Happy New Year!! The Venn Dialogues is back! Hoping to give you all a new year of amazing new learnings and laughs. We are so excited for this year and all we have planned for our listeners. Share an episode with a friend and buckle up for an amazing episode about coffins, caskets, burial practices and - you guessed it - their environmental implications.

Today, we talk coffins, caskets and burial practices. This episode takes a wild ride with an intriguing and surprising history of coffins/caskets to an exploration of some of the modern impacts of burial practices that are influencing the advancements in the funeral industry.

Come for the learning and stay for the laughs.

Sources:

https://www.overnightcaskets.com/blog/the-evolution-of-funeral-caskets-and-coffins-through-the-years/

https://www.zdcasketfactory.com/blog/how-do-coffins-vary-in-different-regions-of-the-world-1627.html

https://www.funeralbasics.org/what-is-embalming/

https://inspireculture.org/cultural-awareness/arts-culture/burial-customs-around-the-world-culture-memory-and-meaning/

https://earthfuneral.com/reports/the-environmental-impact-of-funeral-choices

https://www.jstor.org/stable/48746964?read-now=1&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents

Challenge:

Think about how you would like to celebrate the end of your time here on earth.

Quote:

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt - William Shakespeare

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*Mariah Carey Whistle Tone*

It’s tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime to review the past year. For our last episode of the year, join us as we reflect on the good, the bad, the ugly of what was 2025. We use the chakras to tailor the conversation and check in with the different parts of our lives to help us figure out what we’ll be doing to make 2026 “our year” as the girlies say.

Break out your journal and reflect with us!

Sources:

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/02/a-15-question-chakra-check-in-to-keep-us-attuned-to-our-intentions/

Challenge:

Challenge 1) Wear the color of the chakra you want to unblock next year on New Year's Day.

Challenge 2) Journal about an area of your life that you saw growth (or didn’t) and find ways that you will keep it going (or make things better) in 2026.

Quote:

“There is nothing magical about the flip of the calendar, but it represents a clean break, a new hope, and a blank canvas” - Jason Soroski

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WARNING: Jacoby's audio is a bit distorted until the 17 minute mark. If it is too jarring, please feel free to skip ahead.

This week we talk about overconfidence! We explore some sociological theories (i.e. Dunning-Kruger Effect) and then dive into ways we can try to recognize or combat overconfidence in ourselves and each other.

Resources:

• https://www.jstor.org/stable/20182845?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/45094456?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/43611008?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
• https://psychotricks.com/overconfidence-effect/

Challenge: Evaluate if you may be over confident in any aspects of your life.

Quote: Self-trust is the first secret of success - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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