Thirteen year old Leland joins me for this last scheduled episode of We’re Just Alright. He speaks with me about his entrepreneurial spirit and a few of the business he’s made a go of. Youth often have a different perspective on the world so we do a ‘lightning round’ where I ask Leland a bunch […]

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Everything changed for James on April 1st, 1984. He beautifully and willingly shares about his life’s mountain tops and deep valleys. He describes his journey with grief and healing, career, family, spirituality, and other major pieces of what makes most of us human. His vulnerability is refreshing and it was a joy to speak with […]

James

Connor takes time to tell us about his adventures and mis-adventures with living and working abroad as a digital nomad, learning about podcast editing, and having some fun with ‘fake ads’. There’s an odd detour where you can catch me improvising a song during a bathroom break. Connor goes on to talk about his ‘obsession’ […]

Connor

In this episode I address the state of the podcast. Where it came from, where it went and where it may or may not be going. As always feel free to contact me. the information is below. If you’d like to be on the show and share your story please email me at werejustalright@gmail.com , […]

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Pete shares about making big life decisions and how he thinks more people are having to do it more frequently. He talks about feeling ‘funnelled’ through life, never quite knowing what he wanted to do but getting directed by those around him and the culture at large. He also describes a strange sense of unfulfillment […]

Pete

Rowan joins We’re…Just Alright for this episode. We hear a bit about work life, some personal projects and what being a creative type in the southern US feels like. Rowan talks about the large homeless population in the area and how we might react to that with more understanding. After a brief bit on the […]

Rowan

I’ve known Chevee through the internet for 10ish years now. It was a delight to finally speak with him for real and hear about his life in a stream of consciousness kind of way. We talk about adulting, being a big kid, perfectionism, and various other topics. Because it’s a part of his life we […]

Chevee

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Kayla

Amy tells us her story this week. She talks about things like how her family ended up in Amish country, how she never used to feel like she fit in, and how she’s glad she finally feels comfortable in her own skin. Amy has a really thoughtful take on decision making. Is a failure really […]

Joe, a middle school science teacher, shares his story in this episode. Even though music was his life Joe realized pretty quick that making it in a band is a pretty tall order. He speaks candidly about his family life growing up; how several deaths in the family affected him and put a strain on […]

In this episode, I talk with Rebecca. We discuss mental illness and the troubles of living with Bi-polar disorder. Rebecca talks about her methods of dealing with the varying manic episodes. She discusses suicide, self harm and the importance of talking and seeking help – people need to talk about mental health. We talk about […]

Rebecca

In this episode, Join me (Agust) as I sit down and talk with Justin, a man from New England. During our conversation we discuss growing up and being fortunate enough to have parents who take ADHD ‘seriously’. We discuss the importance of recognizing ADHD because it gives you a chance to work with it and […]

Justin

I got pretty special permission to use the content from a book of poetry called The Gift Poems by Hafiz. Hafiz is a Sufi Master from around 1320-1398 who is thought to have written about 5000 poems! This work has been translated by Daniel Ladinsky and this episode is the first time I’ll read one […]

Agust Rambles

In this episode, Join Agust as he sits down and has a chat with Josh – engage with this coming of age conversation as we talk about religion, friendships and burning bridges. Josh opens up on the podcast and shares his philosophy on life and opinions on different cultures and and the surrounding expectations of […]

Josh

In this episode, Join me as I speak with Sarah – A young Mexican-American woman and aspiring actress from Atlanta. Sarah shares her story of how she ended up in America and the consequences of her migration including the legalities around it. She moves on to discuss her mental health, touching on specific symptoms and […]

Sarah

We’re…just alright. All of us. I’m working to hold a space open for ‘normal’ people to share their story (whatever normal means).

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