the gap pod

#10 eldest immigrant daughter struggles ft. a special guest!

This  summer episode delves into the difficulties of being the eldest  daughter in an immigrant family. More of a heavy episode on gender class  and familial pressure which has been burdensome in many ways like the  difficult nature of moving from your extended family leaving parents  uncertainty leading to parents relying on a child more than they should.  This makes young eldest daughter to be forced to grow up sooner than  the other people their age. We are three best friends currently on our gap year now going to  university, navigating our way through the journey of young adulthood.   Each week we fill in the gap on a wide range of topics from having a  gap year in a pandemic, entering young adulthood, and even dating! Thank  you for listening to today's episode! Subscribe, leave a review and   visit us at @thegappod on Instagram for more, and if you would like us  to fill in the gap on your questions, please send them in at  fillinthegappod@gmail.com!

#9 imposter syndrome - being underestimated and experiencing racism

WE ARE BACK! Here is an ep on imposter syndrome! As children of immigrants in UK schools, we definitely felt like imposters from other’s interactions with us. We delved into our current relationship with feeling out of place and struggling with dealing with others in educational and professional environments! How have you dealt with imposter syndrome? We are three best friends currently on our gap year before university, navigating our way through the journey of young adulthood. Each week we fill in the gap on a wide range of topics from having a gap year in a  pandemic, entering young adulthood, and even dating! Thank you for listening to today's episode! Subscribe, leave a review and visit us at @thegappod on Instagram for more, and if you would like us to fill in the gap on your questions, please send them in at fillinthegappod@gmail.com!

#8 social media! networking, body image, and mental health

Welcome to this episode where we navigate our way through our journeys with social media! From our personal stories of how we use social media, to how sometimes we need to be aware of social media influences the way we think and engage with all the other part of lives. We are three best friends currently on our gap year before university, navigating our way through the journey of young adulthood. Each week we fill in the gap on a wide range of topics from having a gap year in a  pandemic, entering young adulthood, and even dating! Thank you for listening to today's episode! Subscribe, leave a review and visit us at @thegappod on Instagram for more, and if you would like us to fill in the gap on your questions, please send them in at fillinthegappod@gmail.com!

#7 Jess O’Logbon Interview: uni success, medical gap year, book writing process and advice

We spoke to the amazing Jess O’Logbon, a KCL medical student. She is a medicine influencer with her blog ‘Progress with Jess’ Where she has debuted an eBook on relocating to practise medicine across the globe with contributions for doctors and surgeons from USA, Dubai and more. After dealing with rejection, Jess reapplied with her amazing grades and went on to enjoy an exciting gap year travelling to see other healthcare systems. She had a gap year where she worked as a Healthcare Assistant in a busy London hospital and went abroad for work experience in the Dominican Republic to see the healthcare there. Now in university, she is passionate about widening participation for the KCL extended medical programme for state school students. Jess is a leader awarded Powerlist Media’s Top 150 Future Leaders Award and was invited to a meeting in 10 Downing Street to help ethnic minorities as well as many other achievements! We delved into her story of success in medical school and got her wonderful advice for anyone thinking of a gap year! Jess’ blog and eBook: https://www.progresswithjess.co.uk/shop  Jess' Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jess.olo/?hl=en  .......................  We are three best friends currently on our gap year before university, navigating our way through the journey of young adulthood. Each week we fill in the gap on a wide range of topics from having a gap year in a  pandemic, entering young adulthood, and even dating! Thank you for listening to today's episode! Subscribe, leave a review and visit us at @thegappod on Instagram for more, and if you would like us to fill in the gap on your questions, please send them in at fillinthegappod@gmail.com!

#6 atomic habits! CEO productivity, discipline vs motivation, and veganism!

Habits! Welcome to this episode where we discussed the powerful influence of habits! From Elisa’s summary of ‘Atomic Habits’, the self help book by James Clear, to Leah’s new journey into veganism and plant based eating. We built habit structures to reduce difficulty and get through those 28 days to build a strong routine. Discipline vs motivation: how can we remain consistent in the harder things in life? Are all the CEOs morning routines worth the effort of waking up at 4am and meditating or is it from their position of privilege already? Decision fatigue can not cripple us so it does seem the to-do lists and bullet journals are in order! Reading as a habit to learn from others’ mistakes: is there still value reading fiction or is this the time to transition to nonfiction: memoirs, academic literature, historical, philosophy, social commentary; or are all of these themes also present within YA fiction, amongst the beautiful descriptive writing and energetic plotline? We hope this episode inspires you to build some new habits and break some bad ones! We are three best friends currently on our gap year before university, navigating our way through the journey of young adulthood. Each week we fill in the gap on a wide range of topics from having a gap year in a  pandemic, entering young adulthood, and even dating! Thank you for listening to today's episode! Subscribe, leave a review and visit us at @thegappod on Instagram for more, and if you would like us to fill in the gap on your questions, please send them in at fillinthegappod@gmail.com!