Hard To Swallow

🎙️ Episode 8: Catching Flights, Fall Feels, and a Reality Check After a 3-week break, your boy is back, and we’ve got a lot to catch up on. In this episode of Hard to Swallow , I’m recapping everything from my trip to Denver, experiencing one of my favorite artists live at the iconic Red Rocks, spooky movie nights, and the full fall energy shift that's in the air. 🍂 But we’re not just vibing—we’r...

In this episode of Hard to Swallow , we’re talking all things confidence, and not the kind you fake for Instagram. I’m diving into what it means to walk into a room fully owning your energy, your truth, and your presence. Because let’s be real: confidence is sexy, and it’s powerful. But it’s not about loud outfits or loud personalities, it’s about doing the soul work to feel safe and strong in who...

In this feel-good episode of Hard to Swallow , I’m joined by my cousin and lifelong partner in crime, Gabby , or as I like to call him, my brother from another mother. We’ve been side-by-side since diapers, and today, we’re bringing all that cousin energy straight to your ears. We’re keeping it light this week, laughing through memories of growing up in the same wild, church-filled, Kool-Aid-soake...

We’ve all been there, clinging to relationships, jobs, friendships, or dreams that deep down, we know aren’t working. In this episode, I’m getting real about the emotional toll of forcing things to happen that were never meant to be. From personal stories to honest conversations with friends, I’m talking about the moments we ignore the signs, the red flags, the gut feelings, because we’re chasing...

This week, I’m keeping it real about two very different—but very relatable—things: ghosting and guilt. First, the oops moment—when my incredible boss (yes, that Amy Porterfield ) found out I launched this podcast... and I forgot to tell her. The guilt? Real. The imposter syndrome? Also very real. Then, we dive into something I think we’ve all dealt with: ghosting. Whether you’ve been ghosted or do...

In this episode, Josh gets real about what it means to sit in stillness—and why being alone doesn’t always mean being lonely. He opens up about post-launch nerves, imposter syndrome, and the messy but beautiful process of just doing the thing , scared or not. Plus, we sprinkle in some pop culture spice: A wild CEO affair that allegedly went down at a Coldplay concert 👀 Tomorrowland’s mainstage li...

In this deeply personal episode, Josh unpacks the layers of a life lived in hiding. From his early years of seeking acceptance in the church to suppressing his identity to avoid losing the only community he had, this episode tells the story of a mask worn for survival—and what it took to finally take it off. Joshie shares how being “found out” led to therapy, how church leadership tried to redirec...

In this powerful premiere episode of Hard to Swallow , host Joshua “Joshie” Palmer invites listeners into his deeply personal journey—from growing up immersed in the church to coming out at 27 and rebuilding life, love, and faith on his own terms. Fresh out of surgery and full of reflection, Joshie shares how ministry once became a mask, how the LGBTQ+ community saved his spirit, and how dating in...