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.

26 –  Analysis Paralysis: You Better Make the Right Choice, Idiot (Part 1)

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.

25 –  The Essential Go Bag (That We Hope You Never Use)

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.

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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.

Holiday Hiatus: Merry Crisis & Happy Helldays

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.

24 –  Have A Holly Jolly 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.

23 –  New Year, Same Me: Making Achievable New Year's Resolutions

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.

22 –  How Not to Die: Texas Winter Edition

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.

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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.

21 –  Home for the Holidays: Surviving Your Family (Part 2)

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!

20 –  Home for the Holidays: Surviving Your Family (Part 1)

Bonded over the trauma of their own existence, self-proclaimed imposters Dana Drew and Sarah Bassy, attempt to host a survival comedy podcast. Join these expert worriers as they validate each other’s fears and learn tangible survival tips to prepare for nightmarish scenarios. Listen at your own risk.

Back in action after a week of rest, Dana and Sarah dive right back in to the end of the world! Or is it? This week, Dana waffles between nervous laughter and educating us on the current supply chain crisis while teaching us what the heck is going on, why it's happening, and what we can do about it.

19 –  The Supply Chain Crisis & Product Shortages: What? Why? Help?

Well, if you’re like us, you really aren’t thriving lately. And in an effort to practice what we preach in terms of bettering ourselves and avoiding certain death, Sarah and Dana are taking this week off from podcasting to focus on our mental and physical health. But, instead of an episode, we are excited to announce a little giveaway opportunity for you, the listener!

Don’t Hate Us Cuz Hiatus

It's our very special AYOR Minimergency Halloween Special where we share your spookiest listener write-ins! This week we hear about how you are surviving and thriving with tales of ghosts, Halloween costume fails and how you somehow lived to see another day.

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Ever get that feeling that everyone hanging out without you?! Not after this episode! This week, Sarah is taking full advantage of spooky season, and talking through how to survive the haunting sensation of FOMO. This week, we discuss the origins and the effects of 2014’s hottest meme, and how the fear of missing out is making a big comeback in our post-pandemic lives.

18 – Overcoming That FOMO Feeling

Pack your bags because we’re checking in the the Hotel Don’t Get Murdered! This week, Dana teaches us the ins and outs of staying safe from bad people while at a hotel.

17 – Bad Things Happen On Vacation: Hotel Safety Tips

Keep your friends close and your podcast hosts closer! For this week’s episode, Sarah asked our listeners (you) what everyday life stressor is on their (your) mind the most. Immediately, a tremendous pattern was clear: how the heck do you make friends as an adult?! Dana and Sarah chat about friends old and new, how to capture people you like and make them yours, and what makes meaningful friendships last a lifetime all while navigating a global pandemic. Along with some tangible tips and tricks for even finding potential friends in the first place, Sarah walks us through our new favorite game: absolutely tearing apart a horribly misguided wikiHow. Now that you're fully vaccinated, go out there and make some BFFs and then introduce them to us, okay??

16 – How The Heck To Make Friends (And Why Is It So Hard?!)

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This week we take a dip into the At Your Own Risk archives with a lovely interview with one of Sarah's dearest friends, former roommates, and super impressive human person: Morgan Perry Whitten. At 29, Morgan owns a whole entire house. If you're anything like Dana and Sarah, you wonder if you'll ever own a home and if this episode will ever be remotely relatable for you. Morgan is an account director in the marketing and advertising world, but, as a tremendous side-hustle, Morgan has taken the Home Decor DIY and Design industry by storm. On top of all that, this rockstar millennial recently launched professional E-Design services for her audience base, while offering DIY and homeowner tips and tricks to make your house a home within your personal budget and style through her instagram @firsthomeforever.

15 – A Millennial Homeowner: How Though with Morgan of First Home Forever

We asked and you answered: what’s the scariest situation you can think of? And wow… a resounding “ROCKETING OFF A BRIDGE AND SINKING INTO OBLIVION IN MY CAR” blasted through the anxious void. This week Dana takes us on a deep dive (truly, we promise… pun not intended) into why sinking into a watery car grave is such a prominent and readily available fear, dream, and intrusive thought. Dana even gives us some tips for handy gadgets to keep in your vehicle to best prepare for this rather unlikely emergency.

14 – Why Escaping a Sinking Car is Your Biggest Fear & How To Make It Out Alive

Welcome back to an electro-LIT episode of At Your Own Risk! Ready to sweat? This week, Sarah dips her toes into Dana’s world and tackles the only thing worse than being alive at the gym: dying at the gym. As Dana listens in horror, we learn about a few medical emergencies induced by exercise and diet, also known as Gym Tan Laundrying yourself to death. Sarah then walks us through three horrifying tales of real gym-related deaths based on her intrusive gym fears: Ben Shaw's barbell-induced traumatic asphyxia, killer treadmills, and the mysterious death of Kendrick Johnson.

13 – Pain is Gain... Or Death?: A Bizarre Look Into Avoidable Fitness Fatalities

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