Laura Zhu has a psychology degree from UC Berkeley and is wise beyond her years. This is our conversation discussing relationships, losing friends, therapy, psychology, and parents.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - 00:01:05 Changing through pain
00:01:06 - 00:02:55 Grieving the loss of relationships and innocence
00:02:56 - 00:04:15 Being desperate for love
00:04:16 - 00:10:40 Realizations through therapy
00:10:41 - 00:16:55 Being unable to admit fault
00:16:56 - 00:25:22 The danger of black and white thinking
00:25:23 - 00:28:27 How to combat black and white thinking
00:28:28 - 00:30:35 Why everyone should do therapy
00:30:36 - 00:36:45 Idealizing love, life, people and relationships
00:36:46 - 00:42:00 How to not be afraid of relationships falling apart
00:42:01 - 00:51:34 How to be more balanced / Should we be balanced?
00:51:35 - 01:04:06 Darth Vader’s choice
01:04:07 - 01:09:35 Doing the right thing even when suffering
01:09:36 - 01:15:47 Dealing with parents and intergenerational trauma
01:15:48 - 01:17:17 Outro
Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted my camera’s footage when trying to clear memory on my phone, so there’s no camera switching in this episode.
Laura Zhu: Relationships, Losing Friends, Therapy, Psychology, and Parents