Crunchy to Antivax

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta discuss the “crunchy” lifestyle to anti-vax movement pipeline. Plus, they offer up advice on grieving a beloved pet, and dealing with the pressures of being a nondrinker.   Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta   Sources: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tiktok-crunchy-radicalize-parents-1234641814/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/12/wellness-influencers-vaccine-misinformation/ https://www.axios.com/2022/02/24/influencers-anti-vax-covid-conspiracies-misinformation https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9663381 https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/DietarySupplementsInTheTimeOfCOVID19-Consumer/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/the-anti-vax-movements-radical-shift-from-crunchy-granola-purists-to-far-right-crusaders/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/88ggqa/how-the-far-right-is-radicalizing-anti-vaxxers https://www.newsweek.com/crunchy-mom-wellness-joining-cult-1765911 https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlevelingup/video/7172539571584945450 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Om Podcasten

Half advice show, half reality show. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they seek advice from experts, and then put that advice to the test. All this season they’re focusing on the loneliness epidemic and the struggles of friendship - from making new friends to breaking up with BFFs. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. The first ten seasons of Kristen and Jolenta's other show By the Book are also in this feed. To hear back episodes, just scroll down! And to hear new episodes of By The Book, go to patreon.com/listentobythebook