Sana Talks to People & Sometimes Herself

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An introspective and intuitive Podcast sharing stories of culture, growth, relationships, and life as a balanced and emotionally intelligent human being.

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    • Feb 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    025 - Body Positivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 55:16


    Cat and I discuss the body positivity movement and how our weight-obsessed culture discriminates against overweight individuals. Cat shares her personal experience being a plus-sized woman and the discrimination she has faced within the healthcare sector with her doctors and in her personal life in the dating world. We chat about the importance of mental health on overall well-being in addition to the social determinants of health that impact a person's weight. Other topics include studies contradicting the medical advice we get, the obesity epidemic, being raised and socialized to hate your body, and have expectations set for what a man wants, beauty standards of today and some resources that shed light on the topic. Cat also shares her admiration for the influencers who are working tirelessly to challenge the norms of what a beautiful body should look like by posting nude and boudoir pictures on social media. The message remains that we must fight the stigma and should see more diverse bodies in the media and have more conversations like these. Referenced Resources: Book: XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame by Patrick Luciani Song: Video by India Arie Book and Facebook Page by the name: The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor Influencer Gabi Fresh Ted Talk: Enough with the fear of fat - Kelli Jean Drinkwater

    024 - Dating Online VS In-person - social skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 54:13


    Mike shares his extensive experience on the subject of dating but most importantly reflections on connecting online and in-person, subjective realities of potential partners, social skills, people skills. We also delve into referencing an SNL sketch titled: Girl at a Bar, tolerable flaws, authenticity, the magical spark, and how Drake wants his partners to reply back immediately after his text.

    023 - Gender Inequality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 44:16


    Mike and I chat about the wage gap between men and women including the salaries of professional WNBA athletes and what we can do to support the players. Themes discussed include equity vs equality, fairness, and the effect of gender norms and roles in our culture.

    022 - Our Origin Stories and Cultural Impacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 73:12


    Mike and I discuss our “origin stories” as Mike likes to put it in addition to several tangents including but not limited to: ethnicity, food, moving 18-22 times in our lives, self-sufficiency and independence, making friends, identity and belonging, culture and family earning our respect, what makes our culture, and last but not least, eating egg embryos. You’re welcome.

    021 - Emotional Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 42:20


    Maria and I talk about our own experiences relating to emotional intelligence and awareness of certain social skills both in ourselves and in others. In addition to reminding ourselves that we’ll be dead soon, so cheer up love! We’re all gonna die anyway.

    020 - Ghosting & Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 74:20


    Mike and I discuss the concept of Ghosting and common relationship problems and scenarios. Topics include the chase, moral high ground and finding meaning and purpose to combat the pain of exclusion.

    019 - Manners & Consideration

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 65:14


    Andrew (who describes himself as 537 years old) and I discuss our experience with manners, being considerate, current infuriating trends, and how we can become more conscious and considerate to others around us.

    018 - Batman and Joker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 66:07


    An actual movie review (spoiler alert) of Todd Phillip’s movie Joker and other takes on the famous character’s various interpretations in the media. Mike, Ahsan, and I share our insights into what makes the Joker so popular as a character and how the new movie could have stayed true to the Batman universe. Also included: The Simpsons references, Jeff Bezos and Lex Luther and the iron man suit, amazon, Musk, going to space, and our favourite Batman.

    017 - PC Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 90:08


    Mike and I delve into the political correctness culture as we discuss activism, cancel culture, being a good person, and language shaping our behaviours, among other things. Comedian that was mentioned on disability activism was the late Stella Young (RIP).

    016 - Joker Movie Review & Why it’s Good to be Uncomfortable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 90:17


    Mike and I discuss the movie Joker in addition to the stigma of not talking or wanting to talk about mental illness. We delve into topics like how to have an intelligent conversation or disagreement, thinking, male vulnerability, inauthenticity, and challenging our values and internal bias.

    015 - The Divorce Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 73:13


    Andrew, Mike, and myself discuss our experience of divorce - as divorcées. We delve into our stories of love, loss, the aftermath, and how divorce is often spoken about in our culture.

    014 - Marvel Civil War Debate - Spoiler Alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 67:03


    Mike and I discuss some key themes in the Marvel movie: Captain America - Civil War (spoiler alert). Themes of individual rights and responsibilities vs groups, emotional responses, law, among other things.

    013 - What Would You Do For Love?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 71:08


    What would you (WWYD) for love? Mike and I discuss a scenario that delves deeper into what we would do for love. Often logic seems to go out the window when making emotional decisions but it’s not as easy as one may think…

    012 - Celebrity Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 61:53


    Andrew and I discuss why we compare our lives and behaviours to other celebrities. They are mostly and quite accurately speaking, brands. To what extent do we give value to these brands and how they affect our lives, and what about cancel culture and our own internal biases?

    011 - Authenticity & Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 77:57


    How do you feel when someone asks “How are you?” How authentically do you answer and how do you feel when others revel in small talk whilst hiding their true personalities? Where are we hiding - is it behind social media or are we too afraid to be sad and admit that it’s okay to be sad. Andrew and I discuss just that, along with some movies and shows we love that portray an authentic reality.

    010 - Language & Profanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 65:31


    Ever wonder what the history behind offensive or pejorative terms are? Mike and I chat about some of these as we discuss offensive terms without using offensive terms and Mike’s new regiment of using cleaner and professional language.

    009 - The Second City Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 75:47


    Andrew and I share our experience as graduates of one of Second City's improv programs. Lots of laughter including lessons on accepting compliments and the benefit of being creative with your friends.

    008 - Love & Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 74:09


    Andrew and I share our personal stories of love and loss - marriage and divorce and the lessons of growth and opportunity that came with.

    007 - Dungeons & Dragons/D&D

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 27:09


    On this podcast, Ahsan (who is obsessed with D&D) and I talk about the wonderful world of Dungeons & Dragons - which is a collaborative/table top role playing game (ttrpg) and how it has affected our lives for the better. For anyone who has no clue what I’m talking about, give this a listen to!

    006 - Buddhist Concepts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 51:30


    Jeremy and I chat about Buddhist concepts and how they can help in our everyday lives. He also shares pointers directly from his essay on www.aartysana.com

    005 - Dating Chat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 89:03


    Mike and I chat about dating culture, some apps, and strategies that people use to find life partners. We also share what we've learned so far about relationships and being a whole person.

    004 - Quarantine Chat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 70:13


    Mike and I chat about how quarantine has affected us and what we are doing to cope with the changes in our lives. There's also some movie ramblings.

    003 - A Conversation About Race & Black Lives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 63:45


    Mike and I speak about the recent events with regards to the Black Lives Matter movement and a history of racism.

    002 - Work Life Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 56:34


    Mike and I chat about what work-life balance means to us and what we are doing to ensure we maintain a balance between our work and personal lives.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 2:25


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