Some Nerve: A Podcast

Episode 10: If Nothing Else…

What positive outcomes can come from podcasting? Justine reflects on what kind of response she’s gotten so far from loved ones about having a podcast, how she deals with her biggest critic (she’s small but packs a mean look of disgust), and what it takes to try something new. We are taking a break for…
Episode 9: So You Want to Teach Sex Ed (SYW)

“How can I bring my school’s sex ed program into the 21st century?” Justine led a workshop in November 2021 with the Massachusetts Healthy Youth Consortium (MAHYC), an advocacy organization, discussing how to bring comprehensive sexuality education to the elementary level in the modern era. Anyone who is interested in bringing sex ed into the…
Episode 8: Sibling Rivalry

In this third episode of the series with her grandmothers, Justine considers what makes it possible to have strong bonds with your sister. Justine talks with Louise about her close relationship with her sister, Eleanor, with her dad about her own sisters, and we listen in as Eleanor leads a family cinnamon roll tutorial.
Episode 7: State of the Union

Almost a decade ago, Justine bought a small recording device. In this second episode of the series with her grandmothers, Justine talks with Louise and her second husband, Arnold, about how messy, wonderful, challenging, and inspiring long-term relationships can be.
Episode 6: What’s New on the Old Frontier?

Almost a decade ago, Justine bought a small recording device, which she began using to capture her grandmothers’ stories.
Episode 5: Crib Notes – Family Time Playbook

“How can I create space for my kids to talk about what matters to them?” Justine asks her family to the podcast to talk about what family time looks like for them.
Episode 4: Show Your Work – How to Be Askable

“How can I become a more askable adult?” Justine wonders. Enter Ran Courant-Morgan. Justine met Ran years ago at a sexuality education training. Justine shares her journey to becoming more ‘askable’ with Ran, a board-certified behavior analyst who managed Parent Education at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts until a recent switch to running their own…
Episode 3: Slouching Towards Mindfulness

Mindfulness hasn’t come easy to Justine, so she was keen to talk to her mindful and socially intelligent friend and sister-in-law Katie. Turns out mindfulness and self-advocacy hasn’t come easily to Katie either, but she’s walking that walk now. Katie shares stories from her journey, including having a stroke when she was in her 20’s…
Episode 2: Have Friends, Will Travel

“How does a single person maintain their sanity and wellness during the pandemic?,” Justine asks. Enter Corinne, her peripatetic friend who recently took to the road to visit friends, continuing to WFH from her unique short-term rentals. Justine and Corinne talk about what it means to be resilient, how to be a good friend, and…
Episode 1: There are No Secrets

In this episode, Justine introduces the podcast with her dad, letting us in as she attempts to define the itch that has kept her up at night and pushed her past the initial fear of judgment into actual recording and publishing a podcast.