šļø Life is a Trip & I Forgot the Map
Lifeās messy, magical, and nothing like the brochure. This podcast is your go-to space for honest conversations, aha moments, and the wild, beautiful ride of becoming. Whether youāre lost, growing, healingāor just vibingāeach episode brings humor, heart, and real talk to help you find your way (even without a map). Buckle up, let's go on this ride together.
Ever feel like your mind is moving faster than your life can keep up?
Thatās exactly where Iām at right now.
Iāve got books being written, ideas everywhere, podcast episodes in the works, projects half-finished (on purpose), and a vision that just keeps expanding. Some days it feels exciting⦠other days it feels like Iām on hyperdrive with no steering wheel.
But hereās what Iām starting to realizeā¦
Maybe Iām not doing it wrong.
Maybe this is what being a creative visionary looks like.
In this episode, Iām taking you behind the scenes of whatās really going on in my worldābuilding, creating, dreaming, struggling with the details, and learning how to trust my own process instead of fighting it.
If youāve ever felt scattered, overwhelmed, or like you have ātoo many ideasā⦠this oneās for you.
Weāre figuring it out together. š«
25 Feb 2026
When You Want to Disappear (But You Donāt)
Some days my nervous system feels like itās on fire.
I get overwhelmed. I get stressed. I want to hide. Iāve had moments where disappearing feels easier than facing whatās in front of me.
But running isnāt the answer.
In this episode, I talk about burnout, emotional overload, and the very human urge to give up ā and what it actually looks like to stay, breathe, and move through it instead.
This isnāt about pretending everything is fine. Itās about learning how to think clearly when your emotions are loud.
If youāve ever wanted to run away from your own life, this oneās for you.
11 Feb 2026
Itās Okay to Admit This Is Hard
On this weekās episode of Lifeās a Trip, and I Forgot theMap, Paul shares his deeply personal journey through anxiety, depression,caregiving, and the life-altering health challenges his family has faced.
After years of medical traumaāincluding his wifeās multipleheart surgeries and a life-threatening strokeāPaul opens up about what itreally means to keep going when life changes overnight. Through therapy andjournaling, he began turning pain into purpose, a process that ultimately ledto his book, Scars You Canāt See: Chaos Survived, Fear Faced, the Will to FightFound.
This conversation is honest, grounding, and deeply human. Wetalk about the importance of acknowledging how hard things truly are, breakingthe stigma around mental health, finding moments of self-care as a caregiver,and why sharing your story can remind others they are not alone.
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This episode is about resilience, presence, and choosing tokeep showing upāeven when the path forward feels unclear.
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