39 – AI, Job Loss & the Hollowing Out of the Middle Class

In this episode, Rob sits down with Pam Mandel, host of the Canned podcast, to talk about what's actually happening on the ground: the white-collar workers who've been out of work for 18 months, the job seekers drowning in fake AI-generated applications, the screenwriters who trained the machine that replaced them—twice. They dig into the psychological weight of job loss when your identity is fused to your work, why managers are failing their teams, and what solidarity between workers might actually look like.

38 – Resilience and Overcoming Obstacles with Dr. Ethan Levine

Ever feel like you're not good enough, no matter what you accomplish? You're not alone. In this episode, we sit down with therapist, educator, and author Diane Lang to explore the thought patterns that quietly undermine our confidence and what we can do to change them.

Whether you're dealing with imposter syndrome, people-pleasing tendencies, or just want to build more self-awareness, this conversation offers compassionate, practical guidance for your journey toward self-acceptance.

37 – Breaking Free from Unworthiness with Diane Lang

Ever feel like you're not good enough, no matter what you accomplish? You're not alone. In this episode, we sit down with therapist, educator, and author Diane Lang to explore the thought patterns that quietly undermine our confidence and what we can do to change them.

Whether you're dealing with imposter syndrome, people-pleasing tendencies, or just want to build more self-awareness, this conversation offers compassionate, practical guidance for your journey toward self-acceptance.

36 – Choice Inflation: Why More Options Are Exhausting Us

Feeling overwhelmed by decisions? You're not alone. In this episode, we welcome back Emily Papps from RemakeTheRules.com to discuss "choice inflation" - a term she's coined to describe the modern phenomenon of having exponentially more choices to make AND vastly more information to process for each decision.

Emily breaks down the "cycle of exhaustion" that traps so many of us: uncertainty leads us to create information management tools, but those tools actually create choice inflation, leading to information overload, then decision fatigue, and ultimately back to uncertainty - without resolving any of our original discomfort.