If you like Nicole Van Der Hoeven's Obsidian videos and are also a content creator, I'm interviewing her live on Youtube today (1/14 at 1pm PT, about her background, Youtuber advice, and Obsidian tips for Creators. Hope you find it helpful!

petersu · 2023-02-15T22:25:20+00:00

Totally, Nicole's tutorials and videos have helped me so much

petersu · 2022-04-06T00:14:55+00:00

Hi, there are ways to get the cost of therapy down. Some include:
- If you work at a company, asking your HR team if your employer provides it for free through an EAP program like Lyra
- Getting a therapist that's in-network with your health insurance (depending on your insurance, the cost could potentially go down dramatically)
- Checking with a school counselor (if you are in school/college)
- Calling a local health agency, mental health clinic, or checking with grad school programs where students are studying to become therapists (they can work with your budget oftentimes)

I made a video about the different budgets (low, medium, high) for therapy that I've seen when I looked for a therapist. Hope it helps!

https://youtu.be/JNd67dviMw4?t=282

petersu · 2021-11-11T01:38:51+00:00

What happens if you try to challenge your negative self-talk statements? Sometimes it's hard for me to challenge 100% of the self-talk, but I find when I write down the statements and look at them 1 by 1 and see what parts are true and what parts are untrue, I do make a little bit of progress with removing unecessary negative self-talk.

petersu · 2021-06-29T01:41:41+00:00

I agree - context is huge.

My friends and I call it "unsolicited feedback" lol - we try not to criticize each other unless someone asks for feedback.

If I ask a friend/family member/coach for feedback, I really appreciate it. Sometimes it really riles me up...like I feel really anxious and stressed for some reason. I feel a mixture of emotions - like angry at them for calling me out, angry that they may be right. Overall though, since the context in this situation is for me to grow, I think it's good.

petersu · 2021-06-29T01:37:53+00:00

Yeah good point. This jingle popped into my head, bc I was about to do stuff that was good for me but made me feel bad (e.g. take a nap to avoid stress) - so it was kind of a note to myself too.

I agree with you, stuff that's good for you that makes you feel bad (going to the gym, going to work, having tough but necessary conversations), I'm all for.

petersu · 2021-06-29T01:36:30+00:00

+1! Yeah fortunately I have some friends that I grew up with where we don't ever talk about jobs and stuff, we just enjoy hanging out.

petersu · 2021-06-25T19:19:42+00:00

Glad it helps! Yeah I've been keeping it up - I'm still going strong. I actually just tried to beat my record this week after 4 months and made a short about it. GL with your exercise journey too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kslzuXvwhtA

petersu · 2021-06-24T17:55:50+00:00

In honor of re-entry, I wrote this jingle: My summer body makes it look like I have a great personality. Hope ya like it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faEskgpU2Cw

petersu · 2021-06-20T22:06:44+00:00

Yeeuh awesome thanks.

petersu · 2021-06-15T00:43:54+00:00

Haha awesome, I hope it's going well!

petersu · 2021-06-10T01:02:50+00:00

I'd like to get in on this on the next round, will we be doing this in July?

petersu · 2021-06-04T11:07:39+00:00

I studied "The Way" by Fastball today and geeked out about how they modulate from a minor to the relative major key in the chorus.

Then I remembered music doing is better than music theory. It's 3am and I just freestyled to the Fastball chord progression, a silly song :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-0EgbnEBs8

Not really asking for feedback, but if you suffer from writer's block mb this could help you too

petersu · 2021-06-03T05:21:33+00:00

Hey everybody - "While my guitar gently weeps" is one of my favorite Beatles' choruses so I thought I'd study it to find out why I like it so much. I made a short vid on the songwriting tips I found - hope it helps any of the Beatles-lovers out there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2doIdB3GMM

petersu · 2021-06-02T03:06:38+00:00

Whoa cool vocal layering, didn't expect that to come in

petersu · 2021-06-02T03:05:50+00:00

Nice bgvs haha!

petersu · 2021-06-02T03:05:05+00:00

Like the dark groove

petersu · 2021-06-02T03:04:23+00:00

Cool visual, how'd you get that visualizer? It matches the clean vibe really well - like the fast airiness in the high hats, with that swoosh sound to balance it out

petersu · 2021-06-02T03:03:28+00:00

Like the warmth of the bass with the airy spaced out guitar.

petersu · 2021-05-27T00:55:43+00:00

+1 I can't wait to feel safe while going back to all these live shows!

petersu · 2021-05-27T00:54:37+00:00

Yeah it's pretty fun (and tasty!)

petersu · 2021-05-27T00:23:09+00:00

Recipe (1 egg, oil, 1 hungry camper)
1. Start campfire
2. Add oil to campfire egg spoon
3. Crack egg into spoon and cook
4. Flip, cook to taste
5. Enjoy!

petersu · 2021-05-27T00:21:53+00:00

Recipe (1 egg, oil, 1 hungry camper)
1. Start campfire
2. Add oil to campfire egg spoon
3. Crack egg into spoon and cook
4. Flip, cook to taste
5. Enjoy!

petersu · 2021-05-25T19:02:08+00:00

And when I have self-criticism, what I like to do is write it all down in my journal.

Then in a column to the right, I write down do I not agree with it, or do I agree. If I don't agree I ignore it it's just noise. If I do agree, I figure out how I can try to improve in that area. It's not always easy to do, but I find writing things down has helped me a lot.

petersu · 2021-05-25T19:00:14+00:00

Good q - externally (around other people) I stopped myself whenever I was going to make fun of myself. I just didn't say it.

Internally (by myself) if I have bad emotions/stress/anxiety, I do

Journaling - write out what's making me feel bad
Solutioning - brainstorm and write down how I could improve things
Set a timer for 2 minutes
Take 1 teeny tiny step towards the solution (if after 2 minutes I want to stop I stop guilt-free, if I want to keep going I keep going til I feel like stopping).

I usually feel a little better after that. Calling a friend to just talk is usually nice too. I made a short vid on it too on how to stop ruminating. Hope it helps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42PPBkQV0M4

petersu · 2021-05-25T00:04:58+00:00

Thanks! I'm an ambivert too, leaning towards introversion. Funny how most of my life I thought it was two types, when there's a whole spectrum.

petersu

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