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In this episode, Emi talks all about how to have confidence in your job, saving money, and that's pretty much it. Short episode with LOTS of info. It feels good to be back!

Gentrification in NYC and everything in between, struggles with putting yourself first and saying no, unhealthily distracting yourself from your emotions, keeping a consistent routine journaling, social media growth skyrocketing through TikTok, finding out new things about yourself through hardship, long distance relationship advice, turning into “her” and the meaning behind it, advice for people moving to NYC.

Tik Tok and online high school during the pandemic, immigrating from Guinea to The Bronx and everything in between, capitalist consumerism, expanding as a Sunni Muslim, questioning growing up Catholic and wanting to study different religions, the privilege of living in America, deciding on a major/ career path going into college, hustle culture amongst young people, a Charlie D’Amelio conspiracy theory and struggles you see A-list celebrities face  being in the public eye. 

(P.S., the last 10 minutes are rambling about Angelina Jolie, Rom Coms, cancel culture, Mattress Firm, and falling off the grid. No context just vibes)

Isaac's experiences living in both New Zealand and US, changes in clubs over the past decade due to social media, rich kids of NYC and the entitlement in work/nightlife, different personalities in nightlife, pros and cons of DJing, attaining sobriety while working in clubs, models being sucked into unhealthy lifestyles by promoters.

Anonymous conversation with a former sugar baby in New York: How she got started in sugaring and her experiences doing so, being a “model” at a secret underground strip club, crazy stories from the strip club, all about the money sugar babies make, advice for girls wanting to do it/ for people wanting to go out and party, the dark side of night life and NYC dr*g culture.

TW: Topics on suicide & mental health (bpd, anxiety, depression, ADHD)
Going to an all girls school and how that affects relationships with men today, Kansas City’s corrupt school systems, Asian hate, the stereotype surrounding Asian parents being very strict, being a woman in NYC and defending yourself on the streets, planning for the worst and worrying about the future, DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy), mindfulness, relationship anxiety, psychological differentiation, regularly smoking weed and vaping playing into anxiety, positive aspects of weed (healthy awareness), being high at da club, body positivity/insecurity, difficulties that come with being a creative/artist, nurturing your inner child.

TW: Eating disorders, anxiety, depression, divorced parents/ parents remarrying as a teenager, the good and the bad of therapy, dr*gs in NYC /// Going from a performing arts school to a sports high school, “.Frustration” and how it came to be through past trauma, how the people you surround yourself with greatly affect your personality, my story about first moving to NYC, Elijah’s experience moving from NYC to a smaller town and not having a permanent home in the city, scamming/stealing in the fashion world, clothing longevity for small brands, making connections moving to a big city, people leeching onto others for clout.

How Christian first got discovered DJing, always being around music and having a natural pull towards it, first gigs and how to not slip up, getting your name out there even if you're not big,  staying humble in the party scene, the "annoying" aspects that come along with DJing, COVID struggles for DJs and people in the party business, staying on top of it even with no parties to play at, bringing people together through music.

How Lin and I met, club promoting/ night-life 101, sleazy men in night-life, tips for young people moving to NYC, succeeding without going to college (again), working in fashion and how competitive it can be, all about public relations and getting a job in the field, entrepreneurship, helping run a clothing brand, how to get celebrities to wear your clothing brand (even if it’s small), advice for college students.   

College is not for everyone, dropping out of school to pursue a passion, changing your surroundings, advice for young creatives stuck in small towns trying to get their work out there, how opportunity and perspective go hand-in-hand, Alex’s lifestyle “Cope”, and how people cope in all different ways, generating confidence, being proud of how far you’ve come in your creative path while still striving to do better, thinking inside the box, NFT’ing cars, how we interpret dreams.