The Inner Self
Long time listener, first time question submitter. I’m wondering how you both navigate appropriately merging your true inner self with the world around you, publicly and in relationships (re: dating men). I just turned 30 and I’m starting to feel the weight of interacting with people who don’t seem to…“get it”. Sometimes it can feel like we must mute ourselves in order to calibrate to normalcy and dull connection. P**g (redacted in solidarity of your new ventures) was one of my favorite podcasts because both of your brains have made me say, “finally! These are the thoughts we must be sharing in order to live!” Anyways, how can you stay true to your inner self while also accepting that the world is full of nonsense that doesn’t scratch the itch? Xoxo
the truth about AG1
I read some really damning stories about AG1 including that it’s total BS (like most supplements are) but also that it has tested positive for heavy metals like lead. With this new direct subscriber model it would be cool to have more transparent access to some of your brand partnerships. AG1 was always confusing or rather, very convincing coming from you both but I know AG1 has an aggressive monthly creator budget ($2M a month I heard). How much research do you do on these products before you hawk them at us? I’m such a devoted hag that I would eat spoonfuls of lead for you both but I’m also a bit freaked out by how much power you have over me now…will my money be supporting you guys more directly so you don’t need to rely on green powder gremlins to pay you the salary you both deserve?
Meaning amidst the chaos!
In your vast philosophical and self-help-adjacent readings, have you come across anything that helps you see your own life as meaningful when lives around the world are treated so carelessly? I’m an academic working on the aesthetics of neoliberalism (nightmare) and it’s been more and more difficult to place any meaning on my own little activities, as I am constantly zooming out to the horrors. Thoughts?!
Helping ADHD teens
I work with a lot of ADHD teens in an educational setting. I don't have ADHD and I am often a bit baffled by their processes, forgetfulness, etc (and really impressed by their creativity, humor, etc). What is helpful for you to hear from non-ADHD people when you are in crisis? What's really condescending to hear ("Well have you tried THIS planner?")? What would have been helpful for you to hear/learn as a teenager? Love you hags
The inner narrator....
OK so when you read do you experience the reading internally with a voice? And if so, is the voice your voice, or an amalgam of some celebrity and/or someone you know who reminds you of the character? I asked my father this question and was astonished to find out he didn't hear anything at all....
enduring pure hell
hello mother hags! i love you both so very much, and you truly have changed my life. i struggle with severe depression, but p*og (protecting our family from legal prosecution) and, now, Berlant & Novak, are truly medicinal respites that i am thankful to God for. thank you for all that you do. i am not sure where i would be without the joy you both freely share. are there artists or writers or thinkers or performers that comfort you in hellish times? what have you been returning to? thank you for all that you do. i am weeping as we speak. - ben
Lying about Symptoms
I was haunted intermittently for years by the sensation that I made up all the material for my ADHD and OCD diagnosis when I was 17. But I didn’t. Do you ever have the same sensation? I wonder if it overlaps with taking ones temperature: thinking you’re worthy of examination is a prayer for something to be wrong and when the prayer is answered you feel unworthy because you asked for it?? Help me