021 On Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mental Resilience & Fortitude
Heather Sweeney, a mental fitness coach, reminds us of what it means to be human, living in the present and build resilience. She shares her own personal experience fighting through some of the toughe...
10 Apr 202352min
020 Surviving a High School Shooting
In this episode we invite Anthony Lopez, a survivor of a high school shooting that occurred in 1989 in Anaheim. He recalls in detail what he remembers of the gruelling day, being shot, and the post sh...
27 Mar 202347min
019 The Neurological Condition: Synesthesia
Our guest discusses with us about her experience with having synesthesia, in particular colour-grapheme and time-space synesthesia. She talks about how she discovered having it and the ways it impacte...
13 Mar 20231h 2min
018 A Graffiti Artist Spirals Into Gangs, Drugs, Prison... and Comes Back
Today’s episode features an extraordinary guest: Mohawk Matt discusses his transition from graffiti art to street gangs and that finally led him to prison. In addition to detailing his painful addict...
27 Feb 20231h
017 Living LGBTQ: What it Means to be a Transgender Woman
In this episode we speak with Rae Lee on what it means to be a transgender woman in the USA and Shanghai. She discusses grappling with gender dysphoria and how she came to accept and love herself. We ...
13 Feb 20231h 12min
016 On Robbing Banks and Prison Time
In today’s episode Clay Tumey recounts in detail the years he spent robbing banks. I dive deep to understand why and specifically how he did them, and what eventually drove him to turn his life around...
30 Jan 20231h 7min
015 A Story of Bipolar Disorder & Hospitalization
In today’s episode, Macy Yang shares with us her very own deeply personal experience with bipolar disorder and the various treatments she underwent, many of which were quite brutal. She recounts her t...
17 Jan 20231h 7min
014 Removing Fear: A Story of Brain Surgery and Survival
In today’s episode, Jody Smith discusses his experience with anxiety and epilepsy that eventually led to the surgical removal of part of the amygdala in his brain. He recounts his post-surgery recover...
2 Jan 202347min
