time to reflect with Aya

"i'll keep it short and sweet" she said, then proceeded to record a 30 minute episode. It's worth it tho trust me!

also first episode of 2026 letsgooo!

four points for ya:

1. our opinions are no longer personal they're reflections of the noise we seem to be consuming online.
2. kindness can be simple
3. fwends, you got this
4. what's up with this embedded age-expectation dilemma?

#timetoreflectwithaya

i was craving to talk to you on here, so i recorded a new episode featuring the current foster kitten; hence the sudden change in my voice (i don't know how to talk to animals with my normal human voice). anyways, i feel like there's a lot on my mind and i will do my best to get it out through journaling/this podcast or songwriting. in this episode i just wanted to amplify how important it is to voice out what weighs us down, sometimes even if it's a tiny thing, somehow putting it into words takes some of the weight off *says the girl who started a podcast to blab out her thoughts :) no, really, blabbing helps!

two very wise gals with home-made matcha in hand (thanks bro) discussing life, the art of creating and new means of communications!

some people give you space to be yourself around them and just dive in a conversation about ANYTHING! that's what this episode is :)

truly grateful for this beautiful company, thank u nicole for jumping on my humble podcast it was so much fun chatting with you.. i'm already planning our next conversation!

shoutout to chatgpt for creating with the cute visuals to serve as fillers for when my camera let me down and stopped recording and shoutout to me for editing them :)

“rushing to work”

“rushing to meet a friend”

“rushing here rushing there”

When did “rushing” become the norm?

And why do we do it for things that don’t require rushing? Are we growing impatient or is time going quickly or am I just too much in my head? I’m all for time management but i simply don’t think rushing saves us time not with the risk it carries. stay safe

on a coffee-scented note:

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kbye:)

the longer you keep that thought in the bigger it gets. Trust me, it's scientifically proven.

I had this episode in the vault for a while don't know why it took e o long to post it but im glad i finally did!

I can't help but feel that this lack of control over our time is a global matter. Time is not in our hands for the most part, yes. But what about the part that we can control? Did we really have to spend that much time scrolling TikTok? I get it. Everyone is talking about time-management and how our generation is glued to that phone. We're all adapting to this new era of communication in our own ways but I feel that I gotta talk about the fact that our future is very much influenced by this phone-time dilemma and that's one thing we can't not take seriously. Facing this and holding ourselves accountable could be one way to go about it or even begin to make a change :)

i don't mean to be too forward but we kinda are becoming the same person..think about it.

we're all exposed to the same media and influence online

we're adapting the online slang/sense of humor

most of us have a virtual personality

maybe it isn't a bad thing after all and this connection is a virtue, my only concern is that we could lose our true self in the midst of this online mess.

again, not to sound forward. this is, after all, a podcast journal where i reflect on things i just, i can't help but wonder how many people out there are going through this feeling of "lost-in-a-sea-of-info-i-kinda-need-a-break-brb" :)

AI seems far from a conversation about mental health but after seeing a random AI ad, I couldn't help but wonder "how are other fellow humans taking in this whole AI thing?" Let's start a conversation in hopes to navigate this new wave of tech better. I didn't think "overwhelmed" would be a word I use when speaking of technology, 'cause tech is meant to make our lives easier, right? anyway this is just a pov and personally I am excited to see how we will utilize this tool.

this one is for the real ones :) (from the parking lot)

Priorities oh priorities..and the joy of stacking rocks

Ever thought about what makes you, YOU? Don't answer that, just think about it and while you do, don't take those things, qualities -that make up who you are- for granted.

You will never be caught up on all the news. That's a fact.

Control the flow of media and news going into your head even when it feels impossible..we will just try our best :)