Post Grad Shades and Hues: Recent Episodes
Loops
Navigating your twenty-somethings hits differently when you don't fall into America's master narrative ( McLean et al., 2017). Join host Loops, a recent college grad with no definite plans, and friends in a conversation on our college experiences, relationship dynamics, media, therapy/psych, and a journey in unlearning for a brighter outlook on life. #virtualhangout
Luke and Kierra '20 joined me for this introspective and exciting episode on thoughts I've had running through my mind for while. Who better than to talk about having babies after this global pandemic than my closest friends. Spoiler alert: No one is expecting! These are just our opinions on the topics.
TW: abortion, custodial conflicts, pedxphilia ( 23:00-24:00 )
Join us in a #virtualhangout sesh! It's like the Coop or the OAR or maybe more like our common rooms at Haverford. Anywho...We are just vibin' with each other and reconnecting since our senior year was cut short in March 2020.
Rosa '20 joins me remotely from Philly to talk about our personal experiences as the eldest child in the family, how that role has affected our parent-child relationship during college and concurrently with our younger siblings, as well as our mental health. We also touch on the topics on being a bit too controlling and bossy as the older sis in the family, and how that may follow the first-child syndrome trope, yet we are strongly keeping their best interests at heart and keeping ourselves in check. On top of this, we share how Ms. Rona has changed our way of planning for the future. We ain't your vision board type of gals that's for sure.
Sometimes as members of a capitalistic, colonialist sensationalist society we can easily feel pressured to follow common narratives ( e.g., going to college right after high school). When the reality is that we are unique individuals that may deviate from those "master narratives" imposed by societal standards. Deviating from the norm can be a feat, but the challenge may also come from the stressors from conforming, concealing, and code-switching. Most importantly, there are systematic barriers that can deter individuals from the achieving and discovering their authentic selves as well as heal from the traumas from imposed narratives and norms.
This episode is a rough introduction of what I, as a life-long and continuing learner of human inter- and intra-actions and healing injustices/social injustices in our capitalistic society, want to intervene throughout this podcast. It was also a favorite topic of mine in college in "Narrative Identity".
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