Happy new year! I have resurrected.

This is a trailer/reintroduction, because it has been so long since the last episode and so much has changed. I’ve found a better direction for this project and I have new goals that I want to achieve here. In this episode, I share reasons why I’m rebranding and what you can expect from the pod in the coming weeks.

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This week’s podcast episode is an attempt to understand the psyche of certain Aldub fanatics who recently went viral for exhibiting odd, cultish behavior. We now ask the question: where do we draw the line between fan clubs and cults?

The journal I talk about in this podcast is called “FANatics: Systematic literature review of factors associated with celebrity worship, and suggested directions for future research” published in 2018 by Dr. Samantha K. Brooks.

Is it really your villain era or are you just learning to stand up for yourself? In this episode, I talk about what people pleasing is, signs of people pleasing behaviors, and ways to overcome this longstanding desire of putting other people’s needs above your own.

In celebration of being in therapy for over a year now, I talk about how you can prepare for your first therapy session, what my first session looked like, and other tips on how to make the most out of meeting your therapist for the first time.

So much talk about red flags, so little about green ones! Here I discuss 12 green flags in relationships to make sure that the grass is always green in places you choose to pour your presence into. I also gush about Dr. John Gottman, a modern psychologist who specializes in marriage and relationships and founder of the Gottman Institute.

Forgive me, Mother, for I have sinned! In this episode, I talk about Catholic upbringing: how it has affected my mental health, why people use faith to cope in trying times, and what research has to say about religion and spirituality in regard to overall wellbeing.

And we are back from the unannounced hiatus—I am back, rather! Sorry if that triggered anyone's abandonment issues.

Though the internet is saturated with information about abuse, this episode lists down common signs of abuse that people don’t immediately notice until later on. Justine Danielle talks about why people stay in these kinds of relationships as well as what we can do to help that one friend to escape their toxic, manipulative, narcissistic partner.

In this episode, we talk about one of best things that bring people together: fandoms! We explore Jus and Shai's One Direction days as well as the world of K-Pop with Alex, and discuss how being part of a fandom gives us the serotonin boost we need.

TW: physical and psychological abuse

One of the most interesting and easiest concepts to understand in psychology is the attachment theory. The idea is simple: our relationship with our primary caregiver in childhood shapes the way we explore our relationships. Depending on how much of our needs were met, this leads to 4 outcomes in our attachment: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized. In this episode, we discuss how attachment styles impact all our other relationships, as well as how we can cope with problems that arise from insecure attachment.

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Two years into this public health circus—crisis, rather—and we’re now in quarantine season 3! Here we talk about how all of us have coped in the different seasons of the pandemic, and what we’ve all learned about our mental health in the pursuit of trying to stay sane.

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