the for us podcast

When we’re angry, we are blinded by this rush of hatred or sadness or pain. We think crazy thoughts, say crazy things, and do crazy things. That’s all normal. But the impulse that we get from anger, to do all of these crazy things, distracts us from the mindfulness that we are trying to achieve. Today I talk about how we can reflect and learn from our anger and how we can become more mindful about...

One thing that motivates us to continue through our self-care journey is growth. When we can understand and visibly see that we are changing for the better, it gives us a sense of relief and motivation to keep going. Today I share some of the most noticeable signs of growth in our self-care journeys, and how to continue onto the next step of your journey, wherever you are at in your journey.

We all experience burnout, that dark gray cloud that rests on our shoulders when you get too stressed out. We constantly wonder how to get rid of the stress, but can never find the root to why we are burnt out. Today, I dive into how we can get to the root of our burn out and heal from it.

Happy New Year!!! I’m so excited for all that 2022 has to offer! If you’re anything like me, then your New Years resolution has probably failed once or twice. Well, let’s hope that 2022 will be better in that we can achieve our resolutions this year. In this bonus episode, I share some tips and strategies on how to stay committed and motivated to go through with your New Years resolution. Again, H...

The people we spend time around mean a lot. That’s why it is important to put energy and effort into the relationships that uplift us, and limit the amount of energy you put in to relationships where you don’t feel valued. Learn to understand which people you feel good around, and which people you don’t feel good around, and then focus your energy on good relationships.

Today I talk about how intentions influence our actions and why we do certain things, including how we interact with other people. Our intentions reflect our own self worth and identifying our intentions help us to refocus them.

Surprise! This is our second bonus episode for the podcast, and I’m so excited to be able to share this with one of by closest friends, Inara Akhter. Today we discuss midterms, academic expectations, and our lives as teens. Hope you enjoy!

This episode has definitely been the hardest one to put into words so far. It’s so hard to explain why it is so important to push yourself out of your comfort zone, and how to do it. But when you do figure out how to do it, pushing yourself a little bit everyday makes you a better person and helps you to learn more about yourself an ever before.

When we hear the words “stay present” we think of phrases like “be present in the moment” or “focus on what’s happening now.” People make it seem so easy. But it’s not. It’s very very hard to stay fully present with your reality. Today I talk about how we can learn to stay more present in our lives, and why it is so important to do so.

Our feelings are really sensitive things. That’s why we try to block out all of our emotions from view, and we don’t open up about them. Today I talk about how we can learn to open up about our emotions and make vulnerability part of the conversation.

Happy Thanksgiving!!! I love Thanksgiving, for the time I get to spend time with my family, and the food! But Thanksgiving has a deeper theme: gratitude. In this bonus episode, I talk about how we can learn to adopt a gratitude attitude for Thanksgiving, and continue it for every other day as well.

The food that we put into our bodies is a lot more important than we may think. It affects not only our bodily wellbeing but also our mental health. Today I share practical ways to transition to healthier eating, and some changes to the podcast.

From a young age, we’re taught to shut away all of our negative emotions. However, it is equally as important to validate your negative emotions as much as your positive ones. Today I talk about how we can validate our own emotions and some exercises on how to dig deeper into why we feel them.

When we don’t meet the expectations we’ve set for ourselves, we tend to be really hard on ourselves. Today I talk about how we can get over not meeting our expectations as well as how we can set realistic expectations for ourselves.

To continue our podcast mini series in selfcare in school, I decided to talk about how to balance our social lives. The three main things I mention are to make sure that you are encouraging a positive environment, staying out of drama, and keeping good relationships with everyone. I hope this episode helps you! :)

When we’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and stressed, it’s good to have an activity to fall back on to help us get out of that state and get back to normal. Today I share my favorite ways to de-stress! I hope they help! 😊

Life is unpredictable, that’s inevitable. We can’t control that. What we can control is how we respond to these events in our lives. I share my thoughts on how we can learn to stay positive during these tough times.

Apologies have become very invalid and insincere over the years, and we need to bring it back to the vulnerable, open and sincere thing it once was. Today I talk about the things we can do to improve how we apologize to others.

Lately I’ve been feeling overwhelmed with being able to balance all of my schoolwork and outside life, so, if you’re in the same boat, this episode will help. I share some of my best tips for time management that I use. I hope you enjoy this episode!

Don’t you just love the feeling of feeling totally free and open in nature? I love being able to spend time in nature especially when I’m really stressed or overwhelmed, and today I talk about positive experiences with nature and how it had helped me.

Empathy and sympathy are two completely different things, and it’s one of my biggest pet peeves that people always use them interchangeably. Today I talk about the main differences between the two and how we can start to start practicing more empathy over sympathy.

The school year is starting, and it’s been an adjustment for all of us. That’s what I decided to do an episode on how we can take care of ourselves during school, and some tips on how to balance stress. This episode will be like a mini series in the podcast, so stay tuned for more episodes like this!!!

Comparing ourselves to others is something that almost everybody struggles with. It’s one of the hardest habits to overcome, and here are some tips to help with that.

Have you ever thought of a meditation practice? So many people love meditation, even me! Today I explore some benefits of meditation to encourage you to start your own meditation practice.

Dealing with toxic people is hard sometimes, and that’s why we need to learn how to deal with them in a way that benefits both us and others.