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EPISODE · Sep 6, 2025 · 32 MIN

I’m Fine (But Not Really)

from Help! We Started A Podcast! · host Ryan and CC

They say “It’s okay not to be okay, basta wag kamagpanggap.” Cute, but let’s be real—every single one of us is pretendinghalf the time. We fake smiles at work, laugh at jokes we don’t get, and answer“I’m fine” while quietly falling apart. That’s not lying—that’s surviving.In this episode,Ryan tears into the guilt trip of “don’t pretend” and flips the cliché on itshead. Because sometimes, masks aren’t about faking—it’s about functioning.Sometimes, pretending is exactly what keeps us moving.So buckle up. It’snot a fraud. It’s not weakness. It’s just life, and everyone’s doing it—whetherthey admit it or not.

They say “It’s okay not to be okay, basta wag kamagpanggap.” Cute, but let’s be real—every single one of us is pretendinghalf the time. We fake smiles at work, laugh at jokes we don’t get, and answer“I’m fine” while quietly falling apart. That’s not lying—that’s surviving.In this episode,Ryan tears into the guilt trip of “don’t pretend” and flips the cliché on itshead. Because sometimes, masks aren’t about faking—it’s about functioning.Sometimes, pretending is exactly what keeps us moving.So buckle up. It’snot a fraud. It’s not weakness. It’s just life, and everyone’s doing it—whetherthey admit it or not.

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They say “It’s okay not to be okay, basta wag kamagpanggap.” Cute, but let’s be real—every single one of us is pretendinghalf the time. We fake smiles at work, laugh at jokes we don’t get, and answer“I’m fine” while quietly falling apart. That’s not...

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