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What is Universal Basic Income? How would it influence the late-stage capitalist society?  Sources:  Voa News, 2021 https://www.voanews.com/a/east-asia-pacific_south-korea-universal-basic-income-having-pandemic-moment/6203070.html Simpson, Mason, Godwin, 2017  https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/cpp.2016-082 Sculos, 2018 https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1120&context=classracecorporatepower Rushkoff, Big Think, 2019  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m25YLByFVRw Harari, 2018 https://www.ynharari.com/book/21-lessons-book/

What is the role of memory and memory disorders in one’s live, relationship, career, and happiness? And who are we without memory? Sources: Squire, 2009: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/29/41/12711 Scoville, Milner, 1957: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/jnnp/20/1/11.full.pdf?ref=nepopularna.org Uncapher, Thieu, Wagner, 2016: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26223469/ The American Institute of Stress, 2021: https://www.stress.org/yes-your-memory-has-probably-gotten-worse-recently-heres-why-you-dont-need-to-panic —— about: juliaszpor.com

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Episode 89 As the Day of Love approaches, a lot of us think about the relationships in our lives but, the people we love should not occupy our minds only on Valentine’s Day. Our closest personal relationships have the potential to inspire, motivate, and make our lives deeply meaningful. However, if we don’t put conscious effort into build healthy connection with the right people, we can end up drained, tired and hurt. So in this episode we dive deep into psychology research on how people fall in love - romantically and platonically - and how to make these relationships more nurturing for both sides. Sources: Snyder, Matthew John, "Honesty in interpersonal relationships" (1996). Doctoral Dissertations . AAI9634558. Guan, L., & Wang, Q. (2020). Does sharing memories make us feel closer? The roles of memory type and culture.  Van den Berg, C. M., Lammers, J., Stoker, I. I., Jordan, J., Pollmann, M., & Stapel, D. A. (2012). Power Increases Inferential Reproduction of Others' Desires. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(11), 1451-1462. doi:10.1177/0146167212453814 Herbst, K., Finkel, E. J., & Shimberg, E. (2013). The effects of eating with others on food intake: A field study. Appetite, 60(1), 72-75. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2012.10.007 Altman, I., & Taylor, D. A. (1973). Social penetration: The development of interpersonal relationships. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Christensen, A., Johnson, S. M., & Turner, L. A. (2000). Honesty in Close Relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family, 62(3), 737-747. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00737.x Halevy, N., Weinberg, A., & Elliot, R. (2012). Honesty and intimacy in close relationships: An interpersonal script model. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29(4), 579-599. doi:10.1177/0265407512441734 BEING BETTER  Email us [email protected] Visit our website https://www.beingbetter.info Visit our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/ Visit our TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbetter_

Episode 88 Who likes to be unproductive? We all try to squeeze as much as we can into our 24 hours and yet, we usually end up feeling disappointed and with a sense of wasted time. Julia really wants to avoid that this year and shares in this episode a list of the unproductive activities she will opt out of in 2023. But what eventually turns out to be the most unproductive and wasteful may not be what you think… BEING BETTER  Email us [email protected] Visit our website https://www.beingbetter.info Visit our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/ Visit our TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbetter_

Episode 87 Julia opens up about her recent struggles with mental wellbeing and recounts how she’s been feeling in the last few months. Later she discusses the role of art and creative expression in her mental health and outlines the many benefits of creating which we can all exorcice - no matter if you do or don’t consider yourself an artist. BEING BETTER  Email us [email protected] Visit our website https://www.beingbetter.info Visit our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/ Visit our TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbetter_

Episode 86  Julia shares her recent thoughts on entering a new season - both in the year and in her life. She discusses the way we all change along with nature and talks about how she is different from the person who started recording “Being Better” over two years ago. Lastly, Julia touches on reasons why she is excited for fall and how you also can see this transition as an opportunity for personal growth. BEING BETTER  Email us [email protected] Visit our website https://www.beingbetter.info Visit our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/ Visit our TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbetter_

Episode 85 Becoming an adult is hard. Everything feels uncertain and you can’t shake the feeling like you’re doing something wrong. Like people have it figured out and, no matter how hard you try, you don’t. You are anxious about making the biggest mistake of your life because now, for the first time ever, you hold the full responsibility for your choices. If you screw up, you have to deal wit the consequences. Everyone you know and love are changing or moving away, and you can’t help but feel lost. In this episode, I share some thoughts on anxiety and uncertainty - especially as a young person navigating through adulthood. BEING BETTER  Email us [email protected] Visit our website https://www.beingbetter.info Visit our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/ Visit our TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbetter_

Episode 84  Julia is joined by Krista Couch - a recovered bulimic, certified life coach, and podcaster - to discuss the underlying causes of binge eating, how to establish a better relationship with food, how to implement mindful eating, why we shouldn’t demonize emotional eating, and why intermittent fasting might not be for you. RECOMMENDATION Read "Burnout" By Emily and Amelia Negowski  https://books.google.pl/books/about/Burnout.html?id=kZ9KDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y KRISTA COUCH Krista’s website https://kristacouchcoaching.com Krista’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bingeeatingcoach/ Krista’s podcast https://anchor.fm/bingeeatingcoach BEING BETTER  Email us [email protected] Visit our website https://www.beingbetter.info Visit our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/ Visit our TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbetter_

Episode 83 Julia is joined by Heidi Kane, PhD, - a psychology professor from UT Dallas whose research examines how social and cognitive processes shape interpersonal experiences and how these experiences then impact relationship dynamics and health. Together they discuss attachment theory and different styles of attachment, how we can improve our social skills, why marriage is so hard and different now from what it used to be in the past, the importance of community and social network diversity, the power of physical contact, and how the pandemic changed the way we connect with one another. RECOMMENDATION Listen to Hidden Brain Podcast episode on marriage: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hG7NxvLZTVvlQcu1b2u7U?si=4k664MKYTqWuDhg73OJ3ww Watch "High Fidelity" https://www.hulu.com/series/high-fidelity-52cb09be-ccc9-4eb4-9db8-f00b0443b2f5 DR HEIDI KANE Close Relationships and Health Lab https://labs.utdallas.edu/crhlab/ BEING BETTER Julia’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/juliaszpor/ Being Better Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/ Being Better website https://www.beingbetter.info Being Better TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbetter_ Being Better podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/being-better/id1546447513

Episode 82 This episode is a breakdown of the science behind intelligence and why we know so little about what it takes to make a "genius". We delve into the history of the IQ tests to find out why they are so faulty and such poor representations of human intelligence. Julia talks about her journey with insecurity around being "smart" which is a very common struggle in the academic space and suggests a new way to approach our thinking abilities. RECOMMENDATION Read "The House in the Cerulean Sea" by T.J. Klune SOURCES https://www.gwern.net/docs/iq/ses/2002-hauser.pdf BEING BETTER  Email us [email protected] Visit our website https://www.beingbetter.info Visit our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/ Visit our TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbetter_