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Publisher |: Stitcher

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Books,; Comedy,; Health,; Self-Help,; Society & Culture

Categories Via RSS |: Society & Culture

Half advice show, half cultural critique, and one wild ride through the world of wellness. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they dissect the inner workings of the betterment industry - and offer up some advice along the way. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine.

Kristen and Jolenta's first show By the Book is on this feed. To hear back episodes of By the Book, just scroll down!

People |: Jolenta Greenberg (@jolentag),; Kristen Meinzer (@kristenmeinzer)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: New York, NY
Premiere Date |: 2017-03-17
Related Hashtags |: #Booktober,; #HowToBeFine,; #MovieTherapy,; #PodcastMixtape
Phone Number |: 505-510-2665
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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251 Available Episodes (251 Total) / Average duration: 00:34:42

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

251 Available Episodes (251 Total)Average duration: 00:34:42

Apr 20, 2023

00:33:41

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta share listener feedback to Buy Nothing and the “crunchy” lifestyle to anti-vax movement pipeline. Plus, listeners write in with their own tips on how to have a bargain wedding and what to do when you feel pressured to drink.

Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta

Apr 13, 2023

00:31:17

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta discuss the “crunchy” lifestyle to anti-vax movement pipeline. Plus, they offer up advice on grieving a beloved pet, and dealing with the pressures of being a nondrinker.

Sources:

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tiktok-crunchy-radicalize-parents-1234641814/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/12/wellness-influencers-vaccine-misinformation/

https://www.axios.com/2022/02/24/influencers-anti-vax-covid-conspiracies-misinformation

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9663381

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/DietarySupplementsInTheTimeOfCOVID19-Consumer/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/the-anti-vax-movements-radical-shift-from-crunchy-granola-purists-to-far-right-crusaders/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/88ggqa/how-the-far-right-is-radicalizing-anti-vaxxers

https://www.newsweek.com/crunchy-mom-wellness-joining-cult-1765911

https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlevelingup/video/7172539571584945450

Apr 06, 2023

00:31:08

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta discuss the Buy Nothing project and the downfall of the community. Plus, they offer up advice on having an inexpensive wedding, and a return-to-office dilemma.

Sources:

https://www.wired.com/story/the-battle-for-buy-nothing/

nothing-gifting-with-integrity-drama.html">https://www.curbed.com/2023/02/buy-nothing-gifting-with-integrity-drama.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/02/06/buy-nothing-free-stuff/

https://gothamist.com/news/extra-extra-the-buy-nothing-groups-are-beefing

https://www.theverge.com/tech/2022/1/12/22878353/buy-nothing-groups-facebook-app

https://buynothingproject.org/tpost/1hsmrslur1-a-brief-history-of-the-buy-nothing-proje

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/04/inside-the-hyper-local-world-of-facebooks-buy-nothing-groups

Mar 30, 2023

00:36:21

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta share listener feedback on The Duggars, the Institute of Basic Life Principles (IBLP), and ice baths. Plus, listeners offer additional advice to recent letter writers.

Mar 23, 2023

00:30:58

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta discuss ice baths, and the potential benefits and drawbacks. Plus, they offer up advice on dealing with a neurodivergent partner, and finding a new therapist.

Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9012715/

www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/bathing-prescription-brief-history-treatment-water

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/discovery-roman-gladiator-school-brings-famed-fighters-to-life-180959489/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_bath

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy

plunge-ice-bath.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/style/cold-plunge-ice-bath.html

baths-cold-showers-benefits-b920446.html">https://www.standard.co.uk/escapist/wellness/ice-baths-cold-showers-benefits-b920446.html

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/ice-bath-at-home-explained

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5350472/

https://www.wimhofmethod.com/benefits

www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(00)01057-X/pdf

www.goodrx.com/well-being/alternative-treatments/6-ice-bath-benefits

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10751106/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35021915/

Mar 16, 2023

00:34:46

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta dive into the Duggar Family and their involvement in the religious cult the Institute of Basic Life Principles. The ladies break down the revelations that Jinger Duggar reveals in her bestselling book Become Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear, and the shame and social anxiety she experienced growing up. Plus, Kristen and Jolenta answer advice questions about emotional hoarding and helping a friend manage chronic pain.

Sources for this episode:

https://iblp.org/

https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/july-2016/institute-in-basic-life-principles-hinsdale/

duggar-vuolo-evangelical-christians.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/us/jinger-duggar-vuolo-evangelical-christians.html

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/jinger-vuolo-duggar-memoir-interview

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ministry-nourished-duggar-familys-faith-falls-grace-rcna14024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/01/06/new-charges-allege-religious-leader-who-has-ties-to-the-duggars-sexually-abused-women/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/05/28/jim-bob-duggar-state-trooper-josh-duggar-fondling-sex-abuse/28058841/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/01/childhood-in-cult-hard-imagine-survival-truly-unbelievable

https://inthesetimes.com/article/cult-of-character

https://open.spotify.com/show/0QrPMZQojsFIeQVvrEx2wV

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sojo-files/id1587371447

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leaving-eden-podcast/id1525971285

https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Free-Indeed-Story-Disentangling/dp/1400335817

community-church-elder-biblical-counseling-abuse.html">https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/february/grace-community-church-elder-biblical-counseling-abuse.html

https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/duggars-religion-151762/

https://www.amazon.com/Quiverfull-Inside-Christian-Patriarchy-Movement/dp/0807010731

https://www.duggarfamily.com/favorite/

Mar 09, 2023

00:28:39

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta share listener feedback on life coaches and the all-beef diet. Plus, listeners offer additional advice to recent letter writers.

Mar 02, 2023

00:34:27

Kristen and Jolenta bite into the all-beef diet controversy and share some of their own experiences with diet culture. Plus, they offer up advice on feeling behind in life and how to say goodbye to a family home.

Sources:

https://www.insider.com/liver-king-sued-customers-steroid-revelation-2022-12

https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/i-lied-the-100-million-liver-king-admits-to-taking/440439

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/06/liver-king-steroids-apology-ancestral-diet/

https://www.liverking.com/ancestral-tenets/eat

https://www.gq.com/story/in-the-court-of-the-liver-king-brian-johnson-ancestral-supplements

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/the-peterson-family-meat-cleanse/567613/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/jordan-peterson-daughter-mikhaila-meat-carnivore-diet

https://mikhailapeterson.com/

https://beardedbutchers.com/blogs/news/carnivore-diet-vs-keto/

https://carnivorestyle.com/keto-vs-carnivore-diet/

Feb 23, 2023

00:36:09

On the very first episode of How to Be Fine, the ladies dive into the unregulated world of the life coaching industry.

Plus, they offer up advice on living in the present and reconnecting with friends.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/06/life-coaching-brooke-castillo-unregulated-industry is-a-life-coach.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/what-is-a-life-coach.html https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/lawsuit-shines-unflattering-light-life-coaching-industry-n507401

https://medium.com/personal-growth/the-problem-with-life-coaches-1117afa7ea08 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marketplace-life-coach-1.6364745

https://psyche.co/ideas/life-coaching-is-unregulated-and-growing-rapidly-should-it-be-reined-in

Feb 17, 2023

00:02:39

Half advice show, half cultural critique, and one wild ride through the world of wellness. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they dissect the inner workings of the betterment industry - and offer up some advice along the way. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. How to Be Fine launches February 23rd on this feed.

Apr 20 | 00:33:41

Listener Feedback: Buy Nothing and Crunchy to Antivax

Apr 13 | 00:31:17

Crunchy to Antivax

Apr 06 | 00:31:08

Buy Nothing

Mar 30 | 00:36:21

Listener Feedback: The Duggars and Ice Baths

Mar 23 | 00:30:58

Ice Baths

Mar 16 | 00:34:46

The Duggars and the IBLP

Mar 09 | 00:28:39

Listener Feedback: Life Coaches and The All-Beef Diet

Mar 02 | 00:34:27

All-Beef Diet

Feb 23 | 00:36:09

Life Coaches

Feb 17 | 00:02:39

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