Aesthetically Damaged

2025 was not the year I expected. It tested my patience, my confidence, my relationships, and my business. It forced hard conversations — about friendships, about burnout, and about the kind of clients I’m willing to work with as a creative. In this first episode of the year, I’m talking honestly about:• The emotional and professional struggles of 2025• Why maintaining adult friendships is harder...

Hello, Hello! Welcome Back to the Pod! In this episode, I’m reflecting on the past year and what it means to build real connection as an adult—especially around the holidays. From the challenge of making new friends, to finding (and appreciating) your chosen family, to the unexpected chaos of someone almost BREAKING INTO MY APARTMENT mid-recording… we’re covering it all! I also talk about the stra...

Welcome back to the Pod! In this episode, I’m taking you back to a recording I made earlier this year—during a time when I was wrestling with some heavy feelings of depression, shame, and self-doubt. Growing up as the only “out” gay kid in school, being told by family what parts of me were acceptable (and what weren’t), and learning to survive by people-pleasing… all of that followed me into adult...

This week , I’m joined by my dear friend and colleague, Bill—an interior design veteran with over 40 years of experience,  and  a razor-sharp wit to match. From growing up gay in Newport Beach, to building a design career in San Francisco and Las Vegas, to eventually working side by side with me, Bill has seen it all. In this episode, we talk about what it was like coming of age in very different...

Hey Hey! Welcome to my first attempt at making a podcast! I'm Aaron Gomez . I used to think success meant escaping. Leaving the hood. Leaving the noise. Leaving behind the person I was... But guess what? When you move, the trauma packs itself along with you. TSA doesn’t check it. And suddenly you’re in Orange County with a curated living room and uncurated inner child problems. I’ve had to do the...