Highly Un-relatable

“The simple act of following up with a customer sets them apart.”

In this episode of Highly Un-relatable, host Olympia Megrikyan welcomes Dayana to the show. Dayana is the creator of the No Apologies line of clothing and shares how - at 20 years old in the middle of a pandemic - she launched her own clothing line. She also shares about body image, how her relationship with her father has helped her succeed, how she lost friends, her strategy around clothing design, and the sacrifices you have to make to follow your dreams.

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“My whole life I’ve wanted to help people...God had other plans for me, I was going to help people just by being me.”

In this episode of Highly Un-relatable, host Olympia Megrikyan tackles a tricky topic: fears. She opens up about facing her phobias of travel and airplanes, how fear gives the illusion of control, how to view social media in a healthy way, how fear influences parenting, and the values she hopes to instill in her children.

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“Everyone processes grief differently.There’s no algebraic equation to get through it.”

In this episode of Highly Un-relatable, host Olympia Megrikyan welcomes her friend Vrej Pasmakian to the show. Vrej is a photographer, a veteran of the entertainment industry, works in the construction industry, and a daddy-blogger. He shares his passion for involved fathering, insights about masculinity and different generational mindsets, funny parenting stories, the value of artistic work, and what he’s learned from his dad’s sudden death.

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“Essie is so huggable - that’s what I love most about her.”

In this episode of Highly Un-relatable, host Olympia Megrikyan welcomes her first guest: her daughter Katharina! Unpredictable and vivacious - Katharina shares her definition of Autism and about her sister Essie, dishes all about school, talks about a special project she did, and even tries her hand at some ASMR.

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“There have been many times that I had to suppress my outlook on life, where I couldn’t voice what I was thinking. But I was SO ANGRY, and that expressed itself as harshness...thankfully, I’ve evolved from that place.”

In this episode of Highly Un-relatable, host Olympia Megrikyan shares more about her life through her childhood, outlining the standards her immigrant parents had for her, what their discipline looked like at home, her experiences with butting up against the cultural expectations for women in her community, how she changed after she got married, and how she learned the art of discretion and evolved into who she is today.

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“I built a community for myself after opening up about my daughter's autism diagnosis, because I felt that no one else could relate to my struggles. As it turns out - THEY CAN!”

In this first episode of Highly Un-relatable, host Olympia Megrikyan shares how talking about her daughter being diagnosed with Autism led her to starting the Highly Un-relatable Podcast, about her friend Ren who pushed her to get out of her comfort zone, and her hopes for what to accomplish in this world filled with her highly un-relatable yet relatable stories about her life. She also answers a few top questions she gets about her life.

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