The Personal Freedom Podcast with Mac Dohm

What does freedom really look like? For Sarah B, it meant buying a van, traveling the world with her dogs, and refusing to settle for a life that didn’t feel like her own. In this episode of The Personal Freedom Podcast , Sarah shares her incredible story of spending 19 years living in a campervan across Australia, the Canary Islands, and Europe while building a life centered around adventure, sim...

Freedom From Your Inner Critic Sometimes the greatest prison isn’t external. It’s the conversation happening inside our own minds. This week on The Personal Freedom Podcast , I had the privilege of sitting down with Ilham ✨ , author of the 1% Wiser Substack , for one of the most thoughtful conversations we’ve had on the show yet. Born in Morocco and now living in Spain, Ilham shares how moving to...

What happens when you realize the life you’ve built no longer aligns with who you are? In Episode 5 of The Personal Freedom Podcast, Mac sits down with John Caliguire—founder of Ritual Organics , creator of Friendology , entrepreneur, surfer, and social media strategist. John shares how a growing sense of burnout inside the corporate world led him to a life-changing backpacking trip in California’...

What happens when the world shuts down just as you’re stepping into adulthood? In this episode, Mac sits down with writer, amateur historian, and Substack creator William E. to discuss how the COVID lockdowns disrupted his transition into adulthood and sent him into a season of isolation, stagnation, and what he describes as his own personal “Heart of Darkness.” Fresh out of high school when the w...

What if the very thing the world says makes you weak becomes the platform God uses to impact thousands? In Episode 3 of The Personal Freedom Podcast, I sit down with Ross Arcemont — Sir Silver Star Games & Broken by Design YouTuber, Christian gaming streamer, software engineer, content creator, and author living with congenital muscular dystrophy. Born with congenital muscular dystrophy, Ross shar...

In this episode of The Personal Freedom Podcast , I sit down with confidence coach, writer, and podcast host Sue Reid for an honest and deeply moving conversation about adversity, healing, self-worth, and rebuilding confidence after years of emotional pain and abusive relationships. Sue shares her powerful personal freedom story — from growing up shy and feeling unloved, to surviving abusive relat...

In the very first episode of The Personal Freedom Podcast, I sit down with my childhood best friend, T.J. Wood, for a conversation about friendship, fishing, risk, rebuilding, and the pursuit of personal freedom. From fishing tiny ponds in Colorado as kids to navigating offshore waters in South Florida, T.J.’s story is about following the thing that made him feel alive — even when it meant leaving...