Fabulously Tourette Radio

Fabulously Tourette Radio

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Fabulously Tourette Radio episodes

  • Kick off "Real Estate Insights series" with HomeSmart Premier Living Realty broker Rich Raspantini

    Join us for Episode 52 of Season 4, where we kick off our Real Estate series with a special guest: the broker and owner of HomeSmart Premier Living Realty. Dive deep into the world of real estate as we explore market trends, insider tips, and invaluable insights to navigate the ever-evolving landscape. Whether you're a seasoned investor, first-time homebuyer, long time realtor or new agent, this conversation is packed with actionable advice to empower your real estate journey. Tune in to gain exclusive access to expert perspectives and uncover the keys to success in the dynamic realm of property investment and homeownership in future episode on FabulouslyTouretteRadio.

    *** Due to unexpected technical difficulties the audio in this podcast wasn't the best. But good thing is I've fixed the issue, thank you ***


    59 min
  • Elton Leonard

    Kicking off 2024 February Black History Month I am bringing you a fresh episode with fresh content on the 1st of February.  I feel like time has been compressed over the past 4 years.  While writing this episode description I realize I have a hard time retracing the past 4 years.  Everything seemed like yesterday, yet 4 years have passed.  But I also feel like 10 years have passed in the period of 4.  Pandemic started January 2020 and so did the jumpstart of the COVID era Anti Asian hate crimes.  Then May 25th 2020, George Floyd's brutal death and another direct reflection of an ongoing epidemic systematic racial injustice and brutality in this country. A 3 year long wave of BLM protests started.  My partner was also assaulted because of COVID FEAR.  My friend, Steve Lee AKA #AsianSerpico was running for office and it was around that time I met Elton through Facebook since he and Steve had a past together.  

    One of my initial conversations with Elton on the phone in 2020 was about race, equality, freedom, and misunderstandings.  He confronted me with a question regarding how African immigrants were treated in China because at the time the SINO/US relation was already sour thanks to the Trump Trade War then COVID.  As always I took my time and I thoroughly explained to Elton regarding my perspective on the situation.  I spent time to explain China's history so I can frame my perspective and distinguish between facts and opinions.  I felt Elton was pleasantly taken back my passionate speech to not only answer his question but I took my time to help him understand more.  And my intention of this episode was to kick off a series of future stories surrounding the conversation between me, a naturalized American of Chinese descent and a Black Artist born in a historical civil rights neighborhood in NYC of an African American mother and Black immigrant father.  And how we differ yet relate so much.  At the end of the episode you will hear how the energy of our conversation changed from the beginning to the end.  At one point, Elton expressed the importance of creating this link between the Asian and the Black communities in America and how much he appreciates the planning of future conversations like this.  

    I totally didn't want this episode to be another generic artist interview type of podcast where cliche questions were asked.  But this episode really flowed like a conversation.  I hope to engage in future podcast in this format.  And look at how am I writing this episode intro.  I am really enjoying this. 


    Elton Leonard is Brooklyn Based

    Artist, Illustrator, Art Teacher, Graphic Designer

    Learn more at:

    https://linktr.ee/thepeoplesartist.ny?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=bcbcfa51-1ffd-4c87-8c36-4d38af6b3357

    1 hr 33 min
  • Episode 50！

    Wow this is a milestone. I have reached the 50th episode. Want to know what happened 1 month after I made the Smart Move and signed with the brokerage of my choice and began my Real Estate Agent endeavor? In this episode you hear it all. From my mental health, to Real Estate, you will hear about my transformation.

    Thank you for supporting my podcast and be part of my journey.

    57 min
  • Stop The Self Sabotage

    In this episode I talked a great deal about the damaging effects of "self sabotaging" and I shared exciting life updates. It's been little more than a week since I signed with the broker that I want to partner with, Home Smart Premier Living Realty and I feel like I am already a month into the journey because so much has happened and so fast. But none of this can be achieved if I took the route of self sabotaging. My name is Peter Zhao, I am a licensed NY real state agent thanks for listening and I appreciate your supports. If you have any questions about this podcast, if you want to be a guest, or you want to talk about real estate, please feel free to drop me a line at [email protected]

    45 min
  • One step at a time

    In this exciting self-podcasting episode, I will continue to take you along my journey to become a Real Estate Agent in New York and I want to share with you about the fears and struggles and the reality I am dealing with. Some of the topics in this episode include real estate commission structures, comparison of brokerage, OCD, Anxiety, and Codependency Behaviors and many more. Thank you very much for your listening supports.

    51 min
  • Delusions Expectations Turning Point
    The drive to dinner felt surreal.
    From my passenger seats I saw the taillights of a fancy car. I wanted to dream big and imagine that I could also drive that car but I felt it's too early to dream big and I tried to vanquish this dream then it dawned on me.
    I started to tremble, tears poured out of my eyes and streamed down my cheeks in strange ways. I'm used to tears flowing down my jaws but this time they were flowing towards my earlobes. I wasn't frowning but I was smiling and pouring tears of joy. Getting this Realtor license meant tremendous, and I don't mean making the money. It helped me finally closed certain childhood wounds. My mother has long fed into me with the idea that I should do real estate. I helped her during a few open houses when I was still in Highschool. But the mother and son relationship is deeper than the oceans and I rebelled against her dreams and never pursuited RE. I was on a very strong antipsychotic medicine for 8 years to suppress tics from Tourette's syndrome. I took the med from age 12 to 20. The med stopped some tics but also created many new tics. Also the med carried hefty psychological side effects like hallucination and depression, by the time I was in college the med was pushing me to kill myself but I was also so depended on it.
    I stopped the meds but I was already messed up. All these years I unconsciously suppressed myself, sabotaged opportunities, and killed many dreams.
    Recently the lie I was holding can no longer hold the weight of the world. My fantasy is caving on me and just earlier today I felt like I was in another downward spiral.
    I tried this RE license 3 times. I dropped out of the online courses but I wanted to prove to my family that in-person class works.
    I cried to the sky and thought about the prayers I made at mom's colorful autumn resting place. Nobody in my house ever reminded me to study more but I seems to always feel I haven't studied enough. Many believed in me but I was unable to see myself clearly. To be able to pass both exams all on the first try was beyond my wildest imagination but I did it.
    Ever since those days of cramming for SAT preparations while managing my tics, ADHD OCD and the horrible hallucinations from the medication yet unable to break 1000, not even once traumatized me. Ever since then I often draw myself the conclusion that I will never be able to pass a test because I have learning disability. My dad thinks I lack persistence and resiliency but I remind him that every week I pull myself out of the deepest depressive quicksand and continue to push forward.
    This is huge accomplishment for me. This feels like a total catharsis, spiritual cleansing.
    I feel the healing.
    My kids said they've never seen daddy this happy before.
    For very long time I was highly fearful of the question about my 5 years plan. Suddenly I can now see light at end of the tunnel.
    31 min
  • Tics and Freeze ups
    Revenge of the summer is the main theme of this labor weekend because the heatwave bites back. During this holiday weekend I've had the pleasure of carrying out another interesting conversation with my guest, Shae. Like many of my guests on my show, I also met Shae through Facebook, from the mutual Tourette's syndrome support groups. She is a mom who resides in Tennessee. Her and I share common experiences and challenges with Tourette's syndrome, ADHD, OCD, and in this episode you will hear about other challenges Shae has to work with going through the days dealing with symptoms of Dystonia. In this one hour and half episode we covered a lot of topics surrounding the tics, the seizures, as well as parenting, work life, aspirations, spirituality, and more. Thank you for tuning in.
    Follow her stories on Tiktok:
    https://www.tiktok.com/@chroniclesofthenigmasys?_t=8fPoteyZyaU&_r=1
    1 hr 30 min
  • Homeless but not hopeless
    In a span of little more than a year, FabulouslyTouretteRadio has evolved from self podcasting, venting, mind organizing to interviewing and conversing with guests and engaging in topics revolving around the mission of this podcast, share experience and advocate awareness in Tourette's syndrome and mental health.
    And this episode not only marks the start of a new season, but season 4 marks a new beginning for this podcast as I am expanding to conversations beyond just Tourette's and mental health.
    In this episode I have had the great pleasure of engaging in deep conversation with my guest Jillian McMillian who is a New Yorker, a mom of many stories, a mental health survivor, and she also volunteers at an organization called Mydogismyhome.org where she passionately wholeheartedly support the homeless population and the pets of their homeless human companions. In this episode you will hear about the PUPP Act, you will hear about my guest's own experience dealing with homelessness while raising a family and recovering from traumas. 
    This is a powerful episode of engaging dialogues of real people sharing their vulnerability, struggles, and their hopes of a better future.
    Thank you for your continuing listening.
    1 hr 23 min
  • Meet Twitch Beard
    Wow time flies. We are already at Episode 10 of Season 3.
    I'm proud to announce this is the final episode of this season. And a new season begins soon with new guests already lined up. I'm taking this podcast to beyond just Tourette's syndrome and mental health awareness. This podcast is evolving!
    I met a lot of great people online ever since the AOL days.
    And on social media like Facebook, I've met a lot of friends through our mutual experience living with Tourettes.
    One of them is George #TwitchBeard from Arizona.
    Although I knew him for a few years now online but through this episode him and I have discovered a lot more common interests than just our shared experience in living with Tourettes as a dad or coping with mental health and managing anxiety at work.
    I've had a rough night prior to this conversation and I nearly cancelled the date. But I'm glad I pushed through in the best display of my improvisational podcasting style.
    George has an established online presence, see link below.
    linktr.ee/Twitchbeard
    Thank you for listening and greatly appreciate your supports.
    1 hr 30 min
  • Conversation with "Life's a Twitch" Emma
    In Episode 9 of Season 3, I've had the pleasure of sitting down and having a conversation with Emma.
    She also goes by her social media alias,
    "Life's a Twitch" #LifesaTwitchEmma #lifesatwitch
    In a little over one hour of time, we learned so much more about each other, and we laughed over similar feelings and experiences toward our lives with Tourettes's syndrome and commodities.
    Emma shared her life journey with me, and we talked about future aspirations. She shared some tips about how to advocate TS on social media and how to handle negative attention.
    I talked about some important topics in the TS world, like the subject matter of "faking tics."
    Overall, this was another fun packed episode full of stories for the listeners to enjoy.
    Thank you for tuning in.
    Sorry to hear that, but i’m looking forward to it too!
    Here are her links:
    youtube.com/@lifesatwitchemma
    linktr.ee/lifesatwitch
    1 hr 21 min

About Fabulously Tourette Radio

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Founded in 2020, Fabulously Tourette Radio is a Tourette syndrome and mental health advocacy podcast hosted by longtime advocate Peter Zhao. After a temporary pivot into real estate, the show returns…