The Garden: Why You Feel Disconnected and What to Do About It | Ep. 30

The anxiety, the shame, the feeling that something deep inside you is just off — this episode makes the case that none of it started with you.Rahul walks through the story of the Garden of Eden not as a Sunday school recap but as a map for understanding why human beings feel so fundamentally broken and disconnected from life. Van brings her mental health background to the conversation, unpacking the psychology of shame — why it compels us to hide, blame, and deflect — and how that instinct is woven into the oldest story we know.The most striking moment comes when they land on this: the lies that anxiety, shame, and disconnection tell you about who you are only have power when you're cut off from the source that knew you before any of that started.This is a conversation for anyone who has ever felt like they were fighting a battle they didn't choose, and who quietly wonders whether there's a way back to something steadier, truer, and more whole.You don't have to have it figured out to hit play.Find us on Spotify @pillayplacepodcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/6yDlDhEWsh21t2zeg7f5AC?si=B7-HfM0VR6SJuI2i7l4KdgYouTube: @pillayplacepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@PillayPlacePodcast