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I spent years in toxic, chaotic relationships and convinced myself that was just what love felt like. Turns out, I was very wrong. In this episode, I'm getting honest about what it actually feels like to be in a healthy relationship for the first time. And it all started on Tinder... Thank God I swiped right!

Attention spans: cooked. Anxiety: through the roof. Screen time: embarrassing. In this episode I'm talking about what social media is really doing to our brains, our relationships, and our lives. Plus the time I cracked my boyfriend's passcode to unlock my own app limits. Don't judge me.

One day I woke up and thought: I really need to get my shit together. So I did. In this episode I'm getting honest about health, habits, relationships, and what getting your life together actually looks like when it's messy and slow and real.

I say yes to things I don’t want to do, avoid awkward conversations, and stay quiet just to keep the peace… and then sit there quietly regretting it. In this episode, I unpack people pleasing, why it’s so hard to say no, and the moment I realized I might be the one putting myself in these situations.

Fell off my bike, and then fell off the face of the Earth. Finally on the road to recovery with high(er) spirits.

Doing something you've never done before can be scary. But as they say...there's always a first time for everything, right?

Basically my late entry to the "Dating Wrapped" trend--Hanoi edition!

...well, not really. But I gotcha! Now that I have your attention, here's what you can look forward to in this episode: I talk about some thinking traps, how they affect us or how they make us unknowingly self sabotage,  and a few ways to manage them. Abandonment issues also make a cameo appearance in this episode!

P.S. I know it's Thursday...

In this episode, my friend, Paula, joins me as we chat about how similar and different our lives are, what success means to us as 28-year-olds who chose different paths at a crossroads in life, and how society affects the way we perceive our and others’ success. We also discover that with a weird (in a good way) turn of events, we practically swapped lives!

In this episode, I talk about...you got it...hoarding! Duh? Here's how I struggled to organize my place and how I ended up giving away half of my wardrobe. Special thanks to the south fam!

P.S. Plus points if you get the reference of this episode's title!

I was away for over a year… So in this [short] episode, I attempt to get you up to speed by sharing some updates on life and some plans for the future. Thank you, Paula, for the title suggestion! This is Life Lately, my season 2 premiere episode. I did decide to continue the episode number from last season… Not sure it makes sense, but oh well…a lot of things don’t make sense anyway. Haha!

In this episode, I talk about my toxic traits, and I touch a bit on the attachment theory. Do you know what your attachment style is? 

I wanna apologize for all my notifications. I forgot to mute my laptop, and Viber and Messenger were blasting!

Nelly, Kten, and I talk about love and Dr. Gary Chapman's Five Love Languages in this episode. We share stories on how to love and be loved. Do you know what your primary love language is? Take the test to find out!

Trigger warning: This episode is about suicide, how to break the stigma attached to it, and how to cope.

In this episode, I chat with two good friends of mine: commercial model and mom of two, Chanel Aldaba, and school radio jock, Ellie Bañar. We talk about body image, our insecurities, and how to overcome them.

In this episode, I am joined by Sarah Jane Macaraeg, MA, RPsy, and we take a deep dive on Major Depressive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, interventions, and mental health first aid.

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Mental health advocate and registered psychometrician, Francis Castillo, joins me in this episode for an informative discussion on mental health and the status of mental health care in the Philippines.

Originally published on April 14, 2021.

Trigger warning: Suicide

In this episode, I talk about my second failed attempt at taking my life. Now, I'm working on getting back up on my feet with newfound hope. Maybe this time, I will be much stronger than I was in my "past two lives". After all, third time's the charm!

If you want to join my journey, you'll need to understand where I'm coming from. Hold on to your seat because in this episode, you're in for a rollercoaster that is my life. From my hobbies interests to childhood traumas, and other events that led me to become who I am today.

Hello and welcome to my podcast! Listen to this short introduction to find out what this show is all about.