19 Year Old Shrink

This episode is a different format! In this one, I take questions that listeners sent in to help fuel the different topics of this episode. Questions ranging from a variety of different topics regarding mental health, self development, and life come up. This episode is unique because it covers such a range of topics, so there is something for everybody. If you didn't submit a question, don't you worry, more episodes like these will be coming soon. Tune in to hear more!

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In this episode I talk about how the Bystander effect is present in our lives and how we might not even realize it. Through the study by Latane and Darley as well as the case of the murder of Kitty Genovese, we can understand the unfortunate reality of the bystander effect. Through Latanes discussion of the five steps towards helping in an emergency and increasing the likelihood of bystanders intervening, we can bring this further into our own lives. Tune in for more info!

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In this episode, I talk about lessons that I have learned from mentors about how to control having big aspirations for the future while allowing myself to still be a kid and enjoy time with friends. These talks provide context into the idea of anticipating regret and learning to envision how your future self would respond to the decisions you have to make in this present moment. We are faced with these feelings constantly throughout our life, and this episode will allow you to gain more clarity about opportunities you can take advantage of going forward. If you are someone who has felt like they haven't allowed themselves the time to be kids and enjoy youth or want to more, tune in!

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In this episode, I talk with my friend Andrea about the newly released movie, "Everything Everywhere All At Once." After watching it for the first time, I definitely felt confused considering the amount of tiny details that you needed to pay attention to. But, after watching a second time, we both agreed that the true lessons of the movie came out. From conversation about intergenerational trauma displayed through the dynamic between Evelyn and Joy, we can understand this in the context of our own lives. 

Andrea also includes her favorite scene which involved the ending of the movie and how Evelyn decided that she wasn't going to make the same mistake her father made in letting Joy go like he did to her. Through the googly eyes made by Waymond, the everything bagel, Jubo Takati, and more, we discuss how much appreciation you can gain from the many metaphors of life this movie offers. If you haven't seen this movie, DON'T TUNE IN! Last thing we want to do is spoil it for you! If you find yourself watching the movie and being confused after, listen in to gain a better understanding of the certain hidden meanings and lessons we took away from this film and the psychology involved in it. 

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In this episode I talk about the impact of music on our emotions. After doing some research, I learned that our Default mode network is activated much more when we listen to music. And when listening to music we enjoy, there is more frontal activity in the brain. This activity is linked to greater analytical and reflective thoughts in our life.

If you have ever really enjoyed a song, it might have brought out a deep emotional influence for you that made you reflect. This is where that activity in the default mode network and frontal area is being experienced. We begin to associate different songs with different memories in our life and begin thinking about those songs in connection to where we are at personally. 

And through music, we are able to take the time to reevaluate where we are at and make greater strides in our life. If you have ever wondered about how music impacts us and our emotions, tune in!

In this episode I talk about the concept by Ed Mylett, “Separation Season.” These are times where people normally are relaxing and taking it easy, which are opportunities for others to get ahead and gain momentum. Throughout this episode, I talk about different ways that I have learned to get ahead in the summer and how to build momentum!



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In this episode I talk about the Sunk Cost Fallacy. This fallacy is when a person refuses to abandon something because they have invested so much into it already.

Perfect examples of this are when you go to sports game and spend a ton of money on seats, and your favorite team is getting smoked, but you want to stay until the end because you payed good money. But, you already spent the money, nothing can change that, and what you don’t realize is you could do something more productive with that time.

Another example that I’ve heard a lot about is with relationships. When you have invested a year, two years, five years into a relationship, there’s this feeling of the need to stay in it because you’ve sacrificed so much of your time. And your thoughts of potentially hurting the person make the decision to end things too difficult for you to do.

If you have experienced this feeling of sunk cost fallacy in your life, highly recommend tuning in!

This episode is  a perfect metaphor for so many experiences in our life. We have so many times that are worth appreciating, “the little tiles” that make up the bigger mosaic. But sometimes there’s one thing that’s faulty, “the missing tile” that causes us to lose sight of all of the great things we have going for us. As a result, we have a negativity bias that is based on lack. In this episode, I discuss areas where I have fallen short with this and how we can overcome the Missing Tile Syndrome. 

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In this episode I talk about all of the learning experiences that have come with staying consistent over the last year with this podcast. Funny enough, I planned on quitting doing the podcast right before putting out the first episode a year ago Tuesday. Im laughing thinking about this but I was scared and worried people would judge me and call me a know it all because I was a 19 year old kid giving life advice.

But if I did, I would’ve missed out on all of the amazing people that I have been able to get to know and have really cool conversations with that I never thought I would. And being able to interview people that I have never met before has been a humbling and great learning experience for me as well.

Obviously there have been struggles which comes with anything you want to pursue. Being able to keep this up has been very difficult, and at times discouraging, but worth it. And this episode will explore ways that you can stay consistent with what you are passionate about and overcoming those times where you’re second guessing and doubting moving forward. Tune in for more!

In this episode I talk about the importance of persuasion and what causes certain people to be more persuasive than others. The two key factors in this talk are about central route persuasion as well as peripheral route persuasion.

Central route focuses on the actual argument that is being made, while peripheral focuses on surface level aspects of an argument. For example, central would be the words of the speech, whereas peripheral would be the attractiveness of the speaker or credibility as well.

Another example of peripheral persuasion is commercials that focus so much on the story rather than telling you about the product. Throughout this episode, learn about the basis of persuasion and how one can become more influenceable!