Are People Starving for Encouragement?
The TJ [& Jess] Show
TJ Taormina
5.0 • 806 Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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TJ & Jess discuss the importance of encouragement and analyze why so many people are discouraged. If you enjoy listening to this podcast, please subscribe to it for free, share it with a friend, and rate/review it! Follow TJ and Jess on instagram @radioTJ & @JessicaLatshaw. Signup for TJ's newsletter at theTJshow.com and Jess’ newsletter at jessicalatshaw.com. Thank you for listening!
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| 0:00.0 | Do you see anything where you can go, oh my goodness, encouragement is such a huge part of what's |
| 0:06.1 | missing in so many people's lives? |
| 0:08.0 | And if so, what pattern have you noticed in the many years that you've been a psychotherapist? |
| 0:12.9 | I love that question, too, Jay. |
| 0:16.0 | Jess, why don't we start this episode by you taking your elbow and bashing it into my forehead? |
| 0:22.6 | Sure. I'm gay. |
| 0:24.6 | I don't know if that sounds too violent. Let me do that again. |
| 0:26.6 | Oh, hi Jess. Why don't we start this episode by you taking a huge shovel and smacking it across my chin? |
| 0:33.6 | Sure, let me get my shovel. |
| 0:35.6 | You know, I was going to tie this into the best pain relief cream commercial. I was hoping. Let me get my shovel. You know, I was gonna tie this into the Best Pain Relief Cream commercial. |
| 0:39.3 | I was hoping. |
| 0:40.3 | Let me do it again. |
| 0:41.3 | Bestreliefcream.com. |
| 0:42.3 | Hey Jess, you know where you could find a rabid deer? |
| 0:45.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:46.3 | I want it to bite me. |
| 0:48.3 | Just so I can rub this Best Pain Relief Cream on it. |
| 0:52.3 | Actually, that, no, it doesn't do anything with rabies. |
| 0:55.0 | I don't think so. |
| 0:56.1 | When you support our sponsors, you're supporting our podcast. |
| 0:59.7 | What? |
| 1:00.5 | That was perfect. |
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