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It's a Non-Negotiable For Me

Alexis + Marissapodcasters.spotify.com
Get used to saying no, creating boundaries, and taking up your space while Marissa & Alexis explore the beauty of self love and dive deep into their non-negotiables in life, love, mental health, and more. If you don't already have a laundry list of non-negotiables - get ready to make one! Special guests will pop in to share how they've created their happy place, tips they've learned along the way, and the non-negotiables they've set into place to protect their peace and space. Start your week with some positivity with a new episode every Sunday - perfect for those Sunday resets.
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Episodes

56. Most Local Businesses Don't Deserve Your Support, We Know a Women Didn't Build This, & Eating Cold Mac n Cheese the Next Day. Vibe Checking Your Hot Takes

Season 2 | Episode 4 ALEXIS —— I spent way too much money on a smoothie Closer to Ohio than to Disney World... Post quitting my job...how's my new job? How I'm looking with my reading goal in 2024 MARISSA —— Marissa's go to wine Vanlife & Skoolie event happening in Florida!! THE EPISODE —— Alexis brought 40 different Hot Takes to today's episode so we could decide if we AGREE or DISAGREE with them. ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegoti...

Jan 04, 202542 min

55. Happy Hour with Megan: Romantizing Your 20's, It's Okay to be SELFISH Sometimes, & Finding Yourself After a Breakup

Season 2 | Episode 3 Give a warm welcome to our very first LISTENER GUEST for Happy Hour!! Season 1 was full of our family and friends as our guests, but go around for Season 2 we wanted to bring on all of YOU to hear from for our Happy Hour series. The girls are bringing your favorite weekend activity with your friends to your favorite Sunday reset podcast. Each guest will dive into the same set of questions to see where we all differ & what we all bring to the table from our different pers...

Jan 04, 202554 minSeason 2Ep. 3

54. Avoiding Intimacy, Jealousy in Relationships, & Undependable Partners. Taking an Attachment Style Quiz

Season 2 | Episode 2: We're a big fan of personality quizzes (duh) so here's another lol. This time we're finding out what kind of attachment style we both have and how we think that impacts our relationships -- and how our relationships have impacted our attachment style . Take the test with us // https://www.personality-quizzes.com/ But first, let's catch up from the past week: ALEXIS —— I quit my job Having friends in town for Labor Day Weekend MARISSA —— The midnight emergency phone call fro...

Sep 11, 202454 minSeason 2Ep. 2

53. Getting Pulled Over in Becky, Marissa's New Pet (?!), Alexis' Almost Got Kidnapped Abroad, & all the new updates coming in SEASON TWO!!

Season 2 | Episode 1: After taking a much needed break after finally finishing 52 episodes for Season 1, WE'RE BACKKKK!!!! We feel inspired, rejuvenated, and excited to make more episodes that we KNOW yall will enjoy! But first, there's a lot to catch up on ALEXIS —— Alexis spent 10 days abroad & it was all a blur How she came back a changed woman Tori almost got them kidnapped.... They were spending HOW MUCH on water?! Alexis embarrassed herself with Google Translate... Travel Tips for goin...

Sep 03, 202451 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Why Your INTENTIONS When Setting Goals Makes the Biggest Difference. | ep. 52

It's time to wrap up SEASON ONE with a wrap up on Q2 & how we did with the goals we set at the end of Q1. ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Submission Forms —— • Let’s Unpack That questions 🧳 // https://forms.gle/D4DU1mUstLdAYBcY6 • Happy Hour guest application 🌼 // https://forms.gle/kuAWNxndvjBUgBPW9 Join the Non...

Aug 12, 202445 minSeason 1Ep. 52

Happy Hour with Marissa: My Dating GREEN FLAGS, Conversations That are a MUST for Me When Dating, & The Best Advice I Follow Everyday | ep. 51

Everyone welcome MARISSA to Happy Hour! Woo-hoo! ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme⁠ • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99⁠ Join the Non-Negotiable Book Club & Discord Server —— • New Genres & Books Every Month! 👾 // ⁠https://discord.gg/4qhv9vV68n⁠...

Jul 15, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 51

Happy Hour with Kohen: Tinder Red Flags, Friends are Everything, & Stories from a Coat Hanger | ep. 50

Everyone welcome KOHEN to Happy Hour! Woo-hoo! ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book Club & Discord Server —— • New Genres & Books Every Month! 👾 // https://discord.gg/4qhv9vV68n...

Jun 10, 202439 minSeason 1Ep. 50

May 1st is the New January 1st | ep. 49

💬 Anything that's happened before May 1st, doesn't count lol (oops) We know we set goals for Q1 and we're already a month into Q2 before we got called out in the most recent Book Club Wine Night for how the 90 Day Non-Negotiable has gone... Let's just say, we both dropped the ball on everything and every goal we set for Q1, but you know what - it doesn't count anyways! SPRING is when you should be making goals - so let's try this again. Here's to Q2 goals :) ————————— follow us on Instagram —— ...

May 27, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 49

A Bobcat Ruined My Life. The Girls vs. The Great Outdoors | ep. 48

This week the girls catch up with Marissa's first episode living in Becky the Bus and with some updates on Alexis' upcoming move. As most of these chatty episodes go, the topics soon jumped from bus updates to talking about their biggest fears and how bees & bobcats ruined their lives. ENJOY LOL ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.c...

May 19, 202431 minSeason 1Ep. 48

are you more Cowboy Hat or Alien? the ULTIMATE Personality Quiz (lol) Which NCIS, Scrubs, Mamma Mia, Mavel, & MORE Charachters are we MOST LIKE | ep. 47

Alexis saw this quiz on TikTok and KNEW they had to take it together to see who they're most like when you round up EVERY MOVIE, TV SHOW, BOOK, SERIES, + MORE all in one personality quiz! Take it with us! // https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/characters/ ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book Cl...

Apr 14, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 47

Let's Unpack That: Living With Your Partner. Things to THINK & TALK About Before You Move In Together | ep. 46

The girls are BACK with another Let's Unpack That episode where they chat ALL about living with your partner and what that looked and looks like for each of them NOW and BEFORE. They answer your questions surrounding the topic of chores, money, not feeling like a roommate, & what happens if you break up... ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme⁠ • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠⁠https:/...

Mar 18, 20241 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 46

Marissa's Self Care "Aha Moment", Procrastination at it's Finest, We're Scared to be Parents.... & What We Were Like in Highschool (lol) | ep. 45

The girls have been on their A-GAME so far in 2024 and honestly, all of the episodes you've been listening to have been pre-recorded in January, which means it was time for an actual chatty update because the girls haven't sat down to record in a few WEEKS! ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book ...

Mar 10, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 45

Who Knows Alexis Better? Omar vs. Marissa | ep. 44

On this very special Valentine's Day episode we have Omar going up against Marissa in a "friendly" game of "Who Knows Me Better!" Alexis brought 15 questions: 5 Easy, 5 Medium, & 5 Hard to ask both of them and see who knows her better. Who do you think? ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme⁠ • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99⁠ Join the Non-Negotiable...

Feb 25, 202448 minSeason 1Ep. 44

Happy Hour with Ped: Platonic Love, Lasting Friendships, & Intentional Boundaries | ep. 43

The girls are bringing your favorite weekend activity with your friends to your favorite Sunday reset podcast. Each guest will dive into how they create their non-negoitable happy place & mental space, some of the lessons they've learned (sometimes the hard way), the best piece of advice they've ever been given, + more. You'll get to hear different stories, different perspectives, different solutions, and different ways of navigating the different things everyone goes through. Grab a drink a...

Feb 20, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 43

Who Knows Marissa Better? Kohen vs. Alexis | ep. 42

On this very special Valentine's Day episode we have Kohen going up against Alexis in a "friendly" game of "Who Knows Me Better!" Marissa brought 15 questions: 5 Easy, 5 Medium, & 5 Hard to ask both of them and see who knows her better. Who do you think? ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book...

Feb 04, 202438 minSeason 1Ep. 42

You've Never Thought About Self Care Like This Before | ep. 41

We talk a lot about Self Care on the podcast but we've never talked about it like this before. Alexis takes us through a Self Care Assessment that she uses with clients to rank our levels of self care through different categories. Take it with us and see what your lowest & highest self care category is. ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.ins...

Jan 28, 20241 hr 31 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Let's Unpack That: Going No Contact With Your Family w/ Special Guest: AJ! | ep. 40

You KNOW we had to bring AJ back on when we got a question submitted for our Let's Unpack That series regarding going no contact with friends and family, because AJ opened up a bit in his Happy Hour episode about this topic, so this week we're diving head first into what going no contact means, when you could/should do it, the good and the ugly surrounding no contact, and more mental health chats about protecting your peace and the side effects of NOT going no contact and if you DO go no contact...

Jan 21, 20241 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 40

Screw New Year's Resolutions. We're Going for Vibes (word of the year lol) & Q1 Goals Instead | ep. 39

We said TO HECK with New Years Resolutions. And instead, let's make Q1 goals. Or quarterly goals all of 2024 and see what happens. It's hard to set a goal for your ENTIRE year when you don't even know what your year is going to look like, where you'll be, what's going to happen, etc. so instead we're planning for every few months because we can more likely plan for 3 months while setting ourselves up for success than we can successfully plan out how OCTOBER of this year is going to look. Let's b...

Jan 14, 202455 minSeason 1Ep. 39

the last episode from 2023 - mental reset for the new year | ep. 38

This was supposed to be the last episode of 2023, buuuttttt at least it's here now lol. We wanted to recap one of our first few episodes where we talked about our goals for 2023 to see how we did and how the year ended from the start of this podcast to now. ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book ...

Jan 07, 202448 minSeason 1Ep. 38

Big Changes to the BOOK CLUB in 2024!! | ep. 37

Alexis is SOLO today to give yall the last bonus episode of December to talk about our last Book Club book of 2023 and talk about how the book club is changing for 2024 - we're VERY excited about it!! ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book Club & Discord Server —— • New Genres & Books Eve...

Jan 01, 20248 minSeason 1Ep. 37

What Helps & Hurts Us Hitting Our Goals + Plan For Making Good Ones in 2024 | ep. 36

With the end of 2023 and the start of 2024 upon us, we thought we would have a chat about GOALS. Specifically talking about things that usually STOP us from hitting our goals - things we do/mistakes we make when setting & achieving them, as well as things we do that can HELP us hit our goals - things that tend to have a good success rate on our part. Marissa ended the episode talking about something we all know TOO WELL (but that Alexis refuses to do, even though she knows it works) because ...

Dec 24, 202342 minSeason 1Ep. 36

Let's Unpack That: 2 Workaholics Give Advice on How to Have a Work Life Balance | ep. 35

Welp. This one had us stumped lol. But we gave it our best shot. Our advice on having a work life balance in 2024. ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book Club & Discord Server —— • New Genres & Books Every Month! 👾 // https://discord.gg/4qhv9vV68n...

Dec 20, 202325 minSeason 1Ep. 35

My Boss & HR We're Dating, Getting Ghosted by Your Manager, My Boss Would Throw Knives, The Cops Were Called - Reading Your Workplace Horror Stories | ep. 34

Reading your submitted Workplace Horror Stories, and whew - they were shocking and terrifying haha. ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book Club & Discord Server —— • New Genres & Books Every Month! 👾 // https://discord.gg/4qhv9vV68n...

Dec 17, 202333 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Let's Unpack That: Long Distance + Taking a "Break"... & What to do if My Boyfriend Isn't as "Romantic" as me? | ep. 33

Welcome to the 4th Volume of our advice column series: Let's Unpack That where we read your anonymous submissions of situations you're in, problems you're having, or advice you need and unpack it together like you're on FaceTime with your best friend talking about it in real time. We want to be your shoulder to cry on, warm hug, and ear to listen while providing you with the pep talk, tough love, and self love reminders to help get you through whatever it is you're going through. Through this se...

Dec 05, 202319 minSeason 1Ep. 33

Happy Hour with AJ: Setting Boundaries, 15 Years of Changes + Friendship, Knowing Your Worth, Making Friends as an Adult + MORE! | ep. 32

The girls are bringing your favorite weekend activity with your friends to your favorite Sunday reset podcast. Each guest will dive into how they create their non-negoitable happy place & mental space, some of the lessons they've learned (sometimes the hard way), the best piece of advice they've ever been given, + more. You'll get to hear different stories, different perspectives, different solutions, and different ways of navigating the different things everyone goes through. Grab a drink a...

Dec 03, 20231 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 32

1st Impressions of Harry Potter, Iron Flame + Icebreaker Book Club Recap, December's Book Club Book, & Starting ACOTAR | ep. 31

This week the girls dive into what they've been watching & reading lately! Marissa's new journey into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. She has never seen any of the Harry Potter movies & gives us her thoughts so far after finishing movies 1-4. The Non-Negotiable Book Club had 2 books for the month of November: Icebreaker and Iron Flame, however Alexis hasn't finished Iron Flame - so here's a breakdown on our thoughts on Icebreaker. December's book club choice: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,...

Nov 26, 202346 minSeason 1Ep. 31

Who are YOU When You're ANGRY? Alexis & Marissa Take an ANGER Assessment Quiz to see How They Handle Anger | ep. 30

Hey hey hey! Sorry we missed a few uploads, Alexis had some technical difficulties happening and we attempted to record but the audio just wasn't happening lol. We made do with this week's episode, but hopefully we'll be back in business soon! TAKE THE ANGER ASSESSMENT QUIZ WITH US! // https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/anger-assessment Marissa & Alexis take an anger assessment quiz to help them understand how they manage their anger and how they might better use anger to promote positive ch...

Nov 19, 202352 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Wrapping Up Our Murder Mystery Book Club Book & What's to Come for November! | ep. 29

Another month down, another Book Club book FINISHED and another is one the way! We finished October's ~mystery~ genre with reading A Good Girls Guide to Murder which was not a fan favorite starting out with a lot of people not that much into the mystery genre - but everyone ended up liking it!! Alexis even bought the 2nd book in the series and already finished it and will probably grab the 3rd too. Alexis is solo on todays episode to close out October's book club read and to welcome in November'...

Oct 30, 20238 minSeason 1Ep. 29

THIS or THAT: Fall Edition + New Details on Next Month's Book Club Book(s) ?! | ep. 28

Alexis asked all of you to vote on different Fall THIS or THAT questions on the podcast instagram stories and brought them to Marissa to see which way she would vote - the girls talk updates on the book club (very exciting) along the way! ————————— follow us on Instagram —— • Non-Negotiable 🌻 // https://www.instagram.com/nonnegotiableforme • Marissa 🌈 // ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_muhrisah⁠⁠ • Alexis 🧋 // ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexis_r99 Join the Non-Negotiable Book Club & Discord ...

Oct 24, 202342 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Employer Struggles, Finding Your "Seat on the Bus", Playing to Your Strengths in the Workplace | ep. 27

Marissa brings some of her Trek knowledge to the table today to start a discussion about JOBS. Alexis and Marissa have had different experiences working for different employers and weigh in on things they've learned, they've had to deal with, and what to take away from those terrible jobs while trying to find your seat on the bus (as if Marissa doesn't talk enough about busses). This quote plays a big role in Marissa's life now and hopefully it can help you! ————————— follow us on Instagram —— •...

Oct 16, 202358 minSeason 1Ep. 27
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