This Thanksgiving season, I'm thankful for friends that inspire me, by example, to pursue my passions despite crazy work schedules and other adult responsibilities.

In this next episode of Cut The Small Talk, we explore the different ways my good friend Michelle keeps her passion for performing alive while also working full-time as a night-shift nurse in the ICU!

Follow her music insta page here: @MichelleCalaguioMusic

Is it possible to turn your passion into a career?

In this episode I talk to my sister Shanon about her journey to her dream career as a writer for GoodHousekeeping.com of Hearst Corporation, which she landed with help from her side passion projects!

Shanon's Instagram: @shanonmaglente


Shanon's Good Housekeeping profile: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/author/222003/Shanon-Maglente/

Is it possible to turn your passion into a career?

In this episode I talk to my sister Shanon about her journey to her dream career as a writer for GoodHousekeeping.com of Hearst Corporation, which she landed with help from her side passion projects!

Shanon's Instagram: @shanonmaglente


Shanon's Good Housekeeping profile: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/author/222003/Shanon-Maglente/

Do you ever find yourself avoiding a certain topic, or changing the subject in a discussion because you're intimidated by your lack of knowledge in that area, and you're worried you'd have nothing worthwhile to contribute? Or do you find yourself immediately tuning out when people talk about things that are not immediately interesting to you, or that you cannot immediately relate to? I think many people do this to a certain extent, and I think that contributes to the lack of connection our generation seems to feel.

In this episode, I talk about this phenomenon and tackle it myself by engaging in a conversation with my friend Brian about two musical artists- James Blake and Aesop Rock (not to be confused with A$AP Rocky) who knows way more about these artists (and music in general) than I do.

Through this, I hope to encourage people to stop letting fear get in the way of having these conversations, and instead to use these opportunities to connect, and at the very least as a chance to learn a shit ton from your friends and strangers :)

FIND BRIAN'S AMAZING WRITING AND MUSIC REVIEWS HERE:

1) "RateYourMusic" - https://rateyourmusic.com/~Kosa12
2) 93MillionMIlesAbove.blogspot.com
3) https://www.nextbop.com/brian-kiwanuka

Do you ever find yourself avoiding a certain topic, or changing the subject in a discussion because you're intimidated by your lack of knowledge in that area, and you're worried you'd have nothing worthwhile to contribute? Or do you find yourself immediately tuning out when people talk about things that are not immediately interesting to you, or that you cannot immediately relate to? I think many people do this to a certain extent, and I think that contributes to the lack of connection our generation seems to feel.

In this episode, I talk about this phenomenon and tackle it myself by engaging in a conversation with my friend Brian about two musical artists- James Blake and Aesop Rock (not to be confused with A$AP Rocky) who knows way more about these artists (and music in general) than I do.

Through this, I hope to encourage people to stop letting fear get in the way of having these conversations, and instead to use these opportunities to connect, and at the very least as a chance to learn a shit ton from your friends and strangers :)

FIND BRIAN'S AMAZING WRITING AND MUSIC REVIEWS HERE:

1) "RateYourMusic" - https://rateyourmusic.com/~Kosa12
2) 93MillionMIlesAbove.blogspot.com
3) https://www.nextbop.com/brian-kiwanuka

Many young adults struggle with anxiety everyday, and yet very few talk about it. In this episode, in an effort to make anxiety and mental health something that we could talk to each other about more freely, I want to be vulnerable with you, and give you a glimpse of my personal struggle with anxiety, and how I've learned to manage and live with it throughout the years.

Many young adults struggle with anxiety everyday, and yet very few talk about it. In this episode, in an effort to make anxiety and mental health something that we could talk to each other about more freely, I want to be vulnerable with you, and give you a glimpse of my personal struggle with anxiety, and how I've learned to manage and live with it throughout the years.

What are YOU passionate about? In this first episode of Cut the Small Talk, I will share my three step guide for how to keep your passions alive when you're a young adult with a busy life!

*WARNING* THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE - WEAR HEADPHONES IF LISTENING AROUND FAM THAT WOULD CARE OR CHILDREN**

What are YOU passionate about? In this first episode of Cut the Small Talk, I will share my three step guide for how to keep your passions alive when you're a young adult with a busy life!

*WARNING* THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE - WEAR HEADPHONES IF LISTENING AROUND FAM THAT WOULD CARE OR CHILDREN**