Hey there! This week’s tea talk is made up of maracuyá-hibiscus tea from Té La Teresita in a Hard Rock Lyon mug. In my life update, I talk about my spring break, family, occupations, and stress for the future. I introduce the concept of feeling included with anecdotes, reflections, and the structure for the episode. Firstly, I build the idea of having to fight for your space: speaking up, defying those who underestimate you, and feeling entitled to pitch in. Secondly, I explain the impact of the narrative you tell yourself: how people express acceptance differently, how you have to think about what people can bring to you, and understanding that there’s no “contract”. Thirdly, I try to trace back why I care so much about having a community: is it because of the media? Is it because that represents quality of life to me? Is it because life is more enjoyable around others? Finally, I wrap up with some takeaways, and my favourites in TikTokers, playlists, and electronic devices before signing off.
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CHECK OUT THE THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE):
Listen to my episode called “Feeling out of place” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PG6bVKP1oebhEOa37dD9b?si=fT6z8XT6RDKt4Z4lRpItjQ
Nina Wang’s TikTok on the admissions system: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMePEpmeF/
“Visto bueno”
@jammyjim1234 on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMePEpVNe/
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Airpods
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HERE ARE SOME QUOTES I LIKED FROM THIS WEEK’S EPISODE:
12:30 = “I feel undeserving of many spaces”
15:00 = “I would make myself feel welcome”
15:55 = “For an adult to care about you, you don’t need to be their child”
17:42 = “In life, you kind of have to make people know who you are”
18:02 = “You need to start making yourself memorable”
18:30 = “You can’t expect anybody to know who you are if you can’t even pronounce a sentence”
19:00 = “You need to build that presence for yourself”
19:30 = “It’s important to show interest and that you want to be involved”
21:28 = “Maybe you’re not only proving to others who have underestimated you, but you’re also proving that to yourself”
25:00 = “People express acceptance differently”
27:33 = “You need to stop looking for them to take you in and start feeling okay with the idea of being in”
29:15 = “I thought that being included in somebody else’s life was automatically a blessing for me, but I never questioned if these people even deserved to be in my life”
29:40 = “Stop worrying about whether or not they’ll include you and start asking yourself if you really want to be included”
30:10 = “Don’t confuse glorifying a cold shoulder and what’s actually good for you”
30:40 = “It’s not about me pleasing everybody around me, it’s also about them pleasing me”
31:50 = “An internal permission slip”
Thanks for tuning in, have a beautiful week!
