Petra
Appearances
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
I had just moved. I didn't really have many friends, so I was feeling... lonely. So I went to a public art event to try to meet some people and be social. And when I got back, Yaya was so excited. She asked how it was and if I met anyone. And I was like, oh, you know, I don't know. I I just felt so shy and I have so much social anxiety.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
I didn't know what to say and really wallowing deep in the self-pity. And Yaya looked me right in the eyes and said, Petra, get over it. Of course, she said it with such love. And she then went into a story of how she used to be painfully shy. Somehow in her 40s, she realized she was holding herself back and really living kind of a shadow of herself, never...
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
Being able to be who she really wanted to be. And she finally, at the age of 40, found freedom. And she was just telling me how she didn't want that for me. And I was still so young. And ultimately, we have the power to... assert ourselves and be bold and make connections. We don't have to wait for other people to do that. So it was kind of a shock to the system.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
But it was also incredibly refreshing to have someone be so honest. And since then, I've been much more bold and assertive. And it was just the perfect advice I needed in that time to help me get out of my loneliness.