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Podcast embraces the differences between people by exploring mental health. Removing the stigmas of hiding your mental health & putting a more casual fun spin on it. We can all have a laugh and enjoy a great conversation. Hosted by Ed Rodriguez Donate to our Feed The Families of National City cause: https://gofund.me/dc5d625d
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Friday Feb 19, 2021
#17: Erika Rodriguez - Rotaract Sevice and Hustling
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Erika explores her journey through college working late hours and having roommates who she could relate to. She finally found people she could relate to in Rotaract and they met her drive.

Thursday Feb 18, 2021
#16: Michael Lopez - How Life's Experiences Shape Career Choices
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Mike provides some powerful insight into his journey through college figuring himself out and how he has gain amazing skills to find ways to communicate with his family and grow together. We definitely explore the topic of being weird in more depth and he tells us how being weird has brought him and his fiancé a lot closer together.

Thursday Feb 18, 2021
#15: Jennie Chau - Working With Children and Becoming a Social Worker
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Jennie goes into her experiences working with children and how she became passionate about helping people. She describes how it is difficult sometime to separate herself from work because she relates with a lot of the people she works with. We also share hilarious stories of our experiences dealing with people in the service industry.

Thursday Feb 11, 2021
#14: Viri Galvan - Dealing With Change and Coming Out Of Your Shell
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Viri goes into her background starting in high school how she put herself in challenging situations in order to help her grow and come out of her shell. Although she still feels shy in certain occasions, she is able to be weird and enjoy life with those close to her. He positive attitude keeps her going when times feel tough but it is also vital to not creating problems that are not there. Funny stories bring this podcast together.

Saturday Feb 06, 2021
#13: German Garcia - Having A Strong Community & Knowing Your Worth
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
German goes into his experience with COVID-19 and BLM living in the middle of DTLA in the thick of all of it. We also go into our experiences connecting over drinks and how no time seems to pass when we connect with good friends. Although we have grown up we continue to go back to our upbringing and how it has molded us into who we are now. Lastly, we dig into unhealthy relationships and how we must value ourselves because an unhealthy relationship has many faces not just physical abuse.

Thursday Feb 04, 2021
#12: Melissa Gonzalez - Importance of Mentors and Mindset
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Melissa is a spark of energy and brightens up the podcast with her amazing take on mindset. She shows us how it hasn't been easy but having all the coping mechanisms in place has helped her live a more fulfilling life. Her mentors have been a great resource for her as she has grown throughout her career and have created an outlet for her to reach out to outside from family. Melissa gives great practical advice for people looking to improve their mindset.

Thursday Feb 04, 2021
#11: Adrian Albarran - Battle With Cancer and Engineering
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Adrian really gives us a first hand look at what battling cancer is like. He illustrates how his mindset was such a huge part of making through. We explore and put a big emphasis on how having a strong community of friends was a big part of what kept him going, while at the same time pursuing a degree in engineering. FUCK CANCER!

Sunday Jan 31, 2021
#10 : Danny Llamas - Coping With Addiction & Cannabis Hyperemesis
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
This episode is a must listen as we really dig into Danny's journey with addiction and his experience being outted in college that created a series of unfortunate events that deeply affected his mental health. Danny is the epitome of what I want the Weirdos Only show to be, we break down the stigmas placed on mental health and in the latino community.

Sunday Jan 31, 2021
#9 : Rigo Huezo - Dealing with Anxiety
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Rigo helps us understand his journey with anxiety and illustrates the moment it began. Although he is far from done with anxiety he is grateful that something put him over the edge because he did not feel he was in a good place. We also keep it light and I relive some stories from my stand up comedy days and how I write material. Rigo is an amazing artist who creates unique pieces and displays his work on Instagram @hechoconhuezo

Sunday Jan 31, 2021
#8 : Brenda Moreno -Dealing With Change
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Although Brenda brings a great energy to this podcast she explains how her career change and move across the country really took a toll on her and she found it difficult to keep that positive energy. We also bond in the loss of our fathers and how pain of the loss evolves over time.