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169 - Neal Simms
Friend Request - April 08, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsNeal Simms is a plant worker, guitarist, musician, songwriter, and all around cool dude. He discusses being born to a couple that was trying to make their way in life, both in college as he was growing up. Neal also talks about moving around a lot as a kid and how the combination of that disrupt...
168 - Eric Johnson
Friend Request - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsEric Johnson is a pastor, author, father, husband, and trivia host. He discusses the good and bad of being an only child and growing up in northern Ohio. Eric also talks about the role church and religion played in his life as a child and how his involvement with Nintendo won him a youth group a...
167 - Jacob Roderick
Friend Request - March 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsJacob Roderick is a former marine, father of twins, and hopeful comedy writer. He discusses growing up with divorced parents and what it was like to have his father take off. Jacob also talks about his sibling order and how his relationships have grown or changed with his siblings as he's grown ...
166 - Katie Mills
Friend Request - March 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsKatie Mills is a swimmer, psychology enthusiast, and professional counselor. She discusses growing up in a small town in the upper peninsula of Michigan, including the large percentage of native people she had the prvilige of growing up with and learning from. Katie also discusses her early inte...
165 - Evan O'Hara
Friend Request - March 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsEvan O'Hara is a teacher, former marketing man, and future therapist. He discusses growing up the youngest of three to a polar opposite set of parents: a surgeon and an artist. Evan also discusses his love for anime and manga in school and how he had to tamper that in order to meet his defintion...
164 - Rudy Kellersohn
Friend Request - March 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsRudy Kellersohn is a teacher, father, husband, and gratitude enthusiast. He discusses the immigrant history of hs grandfather, growing up with divorced parents, and how he related to each of his step parents. Rudy also talks about the role of identity in his childhood and how that was affected b...
163 - Margaux Forster
Friend Request - February 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsMargaux Forster is a yoga teacher, mental health advocate, and future therapist. She discusses growing up as the child of an immigrant parent and the cultural differences that brought with it. Margaux also talks about struggling with control and perfectionism and how that manifested in her young...
162 - Courtney Davis
Friend Request - February 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsCourtney Davis is a career counselor, graduate student, and future therapist. She discusses growing up in the suburbs of Chicago before moving to the Northeast. Courtney also discusses how she viewed her older sister and the effect that had on her mental health and eating habits. She then discus...
161 - Ryann Swann
Friend Request - February 12, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsRyann Swann is a graduate student, future counselor, and former soccer star. She discusses growing up as a shy kid and how she took to playing in the woods when others were staying inside. Ryann also talks about playing soccer for her entire life until grad school and how she shows up very diffe...
160 - Jacob Bellamy
Friend Request - February 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsJacob Bellamy is a mental healthcare worker, professional cheesecake maker, and future therapist. He discusses growing up as the quiet kid and struggling to build a social circle. Jacob also talks about self-awareness and how he decided he had enough and sought out help. He the ndiscusses the in...
159 - Shay Liogghio
Friend Request - January 29, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsShay Liogghio is an amateur baker, graduate student, and future therapist. She discusses growing up in a small town and navigating the different friend groups there. Shay also talks about studying psychology in college and the impact moving out had on her relationship with her family. She talks ...
158 - Ashley Brummett
Friend Request - January 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAshley Brummet is a future sex therapist and advocate for women's sexual health. She discusses growing up with a unique family dynamic, including meeting her half sister when she was seven years old. Ashley also talks about her relationship with her parents and how it's evolved since her father ...
157 - Ananya Majumder
Friend Request - January 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAnanya Majumder is a former teacher and current counseling student. She discusses her life growing up in India, as well as a small stint in Hong Kong and Austrailia. Ananya also talks about how she got into and, more importantly, out of an emotionally abusive relationship and how she turned that...
156 - Rebecca Rush
Friend Request - January 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsRebecca Rush is a writer, editor, and autism advocate. She discusses her diagnosis on the autism spectrum , as well as her relapse and what she learned from it. Rebecca also talks about the comfort of a familiar TV show and how she learned how to act as a woman from Sex and the City. She also ta...
155 - Cody Senkyr
Friend Request - January 01, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsDr. Cody Senkyr is a chiropractor and health enthusiast. He discusses growing up in a high achieving household and how his hobbies and extracurriculars kept him busy and involved. Cody also discusses how team sports were different for him because of the lack of individual recognition and accomp...
Happy Holidays & 2023 in Review
Friend Request - December 25, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThis final episode of the year features Justin Lamb going through the goals and resolutions he set last year, finding gratitude for those he accomplished and forgiveness for those he did not. What are you grateful for from this year? What are you looking forward to in the next? Follow us on s...
154 - Emily Kaniarz Taylor
Friend Request - December 18, 2023 18:42 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsEmily Kaniarz Taylor is a returning guest from episode 052. Find out what she's been up to since we last recorded in the first season! Follow us on socials! @FriendRequestPod Email me, for the love of God! [email protected]
153 - Philip Brandes
Friend Request - December 11, 2023 13:08 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsPhilip Brandes is the founder of Bravus Brewing and a former computer programmer. He discusses how he got into the non-alcoholic beer space, as well as the how his brewing method is different than his competitors. Philip also discusses the logisitcs of the supply chain and why the NA beers had t...
152 - Amy Liz Harrison
Friend Request - December 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAmy Liz Harrison is an author of two books, mother of eight children, and inspiration to sober folks everywhere. She discusses growing up in a highly religious household and how some of those rules and restrictions led to her undoing later in life. Amy also talks about the "mommy wine" culture a...
151 - Tawny Lara
Friend Request - November 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsTawny Lara is a sober bisexual writer and author of the book Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze. She discusses growing up with separated parents and living back and forth between Texas and California. Tawny also talks about using drugs to self-medicate and...
150 - Sav Buist (The Accidentals)
Friend Request - November 20, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsSav Buist is a songwriter, singer, and musician, as well as a college student and bird enthusiast. She is one of the founding members of The Accidentals and is currently working on a solo album, amongst a million other things. Sav discusses growing up in a home where her parents fostered multipl...
149 - Etienne Asher
Friend Request - November 13, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsEtienne Asher is the owner and founder of Lumanai, an herbal supplement kava beverage. He discusses his relationship with alcohol and how kava helped him to get sober. He also talks about the decision to rebrand his company a year after it launched, as well as his reasoning for rebranding himsel...
I Am Not Who I Used To Be
Friend Request - November 06, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThis week, we're taking an unexpected break from interviews to discuss life. Not just life, your life. Who are you? What makes you who you are and how are you possibly using protective behaviors that are no longer neccesary. Let go of your umbrella and come listen to Justin talk about how he has...
148 - Analisa Six
Friend Request - October 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAnalisa Six is a songwriter, musician, astrology enthusiast, and an all around badass chick. She discusses growing up with two young parents and a series of mixed families, as well as how her parents stepped in to educate her about music when she began listening to pop punk at a young age. Anali...
147 - Danielle Blanchard
Friend Request - October 23, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsDanielle Blanchard is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, and teacher. She discusses how she got into music, including the summer she followed Styx around. Danielle also iscusses how the industry has changed over the years and what it means to put out an album now versus then. She a...
146 - Antonio Morell Returns
Friend Request - October 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAntonio joins us once again after four years to catch us up on what's been going on. He discusses his car accident that landed him in the hospital for a total of 78 nights, and how he dealt with that isolation and inability to take care of himself. Antonio also talks about how he processed throu...
145 - Mariah Goodell
Friend Request - October 09, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsMariah Goodell is a lover of animals, books, and people. She discusses growing up in Florida and finding herself leaning into her imagination longer than some, as a child. Mariah also talks about going to college, falling in love with her best friend, and moving across the country to Park City, ...
144 - Laurel Day
Friend Request - October 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsLaurel Day is an entrepreneur, business owner, mother, and former cop. She discusses growing up in a small town in western Michigan and going to college nearby, as well. Laurel also talks about how her waning desire to become an attorney shifted into her becoming a police officer, which brought ...
143 - Ben Goodvich
Friend Request - September 25, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsBen Goodvich is a woodworker, an uncle, and an expert at hospitality. He discusses some of the intricacies of trying to find a career after playing hockey his whole life and why he chose to get into hospitality. Then Ben discusses getting stuck during COVID and finding an outlet in woodworking. ...
142 - Eshtar Oraha
Friend Request - September 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsEshtar Oraha is a graduate student, Chaldean immigrant, and former Disney employee. She discusses growing up near Detroit and her fondness for music as a child. She also discusses her passion for people and and desire to connect. Eshtar then talks about going to school for Psychology and leaving...
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