RAD PODCAST

WE MADE 10 EPISODES! Wow what a journey! Join us as we reflect on our adventure together (with a mystery question) and react to a surprise gift we sent each other! We were really in sync with our gift!

Cultural organizations aren't just clubs—they're powerful spaces for belonging, success, and the friendships that last (look at us!). Join us and our guest, Ian Zamora, as we unpack how these communities help students thrive in higher education. Disclaimer: Ian Zamora's views and thoughts are his own personal opinions and thoughts and do not reflect the institution that they work in.

Do you have friends that are a generation/s above you or below you? How did you make these friends? Join us as we talk about our generational friendships and how our culture may have played a role in making generational friends.

Do you have friends that you only met online or you met your online friend in-person? Join us with our special guest, Mel, who made digital friends and met with one of these friends in-person! Mel's experience with meeting an online friend was a positive one. We encourage you to still proceed with caution when deciding to meet someone you met online such as meeting in a public place, bringing a friend with you, etc. Thank you!

How do you make new adult friends? Ever heard of the 4Fs of Friendship? Join us as we talk about how we made new friends as adults!

Disclaimer: Episode 6 will cover sensitive topics such as suicide ideation, grief, depression, mention of death, and sadness so if this is not the right time for you, you can join us for the next episode! Do what is best for you! Loss is difficult whether it's the physical death of a friend or the loss of a friendship. This episode will discuss the loss of a friendship and we have a special guest, Ryan Dalusag, founder of Well-Being Heritage Therapeutic Services and a licensed clinical social worker (more information about Ryan towards the bottom). YOU are important! If you need to talk, make sure to reach out to those that support you. You can also reach out to these national suicide/crisis/mental health hotlines below, they are there for you. If you are dealing with grief, you can reach out to these hotlines as well or find support groups in your area or hotlines available. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 or chat with them online. The Trevor Project, from their website: If you are thinking about harming yourself — get immediate crisis support. Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S via text, chat, or phone. The Trevor Project is 100% confidential and 100% free. Call 1-866-488-7386 or text 'START' to 678-678 You can learn more about Ryan Dalusag below: Well-Being Heritage Therapeutic Services https://www.wellbeingheritage.com/ Social Media (IG/FB): @wellbeingheritage Ryan Dalusag is the founder of Well-Being Heritage Therapeutic grew up in Southwestern California and is a proud second-generation cis Filipino-American Queer man of color and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CA #86311). Ryan has more than 10 years of experience working in the mental health field coming from residential facilities, inpatient hospitals, outpatient programs, community mental health, and academic school systems. As a Queer Filipino-American, Ryan proudly works to advocate and support those in the Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and the greater BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color) community as well as LGBTQ+ communities to help break the stigma on mental health and build an understanding of our loved ones, our culture, and of ourselves. Ryan's specialty in therapy is helping high-achieving adults who struggle with identity, sexuality, and/or perfectionism challenges, as well as breaking intergenerational trauma that leads to behaviors like codependency, avoidance, and burnout. Ryan takes a more client-centered and strengths-based approach. Ryan enjoys anime or video games, trying new foods while traveling, dancing by himself or learning some new choreography, and spending time with friends enjoying a cup of matcha.

You've heard of long distance relationships in the romantic sense but how about long distance friendships? Join us as we talk about how we maintain our long distance friendship despite living in different cities for the past 10+ years. P.S. We mention the movie "Tag" and how it's fictional BUT it's ACTUALLY based on a true story of friends which you can read about here! If you're a video person, here's a clip of them sharing their story!

Ever traveled with a friend? Join us as we talk about traveling with friends - things to keep in mind and expectations to have all while making sure to have fun!

Looking through Facebook photos and emails of the past? Listen to this mini episode on our process and journey of creating our respective story of how we met. It was fun going down memory lane.

What were our first impressions of each other? Join us as we talk about correct and incorrect first impressions and indulge in our meetcute story (we purposely did not tell each other our story until we recorded this episode). We also have a bonus mini episode on our process of making our meetcute stories.

In RAD episode 2, we discuss how media portrayals of friendship have influenced and impacted how we perceive, create, and maintain friendships!

In our very first episode, we try to convince YOU to be our friend and explore the BIG question, "How important are friends, really?"

Learn more about your hosts and what this podcast is all about! Who is Romyn? Who is Daren? Who are YOU? Just kidding, we'll cover that later on.