Figuring It Out With Izuin

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Trying to balance between taking care of yourself, being productive and living your best life is hard. Especially when you want to grab every opportunity you can. In this podcast episode, I talk to most probably one of the most active person on the University of Dundee campus I know. Laura van Overbeek Crusells will tell you why it's important to have a good work-life balance, take time out when you need to and being productive does not necessarily mean working 20 hours a day.

Be curious about people. That's how you empower others. In this podcast episode, I chatted with Dundee University Student Association CEO, Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank, on empowering others. Never have I ever been in a conversation where Cheryl-Ann isn't encouraging people and being positive about what individuals can achieve. She's such a positive and empowering person I hope you will get inspired by her through this podcast.

The past year has been different from what we're used to. In this podcast I invited a friend of mine, Saffron, to reflect on the past year and talk about things she's learned while being at home.

In this podcast, I talked with Scott Quinn all about leadership in young people! Tune in if you'd like to hear some advice he has for people who would like to take that leap of faith and become a leader yourself.

Sometimes, it's hard to make a decision or do certain things because it makes us happy. We should also recognise that the only person that truly matters at the end of the day is ourselves, no one else! In this podcast, I chatted with my best friend, Lauren Macgregor, about doing things that make us happy despite what other people think and why you should do it too!

Journalism is a lot more than what we see, hear or read. In this podcast, I chatted with a friend of mine who is an aspiring journalist and overall insightful person, Rebecca Carey. In this podcast, we talked about her journey to journalism, discussed ways to be more understanding of the news we consume and relevant incidents that are happening around us and how it's being portrayed in the media.

If you've ever been lucky enough to ever live away from home, you know how much of an impact it can have on you. In this podcast, I sat down with Dennis Kong, a Malaysian who lived in Germany for a year right after high school and listened to how that experience changed his views on life and what was it like moving to a new country by himself.

To volunteer or not to volunteer? You've most probably asked yourself this question at some point in your life. Even if you haven't, you will at least have met someone who has spent their free time giving back to the community. In this podcast, I sat down with the amazing Ann Brown who has been volunteering from a very young age and get her insights on why you should do it too.

Growing up, it was so hard for me to love myself. I sometimes still don't. But that doesn't mean I'm not good enough for myself. In this podcast, we look into the different ways of loving yourself, no matter how hard it is sometimes and how complicated we make it.

I think people right now can feel the same way as I do. A little lost with nothing to look forward to. I cope with this by working. But it doesn't feel like I'm working because I am at home all the time. So really, am I working or am I just chilling in front of my computer all day? This podcast mainly focuses on the struggle of working in lockdown, when we're all at home, are we actually doing something with our time or work is a tool we use to pass the time?

Have you ever been questioned what wakes you up in the morning? Well I have and I didn't know how to answer that question!  This episode we will look into different aspect of motivation and whether its necessary. I talk about what motivates me and how motivation in lockdown looks like. Enjoy!

I guess we're all trying to figure our lives out, why not do it out loud? Hai! I'm Izuin and welcome to Figuring It out with Izuin. My passion for talking have been in the works since I was a young child. I can never stop talking, and I used to get so many mean comments for being the loud person in the room. But now, I'm embracing it and starting my own podcast! I'm not sure how often I'll do this, but I'll figure it out. Maybe you'll figure it out with me too, who knows! Hope you enjoy my first podcast all about why I want to start a podcast and the struggle of believing in myself. Enjoy my 20 min ramble and let your friends know that we're all doing amazing!!!!