Home of Misfits

About Home of Misfits

Welcome to Home of the Misfits — the podcast that celebrates the people who never fit in, never followed the script, and never stopped questioning. Here we talk mindset, mental health, neurodivergence, healing, spirituality, and the quiet courage it takes to live authentically in a world that rewards conformity. Hosted by Sabine “Beenie” Mann, PhD, this podcast blends insight, humor, compassion, and perspective-shifting conversations that remind you: You’re not broken. You’re not behind. You’re not alone. Different isn’t wrong — it’s powerful.

Publisher

Sabine Mann

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Jan 2026

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   The Misfit Approach

   In this episode of Home of Misfits, Mark Steven Porro pulls up a chair with Sabine for an honest, unscripted conversation about what happens when life hands you a role you never auditioned for — and you decide to jump in, find the joy, and make it your own. At 55, Mark traded his carefree bachelor life in Hollywood for something he never expected: becoming the full-time caregiver for his 90-year-old mother. What followed was three and a half years of role reversals, tenderness, frustration, laughter, dignity, and love — including beauty days, a briefly employed servant bell, and more than a few lessons neither of them saw coming. But this conversation doesn't stay in the caregiving lane for long. Mark and Sabine wander from Hollywood and Cast Away to moving to the south of France, crazy European drivers, centuries-old villages, family, adventure, empathy, and Mark's philosophy of finding the joy wherever life happens to drop you. Around here, we leave the scripts at the door and make space for real conversations with wonderfully imperfect humans. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think. And every now and then, one quietly changes the way you see yourself. If you've ever wondered where you fit, questioned the script everyone else seemed to follow, or simply needed the reminder that you're not alone... Welcome home. Connect with Mark Website: https://acupofteaonthecommode.org Social Media: Search “A Cup of Tea on the Commode” on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and Bluesky Books & Resources: A Cup of Tea on the Commode — available in paperback, large print, ebook, and audiobook Keep Hope in Motion Home of Misfits is an outreach program of the Happiness Matters Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping people rediscover hope, perspective, and belonging. If these conversations have encouraged you, challenged you, or reminded you that you belong, we'd be honored to have your support. ✨ Be the Spark That Keeps Hope in Motion https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/hope-and-happiness-in-action (https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/hope-and-happiness-in-action) Learn more: 🌐 Home of Misfits — https://HomeOfMisfits.com (https://HomeOfMisfits.com) 🌐 Happiness Matters Foundation — https://HappinessMattersFoundation.org (https://HappinessMattersFoundation.org)

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Identity Is Optional

   In this episode of Home of Misfits, José Pedras pulls up a chair with Sabine for an honest, unscripted conversation about what can happen when the identities, expectations, and labels we collect along the way begin to fall away — and we discover we might not need to replace them. Around here, we leave the scripts at the door and make space for real conversations with wonderfully imperfect humans. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think. And every now and then, one quietly changes the way you see yourself. If you've ever wondered where you fit, questioned the script everyone else seemed to follow, or simply needed the reminder that you're not alone... Welcome home. Connect with José Instagram: @jose_pedras_ Keep Hope in Motion Home of Misfits is an outreach program of the Happiness Matters Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping people rediscover hope, perspective, and belonging. If these conversations have encouraged you, challenged you, or reminded you that you belong, we'd be honored to have your support. ✨ Be the Spark That Keeps Hope in Motion https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/hope-and-happiness-in-action Learn more: 🌐 Home of Misfits — https://HomeOfMisfits.com (https://HomeOfMisfits.com) 🌐 Happiness Matters Foundation — https://HappinessMattersFoundation.org (https://HappinessMattersFoundation.org)

3. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Knowing Before Knowing

   In this episode of Home of Misfits, Beth Lynch pulls up a chair with Sabine for an honest, unscripted conversation about grief, intuition, and what happens when the things you've somehow always known begin to make sense. From sensing something was wrong before her father's unexpected death to a haunting dream the night her mother's train crashed, Beth's story is filled with moments she couldn't explain at the time. What followed wasn't an instant awakening or a perfectly mapped spiritual journey. It was grief, anger, questions, curiosity, and eventually learning to trust a part of herself that had been there all along. Around here, we leave the scripts at the door and make space for real conversations with wonderfully imperfect humans. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think. And every now and then, one quietly changes the way you see yourself. If you've ever wondered where you fit, questioned the script everyone else seemed to follow, or simply needed the reminder that you're not alone... Welcome home. Connect with Beth Website: www.innerlightteaching.com (http://www.innerlightteaching.com) Keep Hope in Motion Home of Misfits is an outreach program of the Happiness Matters Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping people rediscover hope, perspective, and belonging. If these conversations have encouraged you, challenged you, or reminded you that you belong, we'd be honored to have your support. ✨ Be the Spark That Keeps Hope in Motion https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/hope-and-happiness-in-action (https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/hope-and-happiness-in-action) Learn more: 🌐 Home of Misfits — https://HomeOfMisfits.com (https://HomeOfMisfits.com) 🌐 Happiness Matters Foundation — https://HappinessMattersFoundation.org (https://HappinessMattersFoundation.org)

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