Sunny State of Mind: Recent Episodes

Lydia Smith

Lydia talks about anything and everything on her mind, while trying to offer a positive outlook and sense of community through her discussions. Join her as she asks questions, offers advice, and garners different perspectives on fun new topics each week

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In this week's episode, Lydia takes a fun and interactive approach to recording!  Listen as she answers some of your questions and shares her opinions on particular topics that you, the listeners, wanted to hear about.  

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In this week's episode, Lydia addresses her fear of failure and how she's learned to confront feelings of inadequacy in her day to day life.  Listen as she reflects on things that have allowed her to learn and grow and how she's learned to work against her internal perfectionism 

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Join Lydia as she walks you through her mental health journey, and how she's struggled since the start of quarantine.  Listen to some fun tips and tricks as she explains what has made her feel more stabilized and structured in a time where it's so easy for everything to feel out of control; and enjoy being able to be reminded that you are not alone in this season! 

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Lydia addresses one of the most common pressures she's experienced throughout her lifetime; the pressure to know exactly what it is she wants to do.  Tune in as she addresses how it's okay to not be perfect, and to not have the next ten years of your life (Or even the next week) all figured out. 

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Lydia talks about the importance that the gym has had for her throughout high school and her first few years of college; she addressed the mental, physical and emotional shifts that have happened and the growth she's experienced through working towards improving her fitness.  Join her as she talks about the importance of hobbies and decompressing amidst a busy schedule and relates it to her personal journey!

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Lydia looks back at her first semester of online instruction, and talks about what she's learned and how she plans to apply it in the spring semester.  She also offers advice and encouragement to other fellow students and talks about what has helped her cope with and adapt to her given circumstances as she works towards her degree.

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On this first brief episode of Sunny State of Mind, Lydia introduces herself and explains a bit about what listeners can expect from the podcast.