guest is Dr. Hollie Sturgeon, who is an Orlando-based clinical pharmacist and author with over a decade of helping patients & colleagues overcome symptoms of burnout. She uses a combination of self-discovery and ...

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Consistency, Confidence, & Clarity: 3 C's to Take Your Life From Not Good to Great
Nov. 29, 2022

Consistency, Confidence, & Clarity: 3 C's to Take Your Life From Not …

Trigger warning: suicidal ideation, depression. Kevin Palmieri is the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,000 episodes and 600K+ listens in over 125 coun...

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