The Quasi Strangers: Recent Episodes
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International friends, a neurologist and a real estate investor, trilingual, yoga enthusiasts and spiritual junkies discuss multicultural, social and controversial topics that are important to all women around the world. Born and living in different countries with different cultures and religions yet tightly bonded over common life philosophy, these two women realize the importance of making "different" more familiar and acceptable. Get more educated, motivated and inspired on world wide topics that all women can relate to and need to know about. We can only become the best version of ourselves through non-judgmental, respectful and not always easy conversations. So grab that cup of coffee or a glass of wine and listen up. Episodes coming at you bi-monthly.
On this episode, we discuss the importance of brain fitness, what brain plasticity is and how we can improve our cognitive skills. Good news is that by training your brain you can reach your fullest potential. You can improve your memory, response time, increase your focus and processing speed, become more intelligent and so much more!
We believe it’s crucial to exercise, not only our bodies, but minds too. So listen up, take notes and start training YOUR brain!!
On this episode we discuss how yoga can be helpful in releasing some anxiety symptoms. We share our own experiences with anxiety and how yoga was helpful and not so helpful in various situations. We all know the feeling of chest tightening, uncontrollable mind racing and heart rate beating like a fast drum. The good news is that yoga has been used successfully to minimize the symptoms of anxiety in certain situations. yoga appears to alter stress response systems. which, decreases physiological traits such as reducing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure, and easing respiration. Let us know if you have ever used yoga to cope with anxiety.
On this episode we share our personal yoga journeys, what we love about yoga, how we both completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training and the main misconceptions around yoga. Social media is a beast in creating these misconceptions, creating a yoga world that doesn't actually exist. So what does, what is yoga? If you are a long time yogi or if you are just starting out or if you have never tried yoga - this episode is for you!! Let us know your thoughts, what has been your experience with yoga?
On this episode, we have our first guest ever - Dr. Minevich, an internist based out of Boston, MA! Along with Dr. Tunç they answer popular covid vaccine related questions such as are these vaccines safe, should you get vaccinated, how long do these vaccines last and much more! They also both have already been vaccinated with the initial shot by two different types of vaccines and so they share their own experiences with getting vaccinated. Will you be vaccinated? What other questions do you have that might help you with your decision? Let us know!
On this episode we discuss how to be more productive, effective and efficient. We provide tips and tricks to get more done during the while in a shorter period of time while still being able to take a break! In today’s world it is so easy to get caught up in social media and continue to scroll for hours and hours or make excuses for why we didn’t get to do the thing that was on our list for months now. We also just want to stop wasting time to have more time for things that matter. Let us know your thoughts, anything else that makes you be more productive? We would love to hear!
On this episode it’s all about diets, what’s popular, what’s the science behind them and why do people so often fail to lose weight and maintain it. Join us as we talk our way through BMI (you will be surprised how this method was created and for who), scale (is it the enemy?!) and the relationship between diet culture and mental health issues. We might have even bashed a few detox practices on the way! So do you diet? What’s your personal experience? Let us know in the comments!
On this episode we talk about New Years resolutions, what they really are, why we so often fail and how to actually achieve them once and for all! As we share our own experiences of what worked and what didn't, we also provide a S.M.A.R.T technique that will work for everyone. So if you are ready to go into 2021 and finally achieve your resolutions, listen up!! Feel free to share your resolutions with us, what you have struggled with and your takeaway from this episode!
On this episode we dive deep into the fundamentals of budgeting: what it is, why it’s important and how make an easy budget. We also discuss the astonishing debt statistics for Americans and how not to fall into that trap by utilizing a savings system. Do you budget? When did you begin budgeting or will you start now?
On this episode we discuss the pressures of the holiday season during the pandemic and what we can do to minimize the stress levels. While sharing our own experiences, we provide tips of how to handle financial difficulties, travel, taking care of yourself, connecting with other and much more. Let us know your thoughts, how are you handling it all?