This episode we are chatting about how depression can effect you and your relationship. Looking at the inward experience of depression looking at how it effecting you through your emotional and cognitive symptoms such as low mood, negative thought patterns, loss of pleasure, and flat affect. Looking at the impact depression can have on intimate relationships in how you are communicating and how conflicts can be met with unemotional needs. It is important for navigating depression within the relationships for communication and honesty within the language suggestions for expressing depressive symptoms and the support and codependency that can happen within the relationships. There are lots of pathways to find gain help therapy, small steps in re-connections, build a community and patience.

Call to action:

o Validation: “If you’re struggling with depression, or love someone who is, you’re not alone.” Encourage therapy, share resources (Paired app, Gottman cards, 15 min check-in), reach out to friends, or suggest journaling.

o Encourage them to read self-help or encouraging books that will help them dig into who they want to see themselves as. Head on a retreat that helps give a reset to themselves.

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Brief Summary of objectives (3):

• Understand that stress happens in life and what it looks like
• Giving yourself permission to rest and find a rest
• Understanding that time management can be a cornerstone for your stress levels.

Call to action: Take a moment to reflect on how you are allocating your time and what is causing you stress. Consider how you can prioritize your most important tasks, ensuring that your key responsibilities are addressed rather than simply getting lost in the chaos of your current phase in life.

Stacked Intent Course Suite – Time Wizardry: Transforming Chaos into Order

Discover the magic of staying true to yourself and never losing your authentic self. Take control of your life today! Join our time management course and unlock the secrets to becoming a more organized and productive you. Don't let chaos rule your days any longer – it's time to embrace the magic of effective time management. Reserve your spot now and start your journey toward a more balanced, focused, and fulfilling life!

What you'll get:

• Tools to implement time management strategies into your day-to-day life
• You’ll gain insight to why time management can help free up your schedule.
• Gain a clear view of how your time is spent, master the ability to set priorities, consider the planning tools available, get organized, think about tasks that can be delegated, stop procrastinating, look at managing external time wasters, and stay healthy.

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Understanding Food Waste Reduction and Its Benefits for You

• Brief Summary of objectives:
  • OBJECTIVE 1: Identify the difference between food waste and food loss.
  • OBJECTIVE 2: Discuss the issues with food waste.
  • OBJECTIVE 3: Explore ways to reduce food waste.
• Call to action: Take steps to reduce your food waste by shopping from your home first and looking for ways to preserve or share goods with others before they have to be discarded.

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Key Insights on Relationships

• Understanding Toxic Relationships: Gain clarity on what constitutes a toxic relationship and recognize the traits that can manifest within it.
• Understanding Abusive Relationships: Learn about abusive relationships and how their characteristics can impact both your relationship and your sense of self.
• Identifying Key Differences: Explore several important distinctions between these types of relationships.

Call to action: Toxic and abusive relationships both hurt — but one may require boundaries and repair, while the other requires safety and exit. Validation: “If something doesn’t feel right, it’s worth paying attention to — your feelings are data.” Journal/reflection: “What do I feel like when I’m around this person? Energized or depleted? Safe or anxious?” You deserve love that feels safe, mutual, and whole.

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Spring 2026, something special is happening—and you’re invited.

We're headed to The Florrest, a serene, 153-acre haven just a short drive from the Atlanta airport, for a 4-day immersive retreat to help you reconnect with the woman you’re becoming.

📅 March 2026
📍 The Florrest, Georgia
⏳ 3 nights, 4 days of rest, restoration, and rediscovery

Here’s what you can expect:

• Your own bed in a shared geo-dome, building community through connection

• Daily movement + mindfulness, personal growth workshops, and creative reflection

• Communal cooking experiences guided by a nutrition expert to inspire intentional habits

• A curated My Favorite Things basket from your hosts

• Amenities like an infrared sauna, cold plunge, hot tub, barefoot playground, hammocks, fire pits, and peaceful nature hikes

This isn’t just a retreat. It’s your invitation to unplug, unwind, and step fully into who you are meant to be.

Meet Your Hosts

✨ Becca Stackhouse-Morson, MS, CFLE, RYT-200
Certified Family Life Educator, Yoga Instructor, CEO + Founder of Stacked Intent
Becca is your guide for rediscovery. With expertise in relationships, finance, self-care, and personal growth, she helps individuals uncover their most authentic selves. Her workshops are filled with practical tools and heart-centered connection. Becca can’t wait to welcome you to this intentional space where transformation begins.

✨ Ashleigh Geurin, MS, CNWE
Certified Nutrition & Wellness Educator, UGA Extension FACS Agent
Ashleigh brings a nurturing and empowering energy to the retreat kitchen. She’ll lead hands-on cooking sessions and share approachable tips to support a balanced, nutritious lifestyle. With her guidance, meals become a meaningful act of self-love.

✨ Sarah Bradley, MS, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Founder of Hope Grows Therapy
Sarah offers insight on healing, connection, and lasting personal growth. Her sessions will provide the grounding and therapeutic support needed to build a better relationship with yourself—and with life. You’ll leave equipped with tools to carry hope and wholeness into your everyday routine.

This retreat is for you if you’re:
✨ Craving clarity
✨ Longing to feel like yourself again
✨ Seeking community rooted in honesty, laughter, and mutual growth

And best of all?
You’ll return home not only feeling renewed, but equipped—with strategies, friendships, and a sense of purpose that will ripple into every corner of your life.

👉 Ready to rediscover your intentional self? Sign up for you!!

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• Brief Summary of objectives:
  
  • Identify the roles that sugar and salt play in food functionality
  • Discuss the pros and cons of salt and sugar in your diet
  • Explore ways to reduce daily added sugar and salt intake
• Call to action: Use the nutrition facts label to assess how much sugar and salt are in the foods that you eat.

Resource(s): Cleveland Clinic and University of Georgia Extension

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The Connection Between Financial and Physical Well-Being: Budgeting Your Money and Calories

Financial health and physical health share similarities; both require management for stability.

• Income vs. Calories: Just as a budget tracks income and expenses, caloric intake and expenditure manage weight. Surplus calories store as fat, like excess income in savings, while a calorie deficit can aid weight loss.
• Tracking for Success: Individuals track spending to improve finances, similar to monitoring food intake for better nutrition. Various tools, like budgeting and food tracking apps, help in these efforts.
• Achieving Balance: Understanding inputs and outputs is vital for both financial stability and health. A strategic approach can lead to a balanced lifestyle, enhancing both financial security and physical well-being through awareness and informed decisions.

Stacked Intent Resources:

• Unmasking Your Money Personality Quiz
• Money Date Checklist
• Finances Rediscovered Course Suite

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This episode explores various types of relationships:

• Family Relationships:
  • Foundational attachment and family dynamics shape our experiences of love and conflict.
  • The evolution of family ties from dependency to independence, and the importance of healing within family systems.
• Friendships:
  • Friends act as chosen support systems, deepening bonds through vulnerability.
  • Changes in friendship needs throughout life stages and the impact of mental health on friendship dynamics.
• Acquaintanceships:
  • Casual connections, such as neighbors and coworkers, can significantly affect our sense of community.
  • Understanding boundaries and the evolution of these relationships in the digital age is crucial.
• Romantic Relationships:
  • Emotional intimacy brings both joy and vulnerability, often triggering attachment wounds.
  • Healthy communication is essential for building secure connections.
• Relationship with Self:
  • A strong self-relationship is vital for well-being, involving self-awareness, compassion, care, acceptance, love, and positive self-talk.
  • Benefits include improved mental health, resilience, and enhanced interpersonal relationships.

Strategies for self-improvement include practicing self-compassion, maintaining healthy boundaries, and seeking professional help.

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