{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Happiest Pod on Earth","title":"All the Feels in Inside Out 2","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3640,"description":"47: Join Ariel, Stef, and special guest Helen Garcia from Yellow Chair Collective for a heartfelt, hilarious, and insightful discussion on Inside Out 2 and the emotional rollercoaster that is adolescence. This episode unpacks how the film portrays anxiety, perfectionism, and identity shifts with surprising nuance, and why so many of us saw our younger (and current) selves in Riley’s journey. Whether you cried, cringed, or left the theater texting your therapist, this episode holds space for it all!\n\n\n\nSummary\n00:00 Hosts and guest intros\n01:10 Inside Out 2, its massive marketing push, and what got left behind\n04:00 Spoiler warning and movie synopsis\n06:00 Anxiety’s debut and the anatomy of a panic attack\n09:00 When Joy can’t reach Anxiety—symbolism of helplessness\n11:00 Emotion combos, Internal Family Systems theory, and dynamic identity\n14:00 The evolving sense of self and grounding techniques\n17:00 Cultural misattunement during puberty (e.g., immigrant family dynamics)\n20:00 Why Riley’s experience didn’t feel universal for everyone\n22:00 Cultural TikToks reimagining emotions: Wu Ting, Honor, Filial Piety\n24:00 Core belief shifts: “I’m not enough” and perfectionism\n27:00 Visual art therapy and naming personal narratives\n30:00 Complexity vs. affirmation-only approaches\n32:00 Revisiting Joy, Sadness, and emotional integration\n34:00 Classroom tools for building identity through the school year\n37:00 Changing education systems and honoring the whole child\n39:00 Perfectionism as a survival response in racialized and immigrant communities\n42:00 Reflections on gamification, experiential learning, and emotional literacy\n47:00 Symbolic meanings in control boards and character design\n51:00 Are we all driven by one dominant emotion?\n54:00 The fragility of identity and metaphor of the belief system design\n56:00 Ice skating, burnout, and overachievement culture\n58:00 Sports as metaphor for identity, connection, and drive\n59:00 Where to find Yellow Chair Collective and final...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EUkdT_BVsS0oAEAZUoFU5NXDw2Gy6lz8ZSfNVSKiOiI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYTlm/MmFmN2U5ZGQ5MGM1/MTY0ODEyODQ4OTI4/OTIzNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}