Equipped: In-Game & In Real Life

I’ll be traveling to Manila today aaaa so today’s episode is just me talking about what I’m looking forward to and wanting to pass the happy energy to you guys!! Power Up! is a mini-series where I’ll be posting daily episodes and sharing tidbits that you can hopefully take with you and use throughout your day! :) RATE & REVIEW THE PODCAST: beacons.ai/reviewequipped JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://...

We’re continuing to process our emotions from yesterday, but we’re also making the conscious decision to show up today!! :) Power Up! is a mini-series where I’ll be posting daily episodes and sharing tidbits that you can hopefully take with you and use throughout your day! RATE & REVIEW THE PODCAST: beacons.ai/reviewequipped JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://discord.gg/mfgQZT8WZj New episodes are ou...

Here’s me realizing that I have some negative emotions building up so...let’s talk about it. :) Power Up! is a mini-series where I’ll be posting daily episodes and sharing tidbits that you can hopefully take with you and use throughout your day! RATE & REVIEW THE PODCAST: beacons.ai/reviewequipped JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://discord.gg/mfgQZT8WZj New episodes are out every Sunday on all major...

Today marks the beginning of my small mini-series Power Up! I’ll be posting daily episodes and sharing tidbits that you can hopefully take with you and use throughout your day! :) RATE & REVIEW THE PODCAST: beacons.ai/reviewequipped JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://discord.gg/mfgQZT8WZj New episodes are out every Sunday on all major podcast platforms. For feedback, suggestions, or possible collabor...

In celebration of Equipped’s anniversary (which is on October 24), we did a LIVE recording of the anniversary special over on Discord! The community relistened to the first episode of the podcast and I shared my sentiments on everything that happened within the past year. In this released version, I no longer included the playback of the first episode but if you want to listen to it, you can find...

A lot of us have amazing childhood memories because of gaming and this week, I was able to sit down with a childhood friend who’s practically like family to us, Cyrus Dela Cruz! He loves video games just as much as I do and this is the first time in 13 years that we reallyyyy got to catch up with each other! Join us as we reminisce about our childhood, Cyrus’ streaming journey, and what we’ve lear...

[ENG/FIL] This week, we’re dabbling into personal finance again! And with me is the person behind the rising blog “Rat Race Running” - Kristoffer Notario. In this episode, we talk about the personal finance lessons he learned from playing Ragnarok such as understanding buy and sell, investing in stocks, and the importance of multiple income streams. Hope you tune in! :) Article we referenced in th...

You can get to where you want to be without missing out on the process, the in-betweens of life. In this solo episode, I share why I’ve embraced slowing down over the past two months…and why you should too. Hope you tune in! :) QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How can you slow down this week? I'd love to hear from you guys! Send your answers through Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok: @equippedpodcastph. RA...

[ENG/FIL] This week I’m joined by one of the listeners of the podcast, Migs Tuico, and we talk all about toxic Filipino gaming culture. Why is it so prevalent and what are some things we can do to promote safer spaces in gaming communities? Listen to the full episode and join our discussion! :) MIGS’ QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: What’s your definition of safe space and how can you create a safe space in...

[ENG/FIL] So far on this podcast, we’ve talked a lot about what goes on when one grows up as a gamer. But let’s take it a step further: What’s it like to grow up in a complete family of gamers…AND THEN become a parent and create a new one? This week, Knic Meneses shares her story as we dive into gaming and family. How different is it to grow up with gamers? What goes on when gamers become parents?...

[ENG/FIL] This week, we’re finally dabbling into a topic we haven’t really talked about yet: investing and personal finance!! And since I’m not an expert, I’m joined by financial consultant and content creator, Matthew Alamar, to help relate gaming to personal finance. Matthew broke down a looot of concepts like lifestyle inflation, how ego affects our financial decisions, resource management, and...

“Before you face the next boss battle, you need to level up.” But what if we interchanged some words in that expression and saw it this way too: The more you level up, the newer and the more challenging your problems, obstacles, and boss battles will be. A small tweak like that can make room for a great mindset shift. But don’t get me wrong, this episode isn’t about complaining, romanticizing, or...

Gaming is like music in that it connects people in more ways than we realize. And though there’s an amazing social aspect to gaming...it also gets tainted by negativity and toxicity at times. So, how can gamers rally alongside each other to spread more good and positivity in the gaming world? We answer that question this week as I’m joined by one of my favorite variety streamers, Lan Oribello! But...

[ENG/FIL] Skill points dictate what kind of strengths your character will have + what role you’ll get to play in a team. And like with many things in life, where these skill points go is our decision to make. But a question that’s been on my mind is…if we can reset our skill points in-game, can we really do the same in real life? Luckily this week, I didn’t have to navigate through my thoughts alo...

[ENG/FIL] "It is fine now. Why? Because Le Fat Man is here!!!” This week, I’m joined by variety streamer: Le Fat Man! And in this episode, he shares how he embodies All Might’s persona as a streamer, his best streaming tips, and why we don’t need powers to be HEROES. 🦸‍♂️ Hope you tune in! :) LEFATMAN’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How can you be a hero this week? CHECK OUT LEFATMAN GAMING: FB: htt...

More than half of the year is already over…how have you been? Join me this week as I share a quick life update and explain why I think taking inventory of our lives is one of the best things we can do. I hope you tune in! :) QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What’s one word you’d use to describe your 2022 so far? RATE & REVIEW THE PODCAST: beacons.ai/reviewequipped JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://discord.gg/m...

[ENG/FIL] cw: mental health, suicidal feelings I’ve only started to branch out to more survival horror games this year. And though I still can’t say it’s my go-to gaming genre, JM Cruz definitely can. This week, I’m joined by JM Cruz, a good friend and the host of Zero Hour Discussions! In this episode, we dive deep into why JM loves survival horror games and the game that saved his life: Silent H...

They say that taking the first step is always the hardest… One of the biggest reasons why is we either wait for the “right” moment or we wait for ourselves to feel 100% “ready.” But what if we could all feel more comfortable taking messy action towards our goals? This week, I’m joined by Kelly Harris, a copywriter and content strategist. And in this episode, she shares some gaming lessons that hel...

Every video game has its own storyline, set of objectives, and main quests. Sprinkled in between all that are side quests. And let’s face it, some of them are fun to do but others…can be pretty questionable. 😅 In this episode, I sat down with a fellow podcaster, Scott Somerville and I got his take on side questing in real life. Are they “optional” just like in most games, or is there an actual be...

[ENG/FIL] PA-HEAL PLEASE!! How many times have you yelled this out in-game? Funny how we pay so much attention to our HP bar in-game…kamusta naman ang HP bar natin in real life?? 😅 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How can you make your health a bigger priority? I'd love to hear from you guys! Send your answers through Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok: @equippedpodcastph. RATE & REVIEW THE PODCAST: be...

cw: mental health/anxiety/depression We live in a chaotic world and we all have (and maybe are still finding) our own coping mechanisms. But how do we set the boundary between healthy and unhealthy ways of coping? This week, I’m joined by my good college friend, Anne Agu! And in this episode, we talk about: Anne’s love for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Anne’s top lessons from playing video g...

[ENG/FIL] This week, I’m joined by one of my closest podcasting friends, Pj Bautista! He’s the host of ChillTalks and in this episode, he talks about one of his favorite gaming franchises: Devil May Cry! But what is it about this franchise that made Pj finish the entire thing in just one week? And how can we correlate this to rushing things we want to achieve in real life? We dive deep into all of...

[ENG/FIL] Jhaz joins us once again as we talk about his favorite gaming genre: JRPGs. But with these types of games, the grind will always exist. The question is…is the grind really worth it?? In this episode, we dive deeper into answering that question while also talking about: - Jhaz’s favorite JRPGs to date - The struggle of finding fulfillment - Why people choose to overwork themselves - Jhaz’...

cw: death One of the obvious differences between video games and real life is that we can die and respawn as many times as we want in-game but in real life, we can’t.  In real life, no respawns are allowed. And in this solo episode, I explain why I think accepting death is important to start living. Hope you tune in! :) QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How can you start living more intentionally? I'd lo...

[ENG/FIL] The number of times I said “wow” and “amazing” in this episode basically sums up how much I enjoyed talking to this week’s guest: Patrick of Rule20Podcast! In this episode, Patrick extends the segment he has on his podcast called “IRL Cheat Codes” and shares 4 cheat codes (+a bonus) that everybody needs to WIN in the game of life. PATRICK’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What are other ideas that...