Human Beings, being human

Send us Fan Mail Being Sober A year ago, I quit drinking. In this episode, I share the story I have never told in full. I talk about how alcohol slowly became my way of coping with loneliness, social anxiety, shame, and a lifetime of not feeling worthy. From drinking in the Navy, bartending, and getting a DWI, to relapses, rock bottom moments, and the realization that alcohol had gone from being a...

Send us Fan Mail What’s a “Relationship,” Anyway? Most people hear “relationship” and think “romance.” But I’m saying it’s way broader than that. Any time two people interact, that’s a relationship, even if they just see each other around. All the stuff like how often you hang out or what you do together just describes the kind of relationship it is. This opens the door to all sorts of connections...

Send us Fan Mail Autonomy is supposed to feel like freedom, but in relationships it can quietly turn into distance, avoidance, and “I thought you were fine.” I sit down with Sky to get real about communication in relationships, especially when you care deeply about independence and you’re also trying to build something sustainable with another human being. We talk about how misattunement happens,...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone, it's Kinsey — and I'm back. If you've been wondering where I went, honestly? I've been in it. Deep in it. The last time I sat down to record, I was freshly out of my government job, newly sober, and trying to convince myself that jumping into the unknown was going to be okay. What I didn't know then was just how much more was still coming. So...

Send us Fan Mail   In this episode of Human Beings, being human , I’m not sharing a story I’ve already walked through—I’m sharing the one I’m living right now. Earlier this year, I left behind a secure but soul-numbing federal job. After nearly a decade of “counting sheep and goats,” the comfort had become confinement, and I knew I couldn’t grow there anymore. So I quit—without a plan, only a leap...

Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to live and love beyond traditional rules? In this episode, I sit down with my friend Sky to explore the messy, beautiful, and deeply human experience of being non-monogamous. Together we talk about what drew us into this path, the challenges and breakthroughs we’ve faced, and how non-monogamy has changed the way we see ourselves, our partners, and love it...

Send us Fan Mail In this intimate episode, I trace my personal relationship journey—from shy teenager, to married and opening up, to embracing many loves, and finally calling in my current primary partner. It’s a story about learning what love means when you stop following default rules and start creating relationships with intention.  I share the awkwardness of my early years, when I barely spoke...

Send us Fan Mail What’s in a name? For some of us, everything. In this intimate episode, Kinsey shares the deeply personal and transformative journey of becoming Kinsey—from growing up with a name that never quite fit, to a life-altering moment at an acroyoga retreat in Costa Rica that sparked a naming journey rooted in truth, identity, and embodied resonance. This isn’t just a story about gender...

Send us Fan Mail In this deeply personal episode, I share the story of my gender journey—how it began years before my divorce, long before I even had the language to describe it. From a pivotal moment at a swingers convention in New Orleans, where I first met someone embodying a nonbinary expression, to the early childhood memory of being told that “boys don’t paint their nails,” this episode trac...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the very first episode of Human Beings Being Human . In this deeply personal opening, I share the winding path that brought me here — not just to this podcast, but to the person I am today. My story begins with an ending: the collapse of my marriage in 2016, and the profound disorientation that followed. I talk candidly about the heartbreak, the identity loss, and the p...