To My Progeny (I'm Sorry)

I have Haylee back to talk nutrition. But not before discussing having recently finished the MCAT, Haylee's re-entering into the competition world, the big news of having a baby, and the absolute importance of having the correct mindset when attempting to make health changes.

I and a very good friend I've picked up on my journey towards medicine discuss thoughts as we are about to take the MCAT, a seven hour intensive exam. We discuss our recommended study strategies, remedies to keep strong mental health, and our experiences as the group walking to become a doctor gets smaller and smaller.

After a substantially busy break between podcasts, I update on life as it is currently occurring now with a school mate I've developed a good friendship with. We talk of the effects of a pandemic and a school strike on our pursuit of degrees, medical school, and mental health. Plus a little venting that hopefully leave a good taste afterwards.

Nick returns to talk again and this time Ella joins him. Ella met Nick during the time all three of us served on our church missions. We think back on shared colleagues and experiences, and discuss how Nick and Ella met and forged a relationship that would find strange placement in conditions that often seem difficult to mediate. They share thoughts on mission work culture and navigating internal conflict.

I chat with Noah about his deeper thoughts about life and being a motivated person. We speak about how his life changes have led him to desire deeper conversation and expression of thoughts and feelings (which in turn has led him to want to start a podcast hoping to find such conversation.Check out Painfully Divine on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6mLqq4F5Znd0M75SSfykN3?si=qiE0bIubTxGO3W8vcrf1fA&dl_branch=1

I Talk with Haylee again, this time more about her habits in being a competitive weightlifter. We discuss what it takes to do what you're passionate about and how to balance giving the boundary-pushing effort and taking the time to have self-care required for overall maximum long term output.

I finally get a longtime friend on podcast. We talk about our friendship's roots and what made it a good one throughout the years. We discuss serving our mission together and growing around one another despite being overseas away from home. We also touch on how Nick helped me propose to Macie.

In this series, I talk about my two years I spent in the Netherlands as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I walk through my two years through talking with the people I met along the way.Me and Patrick talk about coming together and truly getting to work. The diversity of people we met in Den Haag, and learning to balance emotional health while setting high goals and expectations.

I talk to one of my longtime (and probably oldest) childhood friend.  We discuss why we've stayed friends for so long, a stressful and deep stage in our friendship which set the course for bigger and better things in both of our lives, and also Haylee's weightlifting career and hopeful goals for the future. (Keep and eye on this girl and watch her succeed).

I'm pretty skeptical about summer sales. I talk with two of my buddies that are currently out selling and knocking door to door. We talk about the appeal and what's within the job description.

In a long distance online podcast session, me and two of my buddies south of the Canadian border talk about returning home from out two years in the Netherlands. We discuss adjusting to home life coming from a dramatically different lifestyle and culture. Everything didn't exactly go smooth for us, but good lessons surely can be shared from it.

Turning your cringe moments into laughable material is said to be healing.  We get together and rack our brains for those stories that keep us awake at night and crying in the shower.  

*NOTICE* The audio unfortunately recorded incorrectly halfway through the Podcast and there will be a noticeable drop in audio quality about halfway. Me and Pramuka talk about things we wish we knew before starting our undergraduate degrees. Me having almost finished my second year, and Pramuka in a technical fifth year round off some extra courses, we talk about working towards a highly competitive and academically demanding future and small things that either helped us, or we wished had helped us near the beginning. 

In this series, I talk about my two years I spent in the Netherlands as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I walk through my two years through talking with the people I met along the way.I talk with my sixth companion about a 12 week period fast gone by. We talk about special individuals we worked with, feeling about being away from home for Christmas and experiencing different holidays in the Netherlands. We also talk about visiting and African Church Holiday Service, endless Kerstol, and lessons learned from one another.

In this series, I talk about my two years I spent in the Netherlands as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I walk through my two years through talking with the people I met along the way.I choose this time to not talk with a companion, rather my friend from home, sharing what became one of the toughest six weeks emotionally on my mission. My self-confidence falls, I can't talk to anyone, and I learned how alone it was possible to feel.

In this series, I talk about my two years I spent in the Netherlands as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I walk through my two years through talking with the people I met along the way.I talk with my fifth companion about going from rougher beginning to crafting a lifelong friendship. We also discuss getting food poisoning, a confusing but possibly amazing missionary, and someone we both taught and grew to love despite what would be substantial differences.

In this series, I talk about my two years I spent in the Netherlands as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I walk through my two years through talking with the people I met along the way.I talk with my third companion and first ever trainee about having no clue what to teach him and getting very lucky in finding the right way to go about. We also talk about getting the surprise call to move our stuff all the way across the Netherlands in a new town, furthering our confusing attempt at work. Furthermore we discuss the interesting people we met, getting harassed by children, going from getting hit on to teaching, and more.

In this series, I talk about my two years I spent in the Netherlands as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I walk through my two years through talking with the people I met along the way.I talk with my missionary trainer on his first impressions and thoughts of me as he taught me the ropes while we lived in the city of Delft, The Netherlands.

In this series, I talk about my two years I spent in the Netherlands as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I walk through my two years through talking with the people I met along the way.Here I talk about my initial experience going from Alberta, Canada to Provo, Utah where I received spiritual training and language education to become a missionary.

Me and the Twins, Mike and Scott remember a few anecdotes from years prior. Particularly small stories we experienced together and some trips we all took as a friend group to Arizona and Whitefish 

I play Red Flags with the beloved twins, Mike and Scott. 

Brett talks about his experiences with depression.

We play a card game that makes us have to choose the best of two the worst people to date. 

Me and Pramuka talk about Pram's dating thoughts and the story of how I met my wife.

Me and Jess talk about moment on our service missions. Jess talks of a special miracle in the Philippines.  

Recounting some anecdotes on what made us start moving on from highschool.

Me and Jess talk about moments on our service missions. In this, I talk about a piece of my Christmas in the Netherlands.

Pramuka talks about coming to life in Sri Lanka and moving here at a young age

Recounting and finally piecing the team trip we took years ago (because the best type of people are the ones who can only relive their high school years)