This week, I sit down with Sophia Minter, a UBC student in her final year studying Social Work, Sophia has passions in dance, community outreach, social equality, and much more. We chat about the growing problem of isolation, the importance of structure, and the impact of an ever more digital world. 

0:00 Intro and Big Question

0:05 Loneliness vs Isolation

0:10 Rural living vs City living

0:20 Fear of losing the spark

0:30 Pushing your own limits

0:40 Getting comfortable with being alone

0:47 "All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit alone in a room by ourselves”

0:55 The impact of being focused on a singular goal

1:02 Dumpling Delivery and ASMR Session (*Loud Chewing Warning)

1:05 Digitizing childhood

1:08 Sophia closes us out