My Recent Work (All Writing, Thumbnail Creation, Editing Storyboarding, Cinematography, & Voiceover Done by Me)

How Parenting Changed The Last 100 Years

Some say parents today are soft, others say parents back then were toxic. Baby Boomers say parents were better back then, Gen Z says parents are best today. But which generation's parenting style created the best outcome for their kids? Let's see how parenting evolved the last 100 years, why it changed, & what lasting effects it had the kids of every generation.

Sources (some):
https://brewminate.com/victorian-parenting-childhood-discipline/#google_vignette
https://lets-explore.com/news/parenting-in-the-past
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4w79j653
http://psychologyofwellbeing.com/201302/the-crying-baby-problem.html

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#toxicparenting #gentleparenting #genz

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 1926 (& Pre-1920s)
13:29 1946
18:33 1976
23:14 1996
25:49 2006
29:01 2026

gentle parenting , soft kids , why do I hate my parents , parental abuse , corporal punishment , why I hate my mom , why I hate my dad , why I don’t like my family , child psychology , worst parenting styles , narcissistic parenting , how to be a better mom , how to be a better dad , why do my kids hate me , how to set boundaries with parents , why is my child depressed , why is my son depressed , why is my daughter depressed , guilt tripping parent , comparison , how to cope with parental abuse , mental health , trauma , trophy child , golden child ,

Why "Gentle Parenting" Isn't The Answer Either

Toxic parenting has to stop, but gentle parenting isn't the solution either. Or do people just not get it? We're looking at three reddit stories of gentle parenting styles to see why it's bad for most kids, and is there a real solution?

Sources:
https://www.brownhealth.org/be-well/gentle-parenting-what-it-how-it-can-help-and-possible-drawbacks
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/parenting-is-not-a-fad/202403/whats-wrong-with-gentle-parenting
https://www.onlymyhealth.com/permissive-parenting-effects-on-kids-1639720156
https://thoughtfulparenting.org/2025/01/23/consequences-or-no-consequences/

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#gentleparenting #toxicparenting #genalpha

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:45 How'd we get here?
3:39 Story 1
08:58 Story 2
13:43 Story 3

gentle parenting , soft kids , why do I hate my parents , parental abuse , corporal punishment , why I hate my mom , why I hate my dad , why I don’t like my family , child psychology , worst parenting styles , narcissistic parenting , how to be a better mom , how to be a better dad , why do my kids hate me , how to set boundaries with parents , why is my child depressed , why is my son depressed , why is my daughter depressed , guilt tripping parent , comparison , how to cope with parental abuse , mental health , trauma , trophy child , golden child ,

Why Every Generation Is More Poor Than The Last

Gen Z is named “poorest generation”, but before Millennials held that title. Before that, Gen X. Did Baby Boomers kill the American Dream? Why is every generation financially worse off than the last one? Let’s go through every generation’s adulthood (silent generation & Baby Boomer to Gen Z) to find out.

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Sources:
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-debt-crisis-started-in-the-1980s-2015-10
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/generations-feel-financially-worse-their-parents#:~:text=Though%20Gen%20X%20had%20a,financial%20future%20for%20younger%20generations.
https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/poor-millennials/
https://www.aol.com/6-financial-benefits-baby-boomers-145735383.html
https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/average-student-loan-debt-at-graduation?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Silent Generation & Baby Boomer
5:39 Generation X
10:46 Millennials
14:05 Gen Z

#genz #genalpha #poor

poor , financial health , can't get a job , job market bad , how to get a job in todays economy , gen z , millennials , gen y , gen x , baby boomers , silent generation , baby bust , xennials , the greatest generation , the interbellum generation , the lost generation , gen alpha , gen z in workplace , gen z at work , snowflake , entitled , lazy , soft , weak , 1950s , 1970s , 1980s ,1990s , 2000s , 2010s , 2020s , selfish , iPad kids , parents , gen z is doomed , future of gen z

How Childhood Taught Us To People Please

Parent pleasing is crazy The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare https://skl.sh/tyrekesimmonds11241 People pleasing starts as a kid. Toxic parenting, fake friendship approval, seeking love that you were always rejected. How did we get here? In a mental health nuanced world, we explore how we were taught to be people pleasers in the first place.

Sources:
https://www.sitwithkelly.com/blog/childhood-people-pleasing
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parent-pleasing-children-people-pleasing_l_651c1c2ce4b08e1d3e4d9e68
https://blog.findoctave.com/blog/too-easygoing-you-may-be-people-pleasing-and-its-time-to-break-the-habit#:~:text=People%2Dpleasing%20often%20starts%20in%20childhood%2C%20at%20times,or%20negative%20consequences%2C%20or%20avoidance%20of%20guilt.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:26 Parent Pleasing
8:07 Friend Pleasing

#peoplepleaser #parents #mentalhealth

how to stop being a people pleaser , how to stop people pleasing , toxic parents , narcissistic parents , love , rejection , fake friends , seeking approval , how to stop caring what other people think , is people pleasing selfish , when does people pleasing go too far , why do I care too much , how do I stop caring , why do I let people walk over me , why am I a push over , evil parents , narcissism

How Childhood Made Us Obsessed With Money

Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code TYREKE for an extra 4 months free at https://surfshark.com/TYREKE Making money is needed, but when does wealth become obsessive? Financial freedom can turn into greed, but how? How does childhood & parenting affect how you save, spend, invest & your mental health around money into adulthood? Does consumerism, personal finance & society play a role? Let’s find out how we allowed money to control our lives.

Obsession with wealth, the psychology of money & how money scripts play into why we worship money / finances.

Sources:
https://stuyspec.com/article/obsessed-with-money#
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gim-goals-incentives-and-meritocracy/202207/what-makes-us-obsessed-with-money
https://www.yourmentalwealthadvisors.com/our-process/your-money-script/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/financial-life-focus/201606/how-your-childhood-affects-your-money-today

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https://youtube.com/@Chukavelli?si=MUcL3Lc0VOBLuN9Y

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Childhood
9:58 Consumerism & Society
19:07 Icarus (Greed)

#wealth #greedy #consumerism

money worship , money script , lifestyle inflation , mental health , depression , anxiety , childhood , parenthood , teaching kids money , Graham Stephan , stock market , obsession , capitalism, money dysmorphia , money trauma , poverty , economy , monopoly , saving , debt , wealth , greed , family , financial freedom , adulthood , financial independence , love of money , root of all evil , mental health , psychology of money , money vigilance , money avoidance , poverty , rich , money status , finance , I hate money , financial health , psychology

How Friendships Changed The Last 50 Years

Loneliness is declared an epidemic. Were Gen X & Baby Boomers less lonely than Gen Z & Millennials? How were friendships like in 1970s & beyond? Let’s travel back in time to see how relationships have evolved or changed over the generations.

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Sources:
https://medium.com/@appspinnr/friendship-across-decades-evolving-choices-089e17c12c7d
https://slate.com/technology/2019/06/bored-lonely-angry-stupid-excerpt-technology-loneliness-history.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/modern-friend-navigating-complexities-friendship-2023-hareen-sankar/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-a-steady-diet-of-social-media-unhealthy-2018122115600

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https://youtube.com/@Chukavelli?si=MUcL3Lc0VOBLuN9Y

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
0:22 1970s
4:50 1980s
10:10 1990s
14:10 2000s
18:56 2010s
25:16 2024 & beyond

#lonely #friendship #genz

I have no friends , loneliness epidemic , history of friendship , why don't I have any friends , lonely , generations , gen z , gen alpha , baby boomers , gen x , gen y , how to make friends , losing friends after pandemic , how technology affected friendship , how social media makes us lonely , how social media ruined friendship , were people less lonely back then , why it’s okay to have no friends , why it’s okay to have less friends , why do we lose friends when we get older

Why We Make Fun of Mental Health

Mental Illness stigma is as old as history. Clinical depression is seen as laziness / just sadness, anxiety as weakness, ADHD & OCD as fake, bipolar disorder & schizophrenia as crazy. In a time where people fake mental disorders for TikTok views & believe depression isn’t real, I try to find out where this stigma comes from & why we don’t take mental health seriously.

Using psychology (kinda) to find out why people make fun of mental health / use it as quirky trend & personality trait, how we romanticize it due to social media, while raising mental health awareness.

Sources:
https://www.brainsway.com/knowledge-center/mental-health-stigmas/
https://www.byarcadia.org/post/history-of-mental-health-101-stigmatization-of-mental-health
https://fherehab.com/learning/treat-mental-health-centuries#:~:text=Mental%20Health%20Treatment%20Landscape%20in%20the%201700s&text=Asylums%20became%20widespread%20during%20the,ice%2Dcold%20water%20without%20warning.
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/stigma-and-discrimination
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chemical-imbalance-explain-depression

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:03 1 - Experience & Perception
07:43 History of Mental Health Stigma
11:19 2 - Quirky Trend & Faking for TikTok Clout
17:12 Why I Made This Video

#mentalhealth #depression #mentalhealthawareness

depression , adhd , ocd , anxiety , bipolar disorder , stigma , PTSD , major depressive disorder , mental illness , mental health , therapy , treatment , physical health , how to cure , how to fix , why am I depressed , why am I , mental health awareness month , it’s ok to not be ok , stress , psych ward , history of mental health stigma , TikTok , fake mental illness , views , clout , signs of , bias , psychology , psych2go , gen z , TikTok , parents

My Work On/For Other Channels

Editing, Co-Writing, Thumbnail Creation & Voiceover Work For Other Channels

How Wicked 1 & 2 Should Have Ended

Wicked and Wicked For Good left movie fans with mixed reviews. The ending is either bad, hated or loved. We rewrite the plot from both movies, and explain a new ending that makes sense while staying true to the story’s themes. 📖 Go to Our SubStack Article for the full rewrite ➡️https://open.substack.com/pub/taketwo1/p/how-wicked-should-have-ended-movies?r=6m8937&utm_medium=ios

FYI: We are a two-person channel. One person voice records & edits, the other writes the content. His voice, her words.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:00 Plot Holes
02:12 Act 1 Rewrite
05:26 Act 2 Rewrite
08:26 Act 3 Rewrite + New Ending
16:10 What The Ending Means

#wicked #endingexplained #wickedforgood

Ariana Grande , Cynthia Erivo , Elphaba , Glinda , Galinda , wicked witch , wizard of oz , Michelle Yeoh , movie rewrite , take two , ending explained , plot holes ,

If 'Don't Worry Darling' Was Given A 2nd Chance

Don't Worry Darling (2022) left movie fans disappointed, potential to be great but became an enigmatic mess. What if we rewrote the ending in a way that gives it a shot at redemption? What if we fixed the plot holes & story, explain it better, & give the film a second chance?
📖 Go to Our SubStack Article for the full rewrite ➡️https://open.substack.com/pub/taketwo1/p/the-ending-dont-worry-darling-was?r=6m8937&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

FYI: We are a 2-person channel. One person voice records & edits, the other writes the content. His voice, her words.

00:00 Intro
00:32 Plot Holes
02:49 Act 1
03:27 Act 2
04:44 Ending
08:37 Our New Ending Explained

#dontworrydarling #movieexplained #rewriting
Olivia wilde , florence Pugh , harry styles , don't worry darling , ending explained , movie rewrite , mess , better ending , how it should have ended , Jordan Peele

'Weapons' But The Ending Is What Fans Thought It Was

Weapons (2025) horror movie fans think the message is about school gun violence. Director Zach Cregger says it isn’t. But what if it was? We rewrite the movie to fit the political meaning fans thought it was going to be about.
📖 Go to Our SubStack Article for the full rewrite ➡️ https://taketwo1.substack.com/p/if-weapons-told-the-story-it-promised

FYI: We are a 2-person channel. One person voice records & edits, the other writes the content. His voice, her words.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Plot Holes
02:16 Act 1
03:03 Act 2
04:46 Act 3
06:03 Ending
08:50 What The OG Ending Means
09:13 What The Ending Rewrite Means

#moviereview #weaponsmovie #endingexplained
weapons , Zach Cregger , horror , movie , movie rewrite , film , school , shooting , meaning , weapons movie , interview , analysis , plot hole , rewrite , Hollywood , story rewrite , storytelling , kids , cinema , movie theater , 2025 , barbarian , director , is weapons about school shooting , what is weapons about , weapons ending explained , 2:17 meaning , ending explained , 217 , 2:17

Do We Still Look Down On Mental Health?

The mental health movement is more visible than ever, but why do we still unintentionally look down on it? In collaboration with YouTuber Tyreke Simmonds, we dive into the silent stigma surrounding mental wellness and explore why we often downplay or misrepresent mental health struggles without realizing it. Building on Tyreke's insights, this video discusses the ongoing issues in workplaces, schools, and everyday conversations, and how we can collectively shift the narrative.

From understanding how humor and self-diagnosis perpetuate stigma to exploring ways we can talk about mental health with empathy and respect, this video is part of a bigger mission to normalize mental health conversations. We’re excited to collaborate with other creators advocating for mental wellness, and together, we aim to create a world where mental health is treated with the seriousness it deserves.

Join the conversation and share your thoughts in the comments. Let’s keep spreading awareness and supporting one another!

**Key Points Covered:**
- Why mental health stigma persists in workplaces and schools.
- How unintentional behaviors, like dismissive jokes or self-diagnosis, contribute to stigma.
- The dangers of dark humor and superficial self-diagnosis trends on social media.
- How we can foster open, respectful conversations about mental health.

**References:**
- Davis, J. E. (2022). *The Appeal, and the Peril, of Self-Diagnosis*. *Psychology Today*.
- Jaramillo, J. A. (2023). *Down The Rabbit Hole of Self-Diagnosis in Mental Health*. University of Colorado Denver.
- McVay, E. (2023). *Social Media and Self-Diagnosis*. John Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
- Pillay, S. (2010). *The Dangers of Self-Diagnosis*. *Psychology Today*.

If you found this video valuable, check out our other videos, like *“8 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Mental Health”* and *“6 Most Misunderstood Mental Disorders You Should Know About.”* Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to support our mission. Together, we can create meaningful change!

The Amazing Team Behind This:

Writer: Chloe Avenasa & Tyreke Simmonds
Editor: Isadora Ho & Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Amanda Silvera - www.youtube.com/AmandaSillvera
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Animator: Anilezah Lam
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong
Youtuber Mentioned: Tyreke Simmonds - https://youtu.be/Jos3MIQSThg?si=AdXTp-BDtUHxwQAE

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