January Favorites: Love, Family and Real Connection
January brought conversations about love, parenthood, and what it means to truly show up for each other. Here's what resonated most with our community.
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GUTS Podcast Round 2 and Where We Now Begin From
What I am learning is that my role is not to guide these conversations forward, but to protect the space where they can remain open. To resist the urge to clarify too quickly. To allow silence to do its work. To trust that conversation does not need an ending to be meaningful.
Galentine's Day: This Valentine's Season, Celebrate the Love That's Already Around You
February rolls around and everyone's focused on romantic love, right? Dinner reservations, bouquets, the whole thing. And that's beautiful! But what about all the other love in your life?
Behind The Scenes: The Skin Deep New Orleans
If you take one thing away from this, let it be this: an incredible amount of time, effort, love, and care goes into each production. What you see in the final videos, those raw, honest conversations, doesn't happen by accident.
The Conversations That Moved Us in December 2025
A look back at the {THE AND} conversations that resonated most with our community in December, and what they revealed about connection, love, and being human together.
Get to Know Yourself Again with {THE AND} Self Edition - A Card Game for Reflection and Personal Growth
{THE AND} Self Edition invites you to pause and reconnect, with yourself. With 199 introspective prompts, it's a tool for quiet reflection, emotional clarity, and remembering who you are beneath the noise, the roles, and the rush of daily life.
Why Is Everyone So Angry? And What Fiction Can Teach Us About Surviving It
Feeling overwhelmed by anger and fear in today’s chaotic world? Discover how fiction can help you process emotions, find hope, and build your own emotional sanctuary, from Tolkien to Studio Ghibli and beyond.
Emotions Aren’t The Enemy, Give Yourself Permission To Let Them Live
Embrace your emotions instead of fighting them. Discover 4 science-backed exercises, mindfulness, breathwork, movement, and journaling, to build emotional intelligence, self-compassion, and resilience.
My First Friendsgiving In The U.S. As A Mexican Woman (And How It Helped Me Feel At Home)
Make your Friendsgiving unforgettable! Bring laughter, conversation, and connection to the table with music, gratitude, and {THE AND} Good Vibes Edition questions that turn any gathering into a night to remember.
Love Smarter, Not Harder: How to Grow Emotional Intelligence in Relationships
Love doesn’t have to be harder to be deeper. Emotional intelligence is the key to building intimacy, handling conflict, and truly hearing each other. Here’s how to grow it - step by step - and create a wiser, more connected relationship.
How can we all do more to support people living with diabetes?
This powerful series in collaboration with Abbott and Libre shines a light on what it feels like when there is a lack of understanding of how to live with and manage diabetes. These stories remind us that change starts with listening.
Made Human — A Choice
In the face of AI, what are you choosing?
The Friendship Fix: Deep Conversation Starters to Strengthen Your Inner Circle
Friendship isn’t built on time spent, but on how deeply we show up for one another. These conversation starters, inspired by over a decade of {THE AND}, will help you spark real, unforgettable moments with the people who matter most.
What We Do With the Hurt: A Philosophy of Repair
Rupture and repair are not opposite ends of a spectrum. They are part of the same relational rhythm. To rupture is to be human. To repair is to be human with courage.