On this week's episode, we continue a segment called Friday Phrases - a series where I talk about underrated words or phrases with deeper meanings tied to personal memories. Going into this week's episode, I honestly didn't know what to talk about, so it was ironic to do an episode on the phrase, "i don't know," which actually ties back to one of my friendships. Although it typically has a negative connotation, genuine curiosity can take the phrase, "i don't know," so far, as we learn something new everyday. 

On this week's episode, we take a break to remind ourselves that it's okay to be sick. Recovering and relaxing will build up the energy that we'll use once we're no longer sick.

On this week's episode, we talk about positive and negative reflections. We specifically outline Chris Bravery's article, The Man in the Mirror: Reflections Positives and Negatives, to overcome the journey of negative reflections and making them positive. Although we don't live in a perfect world, we can try our best to not focus on the negatives and pick out the positives. 

On this week's episode, we celebrate 1 year of podcasting with an episode about keeping up habits, as I've had to do when posting episodes every Friday. We talk about what a habit is and the measures for effective habit formation. We also discuss how not all habits are good and instead of breaking them, we need to substitute them for good habits. At the end of the day, amongst all the steps for forming good habits, practicing self-compassion reigns to motivate us to change our lives for the better. 

On this week's podcast, we talk about steps to go through when you're having an emotional moment, which could be any moment that is not your default feelings. We talk about stepping through an emotional moment and developing the mindset to move forward from it through reassurance, reality, and revelation.

On this week's podcast, we continue a new segment on Open Hearts, Enlightened Minds, called On The Spot. With On The Spot, I feature a guest on the podcast, ask them a question that they did not have time to prepare for -- hence, on the spot -- and we discuss the question together. For the second episode of On The Spot, I bring on two of my friends, Trish Luu & Victoria Nguyen, as we discuss the question: "what is the best piece of advice you've ever received?" We each talk about the best pieces of advice that we've received and how it connects to the control we have over our lives. 

On this week's podcast, we talk about the idea that time is of the essence. Although its legal definition pertains to completing contractual obligations by a certain deadline, my interpretation always has to do with the fact that life is short. It is important for us to make the most of our time, but also navigate life in a way where we're not overworking ourselves to check off all our bucket list items. 

On this week's podcast, we talk about feeling guilty for being happy when the people around you are not. We expand further into this idea by discussing situations where you and the people around you are having a hard time, but you're eager to be the one to escape this and support the people around you. At the end of the day, a strong support system will always be there for each and everyone's emotions are valid. 

On this week's podcast, we continue a segment called Friday Phrases - a series where I talk about underrated words or phrases with deeper meanings tied to personal memories. In this week's episode, I bring on a guest, Michelle Tin, one of my really good friends that I've grown up with over the years. We talk about one of her signature sayings, "it is what it is," and how it can be applied to life, even if it may be difficult to accept that things are just the way they are.