How can we cultivate self-trust and trust in others? Why do we struggle to build community? What gets in our way? Why are increasingly fewer people showing up for each other when life gets hard? How do we resist the urge to back out of our commitments to each other? Today we discuss the necessity of building and being in community as life changes rapidly before us.

What does life without social media feel like? How does our lack of introspection interact with our relationships with ourselves and with each other? What does it mean to trust ourselves? How do we make peace with our emotions? Where has daddyauxcord been? All this and more on today's episode.

Why do we struggle to connect with one another in a manner that's fulfilling, lasting, and energizing? Under the veil of connection, we find ourselves increasingly isolated from one another. How has social media facilitated or dismantled our relationships? On this episode, we're digging deep into the state of social media today, how we relate to one another, and numerous suggestions (rooted in research & experience) on how to cultivate meaningful relationships.

Alok Vaid-Menon (@alokvmenon) recently posted their New Year's resolutions from over the years. Their 2018 resolutions, a list of eleven  commitments, concisely capture how to be a better human and the headspace I'm in as I go into the New Year. I call these my 2024 New Year's Intentions and expand on each one in this episode.

When and why do we lose our childlike playfulness? Why do we find ourselves increasingly closed off from one another? Why do we take ourselves so seriously? Why do we care so much? On this episode, we’re discussing playfulness and how important it is in our adulthood, our relationships, our social lives, and to our joy. 

This episode is for absolutely everybody. What hinders or even destroys sisterhood? How does male validation impede on our desires? How can we achieve confidence expressing our truths and our wishes? Why does everybody care so much about what men think? This episode dives deep into our culture and the ways we've been taught to acquire the love + joy we deserve. 

Why is confidence considered factual competence? Why are we drowning in misinformation online? How can we achieve common ground? Today, we're breaking down the sources of science denial, the death of expertise, and the significance of critical thinking. We got madddd much power in our collective knowledge – how do we effectively utilize it?

When and why do we discuss other people? When is gossip positive or constructive? What does it say about us? Today we're discussing the idea of being a hater, gossip and its applications, and the nuances of criticism and how it has changed over time. What drives our behavior? Why are we afraid of being honest?We're covering it all.

Why are we stuck in our minds? How do we remove our attachment to things? Why is time flying or going by way too slowly? Today we're tackling how I can make you live longer (you're going to have to see for yourself) by unpacking the illusion of time, why we aren't fulfilled, and all the things holding us back from being content and free.