"My friends have helped me become more mature...They helped me realize there's a much better way to look at things that are going on in the world- a much more mature way, without being condescending." -Guest 12

"All you can do in life is to...do! That's action. That's all you have. Being able to take advantage of these actions...and increase your experience, your knowledge, your wisdom...if you can, you should." -Guest 10

"It takes a really long time to realize that you are 100% completely in charge of your life and that you can control some if not most of what happens to you...you're the only one who can say yes and no to anything in your whole life. No one else can make those decisions for you." -Guest 9


Forgive the guest's audio quality! We had some trouble, but the convo is still really amazing.

"My mom's knowledge does not fit into who I am so she doubts my knowledge of myself."

"I think it's human nature that people are comfortable with what they already know. If you make room for something then that might open your mind and make you realize you're wrong about something else which may make you realize that you're wrong about something else and create this catalyst of things that completely changes your entire reality--and I think most people don't want that." -Guest 8

"When you're not allowed to be authentic, it really harms your mental health and it really takes a toll."

"Sometimes parents provoke [or ignore] kids which forces them to get louder and louder and then treat them like an inconvenience for being loud."

"I don't know if I like myself because I like myself or if it's for the things that  other people like about me." ...deep talk regarding social media.

When you realize the intention behind your parents' nagging, you can handle talking to them better. 

Kids don't want to be stereotyped, but neither do parents.

"Strict parents make sneaky kids." - Guest 4

Generational Trauma

When kids WISH their parents would get a divorce instead of stay together "for the kids"

When parents are jealous of their kids for the VERY opportunities they wanted to provide for them

How kids can have more compassion for their parents and help bring their parents' spark back

"Instead of me having to push down the fact that I'm trans because she's uncomfortable with it, I'd like to have her to push down the fact that she's uncomfortable so I can be trans."

-Guest 3, regarding his mom

music by Lucas Lex

"This is going to sound weird, but my mom, even though she is not still Earthside is still my biggest support."

music by Lucas Lex