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Life Talk | Guide to a positive life

by Rachel Dea

Life Talk is a podcast for teens with mental illness, to help you grow and change your mindset into positive. Join Rachel every Saturday on her podcast series and YouTube "Life Talk Rachel Dea" https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCKVaPxSe2elKN77bh1QJqJg

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Episodes

  1. The reason why you can’t make them understand you

    Whenever they did not understand us, we will always try to make them understand us. But it can totally drain you because they cannot see where you are. No matter how much we try, there are REALLY some things that don’t match and we have to accept it. That’s the reason why we start to listen to...

  2. How to really be happy

    Since we deal with depression, it seems like you are stuck in a dark room, no windows open, no doors open and no light. No matter how much you try to escape in that room, you’ll always find yourself in that room. That’s why you start to look for happiness, by your surroundings, by the things that...

  3. The truth about growth | Are you still in darkness?

    Are you still in darkness? Some of us right now are still. That’s also the reason why you are here! Since we deal with depression, we want to get out of this zone already, that’s why we are waiting for growth. But what if it’s not your time yet? Of course, we get hurt and that’s why you would…

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  4. Stop doing this kind of act!

    what are the things that you do consistently? if you keep on doing it, it will become your habit. But since most of teenagers deal with mental illness, then it’s common for them to have negative habits. Sometimes, we tend to think that we can just do it in a mild level, so that it could lessen…

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  5. 4 steps to heal from emotional pain

    Most of teenagers deal with a lot of problems, and we want those problems to end already. That is why, we tend to run away from it, run away from our pain. But, it will only get worse. In this episode, Rachel talks about how to heal from emotional pain in a proper way. We are familiar with these…

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  6. The secret key to everything you want

    Have you ever wondered why you cannot have the things that you want in life? Most of us wish for a specific thing and forget the most important one. We cannot have anything we want in our lives without having that important “one”. In this episode, Rachel talks about the importance of having it…

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  7. Landscape versus Abstract

    How do you feel when your life is messed up? Most of us, teenagers, blame ourselves. It affects us in every aspect of our lives. But the truth is, we are just blind. We are seeing our lives with our eyes closed and our hearts closed. In this episode, I talked about the comparison of a landscape...

  8. Be a cup, not a faucet

    How do you treat people? Because we love to do a certain thing either in a balanced way or too much. By this, it could just affect us. In this episode, Rachel talks about how you should treat people and Rachel gave “things” in your life to help you remind of yourself of this lesson.

  9. A basket of dead flowers

    Are you still holding dead flowers? These are the people and things in your past that you can’t let go yet. We have our own perspective or imagination, which affects us in a negative way. By holding a dead flower, you’re hurting yourself in the current situation. You can’t see those real flowers...

  10. Don’t start the flame if you can’t handle the fire

    Have you made a decision before that affected you in a negative way and you blamed yourself? Since most of teenagers have mental illness, it could affect our whole lives. It could affect the way we act, the way we do things and the way we make decisions. Most of the time, we are not on ourselves...

  11. The reason why you can’t feel the light

    Can’t feel the positive advices of your friends? In this episode, Rachel talks about why you can’t feel the light and what you must do to feel the warmth of the light in your life.

  12. Magnetic Force

    Have you ever wondered why do people that you really want to be part of your life, always leave? It’s because you are doing the repulsive force. In this episode, Rachel talks about magnetic force into our lives. We usually do the repulsive force which is of course, not good. The more you try to…

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  13. Be the change that you want

    We tend to look for the change outside of us, but not within us. In this episode, Rachel talks about the most important part of wanting change in our lives. We must work on ourselves first before we work on others and don’t wait for the change to come into your life, be the change that you want…

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  14. Short ride, long walk

    The hard truth is, no matter what, people will see your success as a “short ride” means easy and fast or they underestimate your success. In this episode, Rachel talks about underestimating people’s success, why it is wrong and what is the connection of it to short ride, long walk.

  15. Be honest, don’t deny it!

    We tend to deny our needs for ourselves, which is not a good thing. We must be true to ourselves, and in line with that, we must be true to others. Being true to other people is also being true to yourself because you are taking an action for your needs. Be direct, be honest with your needs. If…

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  16. They don’t like your offer!

    How do you usually feel when they don’t like your offer? In this episode, Rachel talks about what should be your perspective with regards to this one. The “offer” she’s talking about here is, the “influence” you are willing to give. If your friend or partner doesn’t like your offer, let them back...

  17. The rose

    In this episode, Rachel talks about the story she have wrote for academic purposes. But, it has a big lesson that we must have to realize. It talks about something we must learn in a relationship. How do you love someone? If you decided to enter a relationship, you must be ready with everything…

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  18. Stop wishing for your happiness

    Drowning in pain and problems in life could really lead you to wishing. Have you ever wished to be happy? Stop doing it now because it is wrong! In this episode, Rachel talks about why it is wrong and how it should be.

  19. 1 + 1 = success rule

    How do you plan if you are just a starter? Are you taking it one step at a time? In this episode, Rachel talks about the “1 + 1 = success rule” and how it will help you not give up on things that you are doing in life.

  20. 2 ways to stop ourselves from comparing to one another

    Most of us would compare ourselves to one another, which could totally affect us. It doesn’t have any gender, it happens to all. That’s why in this episode, Rachel talks about the 2 ways to stop ourselves from comparing to one another.

  21. The process is even more beautiful than the result

    Most of us doesn’t like having problems, failures and long term waiting. What we commonly want is just the results but doesn’t have the willingness to work for it, which is totally wrong. In this episode, Rachel talks about why it is wrong and how it’s supposed to be to help you not give up in…

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  22. Why not now?

    Setting goals for the next period of time but not taking an action in the meantime is completely wrong. In this episode, Rachel talks about why it is wrong and what technique you could use to help you value your time when it comes to accomplishing your goals.

  23. “ I can’t be happy, I have a lot of problems “

    When life gets tough, we respond to it negatively. Our most common response would be “How come will I be happy if I do have a lot of problems?”. In this episode, Rachel talks about why this response is totally wrong because it will just put you in a cage of “waiting room” and talks about how to...

  24. The best way to live a best life !

    You are here in this episode, because you wanna know how to live a best life! That’s right, you’re at the right place. In this episode, Rachel talks about the best way to live life to the fullest and not full of “regrets”. This technique could help you value your own life, things, people and to…

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  25. YOUR LAST THOUGHTS AT NIGHT

    What are your thoughts before you go to sleep? What keeps you awake at night? Sometimes, we can not control our negative thoughts or “sudden” thoughts, but we can control if we are going to let it into our minds and affect our actions towards life. In this episode, Rachel talks about the…

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  26. “You should’ve not just loved that hard”

    Have you ever felt guilty for giving too much love and you start to think that you should’ve not just loved that person too much? In this episode, Rachel talks about guilt for giving too much love and why it is completely wrong and how to turn it into a positive thinking.

  27. “Being alone actually sucks!”

    Most of us feel worthless or sad if we are alone and we don’t have any friends anymore or partner at all. But, it’s really up to us if we’re going to take it as an opportunity or not. In this episode, Rachel talks about the importance of knowing your value first before knowing the value of other...

  28. ONE IMPORTANT THING WE MUST DO TO OURSELVES

    Showing gratitude to other people is such a good thing. But in this episode, Rachel talks about one IMPORTANT thing we must do to ourselves which is showing gratitude to ourselves or SELF-GRATITUDE and why should we practice it.

  29. INSTAGRAM IN REAL LIFE

    Do you love Instagram? If so, then this episode is for you! Rachel talks about Instagram in REAL life. Following and unfollowing or even blocking people in real life.

  30. DEALING WITH IMPOSTER SYNDROME

    Have you ever felt like giving up or doubting your own capability? In this episode, Rachel talks about how to deal with imposter syndrome in 6 ways!

  31. HOW TO LEVEL UP YOURSELF

    There are days when we feel so down and we don’t like ourselves. We want to be better but we just don’t know how. So, Rachel talks about how to level up ourselves in a very simple way.

  32. DEALING WITH STRESS

    Rachel talks about how to deal with stress in a very simple way.

  33. FINDING THE LIGHT IN DARKNESS

    Being stuck in darkness is so hard, so here are my tips on how to find light in order to get out of darkness in your life.

  34. WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT

    Rachel talks about the differences with people and how to deal with it.

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About this show

Life Talk is a podcast for teens with mental illness, to help you grow and change your mindset into positive. Join Rachel every Saturday on her podcast series and YouTube "Life Talk Rachel Dea" https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCKVaPxSe2elKN77bh1QJqJg

Hosted by

Rachel Dea

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Life Talk | Guide to a positive life have?

Life Talk | Guide to a positive life has 35 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on July 4, 2020.

What is Life Talk | Guide to a positive life about?

Life Talk is a podcast for teens with mental illness, to help you grow and change your mindset into positive. Join Rachel every Saturday on her podcast series and YouTube "Life Talk Rachel Dea" https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCKVaPxSe2elKN77bh1QJqJg

How often does Life Talk | Guide to a positive life release new episodes?

Life Talk | Guide to a positive life publishes every two weeks, based on its 35 episodes since July 2019.

Who hosts Life Talk | Guide to a positive life?

Life Talk | Guide to a positive life is created and hosted by Rachel Dea.
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