This episode is split into two parts, so please check back next week for the second part of our conversation, where we talk about mental health post-college and how we work on our mental well-being
(00:00) Intro + Friendsgiving
(04:30) Start to conversation
(06:25) Kihong’s story: childhood
(14:25) How to acknowledge generational effects and separate yourself from them
(18:00) Thomas’ explanation of “theory of mind” and children
(19:20) Thomas’ story: childhood
(30:00) Emotional vulnerability
(31:15) Disconnect from reality: how imagination is different from fantasy
(35:49) Caring about how others perceive you
(40:08) Thomas’ story: adolescence / teenage years
(44:30) Journaling: outlet or storage?
(45:45) Kihong’s story: high school years
(51:10) Thomas’ story: high school years
(56:20) Thomas’ story: college and feeling alone
(1:05:45) Kihong’s story: college and luck
(1:10:25) We are who we are because of things that happened to us
(1:13:26) Outro + stay tuned for part 2!
