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Follow The Gap Podcast
by Grace Ding
Grace is a twenty-year-old college grad trying to figure out her life, one existential crisis at a time. Follow along as she documents her thoughts, emotions, and experiences as an Asian-American girl in NYC, navigating all the excitements and woes of becoming an adult. IG: @followthegap_podcast
Episodes
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Episode 22: To the best summer of my life
Honestly, life has never felt so good. In this episode, I recap my summer 2026, share my thoughts on life feeling expansive again, and just express my gratitude for everything.
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Episode 21: PhD Year 1 + turning 25!
I finished my first year, and also turned 25! I reflect on my growth, identity, and things I've been thinking and feeling recently—e.g., nostalgia, grieving the past, my love for NYC, what it means to be "young," how I want to live the second half of my twenties, etc. Lots of gratitude for being…
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Episode 20: Saying goodbye to my first adult home
In this episode, I reflect on feelings about moving out of my first adult home in Boston, and moving into my new home in NYC. In this season of major life transition, I talk about my recently developed fear of forgetting past memories and my hopes to hold onto and cherish happy and important...
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Episode 19: My summer of freedom + thinking about time and growth
Recorded in Shanghai, I share some life updates, like quitting my job, (turning 24, which I forgot to mention) and enjoying my summer of freedom in Asia! I reflect about the last months at my job, and what I learned from therapy this spring. With all my time and freedom to think now, I also share...
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Episode 18: I got into grad school!
I can't believe it but I got into grad school and am officially going to become a psychologist (in 6 years)! I'll be moving back to NYC this fall! Life is so crazy, and I am so happy :)
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Episode 17: Turning 23 + unexpected changes this year
Today is my 23rd birthday! Since the start of this year brought a huge unexpected change to my work, I reflect on my feelings about being 23, and things I've been struggling with lately.
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Episode 16: 2023 highlights + end of year reflections
As this year comes to a close, I share some of my top 2023 highlights and reflections! Thank you all for listening and being with me this year. Happy holidays and see you in 2024 :)
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Episode 15: Moving in with my boyfriend + reflecting on work and life
I moved!! In this episode, I talk about some feelings that are sparked by moving to a new home, including the weight of adulthood responsibility. I also reflect on my experience with my job so far and the current state of my academic/career goals.
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Episode 14: Getting used to the mundanity of life now that I’m settled in Boston
I've been in Boston for 5 months now! I've gotten kinda used to living in the routine of a peaceful and "boring" life, and this past week I've fallen into a bit of an unmotivated slump. I finally get myself to record an episode, so I examine some of my feelings around this transition to a mundane...
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Episode 13: New city, new home, new job!
Recorded in Boston, I talk about moving, leaving my old job and finding a new job, and settling into my new life! In the slower pace of a peaceful suburban neighborhood, I muse about my deeper level interests, goals, and purpose. I seek to understand my own identity through different threads of...
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Episode 12: Relief that 2022 is over + moving out of nyc and starting a new chapter
In my first episode of 2023, I share some life updates for the new year, including moving out of New York! I wrap up some reflections about 2022, which was an overwhelmingly eventful year. I also look forward to finding more peace and fulfillment in the new year, especially as I finally start to...
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Episode 11: Thanksgiving reflections + relationship, career, therapy updates
I share my belated Thanksgiving gratitudes, as well as a little bit about my new relationship! I also ramble about some current musings on love, like the difference between "creating a love" vs "falling in love," and my process of shedding overly idealistic expectations I used to place on love as...
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Episode 10: Healing from sickness and residual heartbreak
The end of my 3-week terrible illness means I can finally speak about my heartbreak healing journey's final stages. I talk about what it means to me to "move on"/move forward from a relationship that I thought was my entire future, and my experience finding peace (and even joy) in accepting that...
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Episode 9: Navigating changes and new life in NYC (ft. Justine!)
My first guest ever on the podcast!! Justine is one of my best friends who just moved to NYC <3 We talk about recent changes, settling into work and life, navigating new dimensions of stress/uncertainty in adulthood, and finding stability through our parents.
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Episode 8: Slowing down my life + what is true love?
Recorded in Switzerland, I talk about enjoying the slower pace of my summer so far and making time for intentional thinking and resting. I also talk about what true love means, using insights from Bell Hooks' book "All About Love" and adding my own questions and reflections.
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Episode 7: Turning 21 and wrapping up my so-called gap year
My first recording after NINE WHOLE MONTHS! A lot has happened and I talk a bit about everything here. Also, I forgot to mention in the episode but I also turned 21 a month ago. Ahhhhh adulting... so much to learn, so much to experience, so much to appreciate.
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Episode 6: Making the most of my last unemployed days
I'm back from my travels and am (kinda) ready to start my new job tomorrow! I reflect on the reasons I enjoy traveling, in particular my love for seeing other people's lives and indulging in alternate realities and future possibilities. I discuss finding closure in the end of college, deeply...
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Episode 5: Debriefing August travels & analyzing the ways I think and feel
This episode is recorded as I'm back in NYC, taking a short break in between my domestic travels. I discuss new realizations I've come to recently, particularly around how my mind experiences and processes thoughts and emotions. My constant search for deeper self-awareness has forced me to…
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Episode 4: Catching up on summer updates and life milestones
After a 2-month hiatus from the podcast, I finally reflect on recent life changes, such as finishing college and getting a job. I attempt to rationalize why I ditched my gap year dreams. I also identify some ways I've grown this summer, including confronting and challenging my self-perceptions.
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Episode 3: Talking about what independence and loneliness mean to me
In this episode, I talk about growing up as an only child, how my relationships with family have evolved, and how moving around and switching schools shaped the ways I approach friendship. An uncut ramble of my experiences with loneliness and how I gradually built my independence and sense of…
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Episode 2: Setting goals with my new therapist & sharing my mental health journey
In this episode, I talk about my experiences with mental health, why I recently returned to therapy, and my current existential concerns. Basically my uncut rambles/thoughts about finding meaning and fulfillment, conceptualizing my dream life, balancing competing desires, and feeling pressed…
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Episode 1: Introducing myself & reflecting on the past as I prepare to graduate college
Originally recorded in April, I introduce myself and this podcast! Also featuring late night musings about friendships, life transitions, and reflections on how I think about the past, present, and future. Welcome and I'd love for you to follow along my journey as I begin my twenties and continue...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Grace is a twenty-year-old college grad trying to figure out her life, one existential crisis at a time. Follow along as she documents her thoughts, emotions, and experiences as an Asian-American girl in NYC, navigating all the excitements and woes of becoming an adult. IG: @followthegap_podcast
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Grace is a twenty-year-old college grad trying to figure out her life, one existential crisis at a time. Follow along as she documents her thoughts, emotions, and experiences as an Asian-American girl in NYC, navigating all the excitements and woes of becoming an adult. IG: @followthegap_podcast
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