E48. TOTM Face to Face #4: Finding Purpose - with Sam R. & Ben R.

Taking Off The Mask

English - July 27, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 112 MB
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This TOTM Face to Face conversation is between Sam and Ben, two interns at the Ever Forward Club’s Social-Emotional Leadership Academy. Through the mask-making process and the card game "Ever Forward Club: The Adventure", Sam and Ben explore what it is like to not know what to do with the rest of their lives with “adulthood” being right around the corner. They both find comfort in knowing that they are not alone in this sentiment. Ashanti Branch and Justin Martinez make guest appearances, holding space for the two young men.

(1:18) Ashanti’s introduction.

(5:55) Ben and Sam introduce themselves.

(7:10) Ben shares the front of his mask and why he chose the words intelligent, hard-working, and amiable.

(8:20) Sam shares the front of his mask, and what it says about how he approaches new experiences - confident, courageous, creative.

(10:00) Ben shares the back of his mask - anxious, exhausted, restless.

(12:25) Sam shares the back of his mask - uncertainty, tired. They both relate to the feeling of not knowing what to do in life while being on the precipice of adulthood.

(16:15) With the help of Ashanti, Sam and Ben play the card game “Ever Forward Club: The Adventure”.

(19:00) Question: What is a question that you are afraid will be asked?

Ben explains why he’s nervous to be asked, “what do you want to do with your life?” Sam shares how similar questions are also nerve-racking for him, and they discuss how they navigate this question with their parents.

(25:25) Question: What was the hardest day of your life?

Sam shares the long road to recovery he endured after being hit by a car. Then, Ben answers the question with a story of when he passed out from exhaustion, in the middle of San Francisco.

(32:00) Question: Tell us about a time when you realized you were becoming an adult.

Ben tells Sam about the first time he came home after curfew. Then, Sam questions the idea that the age 18 automatically makes someone an adult.

(36:40) Ben shares how he believes his growing awareness of politics, empathy, and mistreatment are signs of becoming an adult. Then, he opens up about the changes he wants to see so that his generation can thrive.

(40:50) Next, Justin Martinez joins the podcast. He addresses some of the feelings that Ben and Sam expressed throughout their conversation.

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