🎧 This week on Mindful & Mighty:

We’re joined by our MBA friend Margaret for a real, honest conversation about social media, authenticity, algorithms, and how we stay human in a hyper-connected world. From growing up with Instagram to setting boundaries with scrolling, from digital connection to real-life presence — this episode explores the pros, cons, and quiet contradictions of being online today.

We talk about:

✨ Why authenticity matters more than ever

🧠 How algorithms shape what we see (and believe)

📱 Scrolling vs. being present

📰 Where we get our news now

🎨 Creativity, boredom, and why being offline can spark inspiration

🧶 Hobbies, learning, and expressing ourselves beyond the screen

Whether you love social media, avoid it, or feel conflicted about it — this episode will make you pause, reflect, and maybe rethink your relationship with your phone.

💭 Are you using social media… or is it using you?

▶️ Tune in now and join the

P.S. The boy that designed shoes for lizards was Manolo Blahnik. You can find out more about this story in the documentary “Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards.”

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Every Human Is Creative (Yes, You Too)

In this Mindful & Mighty conversation, Amanda and Huan get honest about creativity—what it is, what it isn’t, and why so many of us still say “I’m not a creative person.” 🎨 From childhood doodles and “I’m just rational” identities to stick-figure art, podcasting, and the dream of a children’s book about Amanda’s dad, they explore how creativity shows up far beyond traditional “artistic talent.” 🌱​

They chat about:

• How narrow labels (“I’m not artistic”) quietly shut down our creative potential. 🧠

• Why creativity is more like a muscle than magic—and why most of it is “bad first drafts” and practice. ✍️

• Letting go of perfection, monetization, and external validation so you can create from joy, love, and curiosity. 💛

• Using tools like journaling, morning pages, gratitude, and community to unlock ideas and express your inner world. 📓🤝

If you’ve ever thought creativity “belongs” to real artists, or you’re sitting on a project you’re scared to start, this episode is your gentle nudge to see the moon beyond the finger, trust your voice, and make something that only you can make. 🌙✨

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🌍 This week on Mindful & Mighty, we sit down with our friend Amir — someone whose life story feels like a passport full of lessons.

Born in Iran 🇮🇷, raised in Dubai 🇦🇪, and later studying and working across Canada 🇨🇦, Amir’s journey is a beautiful reflection of what it means to grow, change, adapt, and continuously learn.

🧠 From engineering → biomedical research → architecture → construction → eventually completing an MBA, Amir shares how his path wasn’t planned — it evolved. And sometimes… the best paths do.

We talk about:✨ identity and belonging✨ the surprising gifts of starting over✨ learning for curiosity vs. learning for survival✨ career pivots (planned or accidental)✨ the beauty of cultures blending, colliding, and overlapping✨ and why having no fixed plan doesn’t mean you’re lost — it may mean you're expanding.

💬 One of our favourite themes from this episode:

The more you travel and meet people from different backgrounds, the more you realize how similar we all are — beyond language, traditions, and borders.

🌱 If you’ve ever questioned your career choices, felt pressure to “figure it out,” or wondered whether it’s too late to start again — this conversation is for you.

Grab your tea, coffee, or commute headphones — this one feels like a warm, honest conversation you didn’t know you needed. 💛

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