At Your Own Risk

Can’t decide what to listen to today? Well, don’t worry. We’ll make the choice for you! Tune into this week’s episode of At Your Own Risk for part one of Sarah’s deep-dive on the difficulties of decision making, why having endless options isn’t always a good thing, and what the deal is with analysis paralysis. We’ve all been there. You need to make a choice. Maybe it’s going on a date, picking a font for your resume, ordering hangover food, or deciding whether or not to just shave your whole head. (Okay maybe that last one is just Dana…) But don’t fret too much because you aren’t alone and Sarah is here to rescue us all from ourselves, as usual. This week we learn what analysis paralysis is, the many forms it can come in, and how much it can impact our confidence and joy. Next week we’ll tackle the ways to combat the feeling of needing to choose the perfect thing and how to ultimately make choices that don’t leave you feeling like the biggest ding dong on your block. See you next Tuesday! As always, please find it in your heart to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. Like the show and want it to keep happening? Have a snarky comment about the quality of our audio? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday!  ~ See you next Tuesday! ~ **Sponsors:** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today. **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode by Sarah Bassy. Theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

Can’t decide what to listen to today? Well, don’t worry. We’ll make the choice for you! Tune into this week’s episode of At Your Own Risk for part one of Sarah’s deep-dive on the difficulties of decision making, why having endless options isn’t always a good thing, and what the deal is with analysis paralysis.

Gorgeous gorgeous girls have go bags... and gorgeous gorgeous girls know exactly what to have in them! Welcome to the long-awaited go bag episode. Dana walks us through what a go bag is, what the essentials are, and additional items that might save your butt down the line. We learn some tips and tricks for building an emergency kit that is perfect for your family, budget, and location - and, of course, have lots of dumb laughs along the way (and manage to make 9/11 relevant?). Stay safe, friends! As always, please find it in your heart to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. Like the show and want it to keep happening? Have a snarky comment about the quality of our audio? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday!  ~ See you next Tuesday! ~ **Sponsors:** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today. **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode by Dana Drew and Chris Karwaski  Theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

Gorgeous gorgeous girls have go bags... and gorgeous gorgeous girls know exactly what to have in them! Welcome to the long-awaited go bag episode. Dana walks us through what a go bag is, what the essentials are, and additional items that might save your butt down the line.

Hello, World! It's another AYOR Minimergency where we where we usually sit back and read YOUR stories of surviving and thriving. But today we are doing things a little differently. We are only reading ONE story, and it’s from our very own Sarah Bassy. Want your story featured in our next listener episode? Email us atyourownriskthepod@gmail.com with the subject line Listener Story! Like the pod? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday!   **Sponsors** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today.   **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode and theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

It's another AYOR Minimergency where we where we usually sit back and read YOUR stories of surviving and thriving. But today we are doing things a little differently. We are only reading ONE story, and it’s from our very own Sarah Bassy.

Hello there survivors and thrivers! Sarah here dropping in to say Merry crisis and Happy Helldays! No need to panic, but there’s no episode this week! In an effort to practice what we preach in normalizing rest, Dana and I are taking this week off. We’re just trying to make it through the holidays despite omicron rearing it’s ugly ass head, crippling depression and my apartment burning to the ground. Yeah, that happened. But more on that next week. We know we aren’t alone in our struggles right now. The holidays look different this year and life is just fucking hard. So, instead of taking this time to listen to our voices in your ear holes, we want to encourage you to join us in reflecting on 2021, and setting some intentions for the new year. Like, really take the time to practice gratitude, journal, vision board and call the people who mean the world to you. Oh, and get your booster shot! We’ll be back soon but in the meantime: send us your tales of holiday and every day survival for our Minimergency set to launch in the new year! Here’s to hoping you haven’t killed your family by then. Thank you all for being here. Thank you so so much. Dana and I love doing this podcast and are excited to come back refreshed and recharged in 2022. But for now, thank you for living, laughing, and listening at your own risk. As always, please find it in your heart to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. Like the show and want it to keep happening? Have a snarky comment about the quality of our audio? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us.  ~ See you next Tuesday! ~ **Sponsors:** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today. **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode by Sarah Bassy. Theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

Hello there survivors and thrivers! Sarah here dropping in to say Merry crisis and Happy Helldays! No need to panic, but there’s no episode this week! In an effort to practice what we preach in normalizing rest, Dana and I are taking this week off. We’re just trying to make it through the holidays despite omicron rearing it’s ugly ass head, crippling depression and my apartment burning to the ground. Yeah, that happened. But more on that next week.

Ah, the time of year when you enjoy a lovely stroll through a winter wonderland. But wait, it's a lion... a tiger... A BEAR? Oh my. Join the AYOR squad for another wild episode this week while Dana teaches us how to evade, prepare for, and survive a bear attack. We'll learn a bit more about bears and which ones to be wary of (and where), as well as ways to smartly camp or hike without becoming a giant animal's midday snack. Dana also teaches us about the distinct differences between black bears and grizzly bears in North America and how to survive their unique, horrifying attack styles. Don't worry, we're keeping it light this episode! As always, please find it in your heart to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. Like the show and want it to keep happening? Have a snarky comment about the quality of our audio? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday!  ~ See you next Tuesday! ~ **Sponsors:** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today. **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode by Sarah Bassy. Theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

Ah, the time of year when you enjoy a lovely stroll through a winter wonderland. But wait, it's a lion... a tiger... A BEAR? Oh my. Join the AYOR squad for another wild episode this week while Dana teaches us how to evade, prepare for, and survive a bear attack.

We're all hoping 2022 will be different. And that WE'LL be different. Like, maybe everything will just be 100% different? It's called manifesting. This week, Sarah has you covered as we take a deep dive into New Year's resolutions and how to actually stick to them.

We're all hoping 2022 will be different. And that WE'LL be different. Like, maybe everything will just be 100% different? It's called manifesting. But if the New Year and all the BS self-improvement inundation gets you down, you aren't alone but you are in luck! This week, Sarah has you covered as we take a deep dive into New Year's resolutions and how to actually stick to them. We learn a brief and fascinating history of New Year's celebrations, resolutions, and how we've come to kiss strangers at midnight then go join a gym while hungover as heck.  And we've all been there: you set a lofty goal, immediately suck, and give up. Not this year! Sarah walks us through how to choose an achievable goal, set yourself up for success, and ultimately make small steps for big, positive changes. So, have at it. New year, tiny bit better me! As always, please find it in your heart to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. Like the show and want it to keep happening? Have a snarky comment about the quality of our audio? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday!  ~ See you next Tuesday! ~ **Sponsors:** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today. **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode by Sarah Bassy. Theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

It's us again, folks! Back for another epi- ahh! Did the power just go out?! We'll meet you in the kitchen! We learn about how preventable, enormous, and deadly the Texas power outages were. Dana teaches us the ins and outs of preparing for a winter power outage ahead of time and how to stay safe during one.

It's us again, folks! Back for another epi- ahh! Did the power just go out?! We'll meet you in the kitchen! This week, Dana takes us back to winter of 2021 where the hits just kept on coming. We learn about how preventable, enormous, and deadly the Texas power outages were. And, how fun! We also learn that these rolling blackouts and power surges are going to be much more common in the years to come as climate change, corrupt political systems, and aging infrastructure impacts countries around the world. Luckily, you have us. Dana teaches us the ins and outs of preparing for a winter power outage ahead of time and how to stay safe during one. But first, Sarah has to make sure someone isn't carefully knocking on her closet door to murder her. Stay tuned to find out. As always, please find it in your heart to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. Like the show and want it to keep happening? Have a snarky comment about the quality of our audio? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday!  ~ See you next Tuesday! ~ **Sponsors:** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today. **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode by Dana Drew & Chris Karwaski. Theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

It's another AYOR Minimergency where we share your listener write-ins! This week we hear about how you are surviving and thriving with tales of near-death experiences, risky business, and how you somehow lived to see another day.

Hello, World! It's another AYOR Minimergency where we share your listener write-ins! This week we hear about how you are surviving and thriving with tales of near-death experiences, risky business, and how you somehow lived to see another day. Want your story featured in our next listener episode? Email us atyourownriskthepod@gmail.com with the subject line Listener Story! Like the pod? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday! **Search Party Features** The Los Angeles Mission | @thelamission Michelle Chubb | @indigenous_baddie |  @baddie_beadwork Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today.   **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode by Sarah Bassy. Theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

We're back to part two of surviving the holidays with your family. We love 'em, we hate 'em, we have to bite our tongue to avoid World War 3.

We're back to part two of surviving the holidays with your family. We love 'em, we hate 'em, we have to bite our tongue to avoid World War 3. Picking up where we left off, Sarah recaps why visiting home or spending quality time with your family during the holidays can be truly torturous. Luckily Sarah came equipped with an arsenal of tactics to set yourself up for a realistic, doable holiday season even with your most difficult family members. We've officially arrived at the family gathering, where you're navigating big personalities, an abundance of food and drink, and really need to figure out an escape plan. When in doubt: find a pet and go hide. You've got this! While we celebrate the holiday, AYOR wants to acknowledge that we are on stolen land and we should spend this (and all) Thanksgiving giving thanks and love and support to the indigenous tribes of North America. To help us support them, please consider donating to the following orgs: Breakthrough Org - https://letsbreakthrough.org/support-our-work/ The BOA Foundation - https://www.theboafoundation.org/ Native Womens Wilderness - https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw As always, please find it in your heart to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. Like the show and want it to keep happening? Have a snarky comment about the quality of our audio? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday!  ~ See you next Tuesday! ~ **Sponsors:** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today. **Credits:** Show music and this week's edit by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.

Somehow it's that time of year again: family time. And what goes better with mashed potatoes and football than your annoying, exhausting, wonderful family? In the first episode of our surprise two-parter, Sarah walks us through why visiting home or spending quality time with your family during the holidays can be truly torturous. Also, learn about all the construction going on around Dana's apartment. So fun!

Somehow it's that time of year again: family time. And what goes better with mashed potatoes and football than your annoying, exhausting, wonderful family? In the first episode of our surprise two-parter, Sarah walks us through why visiting home or spending quality time with your family during the holidays can be truly torturous. From travel to finances to managing weird, complicated relationships, the holidays aren't full of cheer and merriment for everyone... or, anyone? Luckily Sarah came equipped with an arsenal of tactics to set yourself up for a realistic, doable holiday season even with your most difficult family members. In this first half, learn about preparing for the event and how to set your own expectations. Also, learn about all the construction going on around Dana's apartment. So fun! As always, please find it in your heart to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. Like the show and want it to keep happening? Have a snarky comment about the quality of our audio? Consider joining our club on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atyourownriskthepod! For as little as $3 a month, you can join an amazing community of like-minded worry warts and help fund our surprisingly expensive and time consuming endeavor with this podcast! Plus, you’ll become one of our new BFFs and I don’t know if you’ve caught on, but we need more friends. And for more buffoonery and content, follow AYOR on Instagram and TikTok at @atyourownriskthepod. If you dare, check out Dana and Sarah’s personal instas at @danadrewdles and @sarahbassy. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - but only if you love us. See you next Tuesday!  ~ See you next Tuesday! ~ **Sponsors:** Introducing our newest sponsor BetterHelp, where listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/AYOR. Thank you to our ride-or-don't-die sponsor Pretty Litter! Use code AYOR at check-out for 20% off your first month of Pretty Litter today. **Credits:** Edits for this week's episode by Dana Drew & Chris Karwaski. Theme song by Chris Karwaski at @chriscanbefunny. Cover art and graphics by Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy.