Locally Optimal Podcast

Unlearning → Sid asks women out

100s of hours of IFS therapy and meditation didn’t do it for him. Unlearning → And now I think it's just feels much more like, oh, okay, here's somebody who I like. And I'm gonna just express however it is that I'm feeling in the moment. 6 months after: Sid is a very private person, so he asked that his voice be transformed with AI. Mentioned in This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrislakin.blog [https://chrislakin.blog?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Unlearning → Antoine laughs at triggers

Multiple therapists and modalities fell short. Unlearning → I used to get triggered by very small things… Mentioned in UPDATE 18 months: Since we last spoke I kept getting better by shifting how I understand love, other's death, making mistakes.. - I keep growing when I want. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrislakin.blog [https://chrislakin.blog?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Unlearning → Bob organizes ridiculous social projects

I met an engineer I’ll call Bob at a prediction market conference. “8 years of talk therapy [and] 1 year of actively seeking exposure to scary situations” didn’t do it for him. Unlearning: “working with you once accelerated this immensely, like 4 years of exposure in 4 hours.” → Every week I’ve had some new ridiculous, fun, stupid project that I had others rallied around. It's exactly the stuff I pictured doing a long time ago but never really did UPDATE 12 months: He says he's doing great. UPDATE 18 months: He says he’s very happy and resilient, has lots of friends (and dates) now :) To protect Bob’s identity, his voice has been transformed with AI. Mentioned in This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrislakin.blog [https://chrislakin.blog?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]