What happens when you leave your roots behind as a kid—and spend midlife searching for where you truly belong?
In this episode of Gen X Crisis, Rob and his childhood friend George reflect on their parallel paths: Rob moving to Florida at 11, George to California at 13. Both left behind the tight community of Livingston, New Jersey, and both have carried that sense of dislocation into adulthood.
George shares how trombone and music carried him to CalArts, how a chance opportunity pulled him into comics, and how he rode the wave of digital transformation in television animation for legendary studios like Hanna-Barbera and Imagineering. Along the way, he’s navigated ADHD, health challenges that led to losing 120 pounds, and the constant need to adapt as technology reshaped creative industries.
They talk about loss, reinvention, and the ongoing search for connection - how empathy can feel like both a gift and a burden, and how midlife forces us to look for new ways to ground ourselves when the old maps no longer apply.
This one’s about shared roots, resilience, and redefining belonging in a world that keeps moving.
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