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La VidaEp. 7 La Vida: White or Tan Skin. Survival Advantage?Have you ever wondered why some tanner skin complexion is preferred in Western countries? And why it happens to be the opposite in many Asian countries? 👀
In this week’s episode related to the colour of my skin, I dive into the meaning that the complexion of our skin can have in different places. I compare two opposing beauty standards from what we can see is more present in Western countries compared to Asian countries. It all goes down to a bit of sociology and even survival advantage from a psychological perspective!
Curious to know more...2023-01-1109 minLa VidaEp. 6 La Vida: The Waitress and My IdentityWhen is it a good time to stop saying Happy New Year? Anyways, I hope I am still on time to wish you this in this first episode of 2023.
Last time, I finished the year with an episode about some cultural aspects I noticed and experienced when I went back to Spain for this holidays. In a similar fashion, this new episode is about a topic that comes from another and yet more personal experience related to identity, assumptions made about origins in Spain vs the Netherlands, and some conclusions of my own.
Feel more...2023-01-0508 minLa VidaLa Vida: El PorteroWith the end of 2022 and a new year closer than ever, I wanted to retake this podcast from a different approach. From a personal experience perspective, I want to tap on cultural differences I notice in my everyday life. Having moved to the Netherlands two years ago, every time I come back to Spain, there is always something that I used to take for granted that I will see with new eyes. It feels like having a cultural shock in reverse.
In this first episode, I talk about the portero from the house building where my mother...2022-12-3108 min
La VidaLa Vida: On Inner FreedomLife is messy. This is an almost  undeniable truth that has posed countless existential questions to human kind. One key main one being: What is the sense of it all?
Inspired by the book "Man's Search for Meaning" - written by Viktor Frankl - in this fourth episode I discuss a main takeaway from this reading that could provide you with valuable insight to find your own answer.Â
As always, many many thanks for your support and listening to my voice. I would love to hear what are your thoughts on this episode!
Feel more than welcome to reach out at...2022-03-2414 minLa VidaLa Vida: On Listening to Senior VoicesWhen we think about, see and portray older adults we tend to do it in a rather negative light. We see them as fragile or dependent on us, among other stereotypes.Â
However, getting old and relying on older generations has been key to our survival. The article 'Wisdom of Grandparents Helped Rise of Prehistoric Man' from the Guardian is just an example of how we wouldn't have made it this far if we hadn't listened to and learned from our ancestors.Â
It refers to a distant past, but the key message still applies today. Our pa...2022-02-0509 minLa VidaLa Vida: On Dealing with Uncertainty and Finding Your IkigaiAs a follow up from La Vida on Job Hunting, this second episode explains the definition of happiness as having purpose in life.Â
Having listened to an interview with the psychiatrist MarÃa Rojas Estapé, I share the benefits of finding our IKIGAI  (the equivalent of life's purpose in Japanese)- as explained by the Jazz musician Tim Tamashiro - when dealing with our daily battles.Â
Hope you enjoy it and that this motivates you to start your search of happiness within you.
Thanks a lot for listening! For any comment, feedback or question you want to share with me email...2022-01-1810 minLa VidaLa Vida: On Job HuntingIn this first episode, I (AKA: Vi) share with you my personal experience with uncertainty and my job hunting process - or rather job hurting.
Having finished my studies, I now find myself trying to figure out how to make a life of my own by finding a job. However, contrary to how predictable and safe our schooling years usually look like, this is a new challenge most of us have to learn how to manoeuvre from scratch.Â
Jumping to a different phase in la vida, I bring up several topics that have kept my m...2022-01-1616 minLa VidaLa Vida: An IntroductionThis is the introduction of a podcast meant to share ideas and connect through them. Here I explain the purpose of this project and the idea behind the title.
Hope this excites you as much as it excites me :)
For any enquiry, comment or feedback please contact me at lavidavipodcast@gmail.com
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