Have you ever caught yourself with your most serious face ever when you’re waiting in a long line or when you are driving? Ever felt uptight, stressed, and stiffened in your attitude?

Let’s loosen up a bit.

In this episode of Inner Dialogues with Ecem, let's flip the script on seriousness and sprinkle it with some humor.

“Have you ever had lemonade just made from lemons? No, to make lemonade, you need sweetener as well. Humor is life’s sweetener” says Paul Osincup in his TED Talk.

The inspiration for this episode was a chain of interviews and talks that I came across recently. It all started with a recent interview of Billie Eilish and FINNEAS on Apple Music with Zane Lowe. They shared a game that they created called Fear or Fart.

Then an interview with Eddie Redmayne on the art of (wait for it) toxic public humiliation. And lastly, everything made sense in my mind with a TED Talk on humor.

Get ready to loosen your grip on seriousness!

Let's sprinkle some humor into our lives!

Join me in exploring the philosophy of humor and seriousness✨

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Intro & Outro Music Credit: Joseph McDade - Olympus (https://josephmcdade.com/music/olympus)

References:

• Billie Eilish & FINNEAS: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Interview I Apple Music (https://youtu.be/R-ZIRAmO60c?si=CacP51TjY7Ww7Jc0)
• Eddie Redmayne Teaches Jimmy “Wilkommen” from Cabaret, Says Mom Had No Reaction to Tony Win (https://youtu.be/ojeTjZNkYy4?si=OsZ6zQzXGWDUyj30)
• Why you should take yourself less seriously I Paul Osincup I TEDxMontanaStateUniversity (https://youtu.be/5tUGK_4LsYc?si=QnW8H0PIowqChSTG)

Ever feel like your past struggles define you? Have you ever said, “I am here because of all the years of pain” or “I cannot give up now after all that suffering that brought me here.”

In this episode of Inner Dialogues with Ecem, let's flip the script on glorifying pain.

It is a common tendency of most of us. I think once stir this water, it will become a concept that will hang in your mind as you go through life.

Let’s dive right in and take a look at what is there beyond suffering.

Join me in exploring the philosophy of glorifying pain ✨

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Intro & Outro Music Credit: Joseph McDade - Olympus (https://josephmcdade.com/music/olympus)

References

• “Moby Dick”, by Herman Melville

• Song by Finneas, “Only A Lifetime”

Correction

The beautiful desert I mentioned was called the "Namib Desert", not the "Namibian desert" ☺️

Ever feel like you’re on autopilot in your answers, blurting things out before you even think? Ever feel like you're on autopilot, just reacting to life instead of choosing how you respond?

Have you ever thought that there might be a difference between responding and reacting?

Well, this differentiation is quite new in my life.

In this episode of Inner Dialogues with Ecem, let's flip the script on reacting and responding and dive deep into the power of both of them.

Join me in exploring the philosophy of reacting and responding ✨

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Intro & Outro Music Credit: Joseph McDade - Olympus (https://josephmcdade.com/music/olympus)

References:

• “Lighter” by Yung Pueblo, pp. 36, 38, 39, 43, 44
• Vipassana, Beyond Definition - Instagram Post

Ever feel like you're supposed to be a certain way, have a specific career path, or follow a pre-written story? Or ever feel like you’re restricted by your own life plans?

In this episode of Inner Dialogues with Ecem, let's flip the script on what life plans should look like with the light of our passions.

What if your true purpose lies in embracing the messy, unexpected journey of your passions?

This episode is for anyone who feels like they're marching to the beat of a different drum.

This episode is your invitation to let go of your life plans and let yourself get haunted and captivated by the messiness of creativity which will take you to your passions.

Join me in exploring the philosophy of unlikeness and passions ✨

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Intro & Outro Music Credit: Joseph McDade - Olympus (https://josephmcdade.com/music/olympus)

🎂It's Your Inner Child's Birthday!🥳

To honor and celebrate the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey, we attribute this episode of Inner Dialogues with Ecem to children all over the world and to the inner child within each of us.

We started with a heartwarming story about this national holiday dedicated to children, and why it's a reminder to celebrate our own inner child every day!

Then, we flipped the script on the feelings of cringe and shame, the concept of growth, the definition of childish and most importantly the pure joy.

Call to Action: Take time this week to reconnect with your inner child. What activities brought you joy as a kid? How can you incorporate some of that playfulness into your life today?

This episode is your invitation to reconnect with your inner child and rediscover the joy in life.

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Intro & Outro Music Credit: Joseph McDade - Olympus (https://josephmcdade.com/music/olympus)

References:

• Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity by Justin Baldoni (the referred quote is on the pp. 22)
• It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn (the referred quotes are on the pp. 28 & 49 in kindle version; Turkish version pp. 30 & 58)
• “Aşkın İstilası: Dem” by Metin Hara (the referred dialogue at the end of the episode is on pp. 82)

In this episode of Inner Dialogues with Ecem, I've dived deep into the core aim of this podcast: understanding our individual philosophy.

We explore how our philosophies are formed by our experiences and subconscious mind, and how they influence our thoughts, feelings, and actions.

To strengthen our why in this self-discovery and understanding journey, I also shared my answers for the question: What would happen when we don’t understand and live up to our individual philosophy?

Join me in understanding our individual philosophy✨

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Intro & Outro Music Credit: Joseph McDade - Olympus (https://josephmcdade.com/music/olympus)

References:

• My words, "Individual philosophy is like a track underneath a train. Each of our unique individual philosophies is the track underneath our being" took their inspiration from Marie Forleo's book "Everything is Figureoutable". The original saying goes in the following way, "Like a track running underneath a train, our beliefs determine where we go and how we get there." (pp. 28)

Ever feel stuck between what you WANT and what the WORLD WANTS for you?

In this episode of Inner Dialogues with Ecem, I've dived into personal stories of battling societal expectations throughout my life.

Let's flip the script on success together.

What if the key to success is honoring the present moment?

Join me in exploring the philosophy of success ✨

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Intro & Outro Music Credit: Joseph McDade - Olympus (https://josephmcdade.com/music/olympus)

References:

• Başak Kablan’s YouTube Video, “Yeni Dünyada Üniversite Okumak Mantıklı Mı?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYKqMUdk0qQ