Podcast
the introvert’s guide to living life on the flipside
Hosted by Olivia Gilmore · EN
Welcome to the introvert’s guide to living life on the flipside, a podcast where every Wednesday, Berry College alum Olivia Gilmore gives you the real and the raw of life in your early twenties by breaking down one (or more!) stories from her life that range from getting flagged by customs agents who thought she carried pornographic disks, to a cat being murdered right in front of her while petsitting, or navigating finals a week after chest surgery, breaking her shoulder, or getting run over by a truck. Learn why she earned the award for the “best crazy stories to tell” or “best dolphin kisser” as she goes over how to navigate several awkward scenarios, like what to do if your car ever stalls in the middle of the highway, you accidentally show a sex ed video during a presentation, a guy falls asleep on your lap during your red eye flight, you make a fool out of yourself in a gay bar, you get hit by a car on the way to an exam, you end up drunk on the wrong train in a foreign country, or you get proposed to in the Australian Outback by a creepy tourist. Whatever the week’s story brings, you’re sure to laugh and cry right along with her. She hopes your biggest takeaway is that no matter what life throws at you, you’re never alone and that it’s totally ok for your life to take a 180 (because she’s definitely experienced something similar). When she’s not in the middle of getting caught in a tornado, getting HPV from a chicken scratch, or banned from the uber app, you can find Olivia traveling the world, questioning her life choices, reading sci-fi books, running her crochet shop on etsy, or playing with her dog, Spencer. Thank you for listening & enjoy :)
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why i left veterinary medicine & i'm not going back
Nov 1301:03:54Tap to summarizewelcome back everyone! it's been more than a year since olivia last sat down to chat and so much has happened since then! she goes over her life from the past few months and what led to the biggest life-altering decision of all: choosing to walk away from vet school and the veterinary industry. from her first real experience going to a club and swimming with dolphins to tripping and falling in the middle of her graduation processional, she goes over everything that's gone down this past year! while her life may have gone up in flames, she wants you to know that it's ok to have no idea what you're doing with your life and that she's a prime example of it! thank you so much for listening and enjoy :)
Transcribe →GETTING INTO VET SCHOOL?! all about my academic journey so far and how i've overcome the burnout
Oct 24, 202400:42:17Tap to summarizetoday's the day that olivia got accepted into vet school!! she goes over her academic journey, including everything from assisting in a dog's birth at 9 years old to making acetaminophen in her australian chemistry lab to fighting through second semester physics, it has been quite the journey this whole time! she is so thankful to be where she's at right now! this episode is a reminder to keep pushing through the hard times no matter where you're at now or what your end goal may be - it will all pay off and work out in the end!
Transcribe →2014: celebrating the 10 year anniversary of accidentally river tubing for 5 hours, dealing with my creepy neighbors, sleeping on a chain bed & starting middle school
Oct 17, 202401:08:02Tap to summarizetoday, we're celebrating the ten year anniversary of the wackiest moments that would go on to foreshadow much more insanity down the line in olivia's life. from her creepy neighbors who told her as an 11 year old to not drink too much out of the liquor cabinet to getting lost on the chattahoochee river for several hours, and being forced to sleep on a redneck chain bed with her parents, she's got quite the ordeal to relive. plus, there's starting 6th grade as the awkward new kid, and the time she accidentally dressed in pride parade gear for a christian school festival. olivia does not hold back in this episode as she goes over some of the moments that made a big impact on who she is today. enjoy :)
Transcribe →all about sydney, australia! skydiving for the first time, visiting the opera house, surfing in the rain, the rainforest inside a canyon, spring in october, & more!
Oct 9, 202400:59:14Tap to summarizehappy 2 year anniversary to sydney, australia! in honor of this momentous week and seeing her former roommate again this weekend, olivia reminisces on her favorite trip to date. she goes over what it was like to travel abroad with her roommate for the first time, choosing to be more adventurous via skydiving, surfing in the rain, and wearing birkenstocks accidentally while hiking in a rainforest filled with venomous creatures. she goes over why it's good to get out of your comfort zone, what she wishes she could tell everyone about studying abroad, why choosing who you travel with is so important, and some other fun mini-stories about the city. ready to take a trip down under?!
Transcribe →welcome to the introvert's guide to the college rollercoaster ride!
Oct 9, 202400:00:30Tap to summarizewelcome to the introvert's guide to the college rollercoaster ride, I'm so happy you're here! if you're here for some cringe entertainment you've come to the right place! start listening to find out why my class voted me as the one with the best crazy stories to tell, what I've learned from having the worst luck ever, or how I've coped with getting run over, being called a hooter's girl, finals in the hospital, and surviving an introvert's greatest fear. we might get a little introspective, a little scientific and a little philosophical, and by the end, I guarantee you may just think I have the worst luck ever, but i promise I'm just fine and along for the ride!
Transcribe →why we prefer the bear, getting banned from uber, and the stress of applying to vet school
Sep 25, 202400:26:30Tap to summarizewelcome to one crazy week! olivia explains how she's experienced both sides of the strange man vs. the bear debate by breaking out a couple of stories concerning creepy men and bears visiting her campsite. she then goes on to discuss how accidentally uploading the wrong document got her permanently banned from the uber app, as well as all of the ins and outs of applying to vet school! this is the perfect episode for those who are also currently in the thick of things, enjoy!
Transcribe →childhood craziness 101: my friends abandoned me at my own birthday party, i gave my brother a black eye, i got pushed off the playground by my bff & more!
Sep 18, 202401:00:55Tap to summarizetoday, olivia breaks down some of her favorite (or at least memorable) moments from her childhood. from getting left at church by her parents, being pushed off the playground by her best friend, and her dance teacher thinking she was special needs, to giving her brother a black eye or attending a warrior cats party, she has quite a few interesting tales to tell. she concludes this episode by talking about her nerves over vet school applications/interviews, senior year ramping up, and going to her second solo concert, enjoy!
Transcribe →attention: i'm the high school s!ut - when missing school is actually worse than just going
Sep 5, 202400:29:47Tap to summarizetoday, we get started with olivia's first real crazy story from high school! she takes us back to her junior year, when she got mono two weeks before covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. olivia goes over how missing class can actually be worse than attending in the long run and what to do when your teacher insinuates that you're a slut in front of the entire class. she goes over how to handle people overspeculating on your life and how working so hard to be invisible ended up backfiring. she finishes up on a more serious note discussing the recent school shooting in georgia and why it's so important to humanize the victims in these tragedies.
Transcribe →reminiscing on my first week of college + one berry big overthinker
Aug 28, 202401:27:11Tap to summarizehappy back to school week! today on the introvert's guide to the college rollercoaster ride, olivia discusses her first thoughts on the academic side of college, meeting professors, how her nerves actually forced her to talk in class, the necessity of finding a way to calm yourself down when feeling overwhelmed, the importance of establishing ways to cope with stress, advice on how to not overdo it as well as how to make the most of your college career. she goes over what it was like sliding down a tarp slick with laundry detergent on a pool float and how her roommate ended up in the hospital. she also includes a psa to all freshmen: it's always good to do your best, but it's ok if you're not THE best! she ends off on a comedic note with some of her best "mini stories" from over the years, including dyeing her hair for the first time, setting a chicken sandwich on fire, her mermaids obsession, her cringey musical.ly days, and taking her dog tubing on the lake. get ready for lots of nostalgia, enjoy!
Transcribe →the pilot: official welcome, getting accepted to college, meeting my roomie, moving into berry for the first time & falling down the stairs in the dining hall
Aug 21, 202401:12:23Tap to summarizewelcome to the introvert's guide to the college rollercoaster ride! today, we kick off the podcast by giving a little bit of background through discussing olivia's college application process, her weird essay topics that should have been a dealbreaker, why she only applied to berry, what twilight has to do with her acceptance letter, first impressions, being the first person accepted to berry from her class, admissions events (and why none of the faculty would sit at her table), spending the night in a hotel room by herself for the first time, meeting her roommate at texas roadhouse, moving into college with horrendous cramps, the awkward bathroom stall and spilling ravioli sauce all over herself in the middle of the dining hall on her second day of orientation. learn why she thought she would never make it through college before ever even sitting in a lecture, her first experiences with the college crazies and what it was like starting college during a pandemic. get ready for lots of laughs and lots of cringe, enjoy!
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