There's a strength to being vulnerable. It's hard, it takes courage. It is also one of the most powerful and effective ways to truly connect with others on a deep and real level. But there's still a big stigma around it. People are afraid of being vulnerable for a multitude of reasons. Self protection, fear of dumping on someone, fear of looking bad or weak.

But there's so much power in being vulnerable and sharing, even with strangers! To me, talking with strangers is like an antidepressant in and of itself.

Recently I had a few deeply vulnerable conversations with beautiful people that were absolute strangers. We both shared openly about our struggles and our strengths. They saw me for who I really was, and gave me the strength to see myself and keep going. I was in a deeply dark place mentally, probably the most I've ever struggled. Talking to them, as cliche as it sounds, was like oxygen. It was so profoundly healing and the conversations were life changing. That happened because I just decided to chat with some strangers.

We need to do this more. Connect with eachother. You never know who you're helping just by sharing a bit of yourself.

Much love and peace and thanks for listening!

People are becoming more and more inconsiderate as time goes by. I blame technology. The emergence of social media and music on our phones is making people self absorbed, unaware zombies.

Just a little rant about the things I find most inconsiderate about people today. It's gonna be suuuuuuper fun. No but there are some funny moments so might as well listen to the whole episode ;-)

Sal is an IT professional with a degree in Computer Systems technology. He also happens to be one of the smartest people I know and is also my friend!

We chat about masculinity, sensitivity, and the term Alpha Male, which we vastly disagree on. Hope you enjoy!

Expanding more on last weeks topic.

As a Highly Sensitive Person, we need more alone time. It's just how we're wired. But everyone needs to be able to have time to themselves. It's important for reflection, to recharge, and to help figure things out.

This is just a little rant about the necessity of being alone and a realization about my needs in that arena.

Just a 20 minute rant about depression and the state of the world. And I guess where I see myself. It's kind of a bummer, I'm not gonna lie. But maybe it'll be cathartic or validating as you see yourself in some of my sentiments.

A rant about technology and how it's fucking up the world. I find myself getting more and more frustrated and overwhelmed by technology. It's unescapable, it's here to stay. But is it completely out of control...? Are we at the grips of addiction and the insertion of tech into seemingly every facet of our lives...? I don't remember agreeing to any of this. Do you...?

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