New Adults Podcast: Recent Episodes
Lauren & Sylvie
Welcome to the New Adults Podcast - an unfiltered, raw, and introspective podcast about two recent college graduates navigating their lives in their early twenty-somethings. From their career choice to lifestyle, Sylvie and Lauren share their colorful stories, learnings, and personal struggles while working in New York City. With occasional guests and interviews, this podcast will provide an authentic perspective on everything from their successes to trainwrecks.
Work-life balance is what most of us are striving for, but have you ever heard of “work-health balance”? After one year of being young professionals, Lauren and Sylvie come to the realization that maintaining a healthy body is as important as cultivating a healthy state of mind. In this episode, the podcast co-hosts discuss their own fitness journeys, workout routines, and nutrition plans. After many trials and errors, the hosts reflect on their unique experiences with fitness and diet and share how they balance busy work schedules, social lives, and fitness and health. Hope fitness becomes everyone’s hobby <3
After a brief but necessary break in California, Lauren and Sylvie have returned to New York to reflect on their experiences dealing with their mental health and respective self-care routines to keep them sane during tough times. From their first post-breakup depression to learning to turn off their “humanity switch”, Lauren and Sylvie share poignant memories, insights, and certain misconceptions around mental health to open the conversation in an honest but authentic way.
If you are struggling with mental health issues or simply just curious, here are some useful resources that may help you:
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: https://www.sprc.org
If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or dial 911 in case of emergency.
National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/Home
This week, the co-hosts come back with a discussion on hot takes in professional offices and in personal lives. Lauren and Sylvie express contrasting opinions on issues like should office hookups be allowed and is Tiktok ruining the music industry? The co-hosts also challenge each other in a “Would You Rather” rapid fire. At the end of the day, the hot take culture is more than just a trend. We should be able to freely express our opinions and be respectful of other people’s hot takes.
Since it’s almost back-to-school season, Lauren and Sylvie invited a special guest, Julia, a rising senior at Georgetown and also a former student at three different universities, to revisit their college memories. Either it’s the freshman fall eight-day bender, or it’s cramming for an essay due the following day, college feels like a roller coaster ride. The podcast hosts also share tips and advice on choosing a major, getting involved in extracurriculars, thriving in classes, and finding a career path. Alright, who’s excited for school?
This week, we’re talking everything beauty and fashion. Ever wanted to know the “unspoken” rules and proper dress in the workplace? The best skincare products? Lauren and Sylvie have got you covered. From their varying personal styles and beauty routines, your favorite podcast hosts believe that beauty is a state of mind - your own style, preference, and interests shapes your self-perception and enables you to feel beautiful and confident on your own terms.
We're taking a break from serious topics. Today, Lauren and Sylvie are sharing the "icks" they've seen at work and in dating. When he's a 10 but only talks to you on Snapchat, there's no better place to roast him than in this podcast episode! Besides the shared experiences, the podcast co-hosts have their own takes on red flags in a professional as well as in a romantic setting. Hope you enjoy with a good laugh <3
It's all about family this week. The co-hosts open up about their bittersweet upbringings and rocky relationships with their Asian parents. From various sports and instrument lessons to stringent rules on schooling and social lives, there is a shared experience that most children of immigrants can relate to. In addition to dealing with the intergenerational differences in values and beliefs, the co-hosts have come to appreciate the tough love that defined their upbringings. And it is the tough love that has prepared them for the real world and ultimately shaped who they are today.
This week marks Lauren and Sylvie's one year anniversary of being New Yorkers, which inspired this episode "Post-Grad Blues." The "post-grad blue" phenomenon is something that hasn't been portrayed much in social media but experienced by many recent graduates. In this episode, the co-hosts discuss their transition out of college and the excitement of moving into a new city that soon turned into loneliness and dullness. From post-grad euphoria to post-grad slump, the co-hosts didn't shy away from sharing the obstacles they've overcome and the tips and advice they've used to cope with mental health issues.
Welcome to the New Adults Podcast! Meet the podcast hosts Lauren, a crypto / NFT girl boss with a passion for writing, and Sylvie, an investment banker aspiring to be anything but a finance bro. In this episode, Lauren and Sylvie reflect on their first year in New York City and share their personal and professional journeys navigating the post-college lives as the "new adults."