#282 Michael Alexander

Ryan Sheldon (@RealRyanSheldon) is a speaker, a model, an eating disorder advocate, and the author of F*ckboys Are Boring: A Gay Man’s Guide to Dating (For Everyone). He shares excerpts from his book ...

14 Mars 20251h 20min

This Best Of episode was originally recorded and aired in 2015. Jeanie, a writer, talks about being parentless at 3 and the complex relationship with her mentally disabled sister whom she now has gua...

7 Mars 20252h 6min

Matt D. is a good friend of Paul's who shares his story of starting over after a divorce, a career change, and getting sober—while owning a weed store in California. He also talks about the surprising...

28 Feb 20251h 6min

Jen Soriano is a Filipinx author, musician, and first-generation American. She shares important context about Filipino history and how transgenerational trauma plays out for so many people, including ...

21 Feb 20251h 39min

Phil Stark is a former screenwriter (Dude, Where’s My Car) turned marriage and family therapist. He shares why he made this huge career pivot plus he and Paul discuss passive aggression in relationshi...

14 Feb 202559min

Paul’s support group friend, Jon Luc, opens up about the ways that school took an incredible mental toll on his life and how being gay in this world has also created challenges. He shares his struggle...

7 Feb 20251h 27min

Joshua Fields and T.K. Coleman,(@TheMinimalists) better known as two parts of the popular trio, The Minimalists, join Paul to talk about how all the clutter in our lives can affect our minds and offer...

31 Jan 20251h 17min

We visit the family tree today with Paul Gilmartin’s cousin, Paul Barnard. He shares stories of his past, from losing his baby sister to moving in with an entirely new family when he was 8 years old. ...

24 Jan 20251h 14min