My roommate Mackenzie and I talk about being first year music majors and why we wanna pursue music education. We also talk about being college students in general and the lessons we've learned both in life and at Baylor as we approach the end of our first Spring semester here. As always, let me know what you guys would like to hear about and if you have any questions! 

Another week with a very special guest! This episode includes wisdom from a mentor (& friend) of mine, Hunter Jaggers, who speaks to the importance of mental health and self-care from a Christian perspective.

I took the time in this episode to both encourage and call out my fellow listeners who identify as extroverts. I've been thinking a lot about how we can be better friends and people when we acknowledge the areas in which we need growth. Share with a friend who may need to hear this today!

I'm joined this week by beautiful soul, Jasmine Fadhil, who shares her brief testimony with us as well as what it's like to try and navigate a society where "cultural Christianity" dominates the scene rather than a personal, legitimate relationship with Christ. We also discuss where the church has gone wrong in its approach to certain political and social issues in recent years. 

We are joined by my very sweet friend, Sarah Xu, who shares with us some of the times when life threw her something unexpected, specifically the journey to choosing a college and navigating growing up in our generation. We also talk about how the college decision-making process went for us and how we feel we've changed over the course of the past semester away from home. Here's a link to her podcast, OK Zoomer! https://open.spotify.com/show/3RKWY9HdAvajZy5zXo5etP?si=14eCuw2bSEmbY10g7f3KnQ 

Happy 2021! This will be the last episode in my series on friendships, and I kind of talk about a lot! I address New Year's resolutions, the raid in Washington, D.C., and the importance of making friendships personal. I also give examples from my life as well as shout-outs to a lot of the people in my life who have been so caring to me recently who just deserve the hype :) Message me (on insta) what you wanna hear about next! @_arianna_bp

I take a bit of a break from my series on friendship to talk about what it really means to "thrive," not according what the definition has evolved into, but the idea that thriving is living your life for growth and development. This holiday season has been unique for so many reasons, but I think it's given us the gift of time to reflect and look at the things around us and really begin to appreciate the life we've been given to live beautifully. I also explore the relevance of the deeper themes in the Disney-Pixar movie Soul that released on Christmas and is now streaming on Disney+. Go be a friend to someone today & encourage them to live well!

Midnight Walmart adventures? Say less. Please enjoy this ramble-prone episode about what it means to choose your family at times when you may not want to, as well as choosing to love those around you despite your differences. This topic means a lot to me and I hope you'll leave with the encouragement to tell a family member you're ready to love & forgive them for the sake of bettering a possibly broken relationship :)

Wassup friends! Welcome to a place where you can just sit back, relax, enjoy a good laugh, and hopefully leave feeling refreshed, positive, and ready to take on whatever life will throw in your path today. This episode is a glimpse into who I am and what I'm about. Hopefully you hear something you like and you'll stick around to see this first series to completion. In the meantime, go be a friend to someone who needs one today! Love, Parks:)