Adulthood Loading Podcast

Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard these phrases: 

"Good vibes only"

 "Cheer up" 

"Everything happens for a reason" 

"It could be worse" 

While the intention behind these sayings can mean well, it leaves no room for how we’re actually feeling and robs us of the opportunity to address how we actually feel. Believe it or not, positivity can be toxic. Join us as we talk toxic positivity, instant gratification, embracing acceptance & honouring your needs.

In the first episode of Season 2, Emma, Marissa, and guest, Alicia a. k. a "Nyobi", discuss being stuck, getting unstuck, and why making decisions can be so hard as an adult.

A big part of living your best life is living it how you want to, and a key way that you do this is by making decisions. Being able to make your own decisions is especially important when you become an adult but let's be real, making decisions can be overwhelming for too many reasons to count. It’s almost as if all of these decisions that you might not have had to make before are now magically at your doorstep with no rulebook in sight.

Join us as we talk about it and share some helpful tips. 

This episode feels like it was completed just in time. With so much going on it feels so much easier to get caught up in the "what if's" and the "back then's" than to deal with the realities we're facing today. In this episode, Marissa and Emma talk about what makes this disconnection from the present easier and discuss practical ways you can stay grounded in the here and now. 

Let's just say it: making friendships, especially during adulthood can be...*whispers* AWKWARD, to say the least. Ahhh...it feels so good to get that out! So, yes, you guessed it...on this episode, we discuss the possibility of making, maintaining, reviving, and even ending friendships in adulthood. If right about now you're feeling some friendship-building-related cringe or nervousness, rest assured, we didn't forget to mention some of the ways that you can do these things. See you there!

It's safe to say at this point the holidays are long gone and we're back into the full swing of things at work or school. Despite talks on how important it is to have work-life balance, for a lot of us it still remains something just outside of our reach. We've heard all the tips on what we should do to ensure we're living a balanced life but we all know that putting these things in practice aren't always practical or realistic. Especially now that we're in the middle of a pandemic. In this episode Marissa and Emma discuss some of the common tips for finding work-life balance and provide suggestions on how to adapt these tips to work for you. 

Join us as we talk about Valentine's Day Loneliness among singles, couples, and everyone in between. This pandemic has left a lot of us feeling very lonely, and on a day that can be filled with much love and connection, we may find ourselves feeling even more alone.  

Why do we feel this way and what can we do about it? Rest assured...we have answers for you.