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We always hear the importance of being kind to ourselves, yet it seems to be a really challenging thing to do. A famous group shares with us the message of embracing the way we lived in the past, even if it was harsh or bad. We are happy to share in this episode an appreciation for BTS while looking at the Psychology of their songs and how it connects with us on a personal level. 

As we start with the year, we continue our Relationship Series Episodes. We get to have an awesome discussion with one of our colleagues and friends, Brian Barretto as we discuss relationships. He shares with us his insights and experiences particularly on the difficulties and the myths in a LGBTQIA+ relationship. He also talks about the importance of a safe space for relationships to grow and develop. 

It hurts because we love. Three stories of heartbreak, healing, and growth. In this episode, we feature stories from our students of healing from a heartbreak. We also explore questions we ask ourselves in times of suffering and heartbreak: Why do we ask ourselves, "What did i do wrong?" "How can i move forward despite the heartbreak?" 

As we are close to the end of the year, we are excited to share with everyone a new series of episodes that we have planned and are preparing for you, our students, and listeners. We are starting the Relationship Series with a discussion about what can help and challenges to face in a new relationship. We are joined today by one of our colleagues in the Ateneo, Janine Sy. She openly discusses her own experiences and insight on how a new relationship can be according to her own relationship with her partner. She also talks about how it’s like to start a new relationship in this pandemic which can really be challenging. 

With the incoming new school year, we continue to face the challenges brought upon by the pandemic. We've learned a lot from our previous experience in the past year and we continue to adapt as we all go through this experience together. We are joined today by one of our students, Mavi Avendaño who has experienced the online college setup last year. We'll talk about the online school year that was, what we lost, what we gained, and what can be helpful in navigating the Ateneo college journey.

As we continue to experience the effects of the pandemic, we continue to miss out on a lot of things, people we spend time with, places we usually frequent, and experiences that we tend to miss out on. In this episode, we get to talk about that, specifically the concept of "Fear of Missing Out". As we discuss different literature, frameworks, and strategies to manage this, we get to have a closer and personal look at FOMO for our students and ourselves as well. Join us as we uncover  the Psychology of FOMO, learn ways on how to manage it, and discover other related phenomenon such as FOGO and FOJO.