Shot of Sanity with Aaron Atayde

No guests. No fuss. Just me and you talking about what we learned, and how we will be better next year. Enjoy!

Distractions are coming in fast and in constant fashion. Time to go play some video games. I wonder what's on my feed. Oh new episode on Netflix. How do we make sure that our attention is going to the right places? How do we make sure that we are in control of our already extremely short attention span? Joyce Pring returns to try and help us all out in figuring out how to keep our brains on track. Please do join the conversation online by using the hashtag #ShotOfSanity as well as by tagging us on our social media platforms! Enjoy! Peace and love!

We have all reached the age of our lives that we have to make a big decision. Whether it is to quit a job to chase a dream, or to say yes to someone being part of our lives, to thinking about maybe going vegetarian. We are bombarded with decisions that feel like has the weight of the world on it. But, that is part of being an adult. There are repercussions to our actions and we have a lot of things to consider before we make a decision. Joyce and I sit down to discuss how we come to an answer to our biggest decisions in life. Hopefully it helps you when you are doing the same. Join the conversation by tagging us @joycepring, @AaronAtayde, and @ShotOfSanity. You can also join our Facebook group and have even more great conversations there. Enjoy! Peace and love! 

There are so many questions that I get that deserve to be on the show. It sucks that we cant get to all of them. That was until today. Joyce and I decided to have our first mailbag episode where we try to answer as many questions from you as we can. Some of the questions were thought provoking. The others were hilarious. The rest were curious. All of them were great tho! Enjoy! Peace and love!

We've heard from Joyce on how to survive being married in lockdown. I've shared how I'm trying to keep my sanity as a single guy in quarantine. But, what about those that are locked down together? What is that like? How do you survive that? We bring in superstar blogger, Laureen Uy, to talk to us about how she and he boyfriend, Miggy, are dealing with being together as boyfriend and girlfriend 24/7. Join the conversation online by using the hashtag #ShotOfSanity, and tag us, @laureen, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde. You can also jump into our ever growing online community at our Facebook group! Hope you guys enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking to Lau! Peace and love! 

This is sometimes inevitable. It has happened to all of us. When we have outgrown someone in our lives. When what we want, is no longer what our partner wants. When our goals and priorities no long line up. But, how do we avoid it? Are we supposed to avoid it? Let's sit down and talk about it. Join the conversation online by using the hashtag, #ShotOfSanity, or tagging us at @joycepring, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde. You can also join our Facebook group and be part of our growing online community! Enjoy! Peace and love!

We are constantly faced with heartbreak. Some that are heavier than others. Some that are in life, career, relationships, even competition. Heartbreak is what tests us for who we really are. So, how do you handle it? What do you do to deal with heartbreak? Joyce Pring returns (as does normal programming) and we dissect how we both deal with events that alter our lives. Please do join the conversation online by using the #ShotOfSanity. As well as by tagging us online, @joycepring, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde. You can also join our ever growing Facebook community. Enjoy! Peace and love!

I love you, Dad.

Moving out of your parents' home is never easy. It's one of the biggest steps one can make in their adult life. But, it is a step that needs to be made. Some earlier than others, some easier than others, some in a more hostile of manner. Regardless, it is a right of passage that we all must take at some point in our lives. So, how do you do it? Join Joyce and I talk about how we did it and how we wish we did it. Join the conversation online by using the hashtag. #shotofsanity, and tag us @joycepring, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde. You can also join our Facebook community and ask your questions or hop into the conversations over there. Enjoy! Peace and love!

I get a ton of questions from people about being NBSB (no boyfriends since birth) or NGSB (G is for girlfriend naman) and I needed to talk to someone about this to get a better understanding. Are things harder during lockdown? Do you feel more alone nowadays? What do you do to help yourself out? Well, joining me (sorry for the echo my bad everyone!) is a good friend of mine, Tracy Ayson. She's had her fair share of "almost relationships," but none has resulted in a boyfriend. Join the conversation online by using the hashtag #ShotOfSanity and tag us @tracyayson, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde! You can also drop by our Facebook group and hop in the convo over there! Enjoy! Peace and love!

Oh yes, we found another kind of fatigue hitting us yet again. Both in the online dating scene and in the work from home situation. Hopefully this helps out some people feeling the gloom from Zoom and the hinders from Tinder! Join the discussion online by using the hashtag #ShotOfSanity and make sure to tag us @joycepring, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde! If you have a question, head on over to my Anchor page and send it in there so we can have you on the show! Enjoy! Peace and love!

What do you do when someone is using their mental health as a weapon in your relationship? When they use it a reason to get what they want? Or else...? This is tough because of the uncertainty that can come out of the situation. But, it needs to be handled. It needs to be addressed. But, how do you navigate through it and eventually progress to a better relationship? Joyce Pring returns once again to tackle the problem from both sides. Please do join our conversation online by using the hashtag #ShotOfSanity, and join of ever growing Facebook community! You can also tag us on twitter and Instagram, @joycepring, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde. I hope you do enjoy! Peace and love!

Office dynamics are weird. It feels like you're back in the canteen for lunch during high school. Cool kids over there, the varsity team on that side, the banda peeps on the other. And then there is you. Trying to eat your ham sandwich in peace and the batch bully tries to take your lunch money that you saved from some in-class candy. Fast forward x amount of years and the (somewhat) same thing is happening in the office. How are you supposed to handle that? How can you strive through it? How can you survive it? Join the discussion online using the hashtag #ShotOfSanity as well as at our Facebook page. Message us as well at @joycepring, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde! Enjoy! Peace and love!

Heading back to MECQ with some lessons learned. Wash your hands, wear a mask, don't go out unless completely necessary. But, what has, going through all of this only to go back again, taught us about our relationships? How can we use those learnings to be better for lockdown couples, SDRs, and being single? Welcome to the Shot List! The one and only Ramon Bautista joins us to shares his lessons learned for all of us. If you have anymore shots for the list, please do use the hashtag #ShotOfSanity or join our Facebook group to join the discussion. Also, tag us online at @AaronAtayde, @ShotOfSanity, and @ramonbautista! Peace and love!

Trying to figure out who you are IRL is tough as it is. Understanding who you are online is a whole new other battle that we are trying to make sense of at the same time. What does our feeds say about us? How do I get better at it without becoming insensitive to the world that we are living in at the moment? Should I or shouldn't I post this? So many questions today for one of the brains behind the Instagram account, @bloggerjowas. If you wanna join the conversation online using the hashtag #ShotOfSanity and tag us at @AaronAtayde, @shotofsanity, and @miggycruz. Peace and love!

Well, Metro Manila, we are in GCQ. What does that mean? I have no idea either. But, Rammy Bitong joins us today to see the differences and similarities of an extrovert and an introvert with the new phase of the lockdown that we will be heading into. Are you ready for it? How can we get ready for looser restrictions with that fear always in the back of or heads? Let's talk about it online. Hit up the Facebook group, use the hashtag #ShotOfSanity, and tag us @AaronAtayde, @shotofsanity, and @rammybitong. Enjoy and stay safe!

Have you met someone on Tinder or Bumble? Or this might even be someone that you were flirting with before the world went on lockdown. Has the communication lessened? Has it become a bit colder? Grab a chair. I got the bottle. Let's talk it through. Joyce Pring joins once again to try and make some sense of the ever changing world of dating during the quarantine. Please do tweet us your thoughts using the #ShotOfSanity. Follow us as well online at @joycepring, @shotofsanity, and @AaronAtayde. Enjoy!

There are some very important questions that we need to know the answers to. Why are we going through this COVID-19 crisis? What can we do to help? What is the meaning of life? None of those will be answered today. Instead, we will answer some questions that will not change the way you look at life in any which way. But, I hope it puts a smile on your face. If you have answers to the questions, please do use the hashtag, #ShotOfSanity, and @ us online at @AaronAtayde and @joycepring on twitter and on Instagram. Enjoy! Peace and love!

When was the last time that you bet on yourself? What's holding you back from doing it today? Let's sit down and talk about it in our first episode. Joyce Pring joins us as we get this new podcast underway! Discuss with us as well, online, by using the hashtag #ShotOfSanity. Follow us everywhere at @AaronAtayde, @ShotOfSanity, and @JoycePring. I hope you enjoy!