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Click here to send us your victory and vices! What happens when the wellness industry collides with social media culture? A whole lot of pretty pictures that might be masking unhealed wounds. As we celebrate our one-year podcast anniversary (with nearly 5,000 downloads across 48 countries!), we're taking a hard look at the difference between genuine healing and performative wellness. From theta chambers to colonics, we've tried countless trending treatments over the past year – but has any o...

Click here to send us your victory and vices! What happens when two social drinkers ditch alcohol for a week and try every trendy alternative on the market? From $80 mushroom-infused sparkling waters to THC-laced "spirits," we embarked on a quest to find something—anything—that could replicate the social ease of alcohol without the next-day regrets. The results were surprising. While most expensive alternatives left us unimpressed (and occasionally with upset stomachs), one unexpected winner...

Click here to send us your victory and vices! Kaleb and Kyle bravely unpack what it means to return to Knoxville, Tennessee and Sonoma, California as gay adults who've built lives elsewhere. Their contrasting experiences highlight the psychological weight of hometowns for LGBTQ+ individuals. As Kyle notes, "There's a lot of trauma stored in hometowns for gay people." The hosts explore the fascinating psychological shifts that happen when returning to spaces that once felt limiting. They shar...

Click here to send us your victory and vices! What happens when a sommelier stops drinking for a month? Kyle shares their experience giving up alcohol for Dry January, revealing surprising insights about social anxiety, habitual cravings, and the cultural normalization of drinking. As a Level 2 sommelier whose job literally requires tasting wine, Kyle found themselves drinking every night – a glass after work that often led to more. The experiment wasn't just about health but about breaking ...

Click here to send us your victory and vices! Welcome to Season 3 of Unfamously Unwell! We're kicking things off with a bang as we dive into what might be our most chaotic episode yet. Remember when Kaleb dabbled in witchcraft to help me land my dream job? The spell worked so well that I not only got the position but also scored a raise before even starting. We're talking candles, crystals, milk offerings, and magical aftershocks that apparently got me everything I asked for. Should I be wor...