Mirror, Mirror

Welcome back! This week, we dive into everything surrounding leadership: our styles, our personal evolution, the qualities we think make a strong leader, and much more! If you are curious about how we transitioned into our leadership roles in college AND during a pandemic, this is an episode for you! And as a special surprise, we have Tesia Shi guest starring, the founder/ current President of Lean on Me UMD 😮

For this week's episode, we will be unpacking what the differences and nuances are between cultural appropriation, appreciation, and exchange. The lines between each are not black and white, so we thought it would be interesting to give definitions, examples, and talk about our experiences and questions. 

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Hi everyone! This week, we will be shifting towards a heavier topic by talking about the concept of race versus ethnicity, since they are often two check marks on surveys and there is a lot we can unpack. We will start out by defining the terms, then shift into examples, personal experiences, and confusions. We hope you are able to gain some perspective and stay tuned for the teaser we introduced here (listen to find out what it is 🙄)!

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Photography has connected Sruthi and me over the years. We've seen each other grow with all of our photoshoots. In this episode, we interviewed each other to compare similarities and differences in what photography means to us and how it's evolved for us individually.

To see what we're up to now, check out our websites: 

https://haileyfellerphoto.myportfolio.com/

https://srinivsruthi.wixsite.com/photography 

Welcome back! This week, we sit down to discuss the results of our Myers Briggs test on https://www.16personalities.com/. Join in for a conversation about what the test is, our results, and our interpretations of them. 

Welcome to our first minisode! This week, Sruthi will be sharing a poem she wrote at the end of her sophomore year of college. As we are both settling into the new school year and figuring out our schedules, we thought we would start having some smaller episodes during the weeks we are unable to have a full recording together. This one goes out to all of the people out there who could use some more hope & love ❤

Inspired by the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma", this episode will dive into our thoughts surrounding social media and its impacts on human interactions. Listen for an authentic conversation on our personal experiences with various apps and the pros/ cons of social media in general! 

Welcome to season 2 of Mirror, Mirror! To kick off this year, we will be talking about the various aspects of mental health with a very special guest star :) Mental health stigma is very real and it is often brushed off by many people. In this episode, we define mental health, talk about cognitive distortions, emotional and social aspects, and some positive coping mechanisms. There are a lot of wonderful takeaways in this episode, so make sure to give it a listen! 

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To wrap up this season, we will be giving our best tips for navigating through your underclassmen years of college! This episode covers everything from pre-college packing to career prep & imposter syndrome navigation. Listen to take a trip down memory lane or to gain some of our insights on what worked best for us pre-COVID and post-COVID! Have a wonderful summer :) 

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In this episode we're taking a break from the serious topics and taking it back to some childhood favorites. Here we're talking about our favorite movies, songs, and messages from our top Disney movies. If you're afraid of spoilers for any movie on your watch list or just want to see if you agree with our choices, we mention: Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Big Hero 6, Brave, Coco, High School Musical, Mulan, Moana, Peter Pan, Princess and the Frog, Soul, Tangled, The Lion King, and Zootopia.