To me, conversations are arguably the most important thing that I value in my life. And if we are having conversations everyday, it is a muscle that I constantly wish to exercise. Most conversations are not the equal 50% listening and 50% talking. I find that a majority of conversations that I have are 90% listening and 10% talking—and that's not even because I don't have anything to say. I have everything to say, I just feel like I don’t have the opportunities to when I’m talking to people.

Today, I wanted to mainly focus and talk on how well or poorly one can hold conversation without rambling and forgetting that a conversation is a two way street. And how it’s not common for people to be aware that they’re making the entire conversation about themselves and making the other person solely listen.

I came to learn that psychologists have labeled this phenomenon as conversational narcissism. I believe there needs to be a mindful balance in everything that we do. And if we’re all having conversations everyday, why not work to the best of our abilities to make them as abundant and fulfilling as possible? Thank you for being here and for listening :D

Though my brother, Alex, and I had just experienced our first breakups, we wanted to capitalize on our suffering through a podcast! BAHAHAHAHA. Today's podcast is an ode and time capture of our lessons and what we have picked up and learned from love. We hope to look back to this episode and see what love meant to past Alex and Tiff at the age of twenty-one. Thank you for being here and for listening :D

Welcome back :D Thank you so much for listening to the first podcast that I have recorded in TWO YEARS! I grew up quite lonely and my greatest goal was always to be liked. Recently, I've been feeling a lot of pain as I've been vulnerable emotionally to people's words and actions. But you owe it to yourself to build a barrier between yourself and other peoples words. Today I dive deeper into the ebbs and flows of my anxiety and crisis with identity, and how I practice separating myself from these thoughts now, in hindsight! Thank you for being here and for listening :D

In this episode, Tiff recalls her pressured youth as a child of two, "fresh off the boat," Vietnamese immigrants. Children of foreign parents have to grow up too fast—they are mature beyond their years. So Tiff dives into her own childhood memories and the unrealistic standards of what it is like for her to grow up with Asian parents. Thank you for being here and for listening :D

Continuing the game of We're Not Really Strangers! Thank you for being here and for listening :D

Tiff and her brother/best friend play the card game: We're Not Really Strangers. Enjoy this episode where two best friends retell the life philosophies that they've discovered from this last year, mixed with a lot of hearty laughs. Be sure to check out Alex's blog too! http://anabsurdlife.com/ Thank you for being here and for listening :D

We often strive for happiness that once pain fills our days, we neglect these feelings and shut down. Tiff dives into her own personal pain in this episode and explains her thought process of why pain is truly necessary in our lives and why we should feel it deeply in order to further our journeys of self discovery! Thank you for being here and for listening :D

In a society that is fueled off of sharing our experiences, we often embrace and retell painful and negative stories instead of our most happy ones. I dive into the idea that ranting about our dramas to our friends should not be our favorite pastimes. You do not need friends to rant to, rather just listen to yourself. Let go of the elevated drama that we curated in our mind and let in more time to experience even greater moments! Thank you for being here and for listening :D

The philosophy of living in the present moment has guided Tiff through her days for the last three years. This first episode reflects on the stories of the people who have introduced her to the world of mindfulness and how she trained myself to value the present moment, no matter how minor or painful the time. Thank you for reading and listening--this means everything to me :D