Hosted by Nayyira ElGohary, Growing Pains will go with you through emotional growth in (late adolescence and) early adulthood, talking about everything from emotional guidance to artistic inspiration.
In which Nayyira gives a little update for the podcast.
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25 Jan 2021
15. New Year, Old Goals
In which Nayyira talks about the Western New Year (which she's not a big fan of), New Year's Resolutions (which she's also not a big fan of), and creating habits to reach goals.
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23 Nov 2020
14. Vibe Check
In which Nayyira talks about a recent minor mental breakdown, unstructured play, and a can of worms.
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18 Oct 2020
13. Choices, Regrets, Figs
In which Nayyira talks about Woolf's darkness, life choices and regrets, and Plath's fig tree.
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11 Sept 2020
12. (Not) Getting Stuff Done
In which Nayyira talks about schedules, how to do uninterrupted work, unapologetically sucking at stuff, and perfectionism.
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15 Aug 2020
11. The Hills I'd Die On
In which Nayyira talks about changing beliefs, (not) having strong opinions, and how a Bounty chocolate bar is many levels superior to a Mars one.
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24 Jul 2020
10. Who I Once Was
In which Nayyira talks about the way identity is fluid, mourning past selves, and the troubles that come with asserting certain attributes to oneself.
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5 Jul 2020
9. Mama Raised A Quitter
In which Nayyira talks about being called a quitter at 13, a breakdown with a mantra of 'not happy, not fulfilled, not whole', the sunk cost fallacy, and learning frustrations.
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18 Jun 2020
8. Sunrises, Sunscreen and Fear of Facing The World
In which Nayyira talks about her fear of sunrises and sunsets, why she's having trouble putting sunscreen on, and the purgatory nature of the finals period.
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9 May 2020
7. Art Comes from The Gut
In which Nayyira talks about the necessity of art, how we view art and artists (and the appreciation deficit for local artists), being a writer, and how she's struggling with not commodifying her art.
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9 Apr 2020
6. Finding Comfort In A Crisis #COVID-19
In which Nayyira talks about discomfort, grief and life in a crisis.
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27 Mar 2020
5. Tips For Troubling Times #COVID-19
In which Nayyira tries to make sense of the stress, calm down, and goes through a list of things to help with that.
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13 Mar 2020
4. Happiness Was Never The Goal
In which Nayyira talks about how she's finally upgrading from being okay with being okay to actually seeking out happiness.
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14 Feb 2020
3. What Do You Love: Valentine's Special w/ Haneen
In which Nayyira talks to Haneen about love, coffee, and celebrating birthdays.
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31 Jan 2020
2. Is 19 the Last Teenage Year?
In which Nayyira ask herself this question so that she can avoid thinking about growing older. Short answer, no. Long answer, yes, if you (or the society you live in) want it to be. It's complicated. It's also not important.
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16 Jan 2020
1. First, An Introduction
In which Nayyira touches on the pains of growing and podcasting in the Middle East.
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10 Jan 2020
Growing Pains: Trailer
In which Nayyira briefly touches on the pains of growing.
The first episode of Growing Pains will drop next week! Subscribe now to Growing Pains on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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