Chronically Confident

In this episode I talk about my relationship with failure, what it can teach us, how to navigate it with grace, and how we can grow from it. 
Here’s an overview of what I discussed

• 0:00 - Introduction and understanding your relationship with failure.
• 5:41 -  Our failures don’t make us failures, they make us human.
• 10:49 - Learning to let go.
• 16:26 - Finding freedom in accepting you can’t control everything.
• 19:30 - You are not meant for everyone and not everyone is meant for you - letting go of people pleasing.

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A one star review that said: “wanted to be seen as queer” was a source of hurt but also a source of inspiration. In this episode I talk about being unapologetically okay with how queer you are and my own journey of queer acceptance.  

Here’s an overview of what I discussed

• 0:00 - Introduction to my journey identifying as queer
• 3:04  - The one star review that inspired this episode
• 7:40 - You are queer enough even if you don’t “look” queer enough
• 10:38 - No one holds the answers to defining queerness
• 13:59 - We are enough

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Negative thoughts can be scary, intimidating, or self-deprecating, but approaching them critically can be insightful and grounding. In this episode, I’m taking a look at what negative thoughts can tell us about ourselves and how there’s much more to just looking at the bright side. 

Here’s an overview of what I discussed

• 0:00 - Intro/Having negative thoughts in a culture of “staying positive”
• 4:42 - Understanding negative thoughts can’t be turned off, but they can be turned down
• 8:19 - Identifying when negative thoughts can become problematic
• 11:42 - What you can do when you ruminate or validate negative thoughts
• 17:51 - A review from one of my listeners!
• 19:03 - Opening the door and processing your emotions
• 26:24 - Giving yourself the grace to know when to face your feelings
• 29:49 - Summarizing everything we’ve discussed
• 31:52 - Things I’m Working On/Outro
• 34:35 - Leave a review!

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Dating Apps get a bad rap and can lead to some less-than-ideal situations. However, they also have the potential to add not just to your dating life but also to your life as a whole. In this episode, I’m sharing some simple tips on how you can radically transform your dating experience.

Here’s an overview of what I discussed:

• Reframing the purpose of dating apps and seeing their advantages
• How I met my own soulmate on a dating app
• The importance of asking people what they’re looking for
• Why you should give an honest representation of what you look like
• Avoiding checklists and getting to the heart of what we need from a relationship
• How your boundaries, standards, and intentions shape your dating experience
• The power of detachment and releasing expectations

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A common struggle for women, non-binary fellows, and other minorities in male-dominated sectors: Is this a safe space for me to be vulnerable and authentic to who I am? If the answer is no, what can I do to change it?

This episode is Part 2 of my interview with Nicole Johnston—a colleague and a passionate feminist community organizer with a commitment to developing policies that promote gender equality, peacebuilding, and post-conflict development.

Here’s an overview of what we discussed:

• Some of our recommended sexual education resources
• The Power of Vulnerability to forge connections and build confidence
• Being yourself in spaces that don’t feel safe
• Nicole’s perspective on Impostor syndrome and some strategies on how to deal with It
• How passionate feminists can take action and find where they belong
• Collective Action’s Impact: how to participate and create change
• Centering and learning from the voices of those fighting for intersectionality in feminist movements
• In both feminism and life: Doing your best can look different from day to day

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Join me in reflecting on my 2022 failures and lessons within them, and learn with me that there is strength in vulnerability and beauty in every failure.
 

Here’s an overview of what I discussed:

• Rediscovering the meaning of “fun.”
• The importance of being fully committed before starting a project
• The value of education even without going directly into your field of study
• Setting boundaries in relationships that do not serve us
• The power of consistency and detaching from the end result
• The power of intuitive movement and how to be consisent in the gym
• Why failure is beautful and should be embraced

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The taboos surrounding sex, sexuality, and sexual health have been a long, withstanding battle that advocates still fight to eradicate. This is for the young generation to feel comfortable in their own gender and sexuality—for young women to freely talk about their menstruation, for non-binary fellows to embrace their unique well-being, and for everyone to embrace their sexual nature.

We are graced by my prodigious colleague Nicole Johnston—a feminist and community organizer who has a fiery commitment to policy development that intersects between gender equality, peacebuilding and post conflict development, and the role of public policy in designing gender transformative peace processes. 

Here’s an overview of what we discussed.

• A brief background of how we met as colleagues taking master’s degree together
• The struggles and social limitations of living in a “man’s world” that fueled Nicole’s passion for feminism
• Nicole’s endometriosis journey and the stigma that shrouded reproductive health in medical space
• Hitting puberty and the dilemma of teenage girls’ menstruation situation
• The role of intersectionality in an inclusive conversation about sex education
• Internet as a double-edged sword in the sex education space
• How a community can impact on your mindset growth and gain your safe space

Resources:

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Have you ever put on a piece of clothing and felt shame because it didn’t work for your body type? We are so often made to feel like our body is the problem when clothes don’t fit when it really means there’s something wrong with the clothes!

Stasia is the lead coach and founder of Stasia’s Style School, a TedX speaker, and a style activist. Here’s an overview of what we discussed.

• What Inside-out congruency means and how not knowing your personal style can lead to not feeling like your authentic self.
• How societal standards make us fear gender-bending fashion.
• The science of style and how you can use it to work with your body type.
• Actionable steps to find your personal style.
• How finding your personal style can change your life. 

Resources:

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Stasia’s TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5n3V0VYGNg

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Do you identify with being a people pleaser? Do you have the compulsion to go out of your way to do things for others to your own detriment? 

Many consider being a ‘people pleaser’ a negative, implying that you can’t stand up for yourself and establish boundaries. But for others, it’s often just about wanting to help people—and is that such a bad thing?

The fact of the matter is, it isn’t a bad thing at all. However, there’s a line that you can cross that can turn wanting to help others into compulsive people-pleasing. 

Here’s an overview of what was discussed.

• Why being a people pleaser is not inherently a bad thing.
• Taking time to think about your accomplishments.
• What circumstances cause people pleasing to become harmful.
• Why people grow up to become people pleasers.
• How to become a healthy people pleaser by identifying what your boundaries are and learning how to enforce them

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Do you feel overwhelmed by diet culture going into the holidays? Or maybe, you’re feeling overwhelmed about family, friends, and coworkers commenting on your body or talking about their diets?

Boundaries are a tool that can help us avoid feeling triggered and exploding when people won't stop talking about their diets.

Boundaries are the #1 tool that I use to embody the person I want to become, and they will be for you, too.

Here’s an overview of what was discussed.

• How setting boundaries with diet culture helps you preserve your energy.
• Navigating the uncomfortable interactions that come up during the holiday season through setting boundaries.
• The common misconception about setting boundaries and why you shouldn’t feel bad about setting them.
• Why setting boundaries is fundamental in fostering healthier relationships.
• The importance of boundaries in personal growth and gaining confidence.

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