Partly Sunny Lives

This week we are diving DEEP into chronic people pleasing - specifically how I’ve been a people pleaser my whole life and how I’ve been healing from it. People pleasing is an easy trap to fall into, and is oftentimes more harmful than good. How can we relearn such people pleasing tendencies?

Fashion is boring these days. Maybe not for everyone, but definitely for me. I’m not sure how I want to express myself or what I want my clothes to say about me. Should they even say stuff about me? This week I really explore and question fashion’s role in my life as I’ve embraced more a minimalist mindset in the past few months. Hope you’ll take the time to discourse with me.

Inspired by Dolly Alderton’s book, I talk about what I understand about love in relationships, friendships, and family at the young age of 22. How love changes, how love can be so deep, how love can change your world - all things I have reflected on over the past year have made me realize how much love I have in my life. I hope you guys enjoy this episode as much as I did.

“You need to max out your Roth.” “Do you have a set plan to pay back your debt?” All of these things we have heard (or at least I’ve heard) when we begin our adulting lives. It’s important to think about money, but to what point? What can we gain from constantly thinking about our financial future? This week I talk about my financial stress journey, especially as someone wanting to go to medical s...

We all grew up liking books at some point or another. Maybe it was Captain Underpants or Harry Potter, but it was something we all enjoyed. I feel like as we grow older, we choose to read less and less. We may still love reading in our hearts but don’t make time for it anymore. Or maybe we are so sick of reading because we are forced to do it in school. I wanted to talk about some tips to enjoy re...

Going through a gap year before grad school or any transitional period in your life can be full of uncertainty and loneliness. These feelings can suck, especially in a period of your life where you’re learning more about yourself, what you want to be, and how to not fuck up. It’s not easy. I wanted to share my lessons that I’ve learned in my gap year thus far and explore the pain experienced in a...

Sometimes we can convince ourselves that we weren’t productive enough today. Sometimes we make ourselves feel guilty for not checking everything off our to do list. For me, I thought becoming more productive and filling my days with things that would advance my career, fitness, or other was going to be my key to a seamless life. But when the colder weather starts to hit and most times you just don...

Body image is something that we all struggle with. It’s rooted deep in our childhood and the environment we grew up in. This week I talk about my body image issues as a Korean American woman and how I’ve worked through them these past few years. Get ready for this ramble!

We all have our safe spaces. This week I talk about some of my favorite places, including but not limited to Costco, airport convenience stores, a couch, and my bedroom. I had a lot of fun just diving into why I love these places and convincing you why you should love them to. Thanks for listening.

A lot of the times we feel this need to be unique, be different, be that cool, mysterious girl in the room. We may think it when we express ourselves with clothes, when we have to write a personal statement for medical school, or any other endeavor where there might be a lot of eyes on us. But the reality is, we don’t have to be unique. We don’t have to put up this front that we are special, that...

We have all seen the day in the life vlogs, the glamour of tech jobs, and felt the overwhelming need to have the perfect work life balance right now. But some of us haven’t figured that out yet or are going into a field where job benefits are just being able to get home at a reasonable time (if that). Some of us are extremely passionate about what we want to do, but wonder if we should take the “e...

The concept of self care has been so idealized and pressured to be aesthetic, but don’t often actually involve doing things that make your life easier or give you less stress. This week I talk about self care practices that have been idealized that I actually use in my day to day and are, in my opinion, worth incorporating. Enjoy and let me know what self care practices y’all use in your day to da...

The past few weeks have been about some pretty deep topics. This week, I wanted to dive in and reminisce on my trip to Korea a couple months ago. I talk about stories from travel, feelings of seeing my extended family after not seeing them for so long, and any tips for traveling to Korea. Enjoy me rambling with a glass of wine. Follow me on instagram @j.ieonkim and my blog jieonkim.com!

We put a LOT of stuff on our plate. Even when we don’t realize it. And a lot of the time, when we are trying to be the best at everything, we start to feel overwhelmed, resentful, and guilty towards ourselves and others. We don’t have to feel like this, however. We can set boundaries - where we don’t feel like so much of our time is for others. It’s okay to be selfish. Enjoy this week’s episode. A...

Growing up sucks. You have to learn how to get an oil change, learn how to make a doctor’s appointment. But sometimes growing up is awesome. You get more confident, get to know what you actually like. This week I dive into all the things I miss about childhood but also what I like about growing up. Follow me on instagram @j.ieonkim and check out my blog jieonkim.com :)

This week I talk about how we should be more intentional with letting grief and sadness into our lives. We do this already when we listen to sad songs, watch sad movies, but we still fail to acknowledge its presence and necessity in our everyday. Centered around the book Bittersweet by Susan Cain, I dive into my histories with grief and how I think it would be beneficial for all of us to accept it...

You’ve seen the aesthetics on social media. “That girl” aesthetic, grunge aesthetic, etc etc. As much as these can spark creativity, they can also spark judgement, labeling, and overconsumption. This week I talk about how aesthetics can be dumb and isolating, and how we can start to move past them. Enjoy :) my instagram: @j.ieonkim, my website: jieonkim.com

Religion is a hot topic, and there are many times throughout our lifetime that it has been to bring both community and divisiveness. In today’s episode, I talk about my good and bad moments with religion and how I’ve worked through it now in my early 20s. I also talk about how I’ve relearned religion to maybe be something beneficial for me personally. I hope you guys enjoy, and let me know what yo...

Why is pre-med culture so toxic? How does it fuel our imposter syndrome? This episode I talk about how the competitiveness in pre-med has affected my life and how it has given be a lot of hard lessons. I also give ways in which I have worked through this culture and how I came out the other side feeling motivated to keep pursuing this path. Thanks for listening :)

We all have perfectionist tendencies. Whether it’s stopping ourselves from trying new things or criticizing ourselves, perfectionism can fuel negative self image. This week I talk about my own experience with perfectionism, especially growing up in Korean culture, and provide some tips on how to work through yours. Thanks for listening :)

As an extension of her blog, Jenny introduces her first ever podcast that dives into honest and open conversation as a 22 year old Korean American.