Welcome back to Well Being, caught right in that strange liminal space between Christmas and New Year’s — aka Twixmas. The days feel blurry, productivity is optional, and next year’s problems can absolutely wait.

We kick things off with our Sparks of Inspiration, swapping holiday highlights, comfort media, and creative joys — from Disneyland dreams and Stranger Things discourse to Hades II, Star Wars games, Doc Martens conversions, and the quiet magic of returning to things you love.

From there, we ease into the mental health portion, unpacking what resolutions actually mean in a world that feels heavy, loud, and demanding. Instead of rigid goals and toxic self-optimization, we explore resolutions as guiding lights — promises rooted in compassion, creativity, movement, and sustainability. We talk fitness without shame, creativity without burnout, work-life balance, planting seeds for future growth, and learning to love making art both alone and together.

Then we drop fully into Goblin Mode 🧌

We shed shame, confess our goblin behaviors, laugh through messiness, doomscrolling, food choices, jacket piles, and creative chaos — all while questioning perfectionism and the unrealistic standards we’ve been taught to uphold.

This episode is cozy, honest, funny, and reflective — a permission slip to enter the new year without pressure, without punishment, and without pretending you’ve got it all figured out.

As always:

Be well. Don’t let them tell you to change — just because you feel a little strange.

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It’s the season of exhaustion, hibernation fantasies, and doing the best we can with what we’ve got — welcome back to Well Being.

This week, the crew leans into Sparks of Inspiration fueled by video games, television binges, unexpected freelance shoots, fog machines that refuse to die, and the reminder that sometimes the tools you already have are exactly the ones you need. From Red Dead Redemption and Cult of the Lamb to Vince Gilligan’s newest Apple TV obsession, inspiration shows up in strange and comforting places.

In the mental health portion, we dig into Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act: A Way of Being, unpacking chapters on distraction, collaboration, and imperfection. What’s the difference between distraction and procrastination? Why are we never actually creating alone? And how do fear, perfectionism, and age quietly convince us to stop sharing our work?

The conversation turns deeply reflective as we talk about:

• Fear of releasing art into the world

• Perfectionism vs. progress

• Losing (and finding) your creative voice

• The pressure of age, careers, grades, money, and expectations

• Why imperfections don’t ruin great work — they often define it

From Pulp Fiction focus pulls to Star Wars wet-hair continuity, from early 20s fearlessness to mid-30s self-doubt, this episode is a reminder that art doesn’t need permission to exist — and neither do you.

Be well, foolios.

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After a whirlwind holiday week full of food, family, and brutal winds, the trio returns to Well Being feeling… well, mostly refreshed. Sparks of Inspiration kick us off with Kel rediscovering the joy of baking and hyping up a Subtronix 360 show, Theo launching a new Redbubble shop and tumbling down a retro–gaming rabbit hole, and Andy searching for something—anything—to qualify as a spark as he pushes through a packed work schedule.

From there, the crew dives deep into this week’s mental health focus: imperfection, pressure, and the stories we tell ourselves. Using Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act, they unpack perfectionism, self–doubt, the fear of the audience, and how creative paralysis sneaks up on all of us. They explore embracing flaws, the weird beauty of “happy accidents,” and how the pursuit of perfection can stall projects, dreams, and sometimes entire eras of creativity.

The conversation hits everything from abandoned edits to old sketches, from behind-the-scenes memories to unfinished films waiting for a second chance. The gang gets vulnerable, honest, and surprisingly motivational as they explore how to stop chasing “perfect” and instead chase completion, joy, and the messy fun of making art.

Then it’s back into the campaign with a chaotic showdown, questionable decisions, a portable hole, and the party once again diving into trouble faster than Theo can shout “Wait two minutes!”

If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, creatively blocked, or crushed under your own expectations — this episode is a warm, funny, slightly chaotic reminder that imperfections aren’t just okay… they’re part of the magic.

Be well, foolios.

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