Growing Pains
By Nayyira
Growing PainsMay 09, 2020
Little Update
In which Nayyira gives a little update for the podcast.
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15. New Year, Old Goals
In which Nayyira talks about the Western New Year (which she's not a big fan of), New Year's Resolutions (which she's also not a big fan of), and creating habits to reach goals.
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14. Vibe Check
In which Nayyira talks about a recent minor mental breakdown, unstructured play, and a can of worms.
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13. Choices, Regrets, Figs
In which Nayyira talks about Woolf's darkness, life choices and regrets, and Plath's fig tree.
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12. (Not) Getting Stuff Done
In which Nayyira talks about schedules, how to do uninterrupted work, unapologetically sucking at stuff, and perfectionism.
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11. The Hills I'd Die On
In which Nayyira talks about changing beliefs, (not) having strong opinions, and how a Bounty chocolate bar is many levels superior to a Mars one.
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10. Who I Once Was
In which Nayyira talks about the way identity is fluid, mourning past selves, and the troubles that come with asserting certain attributes to oneself.
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9. Mama Raised A Quitter
In which Nayyira talks about being called a quitter at 13, a breakdown with a mantra of 'not happy, not fulfilled, not whole', the sunk cost fallacy, and learning frustrations.
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8. Sunrises, Sunscreen and Fear of Facing The World
In which Nayyira talks about her fear of sunrises and sunsets, why she's having trouble putting sunscreen on, and the purgatory nature of the finals period.
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7. Art Comes from The Gut
In which Nayyira talks about the necessity of art, how we view art and artists (and the appreciation deficit for local artists), being a writer, and how she's struggling with not commodifying her art.
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6. Finding Comfort In A Crisis #COVID-19
In which Nayyira talks about discomfort, grief and life in a crisis.
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HBR article link: https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
5. Tips For Troubling Times #COVID-19
In which Nayyira tries to make sense of the stress, calm down, and goes through a list of things to help with that.
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PIH article: https://www.pih.org/article/10-mental-health-tips-coronavirus-social-distancing
4. Happiness Was Never The Goal
In which Nayyira talks about how she's finally upgrading from being okay with being okay to actually seeking out happiness.
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Authentic Happiness tests: https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/testcenter
3. What Do You Love: Valentine's Special w/ Haneen
In which Nayyira talks to Haneen about love, coffee, and celebrating birthdays.
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2. Is 19 the Last Teenage Year?
In which Nayyira ask herself this question so that she can avoid thinking about growing older. Short answer, no. Long answer, yes, if you (or the society you live in) want it to be. It's complicated. It's also not important.
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1. First, An Introduction
In which Nayyira touches on the pains of growing and podcasting in the Middle East.
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Growing Pains: Trailer
In which Nayyira briefly touches on the pains of growing.
The first episode of Growing Pains will drop next week! Subscribe now to Growing Pains on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.