Free to Grow with Jerome Mbaga

A detailed summarization of how me and my girlfriend met, lived together, and do long-distance! (Lowkey both half asleep)

Chapters

00:00 First guest on the podcast?

00:46 Story of how we met

08:10 Living together (Communication)

21:15 Long-distance (Common fears)

36:24 How we've impacted each other

43:30 Important to remember

With houses leaving the market everyday, securing housing has become a task we can no longer ignore. What has helped me is envisioning who I want to be next year, finding the right group, and using every hack in the book. Let's talk about!

Chapters

00:00 everything went wrong

02:04 Topics

02:46 Personal vision board

06:46 Key to finding your group

08:57 Questions to ask yourself

13:56 Resources for finding houses

16:50 How to do a house showing 19:25 Remember this

I'm turning eighteen! Time to stop committing crimes. This episode shares with you five things I've been waiting for my birthday to complete, commentary on "the real world", and the most important lesson I have learned in my 18 years of life. I hope you find the relatable or useful in some way!

Chapters

00:00 Week Recap

01:38 Podcast is growing!

02:12 5 things I'm doing on my birthday

09:54 The real world

13:21 Most important lesson I've learned

After my first (rough) week of midterms, I want to share my experience with overconfidence, trying to catchup following my exams, and the best quote a teacher has ever told me.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

02:13 The hard truth

07:55 Life-changing quote

10:53 Getting through annoying weeks

14:23 After the storm

Everyone needs someone you can count on when you're going through a hard week. For me it was Jake! Starting with my love for Calvin & Hobbes stories, Jake has become a fundamental piece of my life. What about your teddy bear?

Why do we attach profound meaning to moments, music, and people? In this introspective episode, we dive deep into the craving for emotional depth. We explore the beautiful, complicated, and sometimes messy reasons we look for a connection that feels bigger than ourselves.

00:00 We're growing

03:06 My reasons

15:30 Playing judge

24:30 Best music for this vibe

The average human says 10,000 - 20,000 words every single day yet still falls short from hearing others or feeling that the words hold weight. How do you fix this? Recognizing that you might not always be right. Join me while I talk about ways I’ve struggled and succeeded with this ideology!

00:34 What I've been up to

06:35 You're being self-destructive

10:11 Storytime

15:04 Something to learn now

19:43 Promise yourself this

Ever stare into a closet full of clothes and feel like you have nothing to wear? Me too. We're smashing that problem for good. This episode breaks down fashion as a tool for self-expression, how to build a personalized style (without breaking the bank), and exposing the top 3 worst fashion trends right now. Instead of telling you to wear tight skinny jeans and dad jokes t-shirts like younger me, i’ll finish by putting you on to three BANGER clothing stores to shop at, including one you already own. 

00:00 Introduction

01:26 Identity formation through fashion

15:27 Building a personalized sense of style

30:15 Top 3 worst fashion trends

34:22 Putting you on 3 stores

39:02 The secret

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In light of recent events, Jerome pays respect, evaluates, and comments on the influence of Right-wing activist, Charlie Kirk. Jerome discusses the importance of universal ideologies while inviting you to criticize his logic.

00:00 Hello + my posters

02:21 Conversation perspective

03:35 Why this episode?

09:40 Universability

16:50 Why a good opinion ACTUALLY matters

19:26 Politics & Morality

23:20 My full opinion

24:21 Final comments