#153 - "Normal People", Intimacy & Growth with Priska

First loves, coming of age, passion, romance, angst. YES, PLEASE. Minji and Priska openly share their love for the show “Normal People” based on the beloved novel by Sally Rooney.  They go deep right out the gate with their thoughts and experiences with intimacy, abuse, heartache, beauty, class and mental health. They also dive into how the series portrays a particularly authentic journey with all the nuance and emotions of finding and losing love that everyday people around the world could connect with. There will be some spoilers but if anything, it may want you to watch the show more, so really they might as well be teasers. ;)  (In true Minji fashion, she acknowledges she's a tad late to the hit of 2020 but let's overlook that because it's a miracle she even watched something, pls don't @ us.) 

Priska is also our musical guest so stick around to hear her beautiful cover of "If The World Was Ending" with her husband Abe at the end!

How they felt about "Normal People" -  

“I think this is the best thing I’ve watched since Parasite.” - Minji

“I do feel like this is millennial emotional porn.” - Priska 

Warning: The episode contains sensitive themes about sexuality and mental health.

Add'l mentions from the episode:
Normal People by: Sally Rooney (book)
Normal People (TV show on Hulu)
Crappy Childhood Fairy YouTube Channel
 

00:00:00 - Intro 
00:03:40 - Welcoming Guest
00:04:25 - Jumping in to Normal People
00:16:54 - Triggering moments
00:29:30 - Seeing and responding to abuse 
00:37:35 - What does healthy intimacy look like
00:44:42 - Take-aways aka what do you want to cuddle up with
00:57:40 - Sexual Expression 
01:01:05 - Wrap-up 
01:03:48 - Outro
01:08:15 - Featured Artist (aka our guest Priska!)
 

This week's guest:

• Priska (@priskamusik)

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Music featured in this episode include "Uzuhan" by Uzuhan and "Spiders" by Run River North

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