When you build your life around being seen, what happens when the spotlight fades? Hosts Dana and Stacy Gutierrez sit down with Lex Ledesma — entrepreneur, professor, and doctor of psychology — for an unfiltered conversation about ego, identity, and the illusion of connection in the digital age. Lex shares his personal journey through existential searching, success, and surrender — from thriving in business and academia to realizing that fulfillment doesn’t come from status or screens, but from submission to something greater. Together, they unpack:* The spiritual cost of fame and validation* Why social media is designed to hurt, not heal* How to set digital boundaries and protect your soul* The danger of self-harm as social contagion* Why your quiet time might save your mental health “If I am forgotten, my source is remembered.If I am remembered, my source is forgotten.” — Lex Ledesma This is one of the deepest Raw and Real episodes yet — confronting the unseen damage of the algorithm and reminding us to find meaning beyond the noise. 🎧 Full episode now streaming on major social media platforms

Heartbreak lit the fuse, discipline did the rest — 70 pounds down, workouts, carnivore, the “revenge body,” the likes, the DMs. Then the crash: body dysmorphia, dopamine habits, weight regain, shame, and the pressure to stay “on brand.” The twins unpack what before/after photos never show — using your body for validation, calling it “power,” and finally choosing sustainability, boundaries, and grace.  Not for the algorithm. For God, for health, for peace.

We’re not a poor country. We’re just being robbed — by greed, by corruption, and by a system that rewards excess over integrity. From floods to fake projects, from nepo babies to luxury flaunting, this is the uncomfortable truth about how the Philippines got here — and why contentment and conscience may be our only way out.

They built a brand around confidence. But behind the smiles and speeches was a secret eating them alive. The world called it brave — they called it denial. This is their reckoning: the unfiltered truth about body image, fame, self-love, and the lies we tell to survive. This isn’t about weight. It’s about what happens when the applause gets louder than the pain. Raw. Honest. Heartbreaking. This is Raw and Real.

Updates from our recent Vietnam trip, our thoughts on biological males insisting to be called women, and what we love about being a woman. (Recorded on March 15, 2024)

<p>Here&#39;s the backstory of the love scam that Lou experienced! How did it even get to scamming? What did we miss? This is one insightful videocast with our bestie, Lou Batac! (Recorded February 24, 2024) </p>

From love bombing to love scamming? Yep, this happened. Lou, our bestie, shares her insights and personal stories after experiencing being conned by a former boyfriend. Ingat, mga swissyyy!!! It's a dangerous dating world out there! (Recorded February 16, 2024)

Hello, we're back!!!! Muni-muni muna tayo about the past year! (Recorded on Feb. 9, 2024)

A follow-up episode to our previous discussion on Pride Month, with our special guest, Sass Roganda Sasot. (Recorded June 19, 2023)

Our hot take and unpopular opinion about the Pride Movement. (Recorded June 16, 2023) Note: We see this episode being edited and posted out of context with our strong opinions over the Pride Movement that's taken way out of context. Our views are stated because of what we see in the US media, which our country is heavily influenced by. We are against female erasure and child corruption--an agenda that's being pushed in Western Society. There's a strong divide among the LGBTQ movement clearly because of this. This is were we're coming from, and we understand that this is a dividing issue no matter how careful and vulnerable we are in discussing. But before jumping to conclusions and deeming this hateful, we want to reiterate that disagreement is not hate nor "phobic."

We talk about propaganda and how feelings are not facts. (Recorded June 9, 2023)

Gave our two cents on a hot topic surrounding a famous couple's public separation, as well as our own thoughts on marriage. (Recorded June 4, 2023)

Discussions on what toxic femininity is with lots of extra chikahans on the side. (Recorded May 19, 2023)

We discuss the process of choosing the future self you've always aspired to become. (Recorded May 10, 2023)

We discuss the dangers of making the ideologies you believe in your core identity. (Recorded April 28, 2023)

We talk about the refreshing concept of seeing and treating men as brothers, instead of always seeing them as "prospects." (Recorded April 19, 2023)

We made our mark as body positive advocates, but even our perspective about bodies and body image evolve and change. We talk about it in this episode! (Recorded April 13, 2023)

Ok ok we're back... Again. Sorna! 💖 Here's what's been happening and what we want to discuss in future episodes! (Recorded April 10, 2023)

We get raw and real about getting anxious despite being in a good season in our lives. (Recorded on September 23, 2022)

Fresh from recording! Sorry for not publishing an episode last week! In this episode, we hash out why it's so hard to change, and how to start. (Recorded on September 16, 2022)