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How The Amazing Race Changed Me

I’ll admit, it’s strange to think about a reality show when actual reality seems so daunting. If you’re looking for a temporary distraction, tonight, Wednesday, March 2nd at 8pm EST there is a special two-hour finale of our time on…

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Ep. 9 Amazing Race Recap

All my life I’ve always been a rule follower. I don’t cut corners. I don’t take shortcuts. This week on The Amazing Race my rule following almost got the best of me. In a “needle in the haystack” challenge we…

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Changing The Stigma of ADHD

For Kim and I, it can be a bit unnerving giving video content over to someone else to edit. It’s led to some nervousness for both of us this year, as we have been contestants on The Amazing Race, a…

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How To Not Freak Out About College Admissions

With intimidating headlines like “college admissions scandal” swirling around, it is a natural to feel overwhelmed and stressed when applying to college is on the horizon. For us, having a high school aged daughter, the college application process has already…

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Ep. 8 Recap: The Amazing Race

We did it. We survived another leg of The Amazing Race. One of the things we didn’t expect in such a highly competitive environment, was making such dear friends. So the end of this episode had us emotional all over…

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Being a Woman on The Amazing Race

Here’s your daily dose of TMI. If you’re easily offended by the natural things that happen to a woman’s body, save your comments and scroll. A few times we’ve gone onto our Instagram stories and ask if you had any…

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Focus On The Love with Akbar and Sheri Cook

If you are new around here, welcome, and thanks for joining us! On Tuesdays, we publish podcasts about how we’re learning how to better navigate life. During our time on The Amazing Race, we are publishing video and audio recaps…

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Ep. 7 Recap: The Amazing Race

I’ll admit that even though we’ve lived it, I get anxious watching myself on TV when The Amazing Race is airing. But one of my favorite things has been recording the recaps after the show airs to help process what…

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More Amazing Race Questions Answered

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s Amazing Race day in our house.  We have been getting a lot of questions about our experience and I’m going to do my best to answer here and on our weekly video podcast recaps on…

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Ep. 6 Recap: The Amazing Race

Hi, my name is Kim. I used to live with anxiety and depression. Now I don’t. I have just fundamentally changed my personality. It’s as simple as that. (Please roll your eyes at those previous statements.) If you watched last…

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