This week, I'm sitting down with author Corwin Michaels for one of the most powerful conversations I've had on the podcast. Corwin shares his experience growing up in foster care, navigating adoption, surviving unimaginable abuse, and how those experiences shaped both his mental health and the fantasy worlds he creates as an author. We also dove into religious trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, therapy, resilience, and why telling your story can be one of the most healing things you do. It's an honest, emotional conversation about surviving what should have broken you, and choosing to keep living anyway.

This week, I sit down with fellow podcaster Matt Homes for a real conversation about creative burnout, knowing when to walk away, and finding your way back to something you love. We also get into parenting, breaking generational cycles, accountability, and trying to do things differently than the way we were raised. It's honest, a little messy, and a reminder that sometimes the hardest person to hold accountable is yourself.

The Homes Room Pod is officially (mostly) back up and running, so go check it out now!

This week, I'm hanging out with Dayton, Anthony, and Evan from Best Days Behind for a conversation about music, mental health, creativity, and never giving up on what you love. From songwriting and stage stories to anxiety, therapy, and finding your voice, this episode is packed with laughs, honesty, and plenty of pop-punk nostalgia.

Find them on Instagram: @bestdaysbehindfl

Society as a whole "thinks" they understand disability, until Tye’s story smacks them right in the face. From childhood milestones to a brutal healthcare system, Tye lays out the raw, unfiltered truth of living with muscular dystrophy and navigating a world that often seems designed to dismiss or ignore him. We break down the myths around disability, why society still sees us as "less than," and how that impacts everything from insurance to social acceptance. Understanding isn’t just about awareness: it’s about demanding better treatment, better policies, and a culture that stops treating disabled bodies as anomalies. If you walk away from anything in this episode, I truly hope it's that disabled people more than our limitations. We’re stories, resilience, and a whole lot of badassery. Catch Tye's pod, The TyePod everywhere you get your podcasts & on Instagram: @the.tye.pod

“You cannot wait to be motivated to create.”

Most couples kill their creative momentum by trying to do everything alone, and then there's Taylor Joy Stevens and Cobain Rivers. These founders, parents, and creative souls reveal the secret sauce behind blending business, family, mental health, and a whole lotta love without losing your mind or your flow. From turning coffee into a creative catalyst to navigating neurodivergence and shifting from "hustle hard" to "heal hard," this episode is packed with raw honesty and surprising insights. You'll discover how a simple mindset shift helped Cobain free himself from fighting his brain, why belief in yourself is the ultimate creative fuel, and how real communication (yes, therapy too) can save your relationship and your sanity. .We break down how they juggle parenthood with entrepreneurial chaos, turn creative struggles into self-care rituals, and use everyday words like “neurodivergency” and “perfectionism” to unlock real progress. This episode really hits for creatives, parents, and anyone tired of the “all or nothing” mindset. In the end, this duo proves love, creativity, and business can (and should) coexist beautifully.

Most people would throw in the towel when diagnosed with terminal cancer, but Mellissa? She fights like a pro, breaking every rule and redefining what it means to truly live. Faced with a stage four diagnosis, she turned her fears into furious action, spending her savings, challenging the system, and leaning on her fierce support squad to keep pushing forward. In this unapologetically real conversation, Mellissa spills her journey from escaping childhood trauma to battling aggressive cancer during a global pandemic. We break down her unconventional approach to treatment, the importance of surrounding yourself with warriors rather than bystanders, and why her relentless optimism is a game-changer. Her story is a blueprint for anyone facing dire diagnoses, offering a perspective that’s both inspiring and refreshingly human. She is a cancer warrior, entrepreneur, and advocate who believes in fighting with everything you’ve got and never, ever losing your sense of humor. Her story shows that living your best possible life doesn’t mean avoiding death, it means embracing it with grace, grit, and a little bit of wild.

Juju Green (aka Straw Hat Goofy) sat down with me this week and we dove right into it: how he took the scenic route and ended up rubbing elbows with Tom Cruise, Ryan Coogler, and movie legends while casually dropping Netflix-worthy stories. In this episode of wild tales, Juju shares how he went from growing up in Compton to becoming the go-to guy for Hollywood premieres, exclusive interviews, and viral TikTok breakdowns. Juju's journey into podcasting and beyond is the comedic, chaotic, inspiring roller coaster you didn’t see coming, but won’t want to miss.