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Listener Questions · Episode #2 · June 5, 2026 · 42 min

Listener Questions: A Good Life That Doesn’t Feel Like Enough, When Your Partner Doesn’t Share Your Ambition, Outgrowing a Friend - #2

Questions about a good life that still feels insufficient, unequal ambition in a relationship, mortality, creative fear, and outgrowing an old friendship.

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In this first Listener Questions episode, I answer questions about having a good life that still does not feel like enough, being with a partner who may not share your ambition, becoming more aware of time and how temporary life is, putting yourself out there creatively when you are afraid of being judged, and realizing you may be outgrowing an old friendship.

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