The Unfinished Human®

In this episode of The Unfinished Human, host Lyndsay sharesthoughts on the future of this creative experiment and her journey of self-discovery and creativity, reflecting on the challenges of productivity and the misconceptions surrounding caregiving, love and worth. Lyndsay explores the intricate relationship betweenself-worth, love, and authenticity. The conversation delves into how our program...

It starts with tech chaos—echoes, bad mics, and the kind of sleep-deprived delirium that turns troubleshooting into stand-up—and somehow lands in a conversation aboutself-worth.   Lyndsay and Brother Ben talk about the Virgo New Moon and Solar Eclipse, the astrology of worth and devotion, and what happens when we finally admit we’ve been confusing productivity with value. Between laughter, glitche...

In this conversation and reading, Lyndsay explores the concept of safety through her personal experiences and ritual work. This piece is raw. Unfiltered. Written in the middle of remembering what safety actually means. She reflects on her journey of self-abandonment, self-discovery and the importance of feeling safe in one's own skin. What does it mean to feel safe? Not the performative versio...

In Part 3 of Unfinished at 50 in The Sibling Files series on the Unfinished Human Podcast, Lyndsay and her brother Ben explore themes of vulnerability, emotional expression, and the complexities of relationships as they navigate their personal experiences and insights. They discuss the importance of reclaiming and using one's voice, the challenges of emotional vulnerability, and the tools for...

Summary In this episode of The Unfinished Human, host Lyndsay shares her unpolished journal entry titled 'The Self-Contortion Was Too Much.' She explores themes of self-acceptance, vulnerability, and the complexities of relationships, particularly in the context of being a highly sensitive and neurodivergent individual. Through her raw and honest reflections, Lyndsay emphasizes the importa...

In Part 2 of Unfinished at 50, The Sibling Files series on the Unfinished Human Podcast, Lyndsay and her brother Ben explore the complexities of life as they reflect on turning 50. They discuss feelings of cluelessness as they get older, the impact of limited life experiences, and the importance of understanding different perspectives. The conversation delves into personal growth, emotional awaren...

Let It Burn: On the Sacred Rebuilding of Love and Self There comes a moment in every unraveling when the fantasy dies—not because you stopped loving, but because you finally started seeing. This episode isn’t a step-by-step guide. It’s a threshold. Afire. A ceremony of letting go. Lyndsay reads her piece Let It Burn —a raw explorationof the ache, the grief, and the sacred release that comes when l...

In the Part 1 of "Unfinished at 50," join Lyndsay and her brother Ben as they dive into a candid conversation about reaching the half-century mark. Recorded during eclipse season, this episode explores themes of personal growth, the myths of adulthood, and the shadows that linger as we age. With humor and honesty, they reflect on their journeys, the lessons learned, and the truths uncove...

Keywords shadow work, identity, self-discovery, personal growth, healing, authenticity, transformation, emotional journey, self-acceptance, inner truth Description Seeded in the Dark is not a redemption arc. It’s notclarity wrapped in a bow. It’s the unraveling. The muddy, tear-streaked, disoriented space where you realize most of what you’ve lived wasn’t you at all. This episode was born from a 5...

This wasn’t “the podcast.” It was just us—Ben and me—doing what we always do. Catching up. Circling life. Work. Anxiety. Healing. All the stuff that sits just beneath the surface—but never stays there with us. I hit record before we “started,” but this is the start. This is how our conversations usually go. No script. No performance. Just two siblings talking about the cost of ambition, the way tr...

We were taught to be strong. To be independent. To be unbothered. But underneath that armor there’s always a wound. A story. A survival pattern that looked like strength but was really just self-protection dressed up as resilience. In Part 4 of The Sibling Files, Ben and I talk about the masks we learned to wear—and the cost of keeping them on for too long. We explore the isolation that comes from...

EP07:Reflections of a Dahlia Grief. Growth. Rebirth. Not as a linear path—but as petals. This spoken reflection came through after watching a dahlia bloom in slow motion—and realizing… that’s what un-becoming looks like. Layer after layer. Death and beauty in the same breath. If you’re in the middle of a falling petal or a rising one—this one’s for you. 🌸 Read it at: TheUnfinishedHuman.com 🔗 Fol...

This is the part of the conversation where the dust starts to settle. Where the anger softens into ache. Where the need to be understood makes space for reflection. In Part 3 of The Sibling Files, Ben and I explore how misunderstanding shaped our family dynamics—and how boundary-setting became a form of survival. We speak to the weight of being misread, mislabeled, and emotionally flattened by peo...

EP05: Come Home Some pieces don’t teach. They remember. This short spoken reflection came through while walking the edge of land and sea—a soul whisper about the moment that holds everything. If you’ve been spiraling in past or future... Let this bring you back. Back to the barefoot. Back to the breath. Back to yourself. 🌊 Read it at: TheUnfinishedHuman.com 🔗 Follow @theunfinishedhuman for more...

We were raised in the same house. But we were handed different roles. Different expectations. Different silence. But similar in so many ways. In Part 2 of The Sibling Files, Ben and I dig deeper into the storm we survived—how we navigated it, how it shaped us, and what we’re still unlearning. We talk about the roles we played in our family, the pressure to perform, and what happens to relationship...

Some connections don’t end. They just shift, echo, and ache across lifetimes. In this spoken reflection, I read a piece called Tethered Souls —a marrow-deep truth about the kind of love that lives in your bones, before, during, and after goodbye. Not a how-to. Just a soul memory spoken aloud. Listen when you miss someone you still carry. 🎧 Website + blog version: TheUnfinishedHuman.com 🔗 Follow...

We’ve talked about doing this for years. We just never knew how it would begin—until it did. In Part 1 of The Sibling Files , my brother Ben and I finally sit down to record the conversation we’ve both circled for decades.   We’re not experts. We’re just finally saying this shit out loud.   No script. Just a few questions and two siblings sharing space, memory, and a mic.   We grew up in the same...

🩸 Summary: In this episode of The Unfinished Human , I share a channeled message from the jagged glass ball that’s lived in my throat for decades. The one that slices every time I silence myself. This isn’t a how-to on healing. This is the fucking howl behind it. In full transparency, I almost deleted this recording. I recorded another version after this that wasn’t as emotionally charged. It was...

Summary: In this episode of The Unfinished Human, host Lyndsay explores the themes of trauma, self-abandonment, and the complexities of relationships through a creative allegory about Kodi, Cat, and the Precarious knife. The story illustrates how unacknowledged pain can burden individuals and affect their connections with others. Lyndsay emphasizes the importance of witnessing one's own strugg...

I didn’t plan to launch a podcast yet. I cracked open. The story came out. This is where it begins—the unraveling that demanded to be spoken aloud. This isn’t a strategy. It’s what happens when the mask slips and you stop performing clarity. Episode One is the origin story—of me, of the podcast, of the part of you that knows there’s something more. If this opened something in you? Let it. Welcome...

This is not your typical intro. It's not polished. It's not inspiring. It's not here to help you hustle, be more productive, be more spiritual, be a better [insert role here], or pretend that you're fine. You're not. Neither am I. This is the trailer for The Unfinished Human - a creative experiment in being and un-becoming. Hosted by Lyndsay: writer, seeker, neurodivergent huma...