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From Classroom To Couch
In this episode, I sit down with Chris Oneth to talk about a hard pivot — from high school dropout to respected teacher, and then through a career-ending reset into becoming a marriage and family therapist.
This isn’t a polished comeback story. It’s about owning mistakes, rediscovering identity, and choosing to move forward when the plan falls apart.
If you’re in the middle of a reset, this one’s for you.
Living In Crescendo
What happens when a retired teacher refuses to wind down?
He builds something bigger.
In Living in Crescendo, I sit down with Pete Swanberg to talk about purpose in the second half, creating community through adapted play, and why the best chapters often come after we think the story is finished.
Episode 53: From Cancer To Camino
A conversation about midlife adventure, resilience, and pushing back after life hits hard. Dr. Erica Conway shares how she chose forward — through cancer, advocacy, and soul-stretching journeys on the trail and beyond.
Episode 52: What Is A Midlife Crisis?
The itch isn’t a meltdown. It’s a message.
In this Season 6 opener of The Mango Times, I sit down with therapist and fellow rider Chris Oneth to talk honestly about what we call a “midlife crisis”—and why it might be less about blowing things up and more about waking up. We move past the clichés and into the real work: identity, deferred desires, and the quiet questions that surface when life no longer fits the way it used to.
This conversation sets the compass for the year ahead. If you’re feeling restless, curious, or unfinished, you’re not broken—you’re paying attention.