with 2025 coming up and in the spirit of celebrating difference, I wanted to share one of the ways in which am approaching new year's resolutions a bit differently: through setting intentions. intentions are something I have incorporated more and more over the years and I've found them to be immensely helpful in actually being aligned with my goals and getting what I want out of them. in this episode, I discuss what intentions are & the research behind them, as well as how you can go about setting intentions for yourself.

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insta: @differentisnormal; @neihasagar

resources i’ve used to make this episode:

​https://www.calm.com/blog/setting-intentions

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii B9780121098902500378

I wanted to do an episode in honour of world mental health day (oct 10th), so I thought it would be nice to discuss some of the ways in which we can practice self-care and take care of ourselves. in this episode, I delve into 10 small ways in which we can take care of ourselves, and discuss some of the research that I found supporting these things.

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extra resources:

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/publications/our-best-mental-health-tips

https://www.annafreud.org/resources/children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing/self-care/

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guides-tools-and-activities/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing/

first episode!!!!! i wanted to start this podcast with an episode that i can hopefully refer back to and reflect on in the future and as i continue with this podcast. being understanding is something that is challenging, but so beneficial to both ourselves and others. it’s something i am continuing working on myself and not something i’ve mastered by any means. but i think the most important thing we can do is try. in this episode, i’ve outlined some of the benefits to being more understanding to those that are different to us, how these different groups form in the first place that may pose difficulties to us being understanding, and how we can actually go about starting to be more understanding in our day-to-day lives.

⭐️insta: @differentisnormal; @neihasagar

resources i’ve used to make this episode:

“The Benefits Of Understanding Another Point of View” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lasting-love/202106/the-benefits-understanding-another-point-view-0

“Social comparison and group interest in ingroup favouritism” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejsp.2420090207

“From Social to Political Identity: A Critical Examination of Social Identity Theory” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/0162-895X.00230

“The power of being heard: The benefits of ‘perspective-giving’ in the context of intergroup conflict” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103112000297

“The Importance of Taking the Perspective of Others” https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/constructive-controversy/201906/the-importance-taking-the-perspective-others