Getting Real With Athena
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -You will hear about struggles, triumphs, love, loss, inspiration, and some comedy. Telling you about my experiences and how I dealt and/or am dealing with them to hopefully help whoever is listening.
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Episodes
Work and Grad School
March 21, 2022 01:20 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBI talk about whether or not I’ll soon be able to afford where I work at anymore. Talk about creating a budget to figure out my financials and what I can and cannot afford. Also I talk about grad school and the stressors coming up with that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Life Update
March 12, 2022 12:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBI talk about what I’m thinking and feeling between the guy I met online and Daniel. I also give a quick update on my cat. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Still Alive
February 27, 2022 02:47 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBTalk about meeting Josh and Daniel’s reaction to hearing about Josh. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Meeting in Person
February 20, 2022 02:09 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBTalking about how I am going to meet the guy I have been talking to online for the first time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Birthdays
February 12, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBI talk about what is going on for my birthday this year and talk about past birthdays. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Online Dating
February 08, 2022 03:57 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBAn update on the guy I met online and what is going on with that and how it’s developed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Change/Life’s Curveballs
February 01, 2022 02:29 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBI talk about the curveballs life throws at us, the bumps in the road and how I have dealt with mine and how I continue to deal with them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Cooking
January 23, 2022 19:40 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBTalk about how I like to cook, what I like to cook, and kitchen equipment I recommend. Also talk about one of my favorite cooking shows I like to watch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Complicated
January 17, 2022 00:49 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBAn update on the Daniel situation and what’s going on and me being confused about what to do. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
New Years Resolutions
January 08, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MBI talk about my thoughts on new year’s resolutions. I also give an update on the whole Daniel situation and what happened with that this week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
What’s New in the New Year
January 01, 2022 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBI talk about my progress on my grad school application, what I did for New Years Eve, and other random things. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Our Furry Four-legged Family Members
December 25, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBMerry Christmas! I just briefly talk about the pets I have and some brief cute memories I have of some of them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
White Elephant
December 19, 2021 19:43 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBI talk about my plans for Christmas next week and what a White Elephant is for those who do not know. And what I prefer as a gift now that I am older. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Special Memories
December 11, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBI talk about some of my most memorable and most talked about moments from my childhood. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Family Relationships
December 04, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBTrigger Warning: I talk about my relationship with John (my biological father) and what he put my mom, brother, and I through. I talk briefly about abuse and what I have learned from my experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Thanksgiving Week
November 27, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTalk about my thanksgiving and everything else that has been happening throughout the week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Applying to Grad School
November 20, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBIn the beginning I talk about what happened this week in general. Next I go into the process and what I need to turn in to apply for graduate school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Money
November 13, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBTalking about this taboo topic; I go over how my spending and saving habits have changed throughout my life. How I got better at saving and how I view saving money. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Crazy Week
November 09, 2021 04:08 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBTalk about what happened at the Halloween party I went to and who I met. I also discuss what went down at my work. And I promise I’m trying to get back to a consistent routine again. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Halloween
October 30, 2021 15:50 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBTalk about my plans for Halloween and my thoughts on it and I do get a bit political. I apologize in advance if anyone finds my opinions to be offensive. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Education
October 23, 2021 20:12 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBTalk about my education and secondary schooling/college and my thoughts and opinions on it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Fears/Phobias
October 16, 2021 13:39 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBTalk about my fears and phobias how I overcame some of them. I also give an update on what ended up going on this past week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Embarrassing Moments
October 09, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBI talk about a couple of my most embarrassing moments in hopes some can have a good laugh. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Date or Not?
October 02, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBI talk about going out to dinner and a movie with one of my friends from a previous episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Cheer
September 25, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBI talk about joining the cheer team and my experience there and how when one door closes another door opens and new opportunities are available to you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Pole Dancing
September 18, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBI talk about the recent pole dancing class, my job, and why I have been so busy the past couple of weeks. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Faith/Religion
September 11, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBI talk about my views on religion. Not forcing any of my beliefs or trying to sway anyone to believe what I do. It is a shorter episode and I go more into why early on in the episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Mermaids
September 04, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBI talk about my love and beliefs on the magical mythical creature that is known as a mermaid. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Singing
August 28, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBI talk about my love of singing and serenade you with my good/bad voice (depending on your opinion). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Dancing
August 21, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBI introduce my main hobbies but go in-depth on my love of dancing. Wether or not I will do it professionally or if it will always remain just that, a hobby. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Tattoos
August 14, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBTalk about my thoughts on tattoos. What my parents thought about them as well as I was growing up. The tattoos I have and why I got them/the meaning behind them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Life Plans
August 07, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBI talk about where I ultimately see myself in the future, what I originally thought I wanted to be, and where I am now. Talk about how things do not always go according to plan and how to deal with that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Florida Trip Part 3
July 31, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MBThis is the last episode of my Florida trip. I cover the last of the classes that I took while I was down there and what was taught in those. I also cover different aspects of the yachting industry and what to expect if you are looking to get into it or just curious about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Florida Trip Part 2
July 17, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBI talk about the classes for the STCW class and what those all entailed. Also talked about what I experienced and what you may expect to do and see if you decide to take a class to get your STCW as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Florida Trip Part 1
July 10, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBI talk about how I planned a trip to Florida to take yachting classes. What got me interested in yachting and why I wanted to do this and what happened in the first couple days I was there. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Learning to Drive a Stick
July 03, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTalk about my experience of how I bought and learned how to drive a manual/stick shift car. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Learning Chinese
June 26, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBMy journey of how I decided to start studying Mandarin Chinese. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Motorcycle Lessons and My Crush
June 19, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBI talk about how I started learning how to ride a motorcycle and why. I also talk about the person who taught me and my crush that I had. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message
Introduction/Riding a Bike at 23
June 12, 2021 13:27 - 24 minutes - 23 MBThis is a little introduction to who I am and what you should expect to hear on this podcast. I end with the story of how I learned how to ride a bike at the age of 23. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athena-mae/message