We Are Not Okay: Recent Episodes
we are not okay
Are you a creative who struggles to create? Do you feel consumed by the crushing weight of impostor syndrome? Are you also not okay? Join Ashley Paez, Vanessa Torres, and Kayla Perez as they discuss latinidad, mental health, and the challenges that come with creating when you feel like you just can’t.
Summer is (almost) here! And we’re already there. Tune in to hear about our songs of summers past, what we think makes a summer banger and our recommendations for things to do, watch and listen to as you lounge in the sun this June. Follow us on IG @wearenotokaypodcast
or: everything we know about love at 22. Join us as we delve into our past selves and examine our beliefs around romantic relationships and discuss how they’ve changed over time, the benefits of therapy and growing older and wiser while we live, love and learn.
Friends forever...or not? In this episode, we go into friendships, exploring our lore and friend groups and what it means to be good friends, dissect internet discourse and why we don't believe in "not owing anyone anything."
Letters and postcards and crafts, oh my! In this episode we delve into all things paper; we talk about what it means for us to journal, the online resurface of diy-ing and physical memory keeping, our earliest experiences with crafting and the significance of making a space your own with trinkets and souvenirs collected through time.
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Where the hell have you been locas?! Welcome back to We Are Not Okay: Vol. 2 (We’re Doing Better) 🌝 Join us in our return to the studio where we break down our all-new cover designed by @agridulceart featuring an intro tune by our very own @thewonderwhyy (finally ‼️). In this episode we reintroduce ourselves and cover all the bases of our dearest hyperfixations: our artistic passions, trinkets, and the sweet treat among others.
In this episode, the girls talk about some of their favorite movies that make them cry as part of the new mini series Cinema Corner! From feel goods to rom-coms and their shared love of Lady Bird, tune in to listen to them talk about movies they love and why they have such an impact. In this week’s Story of My Life, Ashley, Kayla and Vanessa talk about their personal mosaics: the little things that have stuck with them, learned from other people in their lives. Follow us on insta ! @wearenotokaypodcast @ashleyypaez / @agridulceart @kaylamaile / @madebymaile_ @vane_torrese / @thewonderwhyy Follow the pod on twitter! @wearenotokaypod
Join the girls for the first of a new series of episodes: Sound Wave Symposium! Here they discuss the songs that make them want to dance, sing, and overall lift their spirits when they come on, as well as why everyone should drop what they’re doing and go watch Mamma Mia. In a new Story of My Life, the girls talk about their first concert experiences and how they almost could’ve met at a 1D concert seven years ago. Follow us on insta ! @wearenotokaypodcast @ashleyypaez / @agridulceart @kaylamaile / @madebymaile_ @vane_torrese / @thewonderwhyy Follow the pod on twitter! @wearenotokaypod
This week, Kayla, Ashley and Vanessa talk about the challenges that come with creating art, impostor syndrome, and how they try to push through procrastination. In this week’s recommendations they gush about Olivia Rodrigo’s Deja Vu and why Shrek is a masterpiece. A new Story of my Life reveals an obsession with YA heartthrobs Peeta Mellark and Leo Valdez. Follow us on insta ! @wearenotokaypodcast @ashleyypaez / @agridulceart @kaylamaile / @madebymaile_ @vane_torrese / @thewonderwhyy Follow the pod on twitter! @wearenotokaypod
After a brief hiatus, the girls return to talk about where they’ve been and what they’ve been doing. Tune in to hear them talk about what it’s like to always put other people’s feelings first before their own, self-betrayal and how they have tried to move past that. Follow us on insta ! @wearenotokaypodcast @ashleyypaez / @agridulceart @kaylamaile / @madebymaile_ @vane_torrese / @thewonderwhyy Follow the pod on twitter! @wearenotokaypod
The girls talk about their relationship with mental health and any stigmas they have faced within their families, how they’ve moved forward and their recommendations for what keeps them going when everything sucks. Follow us on insta ! @wearenotokaypodcast @ashleyypaez / @agridulceart @kaylamaile / @madebymaile_ @vane_torrese / @thewonderwhyy Follow the pod on twitter! @wearenotokaypod
Ash, Kayla and Vanessa discuss what initially sparked their passion for their respective art forms and their current inspirations as well as goals for the future. Now featuring a new segment called “Story of My Life !” Follow us on insta ! @wearenotokaypodcast @ashleyypaez / @agridulceart @kaylamaile / @madebymaile_ @vane_torrese / @thewonderwhyy Follow the pod on twitter! @wearenotokaypod
Ashley, Kayla and Vanessa talk about their roses and thorns from the previous year, say goodbye to 2020 and talk about their hopes for 2021. Follow us on insta ! @wearenotokaypodcast @ashleyypaez / @agridulceart @kaylamaile / @madebymaile_ @vane_torrese / @thewonderwhyy
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In this first episode, Ashley, Kayla, and Vanessa introduce themselves and talk about what they’re currently watching and listening to, holiday gloom as they get older and the illusion of Santa Claus in Mexican households.