You Don't Need a Boyfriend, You Need Electrolytes

About this episode

Anisha discusses the importance of electrolytes for emotional stability and reflects on the iconic couple John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.

In this episode of Currently Cringing , Anisha covers the full spectrum of modern female existence and refuses to apologize for any of it. We begin with a wellness confession: for the past year she has been drinking a homemade electrolyte potion of water, baking soda, lemon, and mineral salt, and it genuinely helps. If you drink water all day and still feel like a dehydrated ghost, this one is for you. Because sometimes the issue is not quantity, it is whether the water actually stays. From there we get to the thesis of the episode: women are not emotionally unstable, they are mineral deficient. Crying over men who use “seen” as punctuation, late night spirals, wanting to text your ex, that may not be heartbreak. That may be low sodium. That may be potassium in the basement. Before you send the paragraph text, ask yourself if you simply need electrolytes. Sometimes “I miss him” is really “I haven’t had water since Pilates.” Hot girls are salting their water and moving on. Then Anisha watched American Love Story and entered what she calls a full elegant depression. Not because the show was bad, but because no one can replicate John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy . We…

People in this episode

Host: Anisha Ramakrishna

Topics covered

• wellness
• electrolytes
• emotional health
• fashion
• relationships
• modern female existence

Keywords

• electrolytes
• wellness
• hydration
• emotional stability
• fashion
• relationships
• modern women

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