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Jumping into Jupiter
by Alondra
Welcome to Jumping into Jupiter! Where we know that life is hard and we are placed in so many different situations and experiences that it honestly leaves your head spinning! Come and list to me and my stories of how I have survived my life thus far while working around the society and culture of growing up a Mexican girl in a not so diverse town, with a strict upbringing! I discuss the many failures and successes that I have experienced with nothing to do with Jupiter (sorry)! You may get some motivation out of it or just a good laugh either way I hope you enjoy Jumping into Jupiter with me!!
Episodes
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Permission to Drive: The Ultimate Day 4 Finale
The grand finale of my Las Vegas ARIRANG world tour adventure is finally here, and this episode is about a whole lot more than just a fourth night in the stadium. I’m diving deep into the complex, emotionally heavy, and ultimately liberating journey of choosing to go back for Day 4. I'm pulling...
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From the Stadium to the Arte Museum: Day 3 of My BTS Trip
We are almost to the finale and we are closing out the ultimate purple weekend with an absolute dream of a day. In this episode, we tackle Day 3 of the trip, kicking things off with the unmatched high energy of our second BTS concert. If you thought Day 2 was emotional, round two brought a whole...
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Day 2: The Purple Ocean Is Real: Seeing BTS for the First Time
This is the big one—the day everything changed. In this episode, we’re diving into Day 2 of the trip, which officially marked the monumentally historic moment of seeing BTS live in concert for the absolute first time! But before the stadium lights went down, the energy of the day was all about…
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We Made It to Vegas! Day 1 Travel, Merch, & ARMY Events
The wait is officially over—the BTS concert trip episode is here! In this episode, I’m taking you along for the ride on Day 1 of the ultimate purple and red weekend in Las Vegas. Forget flying; we hit the road and drove straight into the excitement. From the highway playlists that got us hyped to...
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The Tale of Two Tickets: Choosing Quality over Quantity
I am fresh off an incredible concert weekend, and before I even dive into the full concert recap in a later episode, I need to talk about a major life lesson this weekend brought right to my doorstep: the difference between quality versus quantity in our friendships. We often fall into the trap…
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The T-Minus Tension
Have you ever found yourself physically sitting at your desk, going through the motions of your normal daily routine, while your mind has completely checked out and boarded a flight? That is exactly where I’m living this week. With just days to go before I leave to see BTS, I am caught in the...
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The Life Edit: Stop Performing, Start Living
In this week’s episode, I’m getting really honest about the heavy lifting involved in personal evolution and why we eventually have to become the lead editors of our own lives. I’ve realized that so much of our energy is spent maintaining a version of ourselves that fits into a specific…
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Uniforms of Survival vs. Uniforms of the Soul
I am currently sitting in my corporate-approved office chair, wearing my professional armor of structured neutrals and feeling the weight of being in a box that doesn't quite fit. This week has been a relentless blur of shifting between two worlds that couldn't be further apart. During the day, I...
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The Arirang Countdown
I’m coming to you live from my lunch break today because, honestly, life is moving fast and I’m choosing consistency over perfection. This episode is a bit of a pivot from our usual deep dives, but I wanted to pull back the curtain on what it actually looks like to be "in the trenches" of a major...
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The Master of Distraction
In the second part of this series, I’m pulling back the curtain on my Master’s degree experience and revealing why I spent two years building a life that I never actually intended to live in. I take you back to my very first introductory class where I sat in the third row, hiding from the…
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Building My Cage: One Credit at a Time
In this episode, I’m peeling back the layers of what I call my "survival years"—that pivotal period of my early twenties that was defined more by what I didn’t do than what I did. After a low-key weekend sparked a reflection on why I feel so much guilt when I'm not being "productive," I realized…
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The Cost of the Shrug
I’m getting honest about the "check engine lights" I’ve been ignoring for months. Since November, I felt like I was wading through mud—my brain wasn't firing, my energy was gone, and I was carrying so much disappointment in myself because I couldn't keep up with my book, this podcast, or my…
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Court Side: Finding My Swing (Again)
This week on Jumping Into Jupiter, we’re moving the "Comeback Season" conversation from the mind to the court. It’s one thing to talk about growth, but it’s another to actually pick up a racket you haven't touched in years. Inspired by the chaotic and contagious energy of the Run BTS! tennis...
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Leaving the Lazy River: 'Swim' Mentality and the Comeback
This week on Jumping Into Jupiter, we’re exploring the delicate transition from living passively to embracing active growth. It’s easy to find ourselves stuck in the "Lazy River" of life—that comfortable, circular current where the days blend together and we aren’t really steering our own ship.…
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Stop Asking for the Map Become the Map
In this week’s episode of Jumping Into Jupiter, we’re diving into that electric moment when your world suddenly gets a lot bigger. Reflecting on the transition from the familiar comfort (and occasional constraints) of small-town life to the sprawling energy of New York City, I’m talking about the...
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The Stolen Hour & The Guilt of Growing
Have you ever woken up early to chase your dreams, only to spend that time paralyzed by guilt? In this episode, we’re peeling back the curtain on the "Inner Saboteur"—that quiet, persistent voice that tells us staying small is safer than growing up. Recorded in the trenches of a Monday lunch hour...
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Buy the Shoes: Pushing the Identity Shift
"I’m officially on a streak! This week, the energy I built up cleaning my room finally spilled over into the rest of my life. I’m talking about my first 'official' outdoor training run (and the shoes that made it real), how I’m staying on track with my Lent goals, and why adding a walking pad to…
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Square Foot Sovereignty: Why Your Environment is Your Energy
Honestly, last week I was not feeling it. But after finally tackling the mess in my room, I realized just how much my environment was messing with my head. This week, I’m getting personal about what it’s like to build a sanctuary when you don't actually own the house. Living with my parents means…
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The High Cost of Doing Nothing
This week on Jumping Into Jupiter, we’re talking about the 'Complaint Tax'—that heavy price we pay when we vent about our lives without actually moving our feet. I’m diving into the All-or-Nothing mindset that makes us feel stuck and the Learned Helplessness that comes from staying in one place…
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I Don’t Have a Lesson Yet
This week’s episode is a little different. I don’t have a breakthrough. I don’t have a perfectly wrapped lesson. I’m just… in it. In this episode of Jumping into Jupiter, I talk about what it feels like to be stuck in the in-between — not unhappy, not ungrateful, but slightly misaligned. The…
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Between the Dream and My Identity
In this episode, I talk about a kind of hard we don’t always name — the quiet, cooped-up heaviness of the corporate world. Not hard like physical labor, but hard in the way it asks you to sit still, stay polite, stay productive, and sometimes stay silent. As a first-generation kid, this life was...
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What No One Tells You About Being the First
In this episode of Jumping into Jupiter, I reflect on what it means to be first-generation and to build a life without a roadmap. When you’re the first, there’s no inherited knowledge, no family friend to call, and no clear explanation of how things work — just a lot of learning as you go. I talk...
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Letting Myself Be the Main Character
In this episode of Jumping into Jupiter, I’m sharing how a simple solo trip turned into the soft reset I didn’t know I needed. Between getting lost (in the best way), taking guilt-free naps, enjoying quiet hikes, and watching People We Meet on Vacation with leftover Chinese food, I found myself...
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Small Shifts, New Energy
In this episode of Jumping into Jupiter, I’m talking about the power of small shifts and the new energy they can bring. From intentionally lowering the bar and changing my relationship with pressure, to letting growth be quieter and less performative, this episode is about honoring subtle change...
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Not Doing it All at Once
For the first episode of 2026, I’m talking about choosing a gentle start. Not trying to do everything at once, not having the entire year mapped out, and giving myself permission to grow into the year instead of racing through it. I’m sharing the goals that matter to me—personal growth, growing…
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Not Perfect, Still Proud
In this final episode of the year, I’m reflecting on what this season truly meant to me — beyond the highlight reel and beyond perfection. I’m sharing my greatest success of the year: completing my 30 episodes going into 30, and why showing up consistently mattered more than doing everything...
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Things I Learned This Year That Didn't Come From Winning
In this episode, I’m reflecting on the lessons this year taught me that didn’t come from winning, achieving, or checking things off a list. As the year winds down, I wanted to pause and talk about the quieter growth — the kind that happens in uncomfortable moments, during uncertainty, and in the...
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Showing Up in a Loud Season
In today's episode, I’m talking about what it feels like when life gets loud — work, family, holidays, expectations — and there’s no pause button, even when you feel overwhelmed. I share what this season looks like for me and how showing up doesn’t always feel polished, confident, or impressive…...
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You’re Not the Problem — You’re Just New
In this episode, I open up about stepping into a brand new role within the same company — and why that has made the learning curve feel even more intense. I share what it’s like to feel like I “should already know better,” to stumble through beginner energy, and to question myself when things…
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Old Friends, New Lessons
In this week’s episode of Jumping Into Jupiter, I open up about the surprising reality of reconnecting with people from my past — and realizing the connection doesn’t feel the same anymore. I talk about how time changes us in ways we don’t always see until we’re face-to-face with an old version…
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Plus-One Season… Solo
In this week’s episode of Jumping Into Jupiter, I’m talking about navigating plus-one season when you don’t actually have a plus-one. You know — those Google Forms and digital invitations that ask, “Will you be bringing a guest?” and you’re sitting there like… “It’s just me, babes.” I share the...
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Why My Training Wheels Had To Go
This week, I’m talking about the unexpected lesson I learned from getting on a bike with training wheels — and realizing those “safety” wheels made me feel more unstable, not more secure. In this episode, I dive into the ways we hold onto our own version of training wheels in life: old habits,...
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Being Delulu is the Solulu
This week on Jumping into Jupiter, I’m talking about the magic of being a little delulu — in the best way possible. Sometimes you have to believe in yourself and your dreams before there’s any real proof, and honestly, that “delusional” confidence can change everything. I share how leaning into...
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An Ode to Immigrant Parents
In this week’s episode of Jumping into Jupiter, I reflect on the quiet sacrifices and deep love of immigrant parents — the ones who built lives from the ground up so their children could dream freely. What started as a simple moment of seeing a group of young girls pooling their money for a sweet...
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Seeing What They See in You
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how other people often see my potential and strength so clearly — but I don’t always see it in myself. In this episode, I open up about what it feels like when others believe in you more than you believe in yourself, and how I’m learning to accept compliments…
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From MySpace Songs to TikTok Sounds
This week on Jumping into Jupiter, I’m talking about what it’s like having younger friends and realizing we’re living in totally different worlds. They grew up online — confident, connected, and constantly visible — while I was over here picking my MySpace song and hoping my T9 texts sent. I...
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How to Stay Chill When You’re Internally Screaming
On this weeks episode, I’m talking about something I know way too well — being the “chill friend.” You know, the one who’s always calm, flexible, and says “whatever works for everyone,” even when I’m secretly one minor inconvenience away from crying in my car. In this episode, I get honest about...
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Too Creative for Cubicles, Too Educated to Quit
In this episode, I get real about something many of us don’t say out loud — the corporate world just isn’t for everyone. I talk about loving spreadsheets but hating the stuffy office life, and how I’d much rather brainstorm and collaborate than sit behind a closed door pretending to look busy. I...
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Building a Life I Don’t Need to Escape From
Being single often gets a bad rap — people assume it means loneliness or waiting for life to “really start.” But in this episode, I’m flipping that script. I share how singleness has actually been a season of prioritizing myself, building a life I love, and finding joy in my own company. Yes…
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Halfway Clean, Halfway Grown, Halfway Everything
In this episode of Jumping Into Jupiter, I open up about the many ways I’ve only ever made it halfway—whether it’s in embracing my Mexican-American heritage, finishing a degree without landing the dream job, or starting a book idea I never wrote. I also share some of the funnier “halfway”…
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Embracing Fear and Anxiety: Wisdom from Thích Nhất Hạnh
In this episode of Jumping Into Jupiter, I explore the connection between fear and anxiety, inspired by Thích Nhất Hạnh’s book Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm. Fear and anxiety often feel overwhelming, but they don’t have to control our lives. Instead, we can meet them with...
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Small Promises, Big Change
In this episode, we’re talking about the power of keeping promises to yourself. It’s easy to make commitments, set goals, or tell ourselves we’ll “start tomorrow” — but the real growth happens when we actually follow through. Breaking promises to yourself chips away at self-trust, while keeping...
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September Wake-Up Call
It’s already September — can you believe it? The year may feel like it’s flown by, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to finish strong. In this episode, I’m diving into how we can reset for the last quarter of the year, refocus on what matters, and push through with intention. I’ll share how in...
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The Most Random Episode Yet
Sometimes the best way to connect is by not taking ourselves too seriously—so today, I’m putting myself in the hot seat! In this episode, I answer a bunch of rapid fire questions about food, travel mishaps, guilty pleasures, fashion regrets, and all the little quirks that make me… me. Think of it...
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From 30 Days Strong to Stuck — Finding My Next Step
After completing a 30-day streak of daily podcast episodes, you’d think the hard part would be over. But sometimes, the real challenge starts when the structure disappears. In this episode, I open up about why showing up now feels harder than it did during the challenge, and how decision…
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Not the Perfect Daughter—And That’s Okay
After 30 days of sharing personal truths and navigating identity on the Jumping Into Jupiter podcast, this episode dives into a story that made me feel truly seen for the first time—I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez. I share how reading Julia’s story mirrored my own...
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We Made it to 30!!!
The final episode of my 30-day podcast journey, I’m taking a moment to reflect, celebrate, and come full circle. From solo dance parties and little luxuries to the brave decision to start this podcast, these 30 days have been filled with growth, honesty, and a whole lot of heart. This process...
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Dear 30's
As I wrap up this countdown to 30, Day 29 is a chance to pause and put into words what I hope to carry into this next chapter of life. Not a list of achievements or milestones, but the feelings, freedom, and fun I want to lean into more. To continue learning about myself and continue to heal and...
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My 30th Wishlist: : Joy, Sparkle & Zero Apologies
On Day 29 of Jumping Into Jupiter, I’m reflecting on the kind of life I’m wishing for as I step into my 30s—not with a checklist of goals, but a wishlist of energy. This episode is a celebration of what I want more of: ✨ belly laughs that shake the room ✨ friends who show up with snacks and soul…
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Less Guarded, More Growing
On today’s episode, I’m opening up about what it really means to live my truth — not the polished, perfect version, but the one that's still growing, evolving, and sometimes unsure. I reflect on how I’ve learned to stop dimming myself down and start showing up authentically — even when it’s a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Jumping into Jupiter! Where we know that life is hard and we are placed in so many different situations and experiences that it honestly leaves your head spinning! Come and list to me and my stories of how I have survived my life thus far while working around the society and culture of growing up a Mexican girl in a not so diverse town, with a strict upbringing! I discuss the many failures and successes that I have experienced with nothing to do with Jupiter (sorry)! You may get some motivation out of it or just a good laugh either way I hope you enjoy Jumping into Jupiter with me!!
HOSTED BY
Alondra
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