getting over the "ick," advice session

hello, and welcome back to advice session, a series here on anything goes where you send in your current dilemmas or anything you want advice on, and i give you my unprofessional advice. today's topic is dating complications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

i've been living in los angeles for 6 years now, and i finally love it here. but my dad and i recently went on a road trip and it really made me contemplate my future. i'm ruminating on the various pros and cons of living in big cities vs small towns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

this week, i came to the conclusion that i have to go completely sober from alcohol. this is not a choice that i made completely on my own. if it had been a choice that i’d made on my own, i think i'd feel a bit more excited about it. i was forced to make this decision against my own will. let me explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

my media consumption is at an all-time low, but the viral concept of the "winter arc" broke through my algorithm. today we discuss the concept of the "winter arc", the positives and negatives, and dig into the rules of "emma's winter arc." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

hello and welcome back to advice session. today we are revisiting a topic that we have discussed before: friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

my relationship with clothing and fashion over the years used to be toxic. my mentality was, "the more clothes, the better". but recently, i figured out that a capsule wardrobe works for me, and i'm loving it. today i'm going to share with you my guide to building a capsule wardrobe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

i woke up this morning in the mood for a debate, so i'm gonna spend the next thirty minutes to an hour discussing some of my unpopular opinions. some of these might anger you, and i know that. but let's get into it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

if i had a dollar for every time I got so angry that i threw my phone at the wall and shattered it, i would have two dollars. i’m not an angry person, so it’s extra disturbing when i have some sort of outburst. it's like a wake up call. but i’ve learned so much from these meltdowns, and maybe you can learn something too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

hello and welcome back to advice session, a series here on anything goes where you send in your current dilemmas or anything that you want advice on, and i give you my unprofessional advice. today we have a slew of topics, all of which relate in some way or another to personal turmoil - doubting oneself, struggling with oneself, learning about oneself... personal turmoil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

in honor of halloween, i’m gonna be sharing with you all of my paranormal stories. can i confirm that paranormal entities were involved? no. but these are all of my weird, spooky stories. let’s get into it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices