Three (Un)wise Women

An essential part of growing up is finding your identity, and by extension, your “purpose” in life. Yet, as we get older and the societal pressures start to mount, it feels as though we're cogs in an already well-oiled machine. Which begs the question: is there such thing as destiny? And if there is, how are we supposed to find it when society doesn’t give us a space to do so? In this episode, the three of us sit down to explore our own ideas about individualism, destiny, and life’s purpose.

When it comes to health and fitness in the age of information, it’s as important to track misinformation on the internet as it is to track your macros. For instance, did you know that body positivity was just one element of the larger Fat Acceptance Movement of the 1960s? The point of the movement was to help people love their bodies despite widespread discrimination. Now that the body positivity has become commercialized and looped into the self-love and wellness movements, it has shed its practical goals in favor of an advocacy that we think is putting people’s health and well-being in danger.

With less than 5 days until the Senate primary election here in Massachusetts, this nail-biter is about to come to an end. The two candidates, incumbent Senator Ed Markey and Rep. Joe Kennedy III, have had a tough time differentiating themselves as both claim to be progressive, Washington-outsiders who are ready to lead the Democratic Party into a new age. To help us make sense of this election, we sat down with Peter Jones, a senior at UMass Amherst and former Kennedy intern, and Yaju Tuladhar, also a senior at UMass and Ed Markey campaign fellow. We hope this episode can serve as a resource to those currently undecided on this important race.

DISCLAIMER: This episode does not endorse any candidate in this election, and is not intended to sway listeners in favor of either candidate. It is intended for purely informational purposes. Nothing said in this episode is representative of or directly comes from the official campaigns of Senator Markey and Rep. Kennedy. These are purely our own thoughts and opinions.

This episode has been a LONG time coming. Empathy, compassion, and forgiveness: can't very well scroll through Instagram without at least one of these words popping up. What do these words mean to us? Is becoming a more empathetic and compassionate society possible, or are we being young and naive? Does being empathetic make you a pushover, or is there another side to the coin that people aren't seeing? For our final episode of season two, we discuss why these concepts are crucial for growth minded people, and most importantly, whether being empathetic is ultimately a power or a weakness.

Artists and creators have always held a special place in our hearts. They possess the ability to take our experiences and emotions and put it into beautiful sounds, breathtaking visuals, and so much more. So what happens when your favorite artists are exposed for their problematic behavior? Do you immediately cancel them and never look back? Are you able to separate the art from the artists? Or do they become a secret guilty pleasure? On this episode musical artists, Taha the Phoenix and Dezmond Dane, sit down with us to discuss how we can all become more conscious as both consumers and creators.