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The Bring It Up Show! is a podcast about the art of difficult conversation. With candor and compassion, cohosts Chelsea Balzer and Erik Anker take your calls about how to bring up the touchy subjects with the important people in your life.
Erik is an educator, mediator, and diversity specialist. He is a Director of Equal Opportunity for the State of Massachusetts and a professor of critical thinking and philosophy.
Chelsea is a writer, psychotherapist, and founder of Big Feels Lab, a non-profit organization offering educational resources on mental health and social justice.
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Episode 9: Your Boyfriend Sucks
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Episode 8: Judging The Book
Full Episode NOW STREAMING! Also Available On Judging The Book Erik and Chelsea discuss their mixed feelings about Christianity. They further unpack the
Episode 7: That God Glow
Full Episode NOW STREAMING! Also Available On That God Glow Caller Babygirl, who was previously agnostic, discusses the challenge of telling the
Episode 6: Soo Needy
Full Episode NOW STREAMING! Also Available On Soo Needy Erik and Chelsea get worked up about monogamy, polyamory, and the "war on needs"
Episode 5: The Clarity Of Consent
Full Episode NOW STREAMING! Also Available On The Clarity Of Consent After caller Lisa recently ended a long-term monogamous relationship to return to
Episode 4: Hot-Wired
Full Episode NOW STREAMING! Also Available On Hot-Wired Erik and Chelsea explore common conflicts between family members and in-laws. From scapegoating to trash-talking
Episode 3: Dad’s New Girlfriend
Full Episode NOW STREAMING! Also Available On Dad's New Girlfriend Caller Liz asks Erik and Chelsea for help telling her dad that
Episode 2: A Codependent Collective
Full Episode STREAMING NOW! Also Available On A Codependent Collective Erik and Chelsea explore the relationship between culture and codependency. In particular,
Episode 1: Ancestral Chains
Full Episode STREAMING NOW! Also Available On Ancestral Chains Caller Lotus asks Erik and Chelsea for advice setting boundaries with her first-generation
Intro: Who The Funk Are These People?!
Full Episode STREAMING NOW! Also Available On Who The Funk Are These People?! Erik and Chelsea talk about who they are, how
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