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Recent Episodes

  • #23 - Brock Morris & Embracing Change

    Topics: embracing change, mentorship, and learning from visionaries.

  • #22 - Barrie Farivar & Discipline

    Topics: benefits of sports, startup bootstrapping, and discipline.

  • #21 - Uzo Ometu & North Star Dreams

    Topics: evolution of news after 2016 elections, the importance of knowing your North Star, and the power of having big dreams.

  • #20 - Lucy Sun & Seeking Security

    Topics: Meta layoffs, the constant need to level up and how experiencing instability can motivate us.

  • #19 - Zynara Ng & Soulmate Connections

    Topics: soulmate connections and love languages.

  • #18 - Gustavo Morillo & Discipline

    Topics: how discipline will help you follow your dreams, how comparison steals joy, and the art of listeng.

  • #17 - Matt Tuffuor & Entreprenuership

    Topics: how travel can help us grow, how entrepreneurship is a way of life, and the importance of intentionally investing in gratitude and community.

  • #16 - Jose Duran & EOY Reflections

    Topics: how changing behavior can help change feelings, the role of shame, the importance of being selfish for your own health and reflections on this year’s episodes.

  • #15 - Hannah Hunt & No Blueprint

    Topics: what happens when you don’t have a blueprint for your career, the role fear can play in our career choices, and the inevitability of midlife crises.

  • #14 - Jamie Kreeger & Changing Course

    Topics: doubts that arise when we make big life changes, importance of downtime, and how tough conversations lead to meaningful connections.

  • #13 - Lana Bonner & Feeling Safe

    Topics: the long lasting impact of war, the deep desire of wanting to belong, and how looking back is both scary and necessary to our own growth.

  • #12 - Linda Camacho & Assumptions

    Topics: how society often makes assumptions of who we are, the discomfort of being misunderstood, how our identity can change over time, and how our internal age doesn’t seem to change much at all.

  • #11 - Christian Franco & Nostalgia

    Topics: career pivots, the nostalgic power of movies and music, the importance of family, and that loss is an inevitable part of life.

  • #10 - Stephen Salinas & The Cost of Evolving

    Topics: the cost of evolving into the person you want to become and reframing what it means to be ambitious.

  • #9 - Zynara Ng & Existential Crises

    Topics: how work can sometimes be performative, the impact of existential crises, and how to approach mistakes.

  • #8 - Andrew Peterson & Saying Yes

    Topics: the benefits of saying “yes” to new experiences, the importance of community, and the power of being a nerd.

  • #7 - Rachel Shin & Celebration

    Topics: breaking out of “black and white thinking” where we label ourselves and others as good or bad people. Rachel shares a deeply personal experience of asking for help when all seemed lost and learning that we all matter in this world, even when our thoughts are deceiving us in the darkness.

  • #6 - Hamsa Mahendranathan & Adult Scams

    Topics: growing up in immigrant families, the realization that adulthood is a scam, Hamsa's reasons for not having children, and how to break free from the fat phobia in our society.

  • #5 - Trent Raymond & Letting Go

    Topics: Trent's experiences in the military, the value of letting go, and very importantly, how to be brave through the fear.

  • Ashley Gaertner

    #4 - Ashley Gaertner & Inner Thoughts

    Topics: the value of vulnerability, the importance of opening up to your people, and how to become more aware of our inner thoughts so we can learn to be kinder to ourselves.

  • Crystal Stonebreaker

    #3 - Crystal Stonebreaker & Boundaries

    Topics: the importance of investing in our health, our friendships, and our boundaries even in high stress environments.

  • Brian Yeh

    #2 - Brian Yeh & Elitism

    Topics: career choices and the elitism the pervades these choices, and the insecurities that prevent many of us from pivoting to new adventures.

  • Jose Duran

    #1 - Jose Duran & The Google Layoffs

    Topics: Google layoffs, doing things on your own time, and managing feelings of not being "good enough."

Meet the Host

Nicy Duran’s favorite thing is having meaningful conversations with other humans. She loves her family, friends, and San Diego. She is an almost lawyer, a former Googler/YouTuber, an aspiring storyteller, and a forever optimist.