Dating Advice
Let’s talk about how to meet potential partners and how to mindfully choose which one to build a healthy relationship with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
It's an Adult Thing!
Let's figure out adult life together since it wasn't taught in school. Join us, Nica & Carla, as we exchange stories, questions, and sometimes expert advice on adulting, self-development, well-being, and more because IT'S AN ADULT THING!
Make your voices heard. Be part of the solution. Let's fight against cervical cancer awareness together by signing the petition link here.
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Episodes
Pre-Mortem
Let's discuss how we can be better prepared for the inevitable worst days of our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gratitude
In this episode, we discuss how we cultivate a simple yet powerful practice that is strongly associated with happiness and well-being. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dreams Vs. Desires
Let’s discuss how to allocate funds for our wants and needs so we can keep chasing our dreams and desires! This is an episode of SUN Talks On Demand, brought to you by Sun Life Philippines. Vote It's an Adult Thing! as your favorite Sun Life podcaster and get a chance to win Php 50,000 worth of Giftaway gift certificates from Sun Life. Cast your vote on this link: https://sunlife.co/vote_itsanadultthing Go to https://advisormatch.sunlife.com.ph/ Check out @sunlifeph on FB and IG for updates #Sun...
Independent Living
Independence comes with a price. In this episode, let's weigh the cost of living in our own spaces and gauge if it's all worth it. This is an episode of SUN Talks On Demand, brought to you by Sun Life Philippines. Vote It's an Adult Thing! as your favorite Sun Life podcaster and get a chance to win Php 50,000 worth of Giftaway gift certificates from Sun Life. Cast your vote thru this link: https://sunlife.co/vote_itsanadultthing Go to https://advisormatch.sunlife.com.ph/ Check out @sunlifeph on ...
Back to Face-to-Face Essentials
Here are some of the things we need to prepare as we go back to facing the world. SHOW NOTES: 13:46 - essentials for commuting 24:26 - essentials for school 29:37 - essentials for work 41:07 - essentials for recovering from Covid ========================== Get all these essentials via the Lazada app and stay updated with the latest deals thru their FB: http://facebook.com/LazadaPhilippines or IG: https://bit.ly/3EpEWxU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Adulting Advice II
Once again, we’re reading out heartfelt advice-seeking letters from our fellow adults and suggest possible solutions to their adulting concerns. #codependency #collegecourse #LDR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rules That Don't Make Sense
Society needs rules so we can have order, justice, and fairness. But as society evolves, some of these rules become outdated, irrelevant, and even downright bizarre. We discuss some of these flawed rules, how they affect our lives, and suggest some alternatives or solutions to make things better. SHOW NOTE: Body Clock Quiz = https://thesleepdoctor.com/sleep-quizzes/chronotype-quiz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Self-Limiting Beliefs
What if the things that prevent us from reaching our goals are not actual limitations but the self-sabotaging stories we tell ourselves? Through this episode, let's catch these limiting beliefs and find ways to break free from these invisible shackles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Tea About History
It’s worrying that the words “tsismis” and “history” were trending together all over social media the past week, so we breakdown why it’s important for us to know the difference between these two contradictory words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Life After College
In this episode, we discuss the adulting demands that await you right after college but nobody warned you about. This way, you can prepare for them or finally address them in case you haven't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our Coming Out Stories
Owning our sexuality is not always an easy journey. So let's discuss questions about being queer, discovering your sexuality & gender identity, coming out, and upholding equal rights across all orientations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Managing Our Resources
Our money, time, and energy are finite. For this, we need to budget them well so that we won't run on empty. Join us and Direk Randolph Longjas as we share our tried and tested hacks on budgeting our valuable resources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Essential Adulting Skills
As we grow older, we need to add new life skills or develop the often-overlooked ones to become better adults. Our good friend, TV/commercial/film director, and overall exemplary adult, Randolph, joins our discussion about the top 3 skills that we think every adult should have to improve our choices, relationships, and quality of life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
ANNOUNCEMENT: Online Tambay
We need time, understanding, and lots of radical love in these changing times. So we're inviting our adulting tribe to an Online Tambay via Zoom where we can all gather to process our thoughts and emotions together! See you this Saturday, May 14, at 8PM! Register here so you can get the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/TribeTambay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
How to Spot Fake News - Part 2
In the 2nd part of our conversation with investigative journalist Regine Cabato , we uncover the profiles of troll accounts, the machinery that funds their dealings, and what we can do individually and collectively to stop the spread of fake news. SOURCES AND RELATED MATERIALS: "Made in the Philippines: Fake social media accounts and trolls with global ambitions" by Regine Cabato and Shibani Mahtani, The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/38J0vM5 "How the Philippines’ brutal history is being white...
How to Spot Fake News - Part 1
In democracy, the power to make national decisions resides with the people. But what happens when the people are manipulated into deciding against their own interest and in favor of the powerful few? In this 2-part special, journalist Regine Cabato joins us as we investigate how the systematic spread of false information blunts our ability to elect good leaders. We also learn some handy measures on how to tell whether the “news” we consume is fact or fiction. SOURCES AND RELATED MATERIALS...
Election Day Reminders
On May 9, 2022 we have the power to define our future when we vote for the public servants who will lead us. So here are some practical reminders and tips to make us better prepared for the biggest and most crucial socio-civic activity of the year: the 2022 National Elections. Helpful links: Fake News Quiz: inclusivedemocracy.ph/fakenewschallenge Precinct Finder: voterverifier.comelec.gov.ph NAMFREL: 09391102872 or namfrel.secretariat@namfrel.com.ph | FB: facebook.com/Namfrel COMELEC: sumbongko@...
How Our Leaders Impact Our Lives
Many of us feel that our national leaders are irrelevant to our everyday lives. In this episode, we invited Ms. Imelda Deinla, a social researcher, to burst this illusion and trace how our leaders affect the food on our plates, the health care we can avail of, the traffic we get stuck in, and even the speed of our internet connections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
How Pinoys Choose Their Leaders
In this episode, we are joined with social researcher Imelda Deinla to uncover the mystery of how we choose our leaders and how vulnerable our own process of deciding can be. Fake News Quiz: https://bit.ly/FAKENEWSQUIZ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Know Your Rights w/ Atty. Chel Diokno (REVISITED)
As we prepare for our voters education series, let us revisit our convo w/ our woke lolo Atty. Chel Diokno. Learn how to protect your freedom of speech, which is inevitably threatened under Machiavellian rule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Real-Life Lessons From Fiction
Stories help us make sense of the world, connect to others, and understand ourselves better. Imaginary tales allow us to step into the shoes of interesting characters, go to far-off places, and undergo experiences that are very different from our own reality. Listen to some of our favorite fictional stories, people, and events that taught us many lessons that we can apply to our real, everyday lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mindful Social Media Use
Are you using social media? Or is social media using you? In this episode, we discuss ways of navigating the internet w/o getting sucked into its distracting and destructive digital black hole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Loving Yourself - Part 2
In the second episode of our Loving Yourself 2-part special, we continue our discussion with Tiktok star, entrepreneur, and fellow podcaster, Ayn Bernos, about self-love, how we practice it, and how we can avoid sabotaging this life-long journey of loving ourselves. ------ NAMI NATURAL NAIL POLISH: https://podlink.co/se0 <- click this link to get 33% OFF when you buy the "i want it all" package with 6 nail polish colours. Follow @naminatural on IG & Tiktok, and @naturalnami on FB. PODMACH...
Loving Yourself - Part 1
Loving yourself seems like a given, but with so many things and responsibilities that adults are occupied with, it's also very easy to overlook and ignore our own needs. In this 2-part special, we talk to content creator, entrepreneur, and fellow podcaster, Ayn Bernos, about how we can start and sustain our self-love journey. ------ NAMI NATURAL NAIL POLISH: https://podlink.co/se0 <- click this link to get 33% OFF when you buy the "i want it all" package with 6 nail polish colours. Follow @na...
Adulting Advice
In this episode, we discuss the personal concerns of our fellow adults who reached out to us for some guidance. Join us as we untangle issues on partnership, the cancel culture, moving on, and other adulting dilemmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To Be or Not To Be Single
More and more people are choosing the single life, yet society and pop media still depicts being single as a lonely and problematic phase in an adult's life.🤷🏽♀️ So we dissect the benefits & drawbacks of singlehood, as well as check out the pros & cons of its alternative, being in a romantic relationship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Setting Healthy Boundaries
Two of our basic emotional needs are belongingness and the sense of self. But what do we do when these needs clash? In this episode, we ask help from psych therapists Mara Yusingco and JR Ilagan in building the boundaries that would protect our authentic selves within the spaces we belong. SHOW NOTES: 11:00 What are "boundaries?" 12:47 Why there is lack of boundaries in our culture 21:22 What happens when we lack boundaries 32:46 Too much boundaries 36:26 Formula to becoming an a**hole 43:...
Sustainable Fitness
Hopping on to a a healthy lifestyle is exciting, but staying committed to it can seem daunting. So we talk to the very energetic Coach Bryan Casauay, a dragon boat coach, swimmer, marine biologist, and triathlete to help us update our mindset about sustaining a healthy lifestyle. SHOW NOTES: 18:25 Coach Bry's fitness journey 24:03 The right mindset 36:43 How to set fitness goals 58:21 Setbacks 1:01:54 How to make workouts enjoyable 1:03:40 Removing bottlenecks 1:06:57 Self-sabotaging behaviors 1...
Kickstarting the Year
What did we learn from last year? How will we apply these learnings in our lives? With 4 simple guide questions, we reflect on the year that was and brainstorm on how we’ll face 2022 as wiser adults. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.