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stranger turned friend 💌 — 91 episodes

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#62: Adam | How to sit with the mind (through art, creativity, nature, and more)
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#61: Nate | Being an Eternal Optimist, showing up for yourself, and leaning into fears
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#60: Madison | ADHD, getting sober, and pursuing our creative curiosities
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#059: Elias | Creative projects, time in nature, and accepting ourselves
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#058: Paola 🎈 | Are we optimists? (Birthday edition)
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#057: Ken | The Contrarian Life of a Sea Sailor

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ANALOG | AccidentalCISO on career burnout & crafting a slow life
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ANALOG | Ben Quam on serendipity, going with the flow, and living fully
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#056: Kevin | Life-long learning & knowing when to quit
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#055: Adam | On being homeless, incremental progress, and pursuing what's meaningful

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#054: Clarence | The Autistic David Goggins

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#053: Ross | On balance, parenting, and understanding our place on this earth

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#052: Darren | On turtles, art, nature & viking music
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#051: Kale | On having a sense of wonder with surfing, music, and being a free-range parent
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#050: Eric | What's our Personality Tests?

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#049: Toni | Take the (life) lessons and look forward!
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#048: Josh | Accepting our finite nature, addiction recovery, battling our ego
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#047: Massi | How do we embrace self-reflection & mindfulness?

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#046: Rene | Road Tripping Adventures

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#045: Amanda | How To Treat Yourself With Kindness (BODY POSITIVITY)

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#044: Robyn | The Pursuit of Creativity

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REWIND: Mertyl | Transcending Trauma with Courage and Kindness [TRIGGER WARNING!]

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#043: Adam | An Odyssey into Spirituality, Ego, and Joy
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Behind The Scenes | My Thoughts on Building this Podcast & Creating Genuine Conversations

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Behind The Scenes | How i Pick My Shit Sandwich, Self-Respect vs. Ego, Being Consistent, Why i Love Podcasting

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#042: Jordyn | Harmony with Self, Generational Trauma, Uncomfortable Conversations

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#041: Cade Thomas | It's Not Art Unless It Has The Potential To Be A Disaster
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#040: Bruno | The Life-Changing Magic of Jiu-Jitsu, Habits, and Mewing (WHAT'S THAT?)

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#039: Cece | On The Magic of Slowing Down
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#038: Vera | The Joy of Music, Friendships & Food (Especially Grandma's Kimbap)

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#037: Taylor | Doing things for their own sake
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#036: Axel | How do you interpret reality?
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#035: Mertyl | Transcending Trauma with Courage and Kindness [TRIGGER WARNING!]

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#034: Noor | Books & Shedding Identities
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#033: Olaf | Autism, What's Knuckleball?, Welcome To The Garbage Town!
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#032: Aria | Med School Life, Mentorship & Reminiscing High School

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#031: Tiffany | How To Discover Your Authentic Self

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#030: Tim | A Nurse on a Mission to Self-Improve, Making Internet Friends, Solving Escape Rooms
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#029: Aron | On Self-Education, Mom's Words of Wisdoms, Coming Out & More

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#028: Ryan | The Hell of Chronic Illness, Therapy Insights, and The Art of Erotic Fiction

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#027: Tatiana | Dealing with Toxic Family, Making Reddit Friends, Trisha Paytas Hot Takes

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#026: Patti | How To Be A Better Conversationalist?
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#025: Chris | Do Hard Things, Build Good Relationships, & Be Content

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#024: Ashe | Being Introverts, Dealing with Uncertainty, Balancing Love & Loyalty
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#023: Carl | About Kindness with an Old Soul (smoking a tobacco)

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#022: Rob | Why Should i Care About Politics?

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#021: Mel [Part II] | The Girl Who Changes Her "Brand" Every Few Months

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#020: Mel [Part I] | Sugar babies, Solipsism, Sensual Alien Space Dreams

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#019: Frank | Pain and Lust, Why Is Happiness Fleeting?

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Knuckleball: An introspective podcast about the human condition
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the introspective series: the end (of the series, not the podcast)

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#018: Atalin | Insecurities, Monetizing Your Passion, and Paranormal Activities

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the introspective series: you gotta break patterns to change reality
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the introspective series: can someone teach me how to urban sketch?
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the introspective series: and now i just sit in silence

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the introspective series: where does my self-worth come from?

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the introspective series: target the oldest living person in the room (ft. special guest)

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#017: Jacob | I wanted to prove to myself that suicide is not the answer

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the introspective series: how to have deeper conversations
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the introspective series: i'm an early waker upper
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the introspective series: no one can take advantage of kindness (Q&A style)
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the introspective series: i need to be more transactional!

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the introspective series: do you use the Clubhouse app???

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the introspective series: a story at the gym + life update
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#016: Glenn | Introspective Questions for 20 Year Olds Trying to Navigate Turbulent Times

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the introspective series: a little bit about me (Q&A style)

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the introspective series: i have a hard time admitting that i'm a creative person

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the introspective series: thanks jeff bezos for the hot tip.

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the introspective series: how exactly do two strangers become friends?

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the introspective series: an aggressive rant on (buying) stuff.

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the introspective series: facts vs. stories (how i changed the narrative in my head)

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#015: Loren | Femboy Struggles and Bad Relationships (advice included)

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the introspective series: observe your hobbies (they could turn a light on for you)

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the introspective series: choose to be kind today.

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the introspective series: listen if you're having a down day
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the introspective series: whose permission are you waiting for?

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#014: Russell | Eminem is THE reason why I love the English language.

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#013: Caleb | People don’t have ideas. Ideas have people.

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#012: Chris | Everyone has their own story

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#011: Nicaylen | Align our social media self vs. real-life self, Creating Empathy, Stoicism, Finding Light-heartedness in Serious Conversations

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#010: Robel | Have A Nice Day, Listeners.

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#009: Nikko | Single Serving Friends Will Do You Good

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#008: Marka | Being alive is GOOD!

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#007: Paul | I knew I needed help...but I didn't want to get help (a story about mental health)

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#006: Sarah | I realized that everything I wanted out of life was wrong

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#005: Mahika | Advice from a 14 Year Old on the Meaning of Life

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#004: June Converse | The Great Vagina

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#003: Mike Cunningham | Doing the right thing...is always the right thing

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#002: Almeera | Do you like yourself?

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#001: Santiago Martinez | The one with the blog

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#000: Can You Tell Me A Story? is finally here!