This week’s episode is about the inner reality of our experience- actually, specifically, that our experience is being had by us and only us.

It was inspired by this Instagram video on @mantalks where a gentleman was talking about it being time to “let go of porn,” as within years, all of the online porn/chat sites will be led by AI, and not a human.

My question is- “What does it matter?”

Through my analysis, I show how not only does it not matter, but more broadly, how the experience you’re having is unique to you and only you.

And also, while it’s true that it might be time to let go of porn, AI running the show has very little to do with it.

In August of 2018, Russell Barlow went on vacation with friends for the sixth year in a row. He found himself drinking to blackout for most of it, in the throes of a deep depression.

Following that trip, he was diagnosed with Bipolar 2, or as he calls it, “Bipolar Lite.”

What followed was a several-year process of waking up. The diagnosis was just the first step to a constant process of evolution and change.

In this episode of the Get the F*ck Off Podcast, we talk very intimately about Bipolar 2, mental health, and the stigma associated with it.

We talk about the pandemic, and the necessary pause that allowed for a respite in the American obsession with constant motion; a pause that allowed for some to experience a much-needed break from the assault of grueling jobs where they were undervalued.

We also talk about the importance of well-being.

Russell and I both worked in the hospitality industry for a large portion of our lives, which we use as a lens to examine the importance of work-life balance.

We also discuss the nationwide restaurant employee shortage and the dated mindset of the industry that imperatively needs to change its value system to become more person-centered.

On Episode 35 of the Get the F*ck Off Podcast, I am so excited to bring on a friend of mine, Stephanie Langner, who sold her house, left her job of 11 years as a Middle School teacher, and is one month away from flying west to begin her trek from Canada to Mexico on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail.

This is not her first long-distance backpacking adventure, having hiked the Appalachian Trail back in 2016.

Much of this episode focuses on the powerful mindset shifts that had to take place for Stephanie to complete such an incredible feat.

We also talk about spirituality, getting unstuck, gratitude, and living a minimalist lifestyle.

Back in 2015, I thought about jumping in front of the train every day. It signified a much larger problem- that I was not living my life purposefully. This podcast is about hope and change, and taking control over your own life.