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Welcome to Ube Chats, Unlocking Brown Egoes where we shine a light on important topics surrounding mental health in the Filipino community. In this episode, we delve into the concept of toxic positivity, the impact it has on our mental well-being, and the importance of setting boundaries to protect our emotional health. Toxic positivity refers to the belief that one should always maintain a positive mindset, denying any room for negative emotions or difficult experiences.
While positivity can be beneficial in many instances, this excessive emphasis on positivity can invalidate our struggles and suppress our true emotions, leading to further harm to our mental health. Specifically, we explore how toxic positivity affects the Filipino community's mental well-being.

From societal and cultural pressures to constantly present a positive front, to minimizing our struggles and differences, we unpack the detrimental effects of toxic positivity on our overall mental wellness. Discussing the importance of protecting boundaries, we dive into how setting healthy limits can help safeguard our mental health and well-being.

We explore different strategies and techniques for establishing and maintaining boundaries, allowing us to prioritize our emotional needs and resilience. Join us as we hear personal stories, expert insights, and engage in open and honest conversations about toxic positivity, mental health, and preserving our boundaries within the context of the Filipino community. Together, let's challenge societal norms, foster genuine connections, and create a safe space for dialogue around these crucial topics.

Tune in to Ube Chats, Unlocking Brown Egoes and be empowered to break free from toxic positivity, nurture your mental health, and create stronger boundaries as we embark on this journey towards emotional well-being. #FilipinoMentalHealth #ToxicPositivityAwareness #BoundariesMatter


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It is crucial to emphasize the importance of self-expression and the ability to emotionally regulate when faced with a challenge during the formative, developmental stages of one’s life. In so doing, they grow into men and enter society as individuals with a stronger sense of self-worth, an increased sense of self-awareness which will help them empathize with others, and a long-held value that vulnerability is a strength, and not a weakness – a belief they will be empowered to share with the people in their lives. 

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You can follow Orion Song here : https://www.instagram.com/orionsong/

Listen to his latest song, 'what u do' ft hohyun!

https://open.spotify.com/track/7h5kzd7qxbfmon4CCBZXlS?si=12509828cca54287




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Learning to choose yourself is one of the hardest lessons that I am constantly learning over these past three months. With the rise of mental health awareness post in social media platforms, we see choosing yourselves as a common theme. Women specifically about 10.4% were almost twice as likely as were men who are 5.5% to have had depression. Another question is, How do you know you're choosing yourself? 

In today's episode, I had one of my close friend do a talk story on what does it truly mean to choose yourself in the midst of a transitional period of your life.





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Filipinos are known for their good hospitality and accommodating personalities- but if you are one (a Filipino that is), you know “accomodation” and “resilience” is a common trait, even detrimentally so. When we picture a Filipino we are described to be the most resilient and optimistic people in the world which paints this vivid image that Filipinos can undergo any struggle that is put in front of them. It can be traced back to colonialiism like most things. Being a colonialized people through the generations has woven this “maladaptive coping mechanism” into our DNA. Afterall, our ancestors figured “it is what it is” and that we “might as well make the most of it. (Source: Kollective Hustle, How Toxic Positivity became a Filipino trait and Why it Sets Us Up for Failure.) This is a podcast collab episode with two co-host from our podcast back in the pandemic called, Uncovering POV. Mental Health is one thing that brings us together and we have in common. Today on the podcast we are here to talk about our own experiences of Toxic Positivity within our Filipino community. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Hosts: Chachie Abara

Special Guests: Emily Cristobal, and Geneva Dela Cruz

Editor: Chachie Abara _______________________________________________________________________________________

CONNECT WITH US

Follow us on @uncoveringpov and listening to our former podcast episodes together

Shoutouts: @kaeo.studios for letting us come in!

Email: ubechats@gmail.com If you would like to

follow Emily -- Follow her at @em.cris and listen to her podcast on Hawai'i News Now called Repairing Earth.

If you would like to follow Geneva -- Follow her at geneva.dc!


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After 10 episodes of hearing prominent figures in our community share about their journeys, whether it is in their life, career, transitions and resources that they have shared with us, we took a little bit of a break to mindfully explore and play some of the responsibilities we had in our lives.  A little under a year between our first time recording together and this one, though so much has changed over a year, we wanted to give you a little bit of a check in with what we have gone through is being able to have this work-life balance, finding fulfillment and just being vulnerable with yall!
Resources: 
Chachie's Top Resource: 
Siko Diwa  - www.instagram.com/sikodiwa 
Maileen's Top Resource: 
Mindset Dive App - https://www.getmindset.com/



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Music is a big thing when it comes to our FIlipino culture and Music has its way to healing a part of ourselves. Today on UBE Chats, we will be hearing from the other half of UBE Chats, Chachie as she had the pleasure to chat with Cathy Sucgang and to dive deeper into her role as a Music therapist and her journey growing as a mental health advocate. 

Her EP is called, "Take Your Time," and was released on 2020. 

You can follow her on instagram @cathayee and on spotify, Cathy Sucgang. 

Disclaimer: This episode is filmed through Riverside. 


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