This is Your Life

Welcome back everybody. I am glad you are here and also that you are reading this description because I am not going to lie to you, sometimes I think I am writing these exclusively for myself. I have no idea if anyone actually reads any of these. But if you are, thank you. I love you.
This week we are talking about setting boundaries in our relationships. We talk about why we set boundaries, 3 different types of boundaries (time, emotional, and physical), and how to start setting boundaries. I hope you enjoy.

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Episode Sources:
https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-healthy-relationships-always-have-boundaries-how-to-set-boundaries-in-yours#healthy-boundaries

https://www.insider.com/boundaries-in-relationships

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/energy-vampires#:~:text=What%20is%20an%20energy%20vampire,spouse%20or%20your%20best%20friend.

Listen listen listen, I am fully aware that as I post this episode it is February 15th but the thing is, I have been working a lot and also had a really fun super bowl Sunday. I am truly sorry that I kept you all waiting but here is this year's Valentine's day episode. Part 1 of 2. This week we are talking about Love Languages which is one of my favorite topics. If you don't believe me, ask my sister. I hope you enjoy.

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Episode Resources:
https://www.5lovelanguages.com/learn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Chapman_(author)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Love_Languages

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/fashion/can-gary-chapman-save-your-marriage-this-life.html

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/the-5-love-languages-explained

https://www.uagc.edu/blog/the-psychology-behind-the-5-love-languages

https://www.millersville.edu/psychology/files/bland/bland-lovelanguages.pdf

Welcome back errybody! I am in such a good mood today so I am so glad you are back or here for the first time. Either way, I'm excited. This week we are talking all about escapism and how we can use this tool to help us heal from trauma but also help us deal with our every day lives and stressors. I hope you enjoy this episode and come back in two weeks to hear the next one.
I also left a little easter egg of audio at the end of this episode just for fun 😉

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Welcomeeee backkkk everyoneeee. I am so excited to be talking to you this week. Today we are talking all about our comfort zones. What are they, how do they help us and how do they hurt us. It took me three tries to record this episode so I hope you enjoy it and appreciate it for what it is.

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Last Year's New Years Resolution Episode:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZgCg9FSblSWZP4vjqtGhZ?si=umaPnd97Ra2XVVCs-TTM-A

Sources for this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerkes%E2%80%93Dodson_law

https://positivepsychology.com/comfort-zone/

https://hbr.org/2016/09/when-to-stay-inside-your-comfort-zone

https://hbr.org/2016/07/if-youre-not-outside-your-comfort-zone-you-wont-learn-anything

It's 2022 and I have missed you all so much. Thank you for coming back and supporting me over the last year. This episode is a big recap of where I have been and what life has looked like over the last year. We are talking all about recovering from hard times and finding ways to enjoy being alone. Thanks for joining me and I'll see you back here in 2 weeks!

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Happy Valentines day!! This week's episode was created for EVERYONE whether or not you are in a romantic relationship at the moment. We are talking about our self-esteem and how that affects us in all of our personal relationships as well as steps on how to improve your self-esteem starting TODAY.  I also have bonus treat at the end of this episode so make sure you are listening all the way to the end! Enjoy!

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Resources for this episode:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298066956_Self-Esteem_and_the_Quality_of_Romantic_Relationships

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/201909/self-esteem-and-good-relationships-53-studies-13-nations

Can you even believe we are already at episode 17? I honestly am in awe of how much fun and how much growth I have made through this experience already and I hope you have as well. This week we are talking about savoring techniques, aka how to savor the positive moments in your how and why it is so important that we do so. It seems like such a simple task, appreciating the moment you are in, soaking up the positivity in your life but sometimes we need a little reminder, a little push, and a little direction. So here it is, your little push, your little direction.
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Resources for this episode:
https://positivepsychlopedia.com/year-of-happy/how-to-savor/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/click-here-happiness/201807/what-is-savoring-and-why-is-it-the-key-happiness
https://www.livehappy.com/science/science-savoring
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/10_steps_to_savoring_the_good_things_in_life

Lets be honest, making friends and meeting new people is hard so this week I am giving you my best techniques and ways of meeting new people in this crazy time. Most of these are geared towards meeting people and maintaining friendships online or on the phone (by letter if you want), just by distance in general because of current situations. I hope you all enjoy!
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Welcome back to my podcast! This week we are talking about dating apps. We are talking about their affect on our mental health, how we can protect ourselves from having a negative experience, and how to begin the self-love process. This episode is not meant to insult anyone who does use dating apps or discourage you from using them, I just wanted to point a couple things out that you may want to think about as well as give some advice on building your own confidence. As the dating process continues to change and evolve, the way our minds perceive dating and the process itself it is also important we take time for ourselves and don't get too lost in the dating pool. 

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Episode on New Years resolutions and how to tackle and stick to them:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZgCg9FSblSWZP4vjqtGhZ?si=9rAe2lSURTyvnxrxEiIv3A

Resources for this episode:

https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-020-0373-1#Sec20

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144516303254?via%3Dihub

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/12/tinder-changed-dating/578698/

Welcome back guys! Thanks for listening to this week's episode. We are talking all about the toxic love life, and not just any toxic love life, we are talking about your best friend's toxic love life and what to do when you can't stand the person your best friend or cousin or sister or brother or whoever is dating. Please take a moment to subscribe to this podcast and go like my facebook page!

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