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On Anxious Optimists, best friends Mack and Kavita sit down to have real conversations about the thoughts and feelings that run through their anxious minds on a daily basis. With these conversations, they hope to make people feel a bit less alone in their struggles, and to further foster a compassionate and optimistic perspective on their own anxieties.
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On this week's episode, Kavita and Mack talk about that feeling that you're waiting for something and the importance of appreciating what you have right now.
On this week's episode, Mack talks about going to The Eras Tour in LA, crying, and emotional maturity.
In this week's episode, Mack and Kavita talk about how you should do more things by yourself. Life is too short!
On this week's episode, the besties catch up on what has changed in their lives since they last spoke. Mack talks about her quarter-life crisis (for real this time), and how she feels like she needs a change.
This week, Kavita sits down for a lighter episode. She talks about her upcoming trip to Greece, and gets interviewed by ChatGPT.
On this week's episode, Mack is joined by her cousin Stephanie, who just graduated with her masters in psychology and is currently working as a provisional psychologist. Steph talks about her journey getting to where she is today, the anxiety she experienced as a new mom during the pandemic, and how she's been able to balance the many aspects of her life. The cousins also talk about the things they have in common thanks to their genetics: anxiety and migraines.
On this week's episode, Mack and Kavita talk about how they implement self care in their lives. Then, Kavita (burnout guru) imparts her wisdom on Mack (burnout newbie).
On this week's episode of Anxious Optimists, Mack and Kavita are joined by Kyle (Kavita's boyfriend) to talk about his journey through university and the beginning stages of his career. Kyle opens up about having to switch majors early on in university, and struggling to find work after graduation. Spoiler alert: it all worked out in the end.
On this week's episode, Mack and Kavita talk about their experiences with heartbreak. Is serious heartbreak something you can "get over," or will a part of it always stick with you?
In this special bonus episode, Mack sits down by herself to talk about:1. Why dating (especially online dating) is the actual worst,2. Her fear of expressing her needs with potential romantic partners, and 3. Why we should stop feeling bad for single people.
On this week's episode, Mack and Kavita discuss the things in life they are too old for, such as getting drunk every weekend, holding grudges, and saying yes to absolutely everything.
Mack and Kavita are back for Season 3 of Anxious Optimists! In this catch-up episode, the besties talk about Mack's travels, Kavita's TikTok career, and why they feel like their quarter-life crises have begun.
Do you ever feel like you are just waiting to mess up? Well these two Anxious Optimists know that feeling all too well. On this week’s episode, Mack speaks about her struggles with self-doubt and how, no matter how hard she tries, can’t seem to escape recurring thoughts that she will somehow mess up all of the great things in her life because she might not be good enough.
In this week's episode, Mack and Kavita talk about the things that make them irrationally annoyed. Takeaways: Kavita is impatient and Mack hates osmosis.
On this week’s episode of Anxious Optimists, Kavita gets super vulnerable and opens up about her struggles with perfectionism. Find out why she feels so burnt out in so many facets of her life like school, work, relationships, and more.
Mack suffers from the condition known as chronic migraine. This week, she talks about how that impacts her daily life, productivity, and mental health.
On this week's episode, Kavita and Mack talk about anxiety in a more general sense, including the ways it manifests itself in their day to day lives.
On this week’s episode, Mack and Kavita discuss their results from the 16Personalities Test. Listen in on the duo's interpretation of the results and whether or not they agree with the personality type they best matched with. Is it fair to say that we can all fit into a “box” when it comes to our personalities, or is there more to it?Take the test for yourself here: https://www.16personalities.com/
On this week’s episode, Mack and Kavita discuss their issues with the infuriating and unrealistic expectations of women needing to adhere to the ever-changing body trends and standards that come and go every few years. From Heroin-Chic to the Kim K BBL, women can’t keep up! Can’t we just accept that every woman is built differently and that there is beauty in being unique? Body trends need to stop!
On this week’s episode, Mack and Kavita discuss the challenges they face with overthinking. Mack tends to replay scenarios in her head and fixate on what she should have said, whereas Kavita tends to fixate on things she wishes she didn’t say in the first place.
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