Podcasts about my education

Check out Dr. Castagnini Podcast at:https://behindthebitepodcast.com/course/In her own words:There was really never a question that I was going to spend my life trying to help people who were in pain or suffering feel or get better. I just somehow knew it was something I was going to do.Perhaps others saw that in me as well. When I was in high school, my friend's dad saw an ad in a local paper for teen advice columnists, he told my friend I should apply because everyone was always coming to me for advice. So, out came the hefty typewriter, and off went my application. Before I knew it, I was writing a teen advice column.My Education....The University of California Santa Cruz was where I realized that I wanted to pursue a career in mental health. Starting with my first psychology course, I just "knew".Initially, I thought I wanted to pursue medical school and become a psychiatrist. So, while I majored in psychology, I also took the courses required for medical school. I even took the MCAT's. But, then something hit me as I was knee-deep into med school applications: I truly loved all of my psychology courses. I loved experiencing actual clinical work during an upper-division course.This led me to do something completely unexpected: I switched gears and applied only to graduate programs in clinical psychology.After two years at UCSC, and one year studying on exchange at the University of British Columbia, I earned my BA in Psychology, graduating with honors.2 years later, I was inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honors Society for Psychology, as a Lifetime Member, and earned my MA in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University.I completed my doctoral studies at the University of Southern California, where I earned my PhD in Counseling Psychology.My Career....After graduate school, I was a postdoctoral resident at Kaiser Permanente. I spent the following 15 years as a staff psychologist in the adult psychiatry department while also running my own small private practice one day a week.While at Kaiser, I was the lead eating disorder specialist in my department.As the years went on, I realized that I wanted to continue doing clinical work. But, I also wanted the opportunity to do something different. Something that had a bigger, wider reach.So, I left Kaiser in October of 2019 to open my practice full-time.And Here We Are...I love that I have an opportunity to start something truly meaningful and personally near and dear to my heart.This podcast is for those of you out there who are: struggling with disordered eating....a full blown eating disorder....yo-yo dieting and struggling with weight.....body image issues.....feel like you can only be happy if you lose weight or look a certain way....or are just plain feeling trapped in a life where you can't make peace with food or your body.I was there. For years. And when I was going through my struggles, podcasts just did not exist. I wish they had. I needed to know that other people were going through what I was. I needed to hear about what types of help are out there..even help besides therapy. I needed to hear other people just talk about it. To know I was not alone. To hear that recovery is possible.I have worked with enough patients over the years to know that once you get information....once you gain the knowledge and awareness....things can start to change. But you need to hear it first.So, I am trying to get this information heard. I am trying to help from beyond the couch in this next chapter. I can only do so much from behind 4 walls---time to break them down and help more people now.I welcome you to join me and listen.I welcome you with open arms and an open ear. This podcast is for you...tell me what you want to know and hear.I'm also listening.To your health, welcome! Please leave a review or send us a Voice note letting us know what you enjoyed at:Back2Basics reconnecting to the essence of YOU (podpage.com)Follow us on IG and FB @Back2BasicsPodcast

The woman of the hour, the book of the moment! On today's show we bring you the incredible Madeleine Gray, author of GREEN DOT- whose publishing journey is unlike anything we've heard before. We chat about why we love an affair narrative, why she wanted to write about working in retail, the representation of positive father/daughter dynamics and so much more. It was a DELIGHT to chat to Madeleine and we hope you love this episode as much as we did!If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe as it helps us to reach more listeners and means the absolute world. You can follow us on all social platforms: https://linktr.ee/apairofbookendspod or get in touch with us via email apairofbookendspod@gmail.comYou can also follow Madeleine: hereBook tix for upcoming events with Madeleine: https://www.waterstones.com/events/in-conversation-with-madeleine-gray/manchester-deansgatehttps://www.waterstones.com/events/madeleine-gray-in-conversation-with-pandora-sykes-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadillyhttps://www.book-ish.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-madeleine-gray/To buy the books discussed on today's episode including Green Dot (published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and out in the UK tomorrow!) : https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/madeleine-gray-episode?Other recommendations mentioned:My Education by Susan Choi A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie TuDress Rehearsals by Madison Godfreyhttps://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/the-evil-mistress-trope-is-tired-i-empathise-with-the-other-woman-20230921-p5e6i2.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/21/madeleine-gray-a-shop-can-be-your-castle-adventures-in-the-retail-trainDeadloch (Prime) Thanks so much for listening, until next time- happy reading! Han & Lyd x

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 647, my conversation with author Susan Choi. She won the National Book Award in 2019 for her novel Trust Exercise. This episode first aired on June 10, 2020. Susan's first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction, and her second novel, American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, A Person of Interest, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Ander fourth novel, My Education, received a 2014 Lammy Award. ” She serves as a trustee of PEN America and teaches in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. ‘ *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writers direct years of effort to language's possibilities, so when you listen to a podcast devoted to writers speaking (which is this one) you can expect an appropriate range of possibility. You might hear something unforgettable—something that changes how you think, or reinforces a hunch you had, or confuses you in the most liberating way. On The Writers Institute, we seek those moments in the New York State Writers Institute's overbrimming audio archives, guided by writers in 2022 who join that archival exploration. In this series premiere, Susan Choi—author of novels including Trust Exercise and My Education—listens with host Adam Colman to literary giants Grace Paley and Raymond Carver. Along the way, she talks about writers in the world, off the page. “One thing I really like about writers,” Choi says, is that “writers are really curious about other people . . . I'm constantly amazed by how often I meet people who have no curiosity at all, about anything. It's really disturbing to me, actually.” On this episode: Susan Choi (in conversation with Adam Colman). Books: Trust Exercise and My Education. Raymond Carver (from the archives). Books: Cathedral and Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? Grace Paley (from the archives). Books: Enormous Changes at the Last Minute and Later the Same Day. Jamaica Kincaid (from the archives). Books: Lucy and A Small Place. William Kennedy (in conversation with Adam Colman). Books: Ironweed and The Ink Truck. Find out more about the New York State Writers Institute at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this third of a three-part series, Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi, talks with Carolyn Hutcheon, In Focus host, about his grandfather's views of religion and the separation of India and Pakistan when British colonial rule ended in 1947.  Dr. Gandhi is the author of several books - "The Gift of Anger and Other Lessons from My Grandfather" and "Legacy of Love, My Education in the Path of Nonviolence."   Troy Public Radio will feature a one-hour special with Arun Gandhi in the summer of 2022.

A conversation with Susan Choi, the author of five novels, Trust Exercise, My Education, American Woman, A Person of Interest, and The Foreign Student. Her work has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award and has won the PEN/W.G. Sebald Award, the Asian-American Literary Award, and the National Book Award for fiction. Susan discusses navigating her mixed racial identity growing up in the midwest, her father's experience as an Asian immigrant in America during racial segregation, and the importance of exploring and writing about adolescence.

Ryan is back, armed with tons of cannabis talk and free game for your music career! In this episode, Ryan talks a lot about cannabis. Ryan talks about his eardrum surgery and a near THC reset. Ryan talks about a brief Crohn's flare up. Ryan talks about cannabis lab fraud. Ryan gushes over the new Austin artist Geto Gala. Ryan talks about shopping for a new car and how expensive it is right now. Ryan ponders if we're about to face another shut down due to the Delta variant. Ryan tells you to get vaccinated because he is reasonable. Ryan worries about the future of live events. Ryan discusses our appetite for content and how it is shortening the album cycle for Artists. Of course, Ryan gives you the Strain of the Week or should it be Strain of the Month? The theme song from this episode features elements from the song "It's Alive" by Velcrowolf. Full tracks "Black Delegation" by Geto Gala (Jake Lloyd & Deezie Brown) featuring The Teeta & Hailey Orion and "Snake in the Grass" by My Education are showcased in this episode. All music is used with permission. Follow everyone on IG @SoundAndStrain @GetoGala @JakeLloydii @DeezieBrown @TheTeeta @HaileyOrion @MyEducation @TheLoyaltyFirm The episode was Produced & Edited by Ryan Cano. 

Susan Choi joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Found Objects,” by Jennifer Egan, which was published in The New Yorker in 2007. Choi is the author of five novels, including “My Education” and “Trust Exercise,” which won the National Book Award in 2019.

 Self-sabotage with our health goals is what many people do!  The question is why?  I feel like we focus on what foods we are eating or not eating. We focus on working out. We focus on lifestyle changes and supplements. But have you ever thought that the psychology of eating plays a huge role in all these mentioned? It should be 1 thing that you focus on first because it impacts all the others. In this episode I cover :My Education on Psychology of EatingThe Perfect Diet - Secrets of Eating PsychologyKey Concept of Psychology of EatingAmanda Elise LoveHave a conversation with me about your 2021 health goals -http://bit.ly/2ko8lSpInstagram - https://bit.ly/3fhjmfJFacebook personal page- https://bit.ly/2Wlwc4aFacebook business page- https://www.facebook.com/amandaeliseloveWebsite - http://www.amandaeliselove.comThe best gift for the 2nd anniversary of the podcast which happened last month is that you can write a 5-star review as positive reviews really help the podcast!  You can also consider following! If you are on Instagram you can take a screenshot and be sure to tag me so I know you are tunning in!  Link to leave a review - https://apple.co/2TgYURyGot a question? Or maybe a guest suggestion? Email me at amandaeliselove@gmail.com e

Happy New Year! In this episode, Ryan talks about all his neighbors getting new roofs. Ryan talks about Austin and Travis County entering Stage 5 restrictions. McConnell denies the $2K stimulus but $600 is on the way. Save Our Stages relief package in most recent COVID-19 relief bill. Georgia turns blue! COVID-19 Vaccine's slow roll out will delay concert comeback and "going back to normal." Ryan talks about being ready for the vaccine to help calm his own nerves. Movie/TV shows reviewed: WW84 (HBOMAX), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix), The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (HBOMAX/HBO), Warrior (HBOMAX/Cinemax). The Strain of the Week is your Salad Bowl.  Your real savings. Your collection of shake from the past year. Ryan is not going to do the same shit as last year. The theme song from this episode takes elements from "It's Alive" from Velcrowolf (@velcrowolf). Full songs "Sunrise" from My Education (@myeducationtx) are featured. Please follow the podcast on social media @soundandstrain. This episode was Produced and Edited by Ryan Cano. 

In this episode, Ryan talks about some new changes in the pod. Ryan wants to know if you are SUBSCRIBING or FOLLOWING this podcast? Strain of the Week is Fruity Pebbles aka FPOG. It was an honor and a privilege to host our very first guest this episode. Ryan is super happy to welcome Austin,TX based Music Journalist and Digital Strategist Greg Ackerman (g_ack) on the podcast. Greg joins Ryan to discuss his journey to Austin and into music journalism, the level of talent in Austin, Major Record Labels missing out on Austin, Venue Relief in Austin Finally, the amount of live music in the city compared to the week of SXSW, Missing SXSW this year, Musician catalogs selling for big bucks, Missing Live Music, METZ kicking ass and more! Then Ryan talks about delays in the Bronco II's production. Happy Holidaze everyone and take it easy on yourself! All music on this podcast is used with permission. The new theme song take from the track It's Alive from Velcrowolf. Segments of Open Marriages (Petrels Remix) from My Education. Full songs Krampus by My Education and Real Rap by Pat G are featured. Please follow @soundandstrain. Produced & Edited by Ryan Cano.

In this mini-episode, Ryan talks about keeping Thanksgiving small. Ryan talks about taking a piss on the side of the road to avoid people. Ryan talks about trying to make plans for 2021. Ryan takes a moment and gives thanks. Strain of the Week is Phantom Cookies. CBD. Ryan talks about grounding yourself in music that you love. Ryan talks about music moments he has obsessed about. Ryan talks about I Get the Bag from Gucci Mane. Ryan talks about Anything You Want from Spoon. Ryan talks about Thanksgiving from My Education. All music on this podcast is used with permission. Music featured in this episode is from Velcrowolf with the theme music and My Education. Produced and Edited by Ryan Cano. 

In this episode, Ryan reminisces about Flash Mobs and then pivots to cash mobs for Bandcamp bands. Ryan talks about supporting Artists amongst declining recorded music revenues. Ryan talks about developing a Sales Mindset instead of a Streaming Stats mindset. Ryan drops some major free game for Artist's releasing albums. Ryan answers listener Questions and Notes. Taylor Swift endorses Biden. Ryan asks you to Rock the Vote. Long episode with lots of music. Strain of the Week is Zkittlez. Walkman Wars was SOTD this week at KUTX. Music featured in this episode from Swallow the Rat, My Education, Built By Snow, and Velcrowolf. All music in EP5 was used by permission. Produced and edited by Ryan Cano. 

My Education and Grad School Experience so far! Also will be leaving links here to donate to the Armenia Fund during this tough time of war with Azerbaijan. https://armeniafund.ejoinme.org/donate also time to vote as well and if you don't remember if you are registered to vote head to https://www.headcount.org this is our time to have our voices be heard! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smilejessaction/support

On September 29, 2020 the Lannan Center presented a Crowdcast webinar featuring Susan Choi in Conversation with Maureen Corrigan. Introduction by Aminatta Forna.Susan Choi is most recently the author of Trust Exercise (2019), which won the National Book Award for fiction, and her first book for children, Camp Tiger (2019). Her first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction. Her second novel, American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, A Person of Interest, was a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award. In 2010 she was named the inaugural recipient of the PEN/W.G. Sebald Award. Her fourth novel, My Education, received a 2014 Lammy Award. A recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, she teaches fiction writing at Yale and lives in Brooklyn.Maureen Corrigan is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism in the Department of English at Georgetown University. For the past 31 years, Corrigan has been the weekly book critic on the Peabody Award-winning NPR program, ''Fresh Air.'' She is also a Mystery Columnist for The Washington Post and publishes regularly on NPR on-line and The Wall Street Journal. Music: Quantum Jazz — "Orbiting A Distant Planet" — Provided by Jamendo.

Susan Choi reads her story from the September 7, 2020, issue of the magazine. Choi is the author of five novels, including “My Education” and “Trust Exercise,” which won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2019. 

I did an Instagram Live with Susan Choi, which was so much fun. Susan's first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for Fiction. Her second novel, American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, A Person of Interest, was a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award. In 2010 she was named the inaugural recipient of the PEN/W.G. Sebald Award. Her fourth novel, My Education, received a 2014 Lammy Award. Her fifth novel, Trust Exercise, came out in April 2019 and is the one we talked about the most. It won the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. Susan and I also talked about quarantine hair secrets, our agreement that the world students live in today is more complicated than the one we grew up in, and that different secrets to writing a book sometimes feel just like learning to parent different children.

Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for fiction, Trust Exercise follows a star-crossed suburban teen romance in a 1980s performing arts high school. Susan Choi's novels are known for excavating the hidden corners of the human heart and acclaimed for their ''nuance, psychological acuity, and pitch-perfect writing'' (Los Angeles Times). Her books include the Asian American Literary Award–winning The Foreign Student; American Woman, a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize; A Person of Interest, a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award; and My Education, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction. A creative writing teacher at Yale, Choi has earned Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. The author of nearly 30 books for young people and adults, Jacqueline Woodson has won three Newbery Honors, a Coretta Scott King Award and three Coretta Scott King Honors, and the 2014 National Book Award for Brown Girl Dreaming, a poetry collection about her upbringing in New York and South Carolina amidst the vestiges of Jim Crow. Her other books include After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Another Brooklyn, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Woodson's latest novel, ''a universal American tale of striving, failing, then trying again'' (Time), addresses a bevy of societal issues through the intergenerational saga of a family striving to escape the tug of history. (recorded 5/7/2020)

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"My Education" is a podcast about education and our society. Each episode features an interview with a guest who shares the story of how their own education impacted their personal and professional journey.

Spoilers and secrets have a lot in common, but what happens when a book’s structure is the spoiler? How do you talk about something like that without giving too much away? Don't look at us for the answer. In this episode we spoil the hell of National Book Award winner Susan Choi's novel Trust Exercises.An amazing narrative accomplishment, Choi's book asks probing questions about the exact nature of truth, honesty and secrets. But it also asks questions about structure and form and finally one of the biggest questions for a writer these days: Exactly what makes a book a novel? About the Author:Susan Choi’s first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction. Her second novel, American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize and was adapted into a film. Her third novel, A Person of Interest, was a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award. In 2010 she was named the inaugural recipient of the PEN/W.G. Sebald Award. Her fourth novel, My Education, received a 2014 Lammy Award. Her fifth novel, Trust Exercise, and her first book for children, Camp Tiger, came out earlier this year. A recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, she teaches fiction writing at Yale and lives in Brooklyn. Episode Credits:This episode was produced, mixed, and sound-designed by Andrew Dunn, with editorial help from Beau Friedlander.  Our host and co-producer is Amanda Stern.  Music:“Up Sight” by The Brow, “Amazing” by Joonie, “Sonogram” by John Venderslice, “Horizon” by Fremont, “Feeling Sound” by Jupyter, “Adobe Dog House” by Gideon Freudmann, "Gold Rush" by Complicated Congas. 

Hello and Welcome to The Abundance Secrets Show. I Am AYA, and I am Your Host. I am an Abundance Angel, a Dreamer, a Visionary, a Creator, a Coach, a Consultant, an International Speaker, an Investor, and an Entrepreneur. I Serve Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Investors Globally to Create More Abundance of Love, Wealth, and Health in their Lives and in our World. My Passion is to Help Launch Your Mission, Make an Impact, Make Money, and Live in Abundance. I have invested nearly Half Million Dollars to My Education and Self Development. My Education and Experience is in Innovation, Technology, Spirituality, Self Improvement, and Entrepreneurship. Together with my Guest Speakers, We Will Reveal The Secrets to Live a Life of Abundance. My Special Guests are Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Investors. My Special Guests have a background and expertise in Entrepreneurship, Self Improvement, Spirituality, Technology, and Innovation. Our conversations are Energizing, Uplifting, and Empowering. I Am Looking Forward to Serve You and Create More Abundance in Our Lives. Enjoy The Abundance Secrets Show! Contact AYA Website AYA = https://aya.ai Website The Abundance Secrets Show = https://aya.ai/show Website The Abundance Secrets Angels = https://aya.ai/angels Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/iam.aya.ai Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/iam.aya.ai.angels Twitter = https://twitter.com/iam_aya_ai LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamayaai Podcast Platforms AYA Anchor = https://anchor.fm/iamaya SoundCloud = https://soundcloud.com/iam-aya Spotify = https://open.spotify.com/show/5noUiHHs11OShICRTvfAhx Apple Podcasts = https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/the-abundance-secrets-show/id1500424861?l=en Google Podcasts = https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMzM0NzY3NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Pocket Podcasts = https://pca.st/k6787299 Radio Public = https://radiopublic.com/the-abundance-secrets-show-69lzyp Breaker = https://www.breaker.audio/the-abundance-secrets-show Overcast = https://overcast.fm/itunes1500424861/the-abundance-secrets-show-how-to-create-more-abundance-of-love-wealth-and-health-in-your-life

Susan Choi’s first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction. Her second novel, American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, A Person of Interest, was a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award. Her fourth novel, My Education, received a 2014 Lammy Award. Her fifth novel, Trust Exercise won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2019. Recorded at the 2019 Miami Book Fair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Excavating the hidden corners of the human heart and acclaimed for their ''nuance, psychological acuity, and pitch-perfect writing'' (Los Angeles Times), Susan Choi's novels include the Asian American Literary Award-winning The Foreign Student; American Woman, a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize; A Person of Interest, a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award; and My Education, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction. A creative writing teacher at Yale, Choi has earned Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. Trust Exercise follows a star-crossed suburban teen romance in a 1980s performing arts high school. Myla Goldberg is the author of the bestselling Bee Season, the story of a family's disintegration told through the lens of a young spelling prodigy. It was a New York Times Notable Book, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award and the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award, and was adapted into a film starring Richard Gere. Her other novels include The False Friend and Wickett's Remedy. Goldberg's new novel is a portrait of an ambitious 1950s-era photographer and mother formed through a collage of perspectives on the character's art and life. (recorded 5/2/2019)

This is a phrase that has been paramount in my ability to learn and grow at speed whilst accomplishing success in multiple businesses. Move fast and Break Things means to not sweat every minute detail and to have a stab at something even if you fall flat on your face and it ends up being a royal disaster. Fearing putting a step in the wrong direction is paralyzing to growth and moving swiftly whilst being aware that is can all blow up in your face is all part of the entrepreneurs journey. MF&BT is actually a phrase I borrowed from Facebooks own Mark Zuckerberg and it seems this ethos has stood him in good stead so we should all take a leaf out of his book and press forward with ideas at speed and without fear of egg on ones face.  ​​That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Thanks so much for being here. ​❤️​ P  Golden Nuggets from this episode: [02:49] “One of the most important facets of me being able to have a successful business or businesses is, I move fast!” [03:21] “MY Education or evidence only gets in 65% of the way the rest of it the 35% which I feel is the hardest, 35% of making any decision especially when it comes to changing direction is instinct.” [04:24] “Perfection is the death of Industry.” [07:14] “The amount of business owners that I have spoken to that have had all these great ideas and strategies and techniques and it never happens, is way more than hit the shipping date!” [08:28] “the only commodity we have is time and if I don't try something because I'm afraid of what other people think, I have betrayed myself and taking a withdrawal out of my bank of days which is limited." [08:56] “I would much rather run a thousand miles an hour into a brick wall then wonder “am I doing the right thing by not doing the right thing”?”   External Links for this episode: Masters of Scale Seth Godin   Thanks very much for listening...

Erik Martin revisits a story he told in 2013 at TedX, Redmond WA, titled "How World of Warcraft Saved Me and My Education." Erik has since held posts at the US Department of Education, the Whitehouse Office of Science and Technology (OST) and is now Senior Manager for Education Programs at game engine, Unity. He credits much of his success to experiences he had working his way up to leading an 800 member guild in the popular massively multiplayer online roleplaying game, World of Warcraft. This environment became key to his recovery from depression and anorexia nervosa as a young teenager. If you like this episode, subscribe to No Such Thing on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play. If it's not available on your favorite player, let me know through our shownotes site, nosuchthingpodcast[dot]wordpress[dot]org. Already a subscriber? Please rate and review us, and tweet the showpage to your network with #nosuchthingpodcast to enter to win a brand new 1st Gen Google Pixel phone. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're continuing our Summer of Selfies theme by discussing confessional essays, including one by Tom Chiarella, a long-time writer and editor for Esquire. In an essay called "My Education," he detailed the sexual abuse he experienced at the hand of a Catholic-school teacher, while also wrestling with his own ambivalence about the benefits of writing such an essay. Americans, Chiarella says, feel the need to talk about their traumas, but is that always necessary, or even desirable?

Host Paige Maguire brings you new music from Bear Claw, The Black & White Years, The Boxing Lesson, Collin Herring, The Great Nostalgic, My Education and Love Collector.