Tifu

Today is a special episode!  We have our second guest star.  A dear friend of ours (and fan... I think) had some questions for us regarding our last episode.  So we did a special episode to answer those questions for him and elaborate more on what we discussed in episode 36.  If you have any questions for us or want to put in your two cents, don't hesitate to shoot us a voicemail or an email and we might invite you to be on an episode just like this one! Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

Today Peter breaks down some sacrifices he's trying to make in his own life to express care for those that are important to him.  Then we talk about sacrifice in general and where it fits into our relationships.  I don't have any bad puns or funny quips for this one but, idk, I think this episode is pretty damn good, but give it a listen and judge it for yourself. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

Remember like, 25 episodes ago when we came up with something that we cheesily called the "self care square"?  Well, we do, and we still haven't come up with a better name for it.  We'll be doing 4 episodes about each corner of the self care square (f*ck I hate that name).  This episode is about physical health.  Don't mind Peter calling it episode 25 at the intro, he's a dumb butt. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

In this episode we rate memes, all the memes, only the memes.  Just kidding.  We actually discuss the song, "Everybody Hates Me" by The Chainsmokers and the mental issues it addresses in society.  And then we get off into a big tangent but it's pretty deep I think.  Yeah there's really no great description for this episode, you'll just have to listen and figure it out for yourself  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

In an extremely philosophical episode, we discuss what makes us feel fulfilled thanks to a conversation Kody had with his friend, "Ryan."  (You know who you are you beautiful bastard.)  If you haven't begun your journey to find what makes you feel fulfilled, what are you waiting for? Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

SHIT, WHAT?  WON'T THAT MAKE ME A SELFISH ASSHOLE?  Well, short answer is no, it won't.  There is an art to being selfish and not being a dick.  You're allowed to say no to people if they ask you to do something that makes you uncomfortable.  "People pleasers" often seem to be miserable because they put everyone else's needs before their own, but if you don't put your needs first, who will?  Love yourself enough to treat yourself how you want to be treated. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

Here are some cliché thoughts on contentment, because I'm honestly not sure what else to write here.  Life isn't a race to the grave, take a moment to pause and be content with wherever you are.  Everybody has to start somewhere, that doesn't make you a failure.  Sucking at something is the first step toward being kinda good at something.  I stole that last one from Adventure Time, TBH.  Ok, that's enough of this, just listen to the episode. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

Life consists of highs and lows.  That's just something we can't change.  In the highs, it's easy to think that we'll never come down, and in the lows, it's easy to long for the highs.  Those often lead to discontent, constantly seeing other people that are at a higher point than we are and wondering why we can't get there.  It's important to accept the ride for what it is, and enjoy it while it lasts.  Try your best to just enjoy the journey, both highs and lows, instead of rushing towards the destination. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

It can be incredibly difficult to even figure out who you are, but if something brings you joy, don't be ashamed of it.  It's hard to see everyone's social media feeds and how "happy" they appear to be and then look at ourselves without wondering what is wrong with us.  It's easy to look at the glitz and glam lifestyles of the rich and famous and wonder why we have wrinkles or tummy rolls or stretch marks.  Long story short, finding yourself is a long, arduous journey, but once you've found yourself, don't be ashamed to be comfortable in your skin. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

In our world of technological advancement and attempted maximum efficiency, we cut out some of the key parts of communication.  Body language and tone of voice totally lack in emails and texts.  I'M YELLING IN YOUR MIND RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS IS IN CAPS, even if in my mind while typing that, I wasn't yelling.  We send a text and if we don't get a response immediately we start feeling withdrawal-like symptoms.  Instant messaging is great for quick planning and succinct conversations, but when we attempt to use it to completely replace genuine social interaction, it can leave us feeling like something is missing. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

We are often so caught up what we have to do next to achieve our goals that we forget to feel good about all our accomplishments every day.  Even getting out of bed could be considered an accomplishment some days, but we often become so fixated on the next thing, we don't even take the time to appreciate how amazing we are for whatever things we accomplish throughout our lives.  This is your reminder, while you're listening to this episode take the time to think about how far you've come in your life and appreciate how amazing you are for getting to where you're at now. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

In this world of mass connection it seems so difficult to look anywhere without seeing something tragic happening in the world.  It's easy to even feel guilty for feeling happy.  While so many others suffer, how dare we even have a little bit of happiness in our lives, right?  WRONG.  This sounds like a crappy line from a cliché self help book, but it really is OK to allow yourself to be happy.  Instead of telling yourself, "I'll be happy when... xyz" tell yourself, "I'm happy because..." regardless of the reason you decide, even if it's something as silly as waffles.  "I'm happy because waffles."  So instead of worrying about fixing the world's imperfections, start with learning how to just be happy despite imperfection. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

*clap**clap**clap**clap**clap* Ahem.  Anyway.  WE'RE BACK B*TCHES!  After a long streak of life getting in the way, we return with this grand ole' episode about friendship, mostly from the viewpoint of male on male friendships because, well, that's our perspective.  There seems to be a surplus of men that call themselves lonely in today's world.  Maybe that's just because previous generations never admitted it, or maybe that's a signal of a real epidemic in our culture.  It seems like strong, male on male friendships are somewhat of a rarity anymore and well, we're here to *try* to talk about it.  This episode features our good FRIEND (yay), Toast. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

Ok so this title is purposefully misleading.  Sounds like some military drill line, but I'm actually talking about dating apps and the constant left and right swipes in the hopes of finding real happiness.  Too bad so many of those profiles can be so easily faked, or be bots (seriously, how does Tinder not have a Captcha yet?), or just generally misleading as people show off their "best selves" just like on all other social media.  Or those people that write things in their bio like, "I'm a bitch, deal with it" or that just scream F*CKBOI, showing off their worst selves and expecting others to deal with their lack of emotional stability.  Anyway, today we talk (read: bullshit) about dating in a modern world. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

In light of recent suicides of major public figures (Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain), we take this episode to discuss suicide and everything that goes along with it, especially with big public figures.  Not sure what else to say about this episode, it's pretty straightforward. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

In a special father's day episode (admittedly a few days late), Peter talks about his gratitude for his dad while Kody is out sick with mono.  Even as I type this, I can already hear Peter making a dick sucking joke XD.  Happy Belated Father's day to all the dads out there! -Kody Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438 P.S. We'll do one for moms at some point too, honestly we didn't even think about incorporating these holidays into the podcast back in May.

We've already touched on this subject briefly in other episodes, but we wanted to delve into it further.  Learning how to accept others for their flaws can be a good first step to learning how to accept yourself for yours.  Bonus: Peter gets a little personal and Kody plays therapist. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

Holy shit we've made 20 of these things.  If you've listened to all 20, props to you, we appreciate the f*ck out of you.   Anyway, in this episode we discuss what it means to have self worth, self confidence, self esteem, etc. and what those words mean.  We're really not 100% sure ourselves, but hopefully our discussion will spur you on a path to find out what they mean to you. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

Today we welcome our first guest star!  Welcome, Travis, to TIFU! In a time where our lives are filled to the brim with an infinite amount of shit that keeps us too busy to think, where do we find time to "find ourselves."  We're told we must know what we want to do with the rest of our lives by the time we are 18, but rarely do any of us actually succeed in doing that.  Self discovery is a life long journey of discovering what we are, what we are not, and how to love ourselves unconditionally. Matthew McConaughey speech Charlie Day speech Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438

It seems that the older we get the more urgent it feels to get the things we (think we) want.  As our lives feel like we have less and less time in them, our desire strengthens to have the things we want.  It's easy to forget that things that are worth having are worth waiting for, and things that come easy don't feel as valuable as things that we work for.  It can be especially difficult in a world where it's so easy to get something as simple as food at the snap of a finger.  Unfortunately it seems that while we're busy running around like crazed chickens trying to get everything we want, life tends to pass us by.  So let's make light of it and talk about Kody's run in with the POLEESE. Reach us @tifupod on Twitter, tifupod@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail @ 401-314-8438