What If Your Voice Is The Work You’re Here To Do? | Episode 405

Jan 4

We started the new year with a simple truth: if you still wake up with a voice, there is work left to do. Our community crossed 400 episodes on a shoestring budget, not because we chased metrics, but because we stayed stubborn about helping people. The growth is real—more listeners, more cities, more countries—and so are the questions. How do you share your voice? Through words, music, art, code, or quiet acts of care? We invite you to answer, because clarity follows expression. As a nonprofit, we keep costs low and effort high, but our currency is trust, and trust grows when we tell the messy parts too.

That honesty matters when we talk about mental health. 2017 was a collapse that exposed patterns of avoidance, alcohol abuse, and silence around hard topics. The narrative can blur online, so let’s be precise: experimentation with drugs happened, but alcohol was the real problem, the one that cracked routines, relationships, and judgment. Owning that truth helps us prevent myths from becoming labels. It also models a way forward—get a team, accept help, reduce harm, and choose better habits. Recovery is not a straight line; some days are wins and some days backslide. But progress compounds when we keep talking, even when the words feel heavy.

Another part of change is language. Swearing used to surge in high-stress moments, on and off camera. Over time, the volume dipped. Not because of performative politeness, but because fewer sparks meant fewer fires: less reactive language, less reactive thinking. When you pause, you choose. That skill translates on-air. Without a script, we slow down enough to hear the actual question and answer with care. Guests and hosts alike can feel the difference—less rushing, more substance. If you’ve ever tried to quit a reflex word, you know it isn’t tidy. But aligning words with values builds credibility you can’t buy.

Why lean into hard conversations? Because pain thrives in quiet corners. We ask about anxiety, relapse, apologies, faith, purpose, and the days when hope feels thin. Not everyone agrees with our lens or our language, and that’s fine. The goal isn’t perfect consensus; it’s useful honesty. Each story can be a bridge for someone who thought they were alone. The measure of success isn’t how smooth the episode sounds but whether someone hears a line that nudges them to call a friend, book an appointment, or put a drink down. That’s the real work of a mission-driven show.

Sustaining the mission takes stamina. We crossed our episode goal by more than a hundred because we kept showing up, through slow weeks and long edits, through new platforms and short-form experiments. We’re learning to repurpose content, trim filler, and meet listeners where they are—YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart. We invite you to share, subscribe, and comment not as vanity signals, but as lifelines that extend reach. The vision is big—three billion helped over a lifetime and beyond—and big visions start with small, repeated acts. Keep your voice in play. Tell us how you use it. We’ll keep ours steady, imperfect, and here.

Chapter Markers

0:00 Kicking Off 2026 And Growth

2:35 Subscribe, Share, And Platform Reach

3:55 Nonprofit Mission And Zero Budget Wins

6:45 How Do You Share Your Voice

10:55 Resolutions And Community Check-In

12:55 Clearing The Record On Substance Use

16:20 Language, Swearing, And Personal Change

22:05 From Guest To Host: Finding Flow

27:30 Why Hard Topics Matter

32:40 Growth, Maturity, And Making Amends

38:50 Purpose, Faith, And Staying The Course

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What If Your Voice Is The Work You’re Here To Do? | Ep 405

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