Friend Request

Brooke Robichaud is a Sober Business Babe, Entrepreneur, Writer, Creator, and so much more. She discusses being the only party house in a neighborhood of nuclear families and running wild in an island forest where her father lived. Brooke also discusses finding out about her pregnancy while homeless and asking God for a sign to keep it or terminate it. She then talks about losing her brother to an...

Dayna Stamper-Czarniecki is an artist, hunter, marketer, beautician, and boss lady. She discusses growing up with strict parents and how she rebelled against those rules to have two long term relationships as a teen. Dayna also discusses her relationship to technology and what role that played as she went through college. She also talks about her experiences with her husband as he went through tre...

Cara Lemmons is a healthcare worker, kayaker, mother of four, and all-around inspiration of a person. She discusses moving around as a kid and starting at different schools. Cara also talks about her parents' divorces and marriagesd and how that impacted her thoughts and feelings around relationships, as well as created some abandonment issues. She then discusses becoming a mother at a young age a...

Jesse Ball is pianist, Apple Genius, and gamer. He discusses his childhood and moving during some of the harder years during childhood. Jesse also talks about coming out as gay in high school and how his parents reacted. He then discusses the role alcohol has played in his life and his bouts of sobriety, as well as how he has learned to reframe his relationship with alcohol after being diagnosed w...

Nicole DeLorenzo is a mother, nanny, writer, and spiritual guide. She discusses moving around a lot as a kid and what that was like switching schools so often. Nicole also talks about her parents getting a divorce the same year she found herself in a courtroom and on the news. She then discusses her journey with spirituality and how she found inner peace through inner work and katamine. Nicole the...

Lindsay Traurig is a Behavior Analyst, Breast Cancer Survivor, Brain Cancer Survivor, and owner of one of the most infectious smiles you can find. She discusses moving to a new town and school as a teen, adapting to a bigger city, and the role she played as an older sibling. Lindsay also discusses being in a sorority in college, her mother's brain cnacer, and the cultural awakening she had when sh...

Jon Kuhn is an artist, marketing ninja, husband, and father. He discusses growing up in the midwest and the role he played in his parents' divorce and his father's secret life. Jon also talks about being bullied in high school and how that turned him into the person he is today. He also talks about getting into drugs and all of the lifestyle choices and crimes that come along with it, including ja...

Erin Gordish is a photographer, artist, cat mom, and more! She discusses growing up with social anxiety at school and keeping her friend group small. Erin also talks about discovering her passion for art at a young age and following that all the way to college. She then talks about how her priorities shifted and took her away from academic responsibilities and how she ended up back at her parents...

Raini Shae is a relationship coach, mother, and former member of the Mormon church. She discusses growing up in the Mormon church and the impact the rules of the church had on her. Raini also discusses a queer relationship that shaped her adolescence, and the trauma that came along with it. She then discusses how she began to ask questions, uncover truths, and leave the church, eventually pursuing...

Stephanie Young is a personal trainer, mother, and a former Jehovah's Witness. She discusses having a twin sister and the baggage that came along with that as an unassertive child, including her taking on the role of the middle child in her sibling order. Stephanie also discusses being a Jehovah's Witness her entire childhood, being homeschooled, and what is was like to leave the church at 19 year...

Megan Swan is a wellness and business coach, a mother, and a world traveler. She discusses growing up with divorced parents in Canada before moving with her mom to Europe. Megan also talks about getting married and divorced, and the unusual conversation topics she found on the dance floor of a club. She then talks about her multi-step journey of traveling the world and how she's still at stop numb...

Daniel Garza is a comedian, content creator, tarot reader, and much more! He discusses being born in Mexico and growing up in southern Texas. Daniel also talks about how repeated incidences of sexual abuse as a child framed his normal and shaped his distorted view of friendship. He then talks about getting heavy into drugs and finally finding sobriety through a judge who let him go to rehab instea...

Lane Kennedy is a mindfulness teacher, yoga instructor, mother, wife, and former fashion model. She discusses growing up in San Francisco as an oldest child with hippie parents, living on a bus, and having an all-around dysfunctional household. Lane also talks about moving to L.A., becoming a model, and discovering she liked men and women at a time when sexuality was very taboo. She also goes into...

Kate Vitela is a sober fashion model, nurse, and wife. She discusses growing up as a middle child and constantly moving around as a kid. Kate also talks about losing her step-father and the guilt she felt from that loss, thinking it should have been her instead. She then discusses drinking to the point of getting a DUI and how she finally got sober and became a fashion model in her 40s. Dry Januar...

Dana Krull is a former military chaplan, father, and host of the podcast I Kissed Alcohol Goodbye. He discusses growing up in a mixed family and how he played the role of the oldest, middle child, and only child at different times in his life. Dana also talks about losing his dad when he was a teenager and how that traumatic incident impacted his life. He also discusses his role as a chaplan in th...

Lyn is a wife, mother, and paralegal who's interested in quilting, baking, and being awesome. She discusses growing up in a mixed family household and how her life now parallels that same dynamic. Lyn also discusses her first marriage and what it's like to go through custody battles. She also tells us about meeting her current husband and what it was like working with CPS. Dry January is upon us!...

In this special episode, we discuss the issues and barriers to getting more men into therapy. University of Texas Clinical Professor Dr. Aaron Rochlen joins Justin to discuss what he has learned in his decades of research on men and their help seeking patterns. From the defintion of masculnity to getting men through the door and into a practice, every topic is discussed. This podcast is sponsored...

Mike Vanderpuije is a film and music enthusiast, advocate for good, and all around amazing person. He discusses growing up in Detroit while his estranged father was back in Ghana. Mike also talks about how he suffered terrible loss, fell into a deep depression, and broke a stigma to go seek help with therapy. He also discusses the light he found in music and how he's used learning the piano as a s...

Rebecca Rush is a writer, performer, and comedian. She discusses growing up in a family of wealth over love and how she navigates those relationships as an adult. Rebecca also discusses the toxicity of the comedy scene and how she was taken advantage of and assaulted. She also discusses her recent departure from Alcoholics Anonymous and being diagnosed on the spectrum and how both of those things...

After Stacy's first appearance on the show (Episode 002), she went on to start a new company, evolve her belief system, and travel around the country in an RV. Stacy talks about Human Design, her company, Evolve Beyond Limits, and answers questions about what all of it means. She also talks about putting her home on AirBNB and working out of an RV throughout the pandemic, as well as what that did...

Liz Corker is a stylist, gym enthusiast, and all-around warrior. She discusses growing up with a young mother and having the "hang out house" in high school. Liz also talks about some of her abusive relationships and how she got out of them. Finally, she discusses why she can go to the gym for hours at a time, and Justin and her try to dig into where that desire comes from. Friend Request is spons...

Jennifer Gamble is a Nurse Practitioner, land destroyer, and mother of five. She discusses growing up as the youngest sibling with two older brothers and the discipline she learned from her father and his Marine experience. Jen also talks about creating her own plan and following it to achieve success in her career. Then, she discusses building a mistrust in friendship and what it's like to be pre...

Mike Wall is a husband, father, guitarist, and lover of fun. He discusses growing up as the oldest of four children and figuring out his individual interests as a teenager. Mike also talks about trying to figure out college and how he met his wife and became a father. Finally, he talks about his relationship with his recently departed father and how it improved through mututal respect and shared i...

Prakruti Makam is a psychology enthusiast, mother of twins, former model, and all around badass super woman. She discusses her issues with addiciton and the role it played in her life, including what sobriety has gotten her. Prakruti also discusses her former careers in psychology and in modeling. Finally, she discusses what it's like to be the mother of twins and the impactful role that her girls...

Andrew Karas is a chemical engineering Ph. D, father, husband, and die-hard Pittsburgh sports fan. He discusses growing up with his brother, his parents' divorce, and how he met his wife, katie. Andrew also talks about the role sports plays in his life and how he found films fascinating at a time when he may have otherwise found loneliness. This week's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Online The...