Your twenties are weird — beautiful, confusing, electric, exhausting. Lost & Found is a podcast for anyone stumbling their way through this decade, one lesson (and existential crisis) at a time.
Hosted by writer and wanderer Karmen Wiid, this space is all about solo travel, self-growth, relationships, creativity, and the messy magic of becoming who you’re meant to be. From digital nomad life to heartbreak, identity shifts to spontaneous reinventions — we talk about it all, honestly and unfiltered.
Whether you’re chasing a fresh start, healing your heart, or just trying to feel a little less alone in the world, you’re in the right place.
New episodes every week. Come as you are.
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Your twenties are weird — beautiful, confusing, electric, exhausting. Lost & Found is a podcast for anyone stumbling their way through this decade, one lesson (and existential crisis) at a time.
Hosted by writer and wanderer Karmen Wiid, this space is all about solo travel, self-growth, relationships, creativity, and the messy magic of becoming who you’re meant to be. From digital nomad life to heartbreak, identity shifts to spontaneous reinventions — we talk about it all, honestly and unfiltered.
Whether you’re chasing a fresh start, healing your heart, or just trying to feel a little less alone in the world, you’re in the right place.
New episodes every week. Come as you are.
The Truth About Main Character Energy: The Beautiful, the Dangerous & the Delusional
Lost & Found with Karmen Wiid
36 minutes 24 seconds
3 months ago
The Truth About Main Character Energy: The Beautiful, the Dangerous & the Delusional
In this episode, we explore the cultural phenomenon and philosophical roots of main character energy, both its empowering promise and its dark underside.
Sparked by a moonlit conversation in Hanoi, this episode unspools into many threads.
We talk about:
What main character energy really means (and why it matters)
How to find joy and agency even in the absurd… yes, we’re talking The Myth of Sisyphus
The dark side of performance and Western privilege
Travel, language, culture, and why no one is just a “side character”
Martin Buber’s I-It vs. I-Thou, Simone Weil on attention, and how to live with radical presence
And the ultimate plot twist: But you’ll have to listen to hear this one
This episode is both an invitation to live boldly and a gut-check on ego and empathy.
Plus, a beautiful little cameo by some of my friends on what makes them feel like the main characters in their own lives.
Thank you to Annie, Maatai, Claire, Tiaan, and Henry.
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Lost & Found with Karmen Wiid
Your twenties are weird — beautiful, confusing, electric, exhausting. Lost & Found is a podcast for anyone stumbling their way through this decade, one lesson (and existential crisis) at a time.
Hosted by writer and wanderer Karmen Wiid, this space is all about solo travel, self-growth, relationships, creativity, and the messy magic of becoming who you’re meant to be. From digital nomad life to heartbreak, identity shifts to spontaneous reinventions — we talk about it all, honestly and unfiltered.
Whether you’re chasing a fresh start, healing your heart, or just trying to feel a little less alone in the world, you’re in the right place.
New episodes every week. Come as you are.
