Grief is an inevitable universal emotion, yet it remains one of the most untalked-of, isolating, and challenging waters to navigate as part of the human experience. In this episode, we're joined by Jennifer Semaan, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), as she co-leads the conversation around what grief is, survivor's guilt, and more.

“I never knew that this was social anxiety. I never knew that what I was experiencing was panic attacks. I just felt like there was something wrong with me because I’m scared of looking stupid”. In this episode, we recount past experiences during which I was scared to look stupid in new social settings, laugh it off now that we’re on the other side, and walk away with a lighthearted (and maybe even, dare I say, empowering!) and newfound sense of ease for navigating new social situations moving forward.

"I can't meditate...I have too many thoughts!" was my initial response to meditation. I thought that I was doing it wrong or that there was something wrong with me. But in reality, it’s (almost) every non-meditators initial response to sitting down and being still. In this episode, we journey from ''I can't meditate’’ to navigating the ups and downs of cultivating a sustainable daily practice, sharing insights from personal stories and professional experience as a Chopra Meditation Instructor. 

We all want to be happier and healthier versions of ourselves, but is that want enough? When you make it personal and you turn healthy habits from something “you should do” to something with an emotional drive behind it, you’re giving your well-being a fighting chance. In this episode, we observe the shift from forcing habits into your routine to cultivating a meaningful practice of self-care and self-love — one healthy habit at a time.

After years of playing around with the idea, I finally said ''fu*k it'' and did the damn thing. I launched my own podcast! Starting something new is both a thrilling and terrifying experience and in this episode, we approach the experience of newness from two separate lenses: fear of failure and fear of success.