Brown Girl Diaries: Recent Episodes
Katie
A podcast about personal topics of interest and a wave of life experiences. Follow me on my journey :) Cover art photo provided by Robert Katzki on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@ro_ka
In this mini-episode, I talk candidly about my takeaways from my “Utah Mormons Live in a Bubble” tiktok and what I learned from going viral.
Continuing with my mini series episodes, this one is about friendships! We’ll briefly dive into platonic friendships, trios, big friend groups, + surface level friendships.
This will be the start of my mini episode series. Let’s talk about the A24 Australian supernatural horror film, Talk to Me.
In this episode, I rant about the viral tiktok of Polynesian men making fun of Polynesian women in their podcast. I then go into the pros + cons of being single.
In this episode I catch you up on my trip to LA, sister moving to Utah, getting super sick, and Alaska in July. The bulk of this episode focuses on dating topics such as things I’ve learned I personally need to avoid, icks I get while online dating, + dating tips given my share of dating experiences.
This episode touches on emotional abuse - what it is, what it looks like, signs to look out for and my own personal experience with it. For more information you can visit thehotline.org. You are not alone!
In this episode I chit chat about life updates including finally getting a podcast mic, therapeutic sun rise bike rides, + the first time I got high amongst other things. The meat of this episode will focus on lessons I learned from a recent experience I had with an ex-boyfriend of mine.
In this episode I talk about my thoughts on Evil Dead Rise (be warned - there are SPOILERS), this new show I've been hooked on (Crazy Ex Girlfriend) + some parallels I've made to a particular scene, letting people go + what a recent experience of dealing w/ pushback has taught me.
Life updates from Good Friday/Easter weekend. I share a poem called “Reason, Season, Lifetime” + share real life examples of these type of people from my own personal life.
In his broken english, my father explained to me in just 7 words that despite his lack of an education growing up, he still manages to rise above and work hard. This episode is dedicated to my hardworking dad who has always exemplified hard work and sacrifice for his family. I also chit chat about not fitting into Polynesian spaces, volleyball, + my upcoming trip to LA.
Thoughts on a real estate agents tips for locking in “princess” treatment + why I see this as a problematic expectation.
In this episode I talk about the viral Tiktok about what women need to do to guarantee “Princess Treatment”, some parallels that can be seen in the world today, my thoughts on princess treatment and how these expectations are affecting us as a society.
Some of my tips for how to get over a break-up whether it's romantic or not. Also, s/o to Supa and his podcast, Welcome to the Deep. Be sure to check it out on Spotify!
Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qaO1GSx5ccF7LHvO3bK7d
I talk about my swing/line dancing experience at the Westerner as well as a Ted Talk workshop I attended over the weekend. I then sprinkle in some of my all time favorite quotes that have gotten me through some tough times :)
In this episode I don’t really have much of a topic. I’m really just “shooting the shit” with topics that have been on my mind as of recent i.e the recent snow storm that happened in Utah, my ring doorbell purchase, The Murdaugh Murders true crime documentary + my realization of where I am at in my “spiritual” journey.
Part 2 of my Inspiring Polynesian Women series. In this episode, I highlight Moana Uluave, a Tongan-American, who in her senior year of HS won the Oprah Winfrey HS Essay Contest + Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Defining a situationship, how to know if you’re in one + my personal experience with them.
What defines a true Samoan? Sharing my thoughts on a tiktok I saw recently about an Afakasi creator opening up about the hardships faced when one does not look a part of the culture. Also talking about Latufale’s “Proud Samoan” facebook post Link: https://m.facebook.com/latafale/photos/a.362094903894693/678566485580865/?type=3
stereotype: a widely held but FIXED and oversimplified image or idea of a particular person or thing.”
actions > words < intentions. the importance of being reachable. fear of rejection + confronting that.
My takeaways on the seemingly endless cycle of downloading + re-downloading these god awful dating apps.
An interesting observation I made while DARE I SAY IT - voicing my opinion on a hot button topic on TINDER lol
The moment you realize you’re probably just better off as “friends” AKA you gotta to your separate ways
I truly believe there is a correlation between the feeling of falling in love and the feeling of moving on from a former love interest. This episode addresses a letter I had written when the relationship dynamic shifted. This was step one to healing.
Rebranded Brown Girl Diaries into Polynesian Girl Diaries/About Me/My experience at Polynesian Days 2022
From the rock to America, we’ve made it work. Press forward in all your endeavors and goals. As J Cole once said, “there is beauty in the struggle.”
Though hard to adjust to at times, change is very necessary for any type of growth. I suppose that’s why they call it “growing pains”, enjoy.
For my week long prompt series, Tip Thursday is dedicated to a choice of tips from any particular interest. Due to a recent dating mishap I felt prompted to share these particular dating tips. Enjoy!