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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 1H 11M

To Feel Seen: Building Community & Finding Purpose with Sugary

from Getting Under The Skin

What happens when the person who makes everyone feel seen has never felt it himself?In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Gary Su, known as Sugary, a cultural curator who built a community of 30,000 people in New York City and nearly lost his life doing it. After a health crisis landed him in the ICU last August, Sugary had to confront the one person he had never really shown up for: himself.In this episode, we explore:- Growing up as the only child of Taiwanese immigrants- How bullying became the birthplace of a superpower- Building a city's community while practicing self-abandonment- The ICU moment that forced a hard reset- What it means to finally feel seen from the inside out- Connection, healing, and learning to receive what you give Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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