EPISODE · May 27, 2025 · 36 MIN
Why Not Be Happy? Healing People Pleasing, Real Talk and Connection with Em-J Smith
from Connected with Iva · host Iva Litova
In this episode I chat with Em-J Smith, who I met on a film set a year ago, about healing, authenticity, dating, and the messy joy of human connection. Recorded in our pyjamas (because why not?), we explore:People-pleasing - How to undo it, even if it costs us relationships.Dating's perfection myth - Why apps feel fake and real life flirting is oddly hard.Trauma and resilience - Smiling as armor, and why feeling down is human. Authenticity starvation - Craving real talk in a world of small talk.Social media vs. self worth - Rejecting the 'always-camera-ready' lie.No fluff - a raw conversation on saying 'no', trusting your path, and finding joy in the imperfect. Listen for a dose of realness!
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In this episode I chat with Em-J Smith, who I met on a film set a year ago, about healing, authenticity, dating, and the messy joy of human connection. Recorded in our pyjamas (because why not?), we explore: People-pleasing - How to undo it, even if it costs us relationships. Dating's perfection myth - Why apps feel fake and real life flirting is oddly hard. Trauma and resilience - Smiling as armor, and why feeling down is human. Authenticity starvation - Craving real talk in a world of small talk. Social media vs. self worth - Rejecting the 'always-camera-ready' lie. No fluff - a raw conversation on saying 'no', trusting your path, and finding joy in the imperfect. Listen for a dose of realness!
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