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Village Voice

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by Host: Alli G.

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14 episodes

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Village Voice is a podcast for anyone done with toxic positivity BS & ready to hear their real voice again. This isn’t self-help. It’s an honest conversation on how to trust yourself and stop gaslighting yourself. Hosted by Alli Gatlin • The Menace of Clarity, writer, strategist, chaos interpreter, this show lives in the messy middle. Identity, burnout, belief, grief, creativity, and the moments that quietly change everything. <a href="https://alligatlin.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">alligatlin.substack.com</a>

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12/27/2025

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June 6, 2026

Can We Just BE HUMAN AGAIN?

CAN WE JUST BE HUMAN AGAIN? And Is Healing Becoming Your Full-Time Job? | Village Voice Podcast with Alli GYou can be deeply self-aware and still completely exhausted.In this episode of Village Voice, Alli G unpacks the weird reality of modern healing culture: burnout disguised as productivity, self-awareness turned into performance, and the pressure to become an “optimized” human before you’re allowed to simply rest.This is a conversation about emotional exhaustion, survival mode, over-functioning, and the quiet ways people abandon themselves while still looking successful on the outside.This Episode Is For You If…You’re emotionally exhausted but still highly functionalYou feel guilty restingYou’ve consumed all the self-help content and still feel overwhelmedYou’re tired of performing healing instead of actually livingYou want honesty more than optimizationWhat’s happening In This EpisodeWhy burnout often hides behind high-functioning behaviorThe problem with turning healing into performance artHow self-help culture became another exhausting jobThe emotional cost of always being “regulated”Why rest is not something you earnThe pressure to package your pain into contentThe difference between healing and over-analyzing yourselfLetting yourself be human before becoming “better”And yes, Alli aggressively recommends taking a nap.Today’s Favorite Lines“You can explain every attachment theory and still feel like a drunk raccoon fighting for its life in a Waffle House parking lot.”“Rest is not a trophy.”“Sometimes a bad week is just a bad week.”“Healing became another performance.”“You’re allowed to be human before you become a better one.”Links, References & Sponsors<a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/alligatlin/p/is-your-healing-era-turning-into?r=6r8clp&utm_medium=ios"> Published Article </a><a target="_blank" href="https://skool.com/identitywritten/about">Online Writers Village: The Written Identity </a>Sugar-free Red Bull (still awaiting sponsorship)Social Media Find @alligatlin on:<a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/alligatlin">Instagram </a>• <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/alligatlin?mibextid=wwXIfr&mibextid=wwXIfr">Facebook</a> • <a target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.com/@alligatlin">Threads</a> • <a target="_blank" href="https://www.skool.com/@alligatlin?g=identitywritten">Skool</a><a target="_blank" href="https://youtube.com/@alligatlin">YouTube</a> • <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alligatlinconsults/">LinkedIn</a> Final Reminder Stop trying to earn rest.Drink water.Eat something.Touch grass.Take the nap.And stay radically curious.more importantly … stay fucking human.— Alli G Get full access to Alli Gatlin | The Written Identity at <a href="https://alligatlin.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">alligatlin.substack.com/subscribe</a>

May 29, 2026

Name it Don’t Shame it

VILLAGE VOICE PODCASTFuck Shit Up Friday: Grace for the Mid Versions of OurselvesThis episode is a caffeine-fueled reminder that being human is messy as hell.We talk shame, bad choices, emotional spirals, and the difference between accountability and turning yourself into a permanent crime scene over one rough moment.Inside this Friday note from the Village:“name it, don’t shame it”giving yourself grace without dodging responsibilitysurviving the painfully mid daysand why trying again still countsAlso:George Michael gets accidentally involved.There’s chaos.There’s yelling.There’s emotional support for exhausted people.If your brain’s been chewing on guilt lately, this one’s for you. Get full access to Alli Gatlin | The Written Identity at <a href="https://alligatlin.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">alligatlin.substack.com/subscribe</a>

May 19, 2026

Find Your Fucking Giggle Again

I disappeared for a minute because, honestly?I’ve been pissed off.Not in a dramatic “burn my life down” kind of way. More like… disappointed. Tired. Watching people slowly lose their ability to hold nuance, humor, softness, contradiction … all of it.Everybody’s either performing enlightenment or performing outrage, and somewhere in the middle we forgot how to just be people together.VILLAGE VOICE PODCAST - Alli Gatlin | Home of the The Written Identity a reader-supported publication. This episode is basically me climbing onto the metaphorical kitchen counter to remind you that you are allowed to laugh while your life is hard. In fact, I think you need to.We talk about:* Why whimsy matters more than people think* The difference between reacting and actually living* How confusion should lead to curiosity instead of panic* Why being “more than one thing” is actually the point* Tiny moments that reconnect you to yourself* The nervous system benefits of laughter, presence, and play* Why I think some of y’all take “chess not checkers” way too seriously* Dirt patches, watering cans, grocery carts, Fran Drescher, and existential clarity* The fact that joy and grief are not opposites … they’re rhythmI also go on several side quests.Respectfully. This one feels like sitting on the floor with me while I rant, philosophize, and accidentally yell motivational things at you like a loving menace, yup that’s the most honest version of this podcast.If you’ve been exhausted by the heaviness of the internet, the pressure to optimize yourself into a productivity robot, or the feeling that everyone forgot how to giggle… this episode’s for you.Yelling with so much love-Alli G. NOW! Go find your fucking whimsy again… play some checkers, frolic in a mud pit, commit to the bit, get flirty with being a little feral. UNTIL THE NEXT CHAT LOVE BUCKETS 🖤 always yours, The Menace of Mischief, Chaos & Clarity. P.S.Put the whim back in whimsy and enjoy that cinematic masterpiece mentioned in the episode <a target="_blank" href="https://youtube.com/shorts/HDbhqpu-vuQ?si=A2ATbn-Bf6rkD5yn">HERE</a>Somebody in your life needs a little more whimsy and a little less existential doom. Share so they know they can have both. Get full access to Alli Gatlin | The Written Identity at <a href="https://alligatlin.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">alligatlin.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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What is Village Voice?: Village Voice is a podcast for anyone done with toxic positivity BS & ready to hear their real voice again.

This isn’t self-help. It’s an honest conversation on how to trust yourself and stop gaslighting yourself.

Hosted by Alli Gatlin • The Menace of Clarity, writer, strategist, chaos interpreter, this show lives in the messy middle. Identity, burnout, belief, grief, creativity, and the moments that quietly change everything. <a href="https://alligatlin.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">alligatlin.substack.com</a>
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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