In this episode we reflect on how childhood models of care, cultural inheritance, and lived experiences shape our internal compass, sometimes aligning us with our values, sometimes pulling us away. This episode focuses on the subtle difference between knowing yourself and trusting yourself, and how each is forged through challenge, reflection, and presence.

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Keywords

identity, self-trust, intention, values, childhood, cultural inheritance, jealousy, friendship, routines, rituals, anchoring, travel, India, worldview, self-awareness, growth, personal integrity, presence

Description

In this episode, we explore the anatomy of trust: what it is, where it comes from, and how we build (or break) it over time. We dive into our contrasting worldviews: one that trusts implicitly and grants opportunities by default, and one that trusts experientially, through layers of consistent behavior. The conversation weaves through childhood influences, friendships lost and preserved, and the subtle betrayals of silence. We ask: How do you trust yourself when your own decisions feel uncertain? What does it mean to treat others as if they already are the person they could become? This is a conversation about the hidden architecture of relationships, the implicit contracts, the micro-ruptures, the shared lifeline of becoming.

Keywords

trust, self-trust, authenticity, vulnerability, friendship, consistency, modeling, responsibility, internal world, external world, NPCs, belief, rupture and repair, emotional maturity, implicit trust, transformation, personal agency, social judgment, relationship design

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In this episode, we explore the quiet weight of personal transformation. We talk about the pressure of becoming, how it shows up as resistance, inertia, and fatigue, and what it takes to keep moving when the rewards of change are delayed. The conversation weaves through themes of loss, motivation, masks, emotional honesty, and the people who walk with us as we grow. This is an episode about the dragons we feed, the mirrors we fear, and the unexpected grace of being seen.

Keywords

change, transformation, loss, motivation, accountability, friendship, trust, resistance, personal growth, emotional honesty, relationship transitions, values, masks, peace, inertia

Links

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In this episode, we reflect on what simplicity really means, not as a design aesthetic or productivity hack, but as a state of internal alignment. We explore how the transition into autumn mirrors the desire to slow down and find clarity, and how routines and environments can anchor us during seasons of change. Seth shares a deeply personal story of grief and the loss of his mother, and how it reshaped his relationship to agency, perception, and presence. We talk about how the hardest moments in life often reveal what matters most, and how simplicity might be less about removing things and more about living in congruence between your values and your actions. This is a conversation about sleep, stillness, picking up the pieces, and the courage it takes to keep living a full life, even when the vase shatters.

Keywords

simplicity, grief, agency, loss, reflection, values, routines, death, family, forgiveness, perception, reality, identity, presence, courage, emotional honesty, balance

Links

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In this episode, we explore how travel shapes and reveals our inner world.

We reflect on how our earliest experiences with travel formed our relationship with freedom, discomfort, and cultural difference. From family road trips to solo adventures abroad, we share the stories that challenged our assumptions and opened up new ways of seeing.

This is a conversation about how movement through the world reshapes us: emotionally, perceptually, and philosophically. We also explore how travel helps us ask better questions - about who we are, what we value, and what kind of life we want to build.

Keywords

travel, identity, culture, worldview, simplicity, freedom, childhood, discomfort, growth, perspective, values, agency, transformation

Links

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In this episode, we explore how the environments we grow up in shape our emotional lives and our sense of what’s possible.

We talk about growing up in the U.S. and the UK, and how culture, language, and social norms influence our worldviews, often in ways we don’t fully see until we leave.

We reflect on emotional repression vs. openness, the weight of shame, and the ways each environment invites or inhibits vulnerability.

This is a conversation about identity, culture, and what happens when you finally have enough space to ask who you really are.

Keywords

environment, identity, culture, vulnerability, emotional expression, shame, worldview, British, American, language, societal norms, emotional repression, growth

Links

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In this episode, we reflect on how boundaries shape our sense of identity and relationship. We explore how childhood experiences influenced our sense of control, freedom, and emotional expression, and how that shows up in adulthood.

This is a conversation about discomfort, vulnerability, and the difference between protecting yourself and revealing yourself. We ask what it means to be fully seen, and how the right kind of boundary can actually be an act of care and connection. It’s reflective, raw, and rooted in our own experiences, and as always, just two friends thinking out loud.

Keywords

boundaries, agency, vulnerability, identity, relationships, self-expression, worldview, growth, reflection, communication, childhood patterns, self-awareness

Links

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In our opening episode of Depth Unknown, we trace the beginnings of our worldviews, the inner worlds that shaped our questioning and the external champions who gave us direction. We reflect on the early oscillations between solitude and community, self and other, and the figures - teachers, friends, institutions, and strangers - who became champions of our perspectives.

But champions don’t always hold. What happens when the people we looked to for guidance fail us, or when the stories we inherited no longer make sense?

We explore the tension between inner voice and outer influence, the disillusionments that pushed us toward our own voices, and the role of others in walking us toward who we are becoming.

Keywords

worldview, identity, agency, vulnerability, friendship, storytelling, philosophy, personal growth, meaning, reflection, resilience, life transitions, culture, Texas, COVID-19, faith, creativity, conversation, authenticity

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In this preliminary conversation, we reflect on how Depth Unknown came to be and why we’re finally starting it nearly a decade after our first attempt.

We talk about our friendship, the experiences that shaped our worldviews, and the kind of conversations that have sustained us over time.

This episode is raw, reflective, and full of questions: What does it mean to be vulnerable in public? How do you begin to decide what’s important in life? And what happens when allow yourself to be truly seen?

It’s a timestamp of where we are at the start. No scripts. No certainty. Just two friends thinking out loud.

Keywords

worldview, identity, vulnerability, personal growth, deep conversation, philosophy, friendship, authenticity, storytelling, reflection, creativity, meaning, life transitions, long distance relationships, beliefs, faith

Links

http://depthunknown.fm/

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