Note to Self

For their likely very last episode, Anjali and Fiona reflect on the past 10 episodes of Note to Self and their experience making the podcast, as well as their friendship and life as roommates for the past year, as Anjali’s moving out of Seattle. 

Join Anjali and Fiona for a fun episode where they talk about their favorite pastime— entertainment—and the many avenues they pursue that have gotten them closer together. Of course, that includes many tangents to One Piece, Fiona’s favorite…everything?

After a short hiatus, Anjali and Fiona are back to discuss a new value: resilience! They chat about how resilience can be associated with multiple categories, how to build resilience, and why Fiona doesn’t like the spelling of resilience.

Anjali and Fiona choose another well-known value: creativity. However, the two have different perspectives on it. Hear them discuss how creativity was enforced in their upbringing and its relevance now, and how they feel our society both limits and celebrates creativity.

Coincidentally in time for Valentine’s Day, Anjali and Fiona analyze their relationships (not just the romantic kind), through the lens of the 5 love languages: words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time, gift-giving, and acts of service. They reflect on their top languages, how these appear in relationships, and which ones make them uncomfortable.Quiz: https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language

Anjali and Fiona conduct a surprisingly uncomfortable and difficult experiment in preparing for this week’s episode on one of the most well-known values: gratitude. Through changing up their daily habits and expressing appreciation to those in their lives, join them as they offer some perspectives on how practicing gratitude can be done in different ways.

In the fourth episode of Note to Self, Anjali and Fiona talk about a shared value: culture. Choosing aspects of their own cultures, they reflect on how culture has shaped their lives and interests, and encourage others to feel empowered, not embarrassed, by their cultures. 

For the first episode of the new year, Anjali and Fiona reflect on 2024 and chat about their New Year's resolutions for 2025, including their goals and aspirations

In the second episode of Note to Self, Anjali and Fiona discuss the value of “self-respect,” and how their relationships with it have changed over time. Harvard health article: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-recognize-and-tame-your-cognitive-distortions-202205042738

Development editor Anjali Singh and opinion writer Fiona Paterson describe the origin story of the podcast and dive into discussing a values, questions, and excercise worksheet. This includes what it means to be goal-oriented vs. value oriented, what values feel the most important to them, and what they consider "values." Check out the worksheet here: https://thewellnesssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Values-Worksheets.pdf