We’re back, unannounced, and ready to shake up your New Year’s Eve. In this bonus episode, Erica Breuer and Erin Thomas examine overhyped New Year’s Eve rituals.

They dissect the promises these practices make, the cultural pressures behind them, and why so many self-help platitudes leave us burned out, skeptical, or just plain exhausted.

If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at motivational hype (or felt guilt for skipping the ‘ole resolution ritual) this episode is your permission slip to keep doing it your way.

Got a resolution ritual you’ve retired or completely reinvented?

Or maybe a moment when someone hit you with a line like, “Your soul speaks in whispers, not shouts” and it stuck with you? We want to hear it.

Leave a message on the Trash Talk hotline at (719) 819-2175—your story could be featured in a future episode.

And while you’re at it, don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share the podcast with your fellow eye-rollers.

Links & Resources

Follow Erica Breuer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericabreuer/

Follow Erin Thomas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinthomas/

Visit Trash Talk Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2451264

Related Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2451264/episodes/18017950

Erin and Erica agree about a lot of things, but this cliche isn’t one of them.

Whether you attribute it to Brené Brown, Melissa Hartwig, or somewhere else in the wellness-industrial complex, “Clarity is kind” is THE cliche where they don’t see eye to eye.

Erica gets real about her baggage when it comes to this cliche (spoiler: that baggage has three luscious layers), and Erin does her best to persuade her back into seeing it in a positive light.

Reviews help, but your weird, wild, or painfully familiar cliches are the real gold.

Share them via our hotline:

719-819-2175

Links & Resources

Pitchless Networking w/Erica:

https://www.ericabreuer.com/worst-kept-secret/

Multigen Magic YouTube Channel w/Erin

https://www.youtube.com/@multigenmagic

Raise Your Voice Community Newsletter

https://www.ericabreuer.com/raise-your-voice/

Follow Erica Breuer:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericabreuer/

Follow Erin Thomas:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinthomas/

https://www.instagram.com/iamerinthomas/

Yep, Trash Talk is skipping a week.

Thanksgiving, leftovers, existential dread…pick your excuse.

Consider this week a breather for your ears and brain, or a chance to get caught up on those episodes that almost got away.

Tell us about the TRASHIEST advice you hear over the holiday…

Call the Trash Talk hotline at 719-819-2175 and share your story.

Honestly, your weird, wild, or painfully familiar family cliches are the real feast we’re after.

Links & Resources

Native Land Digital https://native-land.ca/

Follow Erica Breuer: LinkedIn

Follow Erin Thomas: LinkedIn

Visit Trash Talk Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2451264