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Siria and Melissa discuss the forced pivot and explore grief and mindset. Melissa shares steps for dealing with a forced change. Siria talks about the Scared Straight program and having FOMO for not going on a field trip as a teen.

Siria and Melissa discuss the life-changing event pivots that change the course of your life permanently. Melissa discusses the rare and universal impact of the pandemic on us as a species. Siria touches on impact bias and how we as a species are really bad at predicting how life-changing events will impact our lives and happiness.

Siria and Melissa dive into the natural reasons people pivot. Melissa goes HAM on social constructionism. Siria touches on the stages of life, including reading passages from her childhood diary.

Siria and Melissa continue their conversation with trans advocate Megan Robaina. Megan talks about the emotional burdens the trans community experiences, shares how the media portrayal impacted his perception of himself, including a discussion on Netflix documentary Disclosure, and how he plans to continue to advocate for the trans community.

Siria and Melissa interview their first guest Megan Robaina. Megan is Melissa's younger brother and a trans man. In this two-part interview, Megan shares how a pride flag sparked his journey helping him uncover his true identity and the discrimination he experienced while trying to obtain testosterone, and how this experience propelled him into advocacy for the trans community.

Siria and Melissa begin their series on the types of pivots people make starting with the intentional pivot. Siria touches on why she doesn't want her life to end up at Denny's and Melissa shares her weightloss journey.

Siria and Melissa finish their series on the emotional reasons people pivot ending with frustration. Melissa taps into her frustration at having to re-record and shares how the action steps she found for the original recording help her through. Siria discusses how frustration is a catch-all term for underlying emotions.

Siria & Melissa continue their series on the emotional reasons people pivot continuing with inspiration. Melissa talks about the relationship between inspiration and passion. Siria got inspired to make her own Backstreet Boys/Dr. Fauci.

Siria & Melissa begin their discussion on the emotional reasons people pivot starting with boredom. Listen while Siria geeks out on the scientific studies of boredom and how Melissa can't stand to be idle.

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Pivotal Moments is a podcast where we talk about the changes we make in our lives. We'll hear stories from people about pivots they have made: whether it was a career move, burning everything down in order to grow, or simply deciding to start fresh in a new direction. We are all agents of change and we have the power to pivot at any point, at any time.

On this episode, Siria and Melissa share why they are drawn to the topic of the pivots we make in life. Siria is all about the why of the pivots and Melissa wants the blue print.