What does it actually take to start over? And what do you have to let go of to do it?

In this very first episode of Curious About…, Evelina and Danny introduce themselves, their friendship, and the question that sits underneath every new beginning: are you choosing this, or is it choosing you?

Danny shares what it was like to pack his entire life into two suitcases and move to New York with no apartment, no guarantee, and an overwhelming feeling of freedom. Evelina talks about the new beginnings she followed like a script — until the ones she didn't see coming brought her to tears, pushing a pram, wondering where she'd gone.

Together they get into why humans are wired to hate uncertainty (even though that's exactly where growth lives), why we romanticize the past while conveniently forgetting the hangovers, and what a drama teacher named Bronwyn Egan started that neither of us could have predicted.

This is a conversation about courage, identity, grief, and gratitude — wrapped in a whole lot of warmth and the kind of honesty you usually only hear at 11pm with a good friend.

In this episode:

• What a multipotentialite is — and why it might describe you too
• The research on uncertainty and why your brain is fighting you on every new beginning
• Identity grief: the older version of you that has to be released before the new one arrives
• Why the first applause is basically a drug (and what happened when a 15-year-old Danny played the Lion)
• The "which you practice grows stronger" mindset shift that keeps coming up
• Gratitude in the shower, LinkedIn detoxes, and why Evelina's son's face is pressed against the glass
• Anti-fragility, resilience, and what two suitcases teaches you about what actually matters

Sneaky science alert: Adam Grant's hidden potential, negativity bias research, gratitude neuroscience, and the default mode network — all slipped in between a very emotional plane ride and a very strong take on social media.

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Curious About… is hosted by musician & psychologist Evelina Bereni and Broadway performer & counsellor Danny Beiruti.