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Growing Pains episodes
- Little Update
In which Nayyira gives a little update for the podcast.
Listener Survey
Africa Podcasters 2020 Spotlight
Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod
Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod
Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary
7 min - 15. New Year, Old Goals
In which Nayyira talks about the Western New Year (which she's not a big fan of), New Year's Resolutions (which she's also not a big fan of), and creating habits to reach goals.
Listener Survey
Africa Podcasters 2020 Spotlight
Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod
Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod
Nayyira on Instagram: @tndrly.n
Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary
13 min - 14. Vibe Check
In which Nayyira talks about a recent minor mental breakdown, unstructured play, and a can of worms.
Listener Survey
Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod
Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod
Nayyira on Instagram: @tndrly.n
Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary
14 min - 13. Choices, Regrets, Figs
In which Nayyira talks about Woolf's darkness, life choices and regrets, and Plath's fig tree.
Listener Survey
Africa Podcasters 2020 Spotlight
Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod
Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod
Nayyira on Instagram: @tndrly.n
Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary
16 min - 12. (Not) Getting Stuff Done
In which Nayyira talks about schedules, how to do uninterrupted work, unapologetically sucking at stuff, and perfectionism.
Growing Pains on Twitter twitter.com/grwngpnspod
Growing Pains on Instagram instagram.com/grwngpnspod/
Nayyira's Instagram instagram.com/tndrly.n/
14 min - 11. The Hills I'd Die On
In which Nayyira talks about changing beliefs, (not) having strong opinions, and how a Bounty chocolate bar is many levels superior to a Mars one.
Growing Pains on Twitter twitter.com/grwngpnspod
Growing Pains on Instagram instagram.com/grwngpnspod/
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25 min - 10. Who I Once Was
In which Nayyira talks about the way identity is fluid, mourning past selves, and the troubles that come with asserting certain attributes to oneself.
Growing Pains on Twitter twitter.com/grwngpnspod
Growing Pains on Instagram instagram.com/grwngpnspod/
Nayyira's Instagram instagram.com/tndrly.n/
16 min - 9. Mama Raised A Quitter
In which Nayyira talks about being called a quitter at 13, a breakdown with a mantra of 'not happy, not fulfilled, not whole', the sunk cost fallacy, and learning frustrations.
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Nayyira's Instagram instagram.com/tndrly.n/27 min - 8. Sunrises, Sunscreen and Fear of Facing The World
In which Nayyira talks about her fear of sunrises and sunsets, why she's having trouble putting sunscreen on, and the purgatory nature of the finals period.
Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod
Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod
Nayyira on Instagram: @tndrly.n
Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary
15 min - 7. Art Comes from The Gut
In which Nayyira talks about the necessity of art, how we view art and artists (and the appreciation deficit for local artists), being a writer, and how she's struggling with not commodifying her art.
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About Growing Pains
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Hosted by Nayyira ElGohary, Growing Pains will go with you through emotional growth in (late adolescence and) early adulthood, talking about everything from emotional guidance to artistic inspiration.