We missed a week, came back, and apparently had some shit to work through.
This sesh starts with Mormon cartoons and whether carrying gold plates into battle requires superhero strength. Somehow, we end up talking about faith, family, forgiveness, and the stories we keep telling ourselves about who we are. GMO Cookies may have helped with the detours.
We get personal about growing up in very different households, finding community without agreeing on everything, and learning to look back at our mistakes without turning every memory into another reason to beat ourselves up. You fucked up. What have you learned? Who have you become since then?
Then we get into relationships, misunderstandings, and the difference between feeling angry and using that anger to hurt someone. There are some heavy moments in this one, along with plenty of us being us.
And just when things need a little breathing room, Jesse shares how “making new connections” became “naked connections” in a professional text. Autocorrect really said, let’s see where this goes.
In this sesh:
- Growing up with Living Scriptures and very specific Sunday entertainment.
- Family stories, alcohol, and the things we were taught to believe.
- Faith, church culture, and making room for people who think differently.
- Taking responsibility while giving yourself room to grow.
- How labels and assumptions get in the way of connection.
- Listening to your partner instead of preparing your rebuttal.
- Feeling your emotions without taking them out on someone else.
- An unfortunate text, a hard-earned racing win, and the power of a simple thank-you.
Chapters
00:15 — We’re back, and straight into Mormon cartoons
03:03 — Patience before you could text everyone
04:14 — Family stories, Mexico, and two very different grandmas
09:01 — Growing up around alcohol—or without it
11:38 — Faith, church culture, and community
14:21 — Connection, conversations, and looking past labels
16:30 — Dating, pickup artists, and manipulation
18:18 — Religion and what community means to us
21:14 — Forgiving yourself and recognizing your growth
28:34 — Do we want understanding, or do we want to be right?
31:09 — Identity, labels, and different paths
34:53 — Childhood hurt and showing up in relationships
38:06 — When an invitation gets lost in translation
40:12 — Ownership, reactions, and listening
42:07 — Trauma, abuse, and difficult personal stories
45:54 — Being angry without being hurtful
48:50 — “Naked connections”: autocorrect strikes again
50:41 — A little kindness at the checkout
52:34 — Finally winning that damn race
53:58 — Starting over and saying thank you
What’s something you handle better now than you did five years ago? Give yourself a little credit, and tell us about it.
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