Grateful Living

Grateful Living

By Arnav RoyHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Grateful Living episodes

  • #37: D1 College Athlete to Model: Madeline Adams on her modeling journey
    Madeline Adams is professionally signed to Dynasty Models in Boston. She has walked in London and Paris Fashion Weeks, has been featured in Vogue, and on the cover of GMARO and PUMP.
    She is an Express ambassador, a Muscletech Partner, and also has partnerships with Amazon and Like to Know. She also submitted to the SI Swimsuit Search 2021.
    Madeline started modeling in 2018 after graduating from Boston College where she was a D1 track and field athlete.
    In this interview, we talk about:
    - Her road to becoming a D1 college runner
    - Running a photography business in college
    - Deciding to pursue modeling after college with the encouragement of her friends
    - How to start your modeling journey - building a portfolio, how to stay safe when choosing photographers, setting up shoots and the modeling lifestyle
    - Working alongside Camille Kostek, model and actress who landed the cover of SI Swimsuit in 2019, for Muscletech shoot
    Madeline's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindovermadeline/
    Madeline's LinkTree: linktr.ee/mindovermadeline
    Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/
    My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en
    To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi
    To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w
    Calendly: https://calendly.com/gratefulliving4/
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4
    1 hr 22 min
  • #36: ZOLA, EDM Artist, on his music journey, losing 60 lbs, and dealing with ADD and social anxiety
    In 2020, ZOLA had 260.8k streams and 60.9k listeners on Spotify.
    His latest music can be heard: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4pVzM8k1zHEMOQpvASJ5ix?si=jBekaHW6T_O4jTeGQeXgtA
    ZOLA's website: https://www.zolamusicofficial.com/
    Topics Covered in the Interview:
    * Dan’s story of getting into music production and his advice to anyone looking to get their start in music production
    * Opening for Marshmello
    * Getting songs signed to labels Hoop Records and Future Bass XO
    * Losing 60 lbs in 12 months
    * Dealing with ADD and social anxiety
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    Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/
    My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en
    To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi
    To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4
    41 min
  • #35: Impacting the World Outside Your 9-5: Serial Entrepreneur Pichon Duplan on his business journey
    Pichon is a Management Consultant, and founder of SportUp, a results-focused advisory firm committed to accelerating career and branding opportunities for athletes.
    Pichon also co-runs a non-profit called iStandAbove, an organization that provides leadership, entrepreneurship skills to students around the world.
    Pichon has previously also co-founded Fast Forward, a social impact organization focused on helping students accelerate their careers, and co-authored Fast Forward: What Is Your College Degree Worth?.
    He has also played semi-professional football and tried out for several NFL and CFL teams.
    Sport Up's Website: https://sprtup.com/
    Sport Up's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sprt.up/
    Pichon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pichon.duplan/?hl=en
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    Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/
    My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en
    To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi
    To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4
    1 hr 13 min
  • #34: Creating Female Workwear with Adequate Pockets: Sarah Greisdorf, Founder of Holdette
    Sarah is the Founder of Holdette, an e-commerce brand designing and producing women’s workwear with real pockets. Sarah was also named as one of BostInno’s 25 under 25 in 2020.
    Topics Covered in the Interview:
    - Attending an all-girls high school and how that’s shaped her
    - Her decision to attend BU and major in Computer Science
    - The problem of women’s pockets being fake or small forcing them to carry their belongings in their hands or a purse
    - The journey of starting Holdette (and how the company originally started as The Collective - an affiliate marketing newsletter) and pivoted several times to the concept that it is today - creating women’s workwear with adequate pockets
    - The Back Pocket community, a female membership community, Sarah has created as part of the Holdette brand
    - Running a business while being a full-time student
    - Challenges of running a clothing brand
    - Advice for young, female founders like herself
    Holdette's mission is to support women from the moment they get dressed in the morning by providing workwear with adequate pockets and offering a community for after you get home from work.
    Holdette's Website: https://holdette.com/
    Holdette's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdette/?hl=en
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    Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/
    My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en
    To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi
    To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4
    1 hr
  • #33: Child Marriage in Bangladesh: Aria Mustary, Founder of Mai Soli Foundation
    Aria Mustary is the Founder and President of Mai Soli Foundation, a non-profit tackling gender inequality and cyclical dependency amongst women through a combination of education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship in developing countries.
    According to UNICEF, one in five girls around the world are married before the age of 18.
    To give girls more opportunity and options, Mai Soli has set up an educational and mentorship program in Bangladesh. The end goal is to give girls a different path beyond early marriage.
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    Mai Soli Website: https://www.maisolifoundation.org/
    Aria Instagram: https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/ariamustary/
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    Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/
    My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en
    To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi
    To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4
    59 min
  • #32: Dani: Attempting suicide at 14 and my life and mental health journey since then

    In 2010, a then 14 year old Dani attempted suicide. After that experience, she was hospitalized and found a therapist to help with her mental health.

    In this episode, Dani, now 24 talks about her life journey and her advice for anyone suffering from mental health problems.

    Topics Covered in this Interview:

    - Being multiracial (having a Spanish, African American, and Asian background)

    - Struggles of being multiracial and not feeling a whole part of any community (i.e. not feeling Asian enough, black enough to associate with Asian community or black community)

    - Her experience being in an abusive relationship

    - Her mental health journey - when her depression and anxiety started, her suicidal ideations, her attempted suicide, and how therapy has helped her

    - Losing her friend Meg Durand to a mental health battle

    - Being sexually assaulted at 18

    Dani was incredibly brave in doing this interview and sharing her story.

    She hopes that anyone in a bad mental health place can

    1) feel like its okay to have mental health problems and she hopes that sharing her experience destigmatizes any feeling of weakness someone may be feeling because of their mental health troubles

    2) hopefully learn from her experience and apply lessons to their own life to try and improve their mental health

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    Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/ 

    My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?...  

    Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttt...  

    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...  

    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo...  

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

    52 min
  • #31: Becoming an MLB Pitcher: Justin Dunn, Seattle Mariners
    Justin Dunn is currently a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners and has played for them since 2019. Dunn was selected by the New York Mets in the 1st round of the 2016 MLB Draft. He played college baseball at Boston College.
    In this interview, among many topics, we talk about:
    - Justin's college recruiting process and why he chose Boston College (BC) to play college basketball
    - How BC helped him as a baseball player and as a human
    - How he transitioned from reliever to starting pitcher at BC
    - The key to transforming the BC baseball program into a winning program
    - Impact of Pete Frates, former BC baseball player who started the Ice Bucket Challenge which raised over $100 million for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) research, on his life
    - Being drafted to the NY Mets in the 1st round of the 2016 MLB Draft 
    - Developing his skills and reps in the minor leagues  
    - Being traded to the Seattle Mariners and then making his major league debut in September of 2019
    Justin Dunn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dunn_deal35/?hl=en
    Justin Dunn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dunn_Deal19?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
    1 hr 3 min
  • #30: Being an artist in 2020: LaShonda Cooks on her life and art journey
    LaShonda Cooks is a Dallas-based artist and writer who loves exploring cultural norms, identity and beauty through words and images. Painting people is her specialty. She regularly captures the features and essence of clients for commission pieces of all sizes and depicts her favorite icons and influencers on canvas as well.
    Her work can be found at www.shondasart.com 
    In this interview, we talk about: 
    -  Where her love for art began and who her art inspirations are
    - Her journey turning her art into a business - first showing her work at her church, then outdoor festivals, and now pitching/creating exhibitions for galleries and also selling art online and working as a commissioned artist
    - Her tips for other artists looking to sell their art 
    - Living with her parents for 10 years after graduating from school and discussing the stigma of kids living with their parents
    LaShonda's Website: www.shondasart.com   
    LaShonda's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shondasart/?hl=en 
    Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/ 
    My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en 
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi 
    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/grateful-living/id1503185956 
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w
    54 min
  • VLOG #2: My thoughts on Politics in 2020: Stop demonizing the other side and instead have more conversations

    In my content, I probably will not be talking about politics too much given its divisive nature, and the fact that I want to spread more positivity and show us we have more in common than not, but given the context of the election results coming out today, I decided to speak on my thoughts about politics.  

    In summary:  

    1. Be grateful to live in a democratic republic. That our ability as citizens to collectively be heard and to be able to vote officials in and out is awesome. Over 50+ countries in the world have some form of dictatorship where citizens don’t have the rights that we do.  

    2. It’s great to be passionate about politics. Laws matter. Laws have an effect on citizens and our community.   

    3. We need to be careful about characterizing whole populations of voters on the other side as “idiots”.   

    4. In conjunction with the #3, I think it’s important for us to have conversations with each other, especially with people of the other side to truly understand each other better and try to help create more empathy between the two sides.

    13 min
  • #29: Coming Out as a Bisexual: Erin Ann Cullen, LGBTQ+ Blogger, on Her Life Journey

    Erin Ann Cullen is a New York City blogger with a rainbow inspired aesthetic. On her website, she covers fashion, lifestyle, beauty, & travel, weaving female empowerment & LGBTQ+ content into her blog posts & daily Instagram updates.

    Erin launched her site in 2013, and she has since partnered with luxury jewelry companies, clothing brands, & boutique hotels. Creating content for her readers with brands she is passionate about inspires her to continue to grow.

    In this interview, we talk about:

    - Losing her brother at age 3 and the effect the loss had on her family

    - The importance of going to summer camp to her development as a teen

    - Her coming out process as a senior in high school

    - Her advice to others in their questioning period looking to come out

    - The importance of straight allies on helping the LQBTQ community

    Erin's Blog: http://erinanncullen.com/

    Erin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinanncull...

    Grateful Living Website: www.gratefulliving4.com

    My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?...

    To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttt...

    To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...

    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo...

    1 hr 21 min

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I try to share and learn from positive and inspirational stories by interviewing people in different industries.