Ambr Talks

Ambr Talks

By Christelle AmbrEducationSelf-Improvement
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Ambr Talks episodes

  • #3 Couchsurfing as a member of the LGBTQI+ community, and as a woman - Stuttgart

    Join Chancy, my Couchsurfing host in Stuttgart, and I, as we discuss our CS experiences. We touch upon quite a few topics and some can be triggering - please check the timestamps before listening/watching.


    Timestamps:

    2:52 Intro Chancy

    4:10 Intro CS experiences

    5:45 What is a “sketchy profile”

    8:26 The importance of references

    9:05 Inviting to stay from the host (vs. requesting to be hosted from the surfer)

    11:22 Give people the benefit of the doubt (or expect the worse and let them build up trust)

    12:48 Red flags to look out for

    14:15 Couchsurfing (Chancy’s bad experience) at a nudist’s home (TRIGGER WARNING-sexual misconduct/privacy violation)

    24:07 Victim blaming vs taking responsibility

    26:42 Hindsight bias vs “that hunch”

    27:58 “Shared room” experience (C) (TRIGGER WARNING-sexual misconduct/privacy violation)

    30:17 Sneaking out of my host’s in Mexico to.. catch an STD (TRIGGER WARNING- drugs and sex)

    40:56 Does everyone have stories like C?

    42:26 Leaving bad references ..not as easy as you might think

    44:13 Why I still surf at men’s places despite bad experiences

    46:15 Tips for the LGBTQI+ CS community

    49:40 Message to (future) hosts

    51:20 Closing thoughts & final tips

    56 min
  • #2 Fitness & Recovery - Munich

    Welcome back to my podcast, so far named "Ambr Talks".

    In this second episode, my guest and I talk about fitness and recovery.

    DISCLAIMER: "Going into too much details without context is a recipe for misunderstanding" - J. Which means... listen to the whole podcast in its entirety - don't take things/clips out of context.

    I'm not going to put timestamps for this one (read the disclaimer again), but we have covered:

    - Intro

    - The beginnings of M's addiction

    - Sports as a kid

    - Mini "war story" (drunk story)

    - Early days in recovery

    - Battle with food

    - Solution/ways to deal with these issues

    - Obsessive thoughts

    - Being "attractive" vs humility

    - "God"'s will vs not taking responsibility

    - Ending questions


    Thanks for watching/listening, and keep watching this space!


    50 min
  • #1 My First Podcast - Not joining the "27 club" - Singapore

    Welcome to my first ever podcast; it's raw, it's basic, it's very minimally edited... it's REAL.

    Join my three friends and I as we discuss being at this pivotal age in life: 27 years old.
    It goes something like this..

    Intro
    1:15 Where were you at 27 years old?
    6:47 3 things to do at 27 (or in your late twenties)
    12:00 why does this/our generation feel as if we have no time?
    16:00 older women are boss as b*tches
    17:55 best & worst pieces of advice (disclaimer: I totally borrowed this from Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcasts)
    Closing

    Thanks for listening, and watch this space!

    22 min

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Real, raw, and unfiltered conversations with "strangers" turned messengers.