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Honestly, WTF

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Each week Honestly, WTF explores things that we've accepted as normal, but maybe shouldn't have. Using her own personal experiences, a dash of humour, and her ability to overthink everything, host Jessie Alley dives into topics like mental health, self-love, adulting and more, searching for tiny nuggets of wisdom that will help you live a better life.

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Canada

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Each week Honestly, WTF explores things that we've accepted as normal, but maybe shouldn't have. Using her own personal experiences, a dash of humour, and her ability to overthink everything, host Jessie Alley dives into topics like mental health, self-love, adulting and more, searching for tiny nuggets of wisdom that will help you live a better life.

Language:

English


Episodes
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The Wrap Up: Season One

8/26/2021
In a shocking plot twist to everyone (including Jessie) we are now a podcast with seasons, and the current season ends... now (before Jessie's life descends into further chaos as she prepares for her move to escape the Toronto Blue Jays and their air horn). Jessie recaps her first season as a podcast host and talks about plans for the next one. Make sure you follow the podcast so you don't miss the premiere of Season 2! Follow the podcast Instagram: @honestlywtfpod TikTok:...

Duration:00:28:13

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Is It Me? Am I the Toxic One?

8/12/2021
Jessie tries out a new episode format this week and gives you a front row seat to her having a psychological break through and realizing she's codependent as fuck. Also, episodes will be released biweekly (every two weeks) for a while as Jessie sorts through the bajillion things she has on the go! Follow the podcast Instagram: @honestlywtfpod TikTok: @honestlywtfpod Follow Jessie Instagram: @itsjessieliz

Duration:00:49:04

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Neurodiversity: What's Your Brand of Fun? with @itsjskah

7/29/2021
It's double trouble with Jesses this week as Jessie is joined by Twitch streamer @itsjskah to talk about her experience of getting diagnosed with ADHD and how things have changed since then. The ladies bond over things like needing to have multiple things happening at once in order to be productive, never being able to get anywhere on time, and having a million and one hobbies to keep them occupied (though they often just get stuck staring at Tiktok or a wall – sometimes you don't get to...

Duration:00:57:51

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Ambition vs Self-Sabotage

7/22/2021
Honestly WTF is 10 episodes old!! We know, we don't look a day over two. In this milestone episode Jessie comes clean about the weekly struggle she goes through to put out an episode and not just throw in the towel on this podcast. Jessie takes us along on her journey to understand her self-sabotaging tendencies, what she learned in researching self-sabotage, and how she plans to finally make progress on overcoming her self-sabotaging behaviours. Iffirmations TikTok: Christy Gibson...

Duration:00:42:16

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Pivot! Pivot! Pivot!

7/15/2021
If you didn't read the episode title the way Ross from Friends yells it, you have some homework to do... go on... we'll wait. Jessie is pivoting. She will no long be confined by a podcast theme that she has outgrown. So now, there is no theme. Jessie is going to be talking about whatever the heck she wants to talk about that particular week. What a wild ride! Please fasten your seatbelts and keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times, it's about to get weird. Submit a...

Duration:00:32:55

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Taking a Break with Tell's Tea

7/8/2021
Jessie chats with Tell from @tellsteaa about how she's learned to not give into the pressure of constantly hustling and take breaks when she needs them. Tell talks about her journey from growing up with a money scarcity mindset, to making herself physically sick from ignoring her own needs, to listening to her body and what it needs while working through the guilt that can come with not taking breaks. Tell is a mental health blogger and business owner (@hip__clips) who candidly and...

Duration:01:07:40

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Unpacking Your True Self

7/1/2021
There has been a rise in people being encouraged to be their "true selves" and "authentic" but what does that really mean? Jessie dives into her own journey of discovering her true self, and shares tips she's learned along the way. We also hear our first listener Confessional! The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner Submit a Confession: The Confessional Submission Form Follow the podcast Instagram: @honestlywtfpod TikTok: @honestlywtfpod Follow Jessie Instagram: @itsjessieliz TikTok:...

Duration:00:52:25

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Crashing the Investing Fraternity with Malanga Mposha

6/17/2021
This week Jessie is joined by Malanga Mposha to talk about investing and how it can be so difficult to get into investing if you aren’t the “finance bro” type. Malanga also shares his thoughts on how to get started with investing, some common mistakes new investors make, and decodes some finance and investing jargon for us. Submit a Confession: The Confessional Submission Form Follow the podcast Instagram: @honestlywtfpod TikTok: @honestlywtfpod Follow Jessie Instagram:...

Duration:00:56:32

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Acne Struggles with Ashliegh Jarzenski

6/10/2021
This week's episode features our very first guest: Ashliegh Jarzenski of @darlingashj! Ashliegh walks us through what it was like to struggle with acne all over her body for several years and how she's finally managed to get it almost all under control including talking products, tests, and lifestyle changes. We finish off by confessing some interesting things about milk. Submit a Confession: The Confessional Submission Form Follow the podcast Instagram: @honestlywtfpod TikTok:...

Duration:00:45:45

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Working Through Imposter Syndrome

6/3/2021
This week we dive into Imposter Syndrome, going over the five different ways it can show up for people, the issues with the current discussion and suggestions of how to "get over" your Imposter Syndrome, as well as some of the strategies Jessie has used to work through her own imposter syndrome. As always we finish up with The Confessional, and this week Jessie reveals just how competitive she can be over the strangest things. HBR article: Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter...

Duration:00:27:59

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Little Miss Perfect

5/27/2021
In this episode Jessie introduces the podcast and what it’s about before diving into the ways perfectionism has affected different areas of her life, how she’s worked to overcome it, and some strategies to fight your own perfectionistic tendencies. The episode finishes off with The Confessional, a segment where she confesses to weird things she (or listeners) have said, done, or experienced. Shoutouts: June and Daph from List Me Tender Submit a Confession: The Confessional Submission...

Duration:00:43:45

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36 Questions to Fall in Love

5/27/2021
Jessie answers the 36 questions that are supposed to make you fall in love with someone, or at least achieve emotional intimacy, in the hopes of making you like her enough to keep listening to the podcast. The questions were originally part of a study done by psychologist Arthur Aron and were published in the New York Times in an article titled The 36 Questions That Lead to Love. Submit a Confession: The Confessional Submission Form Follow the podcast Instagram: @honestlywtfpod TikTok:...

Duration:00:53:29

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Not Suited

5/27/2021
Jessie dives into her issues with the way corporate jobs typically work and why it’s important to spend time thinking about what *you* actually want, instead of just going with the flow for your career path. Submit a Confession: The Confessional Submission Form Follow the podcast Instagram: @honestlywtfpod TikTok: @honestlywtfpod Follow Jessie Instagram: @itsjessieliz TikTok: @itsjessieliz

Duration:00:32:04

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Trailer

4/26/2021
Introducing Honestly, WTF, a podcast that explores things that we've accepted as normal, but maybe shouldn't have. Listen in every week as host Jessie Alley uses her personal experiences, a dash of humour, and her ability to overthink everything to search for nuggets of wisdom that will help you live a better life. You can follow the podcast on Instagram (@honestlywtfpod) for updates on when the first full episode will drop and things happening behind the scenes and you can follow Jessie...

Duration:00:00:57