Mental Maintenance
Mental Maintenance is hosted by Denise and Jordan, two friends who love to talk about tough subjects and find the positive takeaway from all life experiences. Nothing is off of the table for these two, they discuss mental health, therapy, trauma, parenthood, finances and everything in between! Listeners love to send in their thoughts and questions to Mental Maintenance to be discussed on air. The show will often have on guests who share fascinating stories of real life struggle and triumph. Give it a listen, we all need a little Mental Maintenance from time to time!
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
You asked for it and we're giving it to you! Here is our bonus episode on the 5 day detoxes/cleanses that we did. We both did totally different kinds with completely different goals in mind and we go through a quick rundown of both of our experiences. Enjoy!
The program Jordan followed: https://www.banyanbotanicals.com/shop/category/best-sellers/kitchari-kit/
The program Denise followed: https://prolonfmd.com
New Merch Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MMPodcast?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1192356990
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
In the second part of the Relationship Series, Denise & Jordan discuss navigating adult friendships. To start off they answer the question "Can you have more than one best friend?". They talk about how the meaning of friendship has changed throughout their lives, how important their close friends are and how leaning on certain ones for certain situations is so crucial. Later in the episode the girls touch on losing friends, mourning those losses and what lead to those fall outs. Grab your BFF and take a listen!
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Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
In the first part of the Relationship Series, Denise & Jordan talk about their romantic relationships with their partners and how both of them found their significant others so young. They start off the episode with a little housekeeping (Announcing the Logo Contest winner & MM is now on TikTok!) and then move into a fun game where they guess each others "types" based off of fictional characters and actors that they've had crushes on. Getting into the main topic of discussion they both do a quick recap of their current relationships, how they met, where they are today and the biggest struggles they've faced with their partners.
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Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
On this episode of Mental Maintenance, Denise & Jordan are joined by Lacey, the Chief Operating Officer of an amazing company, Elevated Oats. Lacey walks us through her journey of partnering with her friend, Megan, to create Elevated Oats, a company that not only makes DELICIOUS granola but also focuses on mental + physical health. She talks about how they found their way back to each other in the darkest periods of their lives, how they helped one another get through that and started a successful business during the process. You can really hear the love in Lacey's voice when she talks about her company and her best friend that she gets to share it with, it's extremely inspiring. At the end of the episode Denise & Jordan reflect on the interview and share some details on the logo contest and Spin for a Cause. Take a listen and go snag some Elevated Oats today!
Elevated Oats Website:
https://www.elevatedoats.com
Spin for a Cause link to Donate:
https://givebutter.com/spinforacause2022/lizottetorres
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@elevatedoats
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@deniseserino
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
On this fun episode of Mental Maintenance, Jordan and Denise recap a few current events in their lives, pop culture, the Olympics and the Netflix show Love is Blind *Spoilers*. They go through the breakup/divorce of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and how scary Kanye's behavior has been. Of course, they talk about Britney Spears and how crazy her whole situation has been. Then they discuss the Olympics and the doping scandal with Women's Figure Skater Kamila Valieva. Finally, they have a little bit of fun and discuss the first 5 episodes of Love is Blind Season 2.
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Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
On this episode of Mental Maintenance, Denise & Jordan discuss the trials and tribulations of being Alaskans. They reached out to listeners to provide their insights and got so many answers that the whole episode involves M&M feedback and the girls discuss most of the responses. They start off talking about the hardest things about living in Alaska including the cold, dark Winters. Next, they discuss seasonal depression and what people do to combat that. Finally, the conversation moves to some of the odd things that Alaskans have to deal with that a lot of other places don't and what makes living in the biggest state so wonderful!
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
On this special episode of Mental Maintenance, Denise sits down with her husband, Stephen and their great friends, Jayson & Kelley to discuss J+K's recent journey of becoming parents! Jayson & Kelley give us a brief version of their love story and how after 9 years apart they found their way back together and knew they were in it for the long haul. They tell us about how they had baby Jack just 6 short weeks ago and how they feel about being parents. Stephen and Denise stress how important it is to have time together as a couple and individual time away from the baby to help with mental health and their relationship. The two couples discuss the hardest thing in parenthood so far, what post partum is feeling like for Kelley, the difference in expectations for Dads vs Moms and so much more!
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The love languages quiz that we discussed:
https://www.5lovelanguages.com/start/
You can also buy the book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Languages-Secret-that-Lasts/dp/080241270X
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
On this EMOTIONAL episode of Mental Maintenance, Denise & Jordan discuss their own experiences losing a loved one and how they each got through it in their own way. Denise opens up the episode with a beautiful passage on grieving that was sent in by her friend Jasah. Jordan talks about her amazing mother in law, who she lost less than a year ago and how her family has learned to cope without her physical presence. Denise remembers losing her grandmother and how it completely changed the course of her life. The ladies take turns reading listener experiences and are reminded of several good ways to help stay afloat when the shipwreck of death occurs in your life. Grab your tissues and tune in!
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The book that was discussed at the beginning of the episode is "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion and you can purchase it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Year-Magical-Thinking-Joan-Didion/dp/1400078431/ref=asc_df_1400078431/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312069097411&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=880523707099930959&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033982&hvtargid=pla-417156038125&psc=1
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
On this episode of Mental Maintenance, Denise and Jordan talk with Josh Neumann , the founder of Kind Lips, about how he decided to start his company, why he was drawn to lip balm and what motivated him to give 20% of their profits to end bullying. Josh remembers what it was like to quit his successful real estate career making everyone think he was crazy and how a bizarre phone call with his Mom confirmed that he was on the correct path. Afterwards, Denise and Jordan discuss bullying and the effects that it's had on them throughout their lives including current day with their young children. They also take a moment to read a few anonymous listener experiences one of which brings up the fact that we all need to lean on our close personal network of friends and family because that's what they're there for. Kind Lips is a such a great physical reminder to say something kind even if it's to yourself (especially to your self). Thanks so much to Josh for coming on our little podcast! We had so much fun!
https://kindlips.com
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Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Denise and Jordan take on the listener voted topic of Parental Relationships. Denise starts off recapping her Thanksgiving weekend and the loss of her sweet family dog, Sadie. She then talks about how her relationship with her Dad has struggled over the past few years and how hard that has been. Jordan reflects on her relationship with her parents and how lucky she is that they all get along so well but reveals that it hasn’t ALWAYS been that way. She talks about the time in her life when she especially struggled to connect with her Mom and how they moved through that. Denise talks about her Mom and how she is gladly accepting the organic evolution of their relationship in the past year. This episode was an emotional roller coaster for the ladies but it felt so good to talk about this subject!