Welcome back! What if the clothes we wear...even the ones labeled clean, organic, or sustainable are quietly harming us?
In this episode of I sit down with Arielle Loupos, founder of Flower Girl, a brand reimagining period underwear with natural, breathable fibers
Together, we unpack:
The invisible toxins hiding in our fabrics— from PFAS to formaldehyde
How “performance” fabrics and “clean” marketing can both distort our sense of safety
Why sovereignty over our bodies starts with what we wear— not shame, but awareness
Fashion isn’t just self-expression— it’s chemistry, history, and sometimes… poison.Episode BLOG! 🔗
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Welcome back to Taste of Truth Tuesdays! Last week, I got really personal and shared my own experience with multi-level marketing—why I joined, why I believed in it so fully, and what it really cost me—emotionally, spiritually, and financially. I even tattooed “trust the process” on my body because I truly thought I was stepping into freedom and empowerment.
But as I dug deeper, I realized the cracks: the emotional manipulation, the magical thinking, the ready-made stories to silence doubts. And that’s why today’s conversation is such an honor.
I’m joined by Robert L. FitzPatrick, author of Ponzinomics and False Profits, who has spent decades exposing MLMs for what they really are—predatory business models disguised as opportunity. Today, we’re diving into:
How MLMs exploit cultural and spiritual hooks, from hustle culture to prosperity theology
The brutal economic reality and why nearly everyone loses
The ways narrative control and emotional manipulation keep people invested
The deeper personal and societal consequences of MLMs beyond just money
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this episode are solely those of me and my guest and don’t necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any company, organization, or individual mentioned. This episode contains personal opinions and interpretations protected under fair use for commentary and critique. Any claims about MLM companies are intended to address industry-wide practices and may not apply to the specific company discussed. Statements by distributors or former distributors reflect personal experiences, not official company views. Sources discussed are publicly available. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research.
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✨ Let’s talk Manifestation & MLMs ✨
The Law of Attraction isn’t just a feel-good mantra—it’s a tool MLMs use to control, recruit, and profit from their distributors. In this episode, I unpack how motivational materials, mindset courses, and “personal development” hype keep participants chasing success while the system benefits, not them.
I share my own journey from wellness fanatic in MLMs to high-control religion, revealing the psychological hooks, endless product requirements, and hype events that masked financial strain and metabolic burnout as “commitment.”
We dive into:
How MLMs weaponize optimism and mindset thinking
The connection between New Thought philosophy, prosperity consciousness, and MLM culture
The emotional, financial, and physical toll of chasing MLM “success”
Why belief itself becomes the product
This is a look at more than scams—it’s an exploration of how culture, community, and ideology can shape lives in ways we rarely notice.
DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the host and guest and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any company, organization, or individual mentioned. This episode contains personal opinions and interpretations which are protected under fair use for the purposes of commentary and critique. Any claims made about multi-level marketing (MLM) companies in general are intended to address industry-wide practices and do not necessarily apply to the specific company discussed in this episode. Furthermore, statements made by distributors or former distributors are their personal opinions and experiences and do not represent the official views or positions of the company in question. The sources we discussed are publicly available. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and form their own opinions. Thank you for tuning in.
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Hey hey, Welcome back. Today we’re unpacking why people get drawn into high-control environments and how forgiveness in evangelical culture is often weaponized—not for healing, but to silence victims and protect institutions. This isn’t just personal; it’s systemic.
We dive into:
Situational Vulnerability: Sociologists and psychologists note that moments of disruption—loss, grief, illness, or even daily stressors like hunger or exhaustion—leave us open to influence. Laura Dodsworth calls this a “blip,” a crack in our defenses where new narratives and ideologies can rush in.
Recruitment in Real Time: Funerals, memorials, and grief are fertile ground for high-control groups. Jehovah’s Witnesses admit targeting the recently bereaved, while social media love-bombing mimics the same tactics digitally.
The Myth of “Christlike” Forgiveness: Evangelical culture often expects forgiveness before healing. Pete Walker reminds us in The Tao of Fully Feeling that true forgiveness is a consistent choice, only possible after grief, rage, and hurt are processed. Premature forgiveness becomes compliance, not empowerment.
Institutional Abuse: From SBC leadership shielding abusive pastors to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ impossible “two-witness rule,” forgiveness is used as a tool to maintain power, silence victims, and protect institutions.
Philosophical Context: Nietzsche and Freud both observed how religious systems can channel human vulnerability into cycles of obedience and guilt. Freud’s psychoanalysis may even mirror these patterns in secular form.
The “Blip” in Action: High-control movements—religious, political, or MLMs—exploit moments of crisis, knowing vulnerability plus orchestrated belonging equals fertile ground for influence. The real question isn’t should we forgive, but who benefits when forgiveness and emotional openness are demanded at the exact moment people are least able to resist?
For a deep dive, read the full blog here: Weaponized Forgiveness in Evangelical Spaces
Welcome back. This week’s episode is heavier. I’m reflecting on a shocking event and the reactions it sparked—celebration, grief, and moral outrage. It’s a moment that shows how divided we are and how morality shapes what we see as right or wrong.
Using Jonathan Haidt’s moral foundations, I explore why different groups interpret the same event so differently, and how images, narratives, and online culture amplify those reactions.
I also dive into the rise of revivalist movements, the risks of mixing religion and politics, and why recognizing our moral blind spots is essential.
The takeaway: grief, polarization, and moral certainty can bind us—or blind us. Strong democracies need trust, institutions, and stories that unite rather than divide.
Maintain your curiosity, embrace skepticism, and keep tuning in. 🎙️🔒
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In this bonus episode of Taste of Truth Tuesdays, we’re stepping away from our usual deep dives into spirituality and politics to take a hard look at something just as powerful: how media shapes our bodies, minds, and behaviors.
We break down the Netflix documentary Fit for TV, revealing the extreme methods behind reality dieting shows like The Biggest Loser from grueling exercise and near-starvation diets to illegal caffeine pills and the shocking metabolic consequences for contestants years later.
Drawing on research, my experience as a personal trainer and former competitive bodybuilder, and insights from Laura Dodsworth’s Free Your Mind, we explore:
How TV and social media train us to chase impossible body ideals.
The hidden costs of extreme dieting and overtraining on metabolism and hormones.
Why fitness culture often ignores genetics, creating unrealistic expectations and self-blame.
The link between fitspiration, self-objectification, and broader societal pressures on appearance.
We also unpack the science in layman’s terms—like why Biggest Loser contestants burned hundreds fewer calories per day years after the show—and discuss how screens can subtly shape what we believe about ourselves.
If you’ve ever wondered why dieting feels harder over time, why fitness culture can feel exhausting, or how media programs our behaviors without us even realizing it, this episode is for you.
Episode BLOG! 🖇️🔗
Resources & References Mentioned:
Fit for TV (Netflix Documentary)
Laura Dodsworth, Free Your Mind
Biggest Loser long-term metabolic study (2015)
Computers in Human Behavior (2023), study on fitspiration and body dissatisfaction
John Berger, Ways of Seeing
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Welcome Back! Most people think they know who Jesus was: divine Son of God or a rabbi whose story grew into legend. But what if the figure of Jesus was something else entirely — a cultural creation that reshaped history?
My guest is Dr. David Skrbina, philosopher, author, and one of the boldest voices I’ve read. We dig into his book The Jesus Hoax and explore why the Jesus story may not be history at all, but something deliberately crafted.
This episode tackles:
Myth vs. history — was Jesus a person, or a narrative?
Paul’s radical teachings on family, suffering, and faith.
How reason and philosophy were sidelined by unquestioning belief.
What it means for morality and culture if Jesus wasn’t who we think.
⚡Full write-up + reading list here → BLOG🔗🖇️
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Welcome back! In this episode, we dive into a viral clash between two major media figures: Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes and explore the deeper forces shaping what we’re allowed to talk about in today’s political landscape.
We unpack insights from The New Jerusalem by Michael Collins Piper, a revealing look at decades of influence in American politics, media, and foreign policy. Then, we break down why Nick Fuentes publicly challenged Tucker Carlson on Rumble, exposing the invisible boundaries that shape public discourse.
Plus, we discuss Ian Carroll’s call for a national conversation about censorship, free speech, and the importance of open dialogue in a healthy democracy.
This episode is about more than personalities...it's about who gets to decide what’s okay to say and why that matters for all of us.
Links to Nick Fuentes’ full two-part response on Rumble
Tune in, listen critically, and join the conversation.
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Welcome back! In this episode, I challenge the popular belief that the Bible should be treated as a literal historical document and explore how that mindset has influenced not just faith, but politics.
I also dig into the troubling connections between high-level figures, media distractions, and hidden influence in U.S. leadership. What opened my eyes? A closer look at past events involving the modeling world, foreign policy, and long-standing power dynamics few want to talk about.
Plus: why the Protestant tradition isn’t the “original” Christianity it claims to be, and how fundamentalism led us to the fractured, confused state of modern faith.
This episode is about reclaiming clarity, staying curious, and refusing to worship systems that thrive on control.
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🚨 Bonus drop – because some things can’t wait for Tuesday.
Anti-ICE riots. Masked agitators. American flags burned. Chaos in the streets of LA, Austin, and New York. Meanwhile, a group called the Revolutionary Communists of America has officially declared war on the United States.
Not metaphorically. Literally.
This episode dives into the war you’re not supposed to notice—because if you do, they’ll call you paranoid, bigoted, or worse…. Today's guest is Karlyn Borysenko and
We break down:
🔥 The five-tier map of the modern Left—from normie Democrat to full-blown revolutionary🚩 The rise of “Queer Marxism” and why it’s not about inclusion—it’s about erasure🧠 How language is being weaponized to dissolve truth, biology, family, and even identity📚 Why Democratic Socialists are the soft bridge to hard collapse🧨 And how radicals have rebranded destruction as “compassion”
This isn’t liberalism. It’s not even progressivism.It’s a bulldozer—and it’s flattening everything that makes society function.
SOURCES
A Brief History of Racism - Kindle edition by Borysenko, Karlyn. Politics & Social Sciences
Socialism Saturday Stream from Red May out of Seattle
Democrats Are Not The Same As Communists. Know The Difference.
BREAKING: Communist Group Declares War On America
I’m gay, but I’ll pass on Pride Month - Washington Examiner
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Welcome back! Today, we take a break from the present-day chaos and time travel into a darker, hidden chapter of American history—where science, psychiatry, and ideology collided in horrifying ways.
You’ve heard of the Nazi doctors and eugenics experiments. But what if I told you America wrote the first drafts?
In this episode, we uncover:
The roots of American psychiatry in racial theory, slavery, and eugenics
How Benjamin Rush—yes, a signer of the Declaration of Independence—laid the ideological groundwork for mental illness as hereditary degeneracy
The forced sterilizations upheld by Buck v. Bell (1927) and how the U.S. became the model for Nazi policies
The chilling story of Letchworth Village and its anonymous mass graves
And how psychiatry, once cloaked in "healing," has long been used to pathologize difference, enforce control, and erase dissent
We also connect these early systems of medical authoritarianism to today’s ideological capture of biology, medicine, and mental health.
If you care about history, truth, and the unseen roots of the institutions shaping our world, this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now and share with someone who thinks “that could never happen here.”
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Welcome back to Taste Test Thursdays! What if the very institutions we called oppressive… were also protecting us?
In this episode, I explore a deeply uncomfortable question: Have we mistaken structure for tyranny—and in doing so, created chaos where there was once cohesion?
We’re living in an age of extremes. On one end: Quiverfull-style fundamentalists preaching barefoot-and-pregnant submission as salvation. On the other: a postmodern free-for-all where “gender is a vibe” and all structure is labeled violence.
If you've been caught between both—wounded by control but wary of collapse—you’re not alone.
📉 Because here’s the spoiler: freedom without form doesn’t lead to liberation. It leads to instability.
We dig into:
The rise of The Panic Playbook: Project 2025, handmaid hysteria, and the media’s latest obsession with “Christian nationalism.”
Why not all “Christian nationalists” are theocrats—and why lumping them together fuels fear instead of clarity.
Hillary Clinton’s comments that exposed modern feminism’s blind spot.
Why pro-natalism ≠ Quiverfull—and what the demographic data is really telling us.
The inconvenient questions raised by secular feminists like Louise Perry and historians like Joan Brumberg about what’s actually protective for women.
This isn’t a call to go backward. It’s a call to pause—and ask what was lost in our so-called “progress.”
Because maybe—just maybe—not all boundaries are cages.
Some are guardrails.
Hit play, and let’s rethink what we’re calling progress.
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I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you.
Welcome back to Taste of Truth Tuesdays, where we maintain our curiosity, embrace skepticism, and never stop asking what’s really going on beneath the surface.
Last week, in The Deluded Brain, I set the stage for today’s conversation by exploring why control feels safe, certainty feels holy, and complexity feels threatening. If you missed it, go back and give it a listen — it’s short, sharp, and sets the context beautifully.
Today, we’re unpacking the deep neurological and emotional roots of Complex PTSD — and why healing isn’t just about mindset shifts, talk therapy, or being more “resilient.”
We explore:
The critical differences between PTSD and Complex PTSD — and how each impacts the brain and body
Why CPTSD isn’t just a fear response, but a full-body survival adaptation that reshapes your identity
What it means to heal from the bottom up — and why insight alone won’t cut it
How books and language can validate our experience — without replacing the need for somatic work
The push-pull of relational safety: why CPTSD makes connection feel risky, even when we crave it
And how trauma affects the Default Mode Network — making healing feel like rediscovering who you really are
Last season, we dove deep into Pete Walker’s From Surviving to Thriving, exploring how childhood neglect, emotional abuse, and developmental trauma shape adult behavior.
But today? We’re going deeper. Through the lens of neuroscience.What if your brain and body are actually doing their best to protect you — through adaptations wired by Complex PTSD?
My guest today is Cody Isabel, a neuroscience researcher and writer whose work is shifting trauma conversations in powerful ways. He holds a degree in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience, has training in Internal Family Systems psychotherapy, and specializes in Psychoneuroimmunology — the study of how your thoughts, brain, and immune system all interact.
His Substack article “PTSD & Complex PTSD Are NOT the Same Thing” is one of the clearest, most validating reads I’ve come across — and it forms the backbone of today’s discussion.
So, if you’ve ever felt stuck, shut down, reactive, misunderstood, or like your nervous system has a mind of its own… Click PLAY!
LINKS
About - The Mind, Brain, Body Digest
The Top 5 Childhood Core Wounds in Overachievers 🧠
No Bad Parts | IFS Institute | Schwartz
Transcending Trauma Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems Therapy
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I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you.
Welcome back to Taste Test Thursday! Today, we’re diving into how your brain reacts when your beliefs are challenged and why some people go into full defense mode.
Here’s what we’re exploring:
Amygdala Hijacking: When our brains get triggered, the amygdala takes over, sending us into fight-or-flight mode, even when it’s not needed.
The Need for Certainty: Our brains crave clarity, and ideologies give us that. But this need for certainty often locks us into rigid belief systems.
Why Rigidity Feels Safe: Having a fixed belief system provides comfort and control in a chaotic world—even if it’s overly simplistic.
Trauma’s Role: Stress or past trauma can heighten these emotional reactions, making it harder to stay calm or logically evaluate new information.
Stay tuned to see how all of this connects to the way we argue, believe, and defend our positions in today’s polarized world!
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I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you.
Welcome Back! Forget everything you’ve been told about metabolism, weight loss, and hormones after 40—because most of it? Oversimplified junk. In this episode, I’m joined by registered dietitian and research sleuth Maryann Jacobsen to unpack what’s really happening to your body in perimenopause and menopause—and why standard advice like “just eat less and move more” often backfires.
We talk about why muscle is metabolic gold, how ovulation and progesterone matter even when pregnancy isn’t your goal, and how chasing ultra-leanness can disrupt your cycle, slow recovery, and sabotage long-term health.
You'll learn:
-Why midlife isn’t just a phase—it’s a biological shift
-How estrogen and progesterone actually work (and why progesterone is wildly underrated)
-The truth about body fat, fertility, and bone density
-How to use biofeedback—not calorie counters—to optimize your metabolism
-Why DEXA scans > the bathroom scale
- The midlife stress-hormone connection no one talks about
We’re rewriting the midlife your body isn’t broken, it’s brilliant.
🎧 Listen in if you’ve ever wondered:
“Why does everything feel harder in my 40s?”
“Do I have to lose weight to be healthy?”
“Is hormone replacement therapy just about estrogen?”
“How can I build strength and energy without burning out?”
Let’s break up with burnout and finally understand the hormone puzzle piece by piece.
LINKS:
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I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you.
The Road Ahead — Reclaiming Control in a Complex Food System
In a world of dietary dogmas and scientific silver bullets, who really holds the fork?
This episode is for anyone who's ever asked, “Am I following this plan because it's healthy… or because it feels holy?”
We’re diving into:
⚡ How diet culture mimics religious thinking — and why that’s not random
🧠 Why science alone can’t save you (and was never meant to)
🙏 The emotional hunger behind food rules, biohacking, and "clean" eating
🌿 How to find true agency in a food system built on confusion and control
You don’t need more rules.
You need tools — for discernment, for grounding, for trusting yourself again.
Let’s clear the fog and rebuild your plate from a place of power.
🔒 Maintain your curiosity, embrace skepticism, and keep tuning in.
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I recently sat down with Balance Banter to share a very personal part of my story — my unexpected entry into religion during the pandemic, what pulled me in, what made me question, and how I began to deconstruct without losing my curiosity. We talk faith, control, community, and what it really means to rebuild your worldview from the ground up. If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing at the crossroads of belief and disillusionment, this one’s for you.
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This week we’re switching gears—from behind-the-scenes spirituality to functional health (a deep passion of mine). We’re unpacking the real root of low energy, why stress burns through your minerals, and how your mitochondria actually listen to your mood.
I share personal stories, simple tools that actually work for nervous system regulation (especially if traditional meditation isn’t your thing), and why awe might just be your best medicine.
✨ Featuring a callback to our chat with Theresa Piela: “Unraveling the Impact of Stress on Chronic Health”
🐾 Guest appearances by Butternut, Hazelnut, Cashew, and Filbert.
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💡 Following the cosmic breadcrumbs this Easter Sunday
This unexpected bonus episode drops in the wake of Tuesday’s season finale and Thursday’s “Taste Test” on religion, freedom, and fragmentation. But something in me—maybe intuition, maybe Divinity—nudged me to keep going.
What if I was never meant to worship the system, only to pass through it?
What if the breadcrumbs I’ve been following weren’t leading to certainty, but to deeper, more sacred questions?
In this Easter reflection, we explore seven major atonement theories, traced in historical order, and woven together with reflections from Religious Refugees by Dr. Mark Gregory Karris. Along the way, I challenge the idea that the crucifixion was a mere transaction and ask instead:
🕯️ What if salvation is becoming whole—not escaping wrath?
🕯️ What if Jesus’ death wasn’t the price paid, but the price He paid for living in radical love?
Special focus is given to the Moral Influence Theory, including how Augustine’s view diverged from later interpretations. Though often credited with shaping this theory, Augustine believed moral transformation was only possible through God’s sovereign grace—far from the free-will-heavy versions we see later.
We close with a reflection from a Substack piece that stirred my soul this week—a call to recognize the light and darkness within us all. And in that spirit, I leave you with this:
“It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.”
🔗 Mentioned in this episode:
Religious Refugees by Dr. Mark Gregory Karris
Seven Historical Theories of Atonement (source credited)
Bonus thoughts on Thursday’s “Taste Test” episode
Substack reflection on spiritual warfare and light
📌 Whether you're in deconstruction, reconstruction, or wandering the wilderness—this one’s for you.
SOURCES:
7 Theories of the Atonement Summarized - Stephen D. Morrison
BOOK: RELIGIOUS REFUGEES - Mark Karris
"Death and Life by a Thousand Cuts" by Mark Karris , M.A., M.Div.
🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays
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In this week’s Taste Test Thursday, Megan dives into a thought experiment that’s as bold as it is complex: what would the world look like without religion? Would we finally be free from dogma, conflict, and constraint—or would we lose something vital in the process?
From the unifying power of shared myth to the dark side of certainty, this episode explores the tension between liberation and longing, community and control. Pull up a seat at the table for a conversation that asks: can we live without religion and still make meaning—or do we risk trading old structures for new forms of fragmentation?
In This Episode:
Why people crave frameworks—even flawed ones
The human hunger for transcendence and moral grounding
How religion can both bind us together and blind us
The rise of secular fundamentalism and identity-based dogma
What we might lose when we throw out collective ritual and sacred story
Perfect for listeners who:
Are deconstructing their faith or exploring life beyond religion
Are curious about secularism, spirituality, and the psychology of belief
Appreciate nuanced takes on polarizing topics
Love a blend of sociology, personal reflection, and cultural critique
Mentioned or Alluded To:
Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind
Mythology, community rituals, and modern moral vacuums
The concept of “moral confusion in a meaning-hungry world”
🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays
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In this Season 3 finale episode, Megan Leigh shares how social media became a coping mechanism during lonely seasons—and why it left her feeling more disconnected. From brainwave shifts to Gen Alpha’s screen dependency, she unpacks the emotional and neurological costs of our digital lives and offers practical ways to reclaim real connection.
In this episode:
Social media as a false source of connection
The brain on infinite scroll
Gen Alpha, kid influencers, and growing up online
How to set boundaries and take your attention back
Takeaway:
You don’t have to quit social media—just stop letting it run the show.
🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays
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