Something big is shifting, and you can feel it. I’ve spent the last year stripping things down, walking away from what looked good on paper, and telling the truth about what actually works, what doesn’t, and what I refuse to carry into 2026. This episode is me coming back home to Culture Changers and explaining why I left, what broke, and what finally clicked. No polish. No performance. Just clarity, courage, and a mic. If you’ve ever felt like you outgrew something you built, this one’s for you.
In this episode, I talk about:
- Why I’ve renamed this show five times (UGH!) and what that taught me
- How pop culture reflects our values, fears, and blind spots
- The moment I realized I was abandoning myself for “success” (Alignment over Approval)
- Why self-help culture stopped working for me
- What Culture Changers is becoming next and how you’re part of it
Rather watch on Youtube? https://youtu.be/ukcjGrrQtbo
Links + Resources Mentioned
Email the show (What pods do you love or love to hate? for Pod Phenom Playbook): culturechangerspod@gmail.com
NOTABLE QUOTABLES:
- “I didn’t want to take Reinvention Room into the new year.” (01:04)
- “I was abandoning myself in service of commercial success.” (08:11)
- “I’m so deeply sick of self-help.” (26:06)
- “I’ve created such a wall around me.” (40:45)
- “How do we ground down on what is true when so much is uncertain?” (46:14)
KEY TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 Why Culture Changers exists
- 1:04 Why I ended Reinvention Room
- 3:20 The origin story of the show
- 8:05 The identity crisis moment
- 12:52 Why podcast conferences broke my confidence
- 20:06 Why reinvention stopped working
- 26:06 Why self-help culture lost me
- 31:15 Anxiety, control, and truth
- 38:10 The friendship realization
- 46:14 What this podcast is actually for
- 56:08 Pop culture as empathy
- 58:30 Pod Phenom Playbook explained
3 TIPS / TAKEAWAYS
- If you can’t explain what you do clearly, something is misaligned
- Pop culture isn’t fluff. It’s a mirror
- When things feel heavy, honesty creates momentum
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