Stop Performing Your Synonym-Heavy, Soul-Aligned Wellness Fantasy: Why Authenticity Is the Only Real Trend Let’s be completely honest for a second: this last month has been a real kick in the teeth. Between managing everyday burnout, listening to people drone on about "aligning with your highest vibrational frequencies," and trying not to throw my phone against the drywall every time I see another perfectly filtered turmeric latte, I’m exhausted. Welcome to our August series, which corporate or whatever clever branding machine decided to call "Align with Your Soul and Your Wallet" : though honestly, let’s just call it what it is: a cynical look at how we’ve managed to slap a luxury price tag on feeling like garbage and calling it enlightenment. Who comes up with these things? Is there a way out, or are we all just trapped in an endless loop of buying $128 bamboo leggings so we can achieve inner peace while our bank accounts scream in agony? It’s such a shitty pl...
I get down and dirty about my depression lately which is dealing with consequences on how I have treated people and actually understanding the scope of damage that I have caused to people long term and short term. How do I feel better? How do I forgive myself? How do I find patience for people to forgive me? Lots of questions here, but will I find my own answers throughout the show. MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE DIARY OF A MADMAN - Ozzy Osbourne WASTED - Nero ON MY KNEES - Rufs Du Sol ALONE I BREAK - Korn CITIES IN DUST - Siouxsie and the Banshees A MOMENT APART - Odesza THE PROMISE - When In Rome
