Toxic Waste of Time
Your two smartass aunts, Ivy Hensley and Katie Boothe, unscientifically analyze toxicity in every relationship. What do you need to detox from?
Have you ever reflected on your relationships and wondered - Is this toxic? Sure, many of us have experienced toxic friendships, romantic relationships, or family members. But what about your relationship between you and your phone? You and your favorite Pop Star? The relationship between your cat and that one blue jay who won't stop dive-bombing him in the back yard? (That one's probably toxic.)
Episodes
54 episodes
Toxic TV Throwback: Charmed, Season 1 Episode 13
Icebreaker: HouseplantsIn another Toxic TV throwback, Ivy and Katie discuss Season 1 Episode 13 of Charmed, and we'll reveal some of the things that aged like fine wine, and others that were well, a little too campy. Unpack our greatest ...
Friends: Are They Worth It?
Icebreaker; TravelFriends. Are they worth it? The time and energy investment required to maintain friendships in adulthood is significant. And some people are good friends, and others just good company. Others still go bad after three da...
OOPS! All Icebreakers!
Ivy and Katie decide to let fate decide the topics for this week! We spin our wheel and choose from a list of topics, and respond with our raw unscripted thoughts: no prep or research! See what the universe wants us to talk about! Icebreakers: ...
Ye Olde Toxic Tales: Fairy Tales
Icebreaker: Video gamesKatie and Ivy talk about Fairy Tales, with a focus on Cinderella, and sus out the points of toxicity in these classic stories.
Toxic Tangents!
Ivy and Katie get onto some wild tangents now and then, and some of them are pretty funny! So we thought we'd share them with you all rolled up into one episode! If you like these, please tell us!
Toxic Takeout: Breaking Up with Delivery Apps
Ivy and Katie talk about why we feel the need to back away from delivery apps and just go get the things outselves. Icebreaker: Political Correctness
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life? Toxic Positivity
Ivy and Katie talk about the detrimental effects of toxic positivityIcebreaker: Professional WrestlingTW: Depression, death, funerals, repressed emotion
Doggone it, People Like Me: Toxic Self-Care
Icebreaker: Hiking. Ever feel like affirmations are just dumb? Does a bubble bath really fix everything? Katie and Ivy explore the toxic potential of Self Care.
Toxic TV Throwback: The Facts of Life, Season 3 Episode 24
Icebreaker: Water Bottles. With another Toxic TV Throwback, Ivy and Katie analyze "Read No Evil" from Season 3 of The Facts of Life. This 1982 episode explores book banning, and with an issue like that, we're bound to get a little spicy!
Guest Mikey D: Toxic Resurrection / Are YOU the Toxic One?
Our friend Mikey D is back with more wisdom on what to do when a formerly toxic person reappears in your life. We'll break down the 5 R's of a true apology, how to tell when YOU might be the toxic one! Icebreaker: BugsTW: Insec...
Breaking the Cycle: Intergenerational Trauma and Epigenetics
Icebreaker: Cilantro. Katie and Ivy get deep with our research on Generational Trauma. (aka Intergenerational Trauma, Ancestral Trauma) Could the scars of past generations still exist in you? We'll find out, and make our unscientific determinat...
Religion in Politics Part 2 of 2: Navigating the Divide in Close Relationships
Icebreaker: The Olympics. In part two on this topic, Ivy and Katie talk about the complex web of toxicity surrounding the religious/political divide in the US, and our own thoughts on how to navigate it.Trigger Warnings: religious traum...
Religion in Politics: A Weird Soupy Mess Part 1 of 2
Icebreaker: Storms. In episode 1 of Season 3, Ivy and Katie discuss their relationships with religion and politics in part one of two on this topic. It's complicated. Or is it? Trigger Warnings: Religious trauma, indoctrination
Furries & Frenemies: She Couldn't Stand to See Me Win
In the season 2 finale, Ivy and Katie talk about what might be one of the most toxic relationship types we've seen so far: the Frenemy. Hopefully this is one we can all agree to just cut loose and move on from!Icebreaker: Furries.
They Loved Humiliation: Toxic Teacher Relationships
Ivy and Katie have had varied experiences in school, with teachers, students, and their kids' teachers. In this episode, we'll talk about some of the most toxicity in teaching, and shout out some of the teachers who shaped our lives in the best...
Toxic TV Throwback: Charmed, Season 1 Episode 1
Katie and Ivy analyze our relationship with a vintage WB classic, Charmed! Ivy's never seen it, and Katie's a developing superfan. But is it toxic? Icebreaker: MarijuanaTOPICS: Charmed, Vintage TV, TV Shows, TV Drama, Witches...
Shopping for Jeans is My Idea of Hell: Toxic Body Image
Katie and Ivy have two very different body types, but the similarities in their body image struggles are closer than you might think. Icebreaker: BakingTopics: Body Image, eating disorders, bulimia, anorexia,...
Toxic Moms: Am I Effing Up My Kids? Special Guest, Dawn Cunningham
Ivy and Katie speak with voice actor, author, and podcast host of The Soul Goals, Dawn Cunningham, about our own relationships with our mothers, and how that might affect our own parenting.
Toxic TV Throwback: The Facts of Life, Season 2, Episode 2 (Part 2 of 2)
Continuing our discussion of the two part opener of season 2 of The Facts of Life, Ivy and Katie think about the toxicity present in this show and how it relates to TV today. TRIGGER WARNING: Racism, Sexual Assault, abort...
Toxic TV Throwback: The Facts of Life, Season 2, Episode 1 (Part 1 of 2)
Ivy and Katie talk about one of Ivy's favorite shows growing up, The Facts of Life. But Katie's never seen it! How does the show age? Like fine wine? Like a school milk carton left in a locker over winter break? Icebreaker: Ha...
The One With All the Stories: An Online Dating Odyssey Part 2 of 2
Katie shares some of her highlights (or lowlights) from her slog through online dating. Some of the worst offenders are put on blast (anonymously), and Katie recounts all that she learned about herself and the dating process. Icebreaker: ...
Scammers and Creeps: An Online Dating Odyssey Part 1 of 2
Katie and Ivy have very different dating histories. Ivy met her man "as a child" as she often says, and Katie waded through the online dating swamp for nearly 15 years before she finally found the right guy. Katie explains what that experience ...
NextDoor People Are Mean: Making Friends Online
Are you new to the area, and you're looking to make new friends as an adult? It's insanely difficult and awkward! Katie and Ivy talk about their experiences making friends online, and offer some more delightful advice on how to go about finding...
Ungrateful Snowflakes Unite: Going No Contact
This week, Ivy and Katie discuss going "no contact" with family members. It seems to be an occurrence that's growing in frequency, which is not great...but when there's no other option, do you owe it to yourself? Is it toxic to ghost a family m...
Fifty Shades of Flags: Spotting Green Flags in Relationships
With everyone so quick to point out the bad in people and spotting red flags, Katie and Ivy decide to chat about the green flags in relationships. We will go over the ridiculous 8 possible flags and laugh about the lack of flags in the past. He...