Daniel Epstein

IF I MAY BE SO BOLD

Society EN ↓ 68 episodes

If you’re like us, you didn’t grow up in an emotionally honest home. Because of this, having healthy relationships as adults has sometimes felt impossible. On this podcast, be a fly on the wall as we, Dan and Justin (a real life couple), learn how to love each other and ourselves unconditionally. Often it’s messy: we overthink, try to control each other, and fall into old patterns. But each time we work through it, something happens on the other side— more closeness, deepening, humor, and a new understanding of the word “love”. Insta: @iimbsb Email: ifimaypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See...

Author

Daniel Epstein

Category

Society

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Latest episode

May 29, 2026

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Episodes

Behaving Like an Animal Who’s In Danger 29.05.2026

Dan struggles to let himself feel repressed feelings. Then Dan and Justin talk about models (or lack thereof) of happiness and contentment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Lot of Men Live That Way Forever 08.05.2026

Dan breaks down his new awareness of how he hides from people. Justin shares some inspiration around "finding your calling." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trying to Feel Better Makes It Worse 01.05.2026

Dan wonders how to give up on pointing himself towards external recognition and find an internal compass. Then Justin tries to help him find clarity on his relationship to musical-theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Generation of Demure Men
 24.04.2026

Justin gets down to the center of her fear of aging and Dan explores his desire to embody "Queen" energy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My Inner Critic is Way Sneakier Than I Thought 17.04.2026

Justin explores her love of physical humor (and why The Naked Gun remake really works for her), while Dan shares what he’s been uncovering about his inner critic, and a surprising insight he had about tennis partner dynamics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Savvy But Not Wise 09.04.2026

WE. ARE. BACK. Justin shares about reverence and having a "calling." Then she reads Dan a list of baby names that she wrote in 2014. Respond to prompts in the show by leaving us a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/IIMBSB INSTA: @iimbsb Email: ifimaypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Origin Story (Start Here) 01.04.2026

This episode is our origin story, and the best way to understand what this podcast is. How we met, nearly didn’t make it, and then found our way. If you want a feel for the spirit of the show, this is the place to begin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raise Your Hand If You Feel Like A Scared Little Baby 18.07.2025

Season 4 Finale! Dan talks through the shame and insecurity that has been coming up for him. Then the couple explores an uncomfortable dynamic that came up at the LA Sparks game earlier this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gentleness is Disgusting 20.06.2025

Dan and Justin wonder why men are turned off by CHATGPT being too sweet and nice to them. Then they explore the idea of softening in like and in relationship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RESCUE ME FROM MY PITIFUL STUPID EXISTENCE 13.06.2025

Justin shares about feeling closed off and unloving this week. Then the couple processes a recurring fake interaction they've been having. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have We Learned How To Fight Yet? 06.06.2025

Dan and Justin do some role-play around a dynamic that happens between them that Justin doesn't like. INSTA: @iimbsb Email: ifimaypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being Hot Keeps The Grief At Bay 02.06.2025

Dan talks about his past judgments towards men being outwardly loving. Then Justin explores her relationship to her looks past and present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’ve Never Been there? Probably Doesn’t Exist 23.05.2025

Justin asks Dan to articulate what coming out of denial feels like. Then Justin recounts how Dan’s recovery used to spin her out. INSTA: @iimbsb Email: ifimaypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When It’s Me It’s Lame 12.05.2025

Justin and Dan discuss an ugly dynamic that used to come up for them and speculate on why it's different now. Then Justin talks about feelings that have been coming up around the lineage of “victimhood” for women in her family, and her resistance to looking back on he twenties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It'll Suck and I’m Gonna Hate It The Whole Time 02.05.2025

Dan describes how he broke through an emotional barrier with some help from ChatGPT. Then the couple shares a major announcement before we hear them work through a fight in real time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scrambling The Sacred 25.04.2025

Dan and Justin talk about their relationship to being funny and how it's changing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We Have To Get Back To The Dogs 11.04.2025

Dan talks to Justin about the struggle he's had making contact with his inner child. They then explore the burden of feeling like it's your job to make the conversation fun, and the trap of filling up your life with responsibilities in order to feel safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trust Me I KNOW I'm a Piece of Sh*t 05.04.2025

Dan and Justin talk about the rabbit hole of healing and recovery work and the fear of sounding like you’ve been brainwashed to some people.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He Died This Excruciating Death for Me (A Piece of Sh*t) 21.03.2025

Dan describes his torturous and confusing process of deciding to put Rickey the dog down. Then Justin and Dan talk about having a relationship with a higher power and how it stands in contrast to their childhood experiences with religion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do You Love The Hater In Me? 07.03.2025

Justin and Dan talk about the New York Times article about a woman who’s in an intimate relationship with CHATGPT. Then they recount a charged experience they had this week on a zoom call with a tantra teacher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Unstoppable Force Meets An Immovable Object 21.02.2025

Dan tells Justin about a narrative he's been having in his head in which she's miserable right now. Then they discuss their respective relationships to spontaneity before kind of gettin into a fight right at the end of the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Funniest Boy In The Group Chat 07.02.2025

Dan and Justin discuss why they were so moved by a recent rewatch of the 2001 movie "A Beautiful Mind." Then they explore the pitfall of getting stuck in a "role self" and how it can doom an intimate partnership which leads them into reflecting back on periods of major doubt in their own relationship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My Breath Catches and I Supress a Sob 31.01.2025

Dan and Justin discuss if either or both of them are good in a crisis and then talk through a recurring negative cycle they used to often suffer through and why it's different now. We then hear about Dan's "cool" morning ritual and the song Justin has been singing to her inner child. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't Ruin My Special Bath Time 24.01.2025

Justin and Dan break down a pattern of fighting that has been happening since they returned from New York. Justin lashes out, Dan recoils, everyone loses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throwing Up in Public 03.01.2025

Hi! Today Justin and Dan listen to a voice memo of a real fight reconciliation of theirs and reflect back on what went down. They also revisit an uncomfortable confrontation from nearly five years ago when they had first started dating. Justin then shares her huge vomiting in public win and they recap their wildly connecting New Years Eve night out and how it shed light on past struggles. Hosted o...

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