Ep.20- Am I Adulting Yet?
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“Am I adulting yet?” is usually something we say when we do something big in our lives. While usually in a joking manner, the fact that we ask the question reflects on how complicated being an adult really is. In this episode, we discuss what it means to be an adult and why it has changed overtime.
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Ep. 19- Would You Join a Cult? How Our Circumstances Can Betray Our Wills
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Ep. 18- Apathetic Ambition: Why do we lose motivation?
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In today's high paced society, ambition and progression is king. We all want to grow and achieve the next thing. But what do you do when simply wanting something becomes too much? When you don’t have the energy to want anything? Recently I’ve found myself facing these questions and wanting to figure out what factors keep me in such an apathetic headspace? Allow me to tell you what I’ve found.
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Ep. 17- New Faces in New Places: How Pretending Drains Us of Our Identity
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To get through hard times, people can adopt personas that are nothing like their true selves. But what happens when we wear that persona for too long? How do we learn to become ourselves again? I had this very problem after I graduated from the police academy. But luckily an experience at a car show, along with the help of a great officer showed me how to take off my mask.
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Ep. 16- Love is Patient...Love is Kind...Love is Selfish
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Love is a powerful emotion that can inspire someone to do the most selfless things. However there is a dark side that looms in the name of love that leads to a darker path. How can the same force result in both life and death? And is the idea of love truly selfish in nature? Listen and find out.
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Ep. 15- What Can Be Lost in Pursuit of Love
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We change for the people we love...or rather we change to get our crushes to like us. We are groomed and conditioned to do this, but what is there a line? How much change is too much? How nice is too nice when trying to impress someone you have feelings for? In this episode we talk about the sad truth about attractive people, what we do for them, and what it does to us in the process.
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Ep. 14- Is Redemption Achievable?
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Although we don't like to hear it, there are times in life when we are the bad guy. Maybe you said something you shouldn't have or went too far with how you treated someone. Whatever the case may be, most of us feel horrible afterwards. But what can we do when we feel this way? Our initial thoughts are to apologize and try to make up for it, but can that really happen? In this episode we examine the idea of redemption, how to achieve it, and why it's easier for some than others.
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Ep. 13- Lessons from 2020: What Makes a Person Essential?
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In the final installment of our three part series, we explore what 2020 has taught us about people and how we evaluate them in society. Join us as we speak about the trolley dilemma, caste systems, essential workers , the Black Lives Matter movement and how it all blends together to ask the question, "What is the value of life?"
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Ep. 12- Lessons From 2020: Is Change a Hero or Villain?
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In part two of this three part series on lessons we can take from 2020. We examine what kind of changes we have seen this year in both the world and our own personal lives. What are these changes? How do they affect not only our present, but how we see the future as well? And what can squirrels teach us about our reactions towards change? Join us and find out.
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Ep. 11- Lessons From 2020: The Paradox of Time
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The year 2020 will be one to remember for pretty much everyone. With so many major events and lifestyle changes going on it can be hard to feel as though any sort of good lessons can be taken from this experience. But this episode will kick off a three part series where we talk about some good lessons that can be learned from this wild year. Listen as I discuss what 2020 taught us about time and what it means to us.
info_outline“We need solitude, because when we're alone, we're free from obligations, we don't need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts.”
This quote by Tamim Ansary, sounds well and lovely but the fact of the matter is, most of us are deathly afraid of being alone. But the question is why? What is it about the silence of our own thoughts that keeps us glued to distractions and escapism? Join me as we discuss why there is truly, no escape.