Taylor Gallegos is an accomplished professional painter who's style of living is inspiring. Not only does he produce a ton of art - he pays the bills with it - and still manages to create amazing opportunities and experiences with the people he cares about. What's the secret to his style of Art & Life? In this episode, (which is a re-sharing of the 100th episode of his Art & Life Podcast on Spotify) - I am your guest host, interviewing Taylor to understand how he has found such a...

We all die, but most of us rarely think about it. After all, isn't life about living? Why would we want to dwell on the depressing details of dying? Sadly, this denial leads many of us to go our whole lives without appreciating the gifts of our life. After all, if we think we'll live forever, what is the value of a day? My guest today is Lydia Dugdale, a Columbia University physician who has attended the deaths of hundreds of humans. She regularly witnesses people dying ghastly,...

We survived covid! Here for your enjoyment are the lingering fever dreams of a week spent crammed inside a cluttered house organizing a sick, cluttered mind. Talking points include: – Stories can save the world – From sadness to joy – What is the story worth living? – Crypto, Community Funded, Value Exchange & STORY – Overcoming Resistance – Holding On vs. Letting Go – Listening for the luminaries Become a Patron at patreon.com/uncomplication

The average U.S. citizen spends 5.4 hours on their mobile phones daily. That's over ONE THIRD of a person's waking hours staring down at a screen. Meanwhile, tech companies are funneling BILLIONS of R&D and investment dollars into the "problem" of making phones and apps STICKER... they want more time spent on devices to drive ad and data harvesting revenue... so where does that lead? In the face of this "crisis of humanity" the founders of Light Phone have taken a completely different...

Shortly after getting married, Pete took a vacation to Ecuador with his partner Maija. He saw the beach. He saw the forest. Then He saw a surf shack for sale and put a down payment on it without telling Maija... 14 years later, they are still living in Canoa, Ecuador. They escaped the grasp of an "American Dream" that wasn't for them... to the slower pace and differing values of a developing country. In this episode, we share the adventure of leaving the comforts of home to dive head first...

You have an 800 pound german shepherd living in your brain. It responds instinctually and in force to the stimulus around you, so that while you may THINK your are DECIDING, you are most often ACTING from a "primal mind" that is older than civilization, older than language, and way stronger than you. If it can't be restrained, can it at least be trained? Today we are talking to Derrick Kuhn, a deep-thinking digital marketing maverick who spends his time speaking directly to the primal mind...

Shootings. Earthquakes. Fires. Floods. Disease. Death. Life is full of F.U.S. (Fu*ked up Sh*t) And yet, life keeps on going. In this episode we go down the rabbit hole unwinding the grim realities that life can embody... and the possibility that tragedy and sadness flow from the same source as our greatest loves and joy. In fact, it seems that you can't have a single good moment without the mountain of good and bad it rests on. This episode is a recording from 2016, and is dedicated to...

Travel to the top of a snow covered mountain while we recall the waypoints that lead to the uncomplication podcast. This episode is super personal – full of secrets and admissions about life, insanity, drugs, shortcomings and dreams – sharing my perspectives and how they were formed so we can take the next steps in uncomplication together. Thanks for listening, enjoy!

Let's talk about sex! Today we strip off cultural taboos and expose the modern hangups, kinks and quirks of couples growing together. James and Angela Mitchell are entrepreneurs who's small business "Love Intentionally" helps good couples stay great through workshops and facilitated "Love Camps" – so in this episode we dig into a wide range of topics from young crushes through the bumps of adolescence into the potential pitfalls of mature relationships with kids and households and...

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Rob Colbert, a practicing therapist and participant in the MAPS MDMA-assisted therapy study. In this episode we go even further down the rabbit hole addressing the roots of drug prohibition and its failure to reduce the social harms of substance abuse... and maybe it was never meant to... If you enjoyed part 1, or were maybe even challenged by it, be sure to listen in as we dive into some of the questions and critiques listeners raised after our...

What if we could talk openly about our use of drugs and mind altering substances? Could we create safe cultures of use around drugs like LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA and others, so that kids... and adults... wouldn't need to sneak off and experiment behind closed doors, without the information that could keep them safe? My guest this week is Dr. Rob Colbert, a practicing psychotherapist and a co-investigator in the MAPS MDMA-assisted therapy study through the FDA. He is also a member of The Nowak...

Welcome to season 2! Today we journey up Sheep Mountain with Tomas Herera, a natural born storyteller, filmmaker and big thinker. Together we go down the rabbit hole of broken-by-design economics designed to ensnare people where they are, regardless of their class. We then pit capitalism vs. communism, workers vs. automation and hedge funders vs. reddit before a left turn into the "most beautiful equation in mathematics" takes us on a wild ride through the nature of reality, fractal...

We tend to identify with our jobs and build a big part of our self image around "what we do". I know my image of self was totally twisted up in the company I founded 10 years ago... Well, I just got fired from my company by its new owners. Now I'm on a road trip quest to shed my old self and embrace the opportunity and anxiety of the blank canvas of life.

Another US election and boy! What reflection. At the time of posting, the election has already been called for Joe Biden, but here is the morning-after soul searching that many across the nation and world endured.

Wildfires burn through forests and dry hills. COVID burns the foolishness of the human happening. I just wanted to ride my bike. Today, a short self-therapy session digging into the underlying OK-ness even in the midst of so much sorrow and sacrifice.

COVID-19 surges across the globe like a tidal wave... soon to crash upon your beach. Enjoy but forgive this late night musing that spins dread into faith in the mystery behind everything happening at all.

A letter to an 8 year old a few days befor the Conronavirus & COVID-19 altered our lives. This is a letter with a secret. This secret won't stop bad things from happening, but it may change you, and you change the world. March forth.

A post-yoga deep dive into the wonders, torments and mindsets that set our reality. "It's like this now." Enjoy : )

Have you ever climbed to the top of life's ladder only to realize it was against the wrong wall? In this rabbit hole we clear the mental hurdles of getting over who we aren't and embrace who we are.

Swinging nunchucks at thousands of falling leaves like a spastic 8 year old is just as fun as it sounds... it's the perfect way to get into a mindset that makes you re-evaluate your entire existence.

Re-popping the cherry flavored brain flow of uncomplication. Do you remember a time when you better liked your self identity? Are you looking to the future to finally become the best you? What if the key to the feeling we remember or want is only found here and now?

A quick rabbit hole exploring our fascination with new year's resolutions, planning and intentions.

Look up at the stars... What are you thinking? Can you ever really explain it? A late night rabbit hole for you: through the b******t to complete uncomplication. Image by Knate Myers.

Have you also been waiting patiently for life to sort itself out and offer the opportunity to do the things you want to do? You'd think this day to day life would be easier by now. This episode is about finding acceptance of a world that is moving too fast.