Steve and Kati interview Rapper Whitney Peyton about her music, Spoken Word, and dealing with anxiety. Whitney talks to us about how she spreads the message of being unapologetically yourself and being real. We have a discussion about one of her songs and the message of it. Which is are your choices making your life better? Whitney shares about her anxiety and how she deals with it and her thoughts on pharmaceuticals and drugs being glorified in music, TV and movies. Listen to the podcast for more.

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Steve had the chance to sit down with Marc Ang the leader of Asian Industry B2B an organization that engages professionals to impact communities. He chatted with Marc about how the organization got started and some events they put on like film screenings. Steve had a chance to attend one of these film screenings of a movie called trafficked which is about human trafficking. Marc and Steve talk about why this movie was chosen to show and the meaning behind the screening and the film. Human Trafficking is a worldwide problem because traffickers move around so they don’t get caught. A victim may travel to a dozen or so areas with their captures. If you see something that doesn’t seem right say something because you very well may save a person from a very ugly situation. To hear more facts about human trafficking and what you can do to make a difference listen to the episode.

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Join Steve, Larissa, Kati and Dr. Josh for a conversation about health and chronic illness. Kati shares her story living with multiple chronic illnesses and gives advice on how to deal with it. Dr. Josh shares advice about advocating for yourself and talks about the phrase “it’s all in your head.” We talk about how when you are suffering with an illness - mental or physical that you need a core support group. You need people around you who believe you and will help and support you on your journey. We have to be careful in the language we use when talking about people with chronic illness. Listen to hear more.

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Join Steve, Larissa and Kati with our special guest Dr. Josh for a conversation about technology and relationships. Technology can help bring people together but it can also ruin relationships. Along the same lines is cyber bullying. We got a message from Collin who needs help dealing with bullying and feeling inadequate. We ask the question why is cyber bullying so much easier than face to face bullying. We talk about Collin and his struggle. If you feel worthless like Collin and have thoughts of suicide then we want you to know you are very valuable and worthy of love and respect. Find someone in your social circle to talk to about this and if you don’t have that core support reach out to a teacher, coach or someone else you trust. You can always reach out to us, we are here to help you.

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Join the Utalk Crew along with our honorary co-host Dr. Josh in a conversation regarding school shootings and safety at school. This is something that unfortunately happens too frequently and has become a major issue that needs to be addressed. Dr. Josh talks about the effects the San Bernardino shooting 3 years ago had on him and how it’s changed him. The Utalk Crew talks about fear, what fear means and why we become afraid. We talk about how to deal with fear and how to prepare to help you face these real situations that can happen. You have to be aware of the dangers but you also have to have faith that things will work out. We talk about checking in on people, being kind and other ways that can help prevent violence.

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Join Steve, Larissa, Kati and our very own Dr. Josh for a conversation about Italian food, veggies and pain. Everyone experiences pain - physical and psychological so how do we deal with it? Dr Josh talks to us about getting to the root of the pain and finding good coping skills to help us deal with the pain. Even if we don’t know what the cause of our pain is; we can learn to deal with it in a healthy manner. Some healthy ways to cope are exercising and physical activity, expression through art and music and social support. You need a safe place / community to go to help you work through your pain. Find someone in your life who you trust and feel safe talking to and go to them for help and support.

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Join Steve, Larissa and Kati coming to you from the AT&T Shape event on the Warner Brothers lot. They have a discussion about video games and our health. You can become so addicted that video games can kill you or hurt your health. Video game addiction is a real problem and we have to practice self control when it comes to our time playing these games. You get so into the game that hours pass by and you don’t realize how long you’ve been playing. So how do we not become addicted? The Utalk crew gives us some practical advice and things we can put in place to help us not get addicted to video games but still be able to play.

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Steve and our very own Dr. Josh have a conversation about Suicide. Suicide is one of the top leading causes of death it’s ahead of homicide and car accidents. The issue of suicide varies from area to area.

Dr Josh talks to us about the importance of the language we use surrounding suicide and how important having coping skills we can turn to are. He talks about how big hope is in suicidal thoughts. If a person has hope that the pain will end and the situation will change they have a reason to live.

You want to come alongside your friends and family and remind them you are there for them. You don’t have to say anything just be there with them. It shows them they are not alone.

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We had a chance to interview Daria at CatCon who is the creator of the Catsu the Cat comics. Daria is from Estonia and her inspiration comes from her fat cat. She had a booth at CatCon and was telling us her best sellers are the cat phone cases. She had many funny stories about her cat and decided to start writing a comic based on her life as a cat parent, that’s how Catsu the Cat came about. Daria and Kati exchange funny cat stories. Check out more on our website utalkradio.com and instagram @utalkradio. You can find Daria on Instagram @catsuthecat

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Steve had the chance to sit down with one of the founders of the organization Can You Hear Me (CYHM) to get more information about the organization and what they do. CYHM was founded out of tragedy but used that tragedy to do good. Ashley started the organization with her mom after she tragically lost her cousin to suicide. Ashley and her family wanted to use their pain and what they went through to help others through rough times. Can You Hear Me is an online platform for teens and young adults to share without fear any issues they are going through and to get help for them from their peers.

Ashley shared with Steve about her struggle after she lost her cousin and what helped get her through that dark time. She has some great advice about dealing with tough times and reminded us that everyone struggles with mental health in some way and that it’s okay to come out and say; “I’m struggling and I’m not okay.”

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