This is Your Friend

Join my friend Scott and I as we process recent events and shed light on his personal experiences and views developed in the JA community. We'll cover trauma, bystander intervention, and a little bit of history.

Talking about money is hard. I've been there, on the low. So I never got into stocks until now, and here's my honest review of it, and whether you should start investing too.

Is escaping into the past a good thing? I've mentioned that you should try to have a better relationship with missing things, but is it okay to indulge every now and then?

Toxic positivity is a hot new buzzword going around, but is it truly toxic? Can you be too positive? Or are you just being careless? Let's talk about this and more on today's episode!

2021 can't be worse than 2020 right? Let's really think that one through.

How do you miss things? Does it lead to negative or positive emotions? I challenge you to think about missing things differently.

Uber lures people onto their side with a shiny outside, but the inside is a toxic dump that cares about one thing, their bottom line.

We have to do more.

Mental health is a huge issue, and even more so during this pandemic. Join me and my friend Hana, who created a 30-day self-love challenge, as we talk about her time in Peru, mental health advocacy, and things we can do to improve our mental health during these crazy times.

We all have a right to protest, but protesting like this is gravely irresponsible. Let's explore why.

"Stay home and be safe," I never thought I'd be the one telling my mom that, yet here we are. Communicating with parents can be difficult since they're eyes you're they baby. But it's impossible. And it's actually really important we learn how to.

We're almost a month into lockdown and we've passed 1.5 million cases. It hasn't been easy, but we're working together. Listen here for a little more hope.

A lot of people have been saying that this is a perfect time to start that masterpiece you've been thinking about. Just as many people take a more "realistic" approach. Which path is right for you?

It's a scary time. It's a rough time. But together we're going to make it through this, guaranteed.

Gallery props up the community. People invest in the community. Gallery gets prices out. Let's explore the vicious cycle and how La Bodega is just the next in line for this destructive process.

Nobody wants to be under a terrible boss. Nobody wants to be one (Except maybe that third style). Join me in learning how to identify toxic styles and what you can do to be better.

When did the concept of settling take such a negative turn? Often times when we ask ourselves if we're settling, we're trying to ask ourselves another question altogether. Let's go into the negative emotions and misconstrued concepts to help us better understand the concept of settling.

The modern dating world is harsh, but these 5 toxic habits are contributing to a terrible dating culture as a whole. Learn what they are and how you can identify and defend yourself from them. And if you're the one doing them? Learn how to stop.

We love being right. We love being right so much that we will seek information to prove us right while also limiting the information that might prove us wrong. And if we're intelligent, we're even better at doing this. Let's see why this can be negative, and a couple of ways it helps us in life. Let's examine Confirmation Bias.

At the heart of Filipino cooking is family and community. Anthony Ayatin has taken this love and transformed it into a delicious project that is quickly gaining steam around San Diego. Join us as we talk about his inspiration, drive, and plans for the future.