Growing Pains

In which Nayyira gives a little update for the podcast. Listener Survey Africa Podcasters 2020 Spotlight Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary

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. Listener Survey Africa Podcasters 2020 Spotlight Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod Nayyira on Instagram: @tndrly.n Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary

In which Nayyira talks about a recent minor mental breakdown, unstructured play, and a can of worms. Listener Survey Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod Nayyira on Instagram: @tndrly.n Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary

In which Nayyira talks about Woolf's darkness, life choices and regrets, and Plath's fig tree. Listener Survey Africa Podcasters 2020 Spotlight Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod Nayyira on Instagram: @tndrly.n Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary

In which Nayyira talks about schedules, how to do uninterrupted work, unapologetically sucking at stuff, and perfectionism. Growing Pains on Twitter twitter.com/grwngpnspod Growing Pains on Instagram instagram.com/grwngpnspod/ Nayyira's Instagram instagram.com/tndrly.n/

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. Growing Pains on Twitter twitter.com/grwngpnspod Growing Pains on Instagram instagram.com/grwngpnspod/ Nayyira's Instagram instagram.com/tndrly.n/

In which Nayyira talks about the way identity is fluid, mourning past selves, and the troubles that come with asserting certain attributes to oneself. Growing Pains on Twitter twitter.com/grwngpnspod Growing Pains on Instagram instagram.com/grwngpnspod/ Nayyira's Instagram instagram.com/tndrly.n/

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.  Growing Pains on Twitter twitter.com/grwngpnspod Growing Pains on Instagram instagram.com/grwngpnspod/ Nayyira's Instagram instagram.com/tndrly.n/

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.  Growing Pain on Instagram: @grwngpnspod Growing on Twitter: @grwngpnspod Nayyira on Instagram: @tndrly.n Nayyira on Twitter: @nayyiraelgohary 

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. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow Growing Pains! Twitter twitter.com/grwngpnspod Follow Nayyira on Instagram instagram.com/tndrly.n/ Send a listener voice message on Anchor

In which Nayyira talks about discomfort, grief and life in a crisis. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow Growing Pains! Growing Pains elsewhere on the internet: Twitter: twitter.com/grwngpnspod Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsapple Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsgoogle Anchor: anchor.fm/grwngpns Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/grwngpns YouTube: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsyt Spotify: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsspotify HBR article link: https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief

In which Nayyira tries to make sense of the stress, calm down, and goes through a list of things to help with that.  If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow Growing Pains! Growing Pains elsewhere on the internet: Twitter: twitter.com/grwngpnspod Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsapple Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsgoogle Anchor: anchor.fm/grwngpns Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/grwngpns YouTube: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsyt Spotify: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsspotify Breaker: breaker.audio/growing-pains-2 Overcast: overcast.fm/itunes1499274780/growing-pains Pocket Casts: pca.st/anv1zgk7 RadioPublic: radiopublic.com/growing-pains-WYM25V PIH article: https://www.pih.org/article/10-mental-health-tips-coronavirus-social-distancing

In which Nayyira talks about how she's finally upgrading from being okay with being okay to actually seeking out happiness. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow Growing Pains! Growing Pains elsewhere on the internet: Twitter: twitter.com/grwngpnspod Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsapple Google Podcasts: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsgoogle Anchor: anchor.fm/grwngpns Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/grwngpns YouTube: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsyt Spotify: tinyurl.com/grwngpnsspotify Breaker: breaker.audio/growing-pains-2 Overcast: overcast.fm/itunes1499274780/growing-pains Pocket Casts: pca.st/anv1zgk7 RadioPublic: radiopublic.com/growing-pains-WYM25V Authentic Happiness tests: https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/testcenter

In which Nayyira talks to Haneen about love, coffee, and celebrating birthdays.  If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Growing Pains on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/grwngpns or wherever you get your podcasts! Follow Growing Pains on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grwngpnspod Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/grwngpns

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.  If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Growing Pains on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/grwngpns Follow Growing Pains on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grwngpnspod Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/grwngpns

In which Nayyira touches on the pains of growing and podcasting in the Middle East.  If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on Anchor! Follow Growing Pains:  Twitter Soundcloud

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.