Partly Sunny Lives

Art is everywhere - for a reason. It's one of those things that humans have created that have truly changed the world (for better or worse). In my life, art has given me the solace, inspiration, and escape that I have needed for as long as I can remember. I believe that everyone, including those who have long hated art museums, need to realize how much art has influenced their lives for the better. Enjoy this week's episode - a flashback recording from back in October that is coming out now. Instagram: @partlysunnylives @j.ennykim

There are some things I've learned, throughout my couple decades of life, that I was unequivocally wrong about. Chickpeas, putting your air in tires, buying slippers - I was wrong about it all. And a lot of the times, it's helpful to admit you were wrong. This week's episode will dig into that as we kickstart season three of Partly Sunny Lives - welcome back everyone. Instagram: @partlysunnylives @j.ennykim

This year has been the craziest, most challenging, most rewarding year of my life so far. Maybe a little bit of Stockholm Syndrome, but I'm also very grateful. This episode I wanted to talk about stuff that I've learned this year, and how I'm gonna choose to maybe switch things up for the next one.

Every perfectionist handbook out there tells you to stop checking the boxes - it won't make you happy. But why do so many of us feel the need to? We understand that checking the boxes won't make us happy, yet we get upset when we don't check them anyway. Being in a field where every aspect of your life is going to be evaluated to some extent as the gateway for you to be "successful" in your career, I find myself checking boxes that I don't even want to check. How does someone be happy with working towards a goal while also feeling like they are already enough? Let's talk about it.

Does anyone have a healthy relationship with food? Food had always been a source of pleasure and anxiety for me, and even now it can still be a struggle to truly define a "healthy" relationship with food. I had always felt like the way I was eating was wrong, something to be fixed. It took a long time for me to get to a place where I am comfortable with how food fits into my life, but life can still get in the way. Food is all around us, yet we rarely stop to think about how it truly affects us. This week we talk about how my relationship with food has changed over the years - and where I'm at now.

In honor of International Women’s Day (yesterday), I wanted to take a moment to dedicate an episode to the women that have changed my life for the better. I truly would not be where I am today without them, and I hope this inspires you guys to find your people (and if you have them, to keep them). Friendships, especially female ones, can be the greatest source of happiness, comfort, and love, in ways that relationships can’t. Happy Women’s Day!

What is confidence really? It’s been confused with a lot of different things - youth, beauty, career, money. But confidence can’t depend on any of those - it’s a side effect of self love. Tune in this week to deep dive into my own insecurities and confidence issues - a proper yap session.

A while ago a read (half of) the book The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. Even though I didn’t finish it, the lessons in that book truly changed my perspective on my relationship with money (and that I had a relationship at all). This week I wanted to explore what money means to me and to also explore what I find to be “financial success.” We all strive for it, we all think we need to have it; but what is it really? And how can we stop being on the hamster wheel of constantly wanting more?

The long awaited ins and outs list of 2023 has arrived. My unoriginal takes are making it to the podcast, and I’m excited for you guys to listen. This week we talk about how caring for your posture is actually important, why drinking is not as fun as you think, and why The Hunger Games remains superior in the literature world. Thank you guys for listening all this year - I hope to bring much more content in 2024. Happy holidays!

So many cities are showcased on social media as the epitome of living, to the point where it can feel like if you don’t live in one of those cities, you’re missing out. But this begs the question - can you be happy living anywhere? Does one have to live in a big city to be happy? Short answer - no, but let’s dive into why we tend to associate these cities with “making it” in life.