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WHY JIM MORRISON KNEW ALL THE THINGS

T H E   P O D C A S T  In this new THEORY SEGMENT I discuss my thoughts on Jim Morrison, the will to be weird, and why right now it's appropriate to feel all the weird things.  Spoiler alert, during a pandemic, it would be weird if you weren't.This episode is out now on Apple Podcasts and everywhere you listen, including Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, and more to come. I'd love it if you gave it a listen and left a review and dropped some stars. It will really help others find the podcast. In the meantime, you can look for exclusives previews here each week regarding new episodes.Can't wait for you to listen!! Find JOY here.

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WHY THE TORTOISE AND HARE BOTH WIN

T H E   P O D C A S T  In this New Year's THEORY SEGMENT I discuss my thoughts on the classic Aesop children's fable, the Tortoise and the Hare, why it sucks, and how allowing grace for all paces is the only way to win the race we currently run. Spoiler alert, in my version, both the tortoise and the hare win.This episode is out now on Apple Podcasts and everywhere you listen, including Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, and more to come. I'd love it if you gave it a listen and left a review and dropped some stars. It will really help others find the podcast. In the meantime, you can look for exclusives previews here each week regarding...

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WHY TUESDAY IS A DICK

T H E   P O D C A S T  Well, I might have really done it with this one. In this hilarious and truly transparent THEORY SEGMENT I share one of my favorite examples of the importance of facing the psychological hard stuff head on and why sooner or later we just need to face the music, or in my case, the Ken doll. Travel back in time with me to 15, art school crushes, and the importance of working through what we most try to avoid. Spoiler alert, you'll laugh, if not with me, then at me. And I'm good with that. #dickdayThis episode is out now on Apple Podcasts and everywhere you listen, including Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, and...

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WHY THE UNITED STATES IS A TEENAGER

T H E   P O D C A S T  In this special 2020 election edition THEORY SEGMENT I discuss the psychoanalytic idea that on a developmental timeline, the United States is a teenager. Why this matters given the closeness and outcome of the election, and what the big picture looks like moving forward. Spoiler alert, it's looking better with a set of good parents.This episode is out now on Apple Podcasts and everywhere you listen, including Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, and more to come. I'd love it if you gave it a listen and left a review and dropped some stars. It will really help others find the podcast. In the meantime, you can look for exclusives previews here each week...

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WHY GOOD FRIENDS BRING A SHOVEL

T H E   P O D C A S T  The end of mercury in retrograde, a full moon on Halloween, and the election we've been anticipating since 2016, seemed like a good enough reason to release a BONUS EPISODE of JOY IS NOW this week. In this special THEORY episode sandwiched between an episode about FEAR and HOPE (releasing on Sunday), I share one of my favorite stories. One I've been thinking deeply about for the past 20 years. I hope you will listen, reflect, pause, take a whole lot of deep breaths and join me in a promise to be the friend with a shovel. Hang in there. There is no other way but through. Let's get digging.This episode is out...

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