# Episode 281: Fluffy Pens and Perfectionist Pain

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Published: 2025-09-01T10:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3916

## Resource

&lt;p&gt;In the season premiere, RJ, Sarah and Dave talk nightmare summers, tween retailers, ethical checklists, and the deadliest addiction of all. We also learn the whole point of Sarah.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/religion/testimony/lessons-learned-from-a-summer-on-crutches/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Dave's post on &quot;Lessons from a (Miserable) Summer on Crutches&quot;.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/08/claires-bankruptcy-sale-tween-girl-store/683938/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ellen Cushing's &quot;What Claire's Once Gave Tween Girls&quot; on The Atlantic.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/08/11/the-pain-of-perfectionism&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;The Pain of Perfectionsism&quot; by Leslie Jamison on The New Yorker.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://slate.com/life/2025/07/drug-brain-addiction-revenge-public-health-death.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Bad Brains&quot; by James Kimmel Jr on Slate. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/bible/jesus-doesnt-care-when-you-wake-up/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Jesus Doesn't Care When You Wake Up&quot; by Todd Brewer on Mbird. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-charlottesville-fall-conference/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more details -- or to pre-register -- for the Fall M…

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