Let’s Get UnStuck Podcast

🎙️Let’s Get UnStuck Live x Daniel Yee Psychology - Adult Life with ADHD

Last night’s conversation with Daniel Yee was one of the most honest and psychologically layered episodes we’ve had on Let’s Get Unstuck [http://www.letsgetunstuck.blog]. What started as a conversation about ADHD quickly unfolded into something much deeper. Daniel Yee Psychology [https://substack.com/profile/99604957-daniel-yee-psychology] read his story What ADHD Feels Like as an Adult [https://open.substack.com/pub/danielyeepsych/p/what-having-adhd-feels-like-as-an?r=exoqq&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer] We talked about shame. About growing up believing your struggles mean something is fundamentally wrong with you as a person. About knowing exactly what you should be doing while still feeling unable to consistently make yourself do it. Daniel spoke openly about executive dysfunction, emotional dysregulation, gambling addiction, limerence, loneliness, dopamine chasing, and the exhausting cycle of constantly searching for the next thing that might finally make life feel okay. One of the biggest takeaways from the conversation was this: A lot of what people call laziness is actually pain, overwhelm, avoidance, shame, and a nervous system struggling without the right map. There were also powerful moments about modern dating, rejection sensitivity, impulsivity, identity, and the pressure so many people carry to become someone else before they finally feel worthy of love, stability, or peace. But underneath all of it was something hopeful. The realization that understanding yourself changes everything. That maybe the answer is not becoming a completely different person.Maybe the answer is learning how to build a life around the brain, nervous system, and emotional reality you actually have. If you have ever struggled with self sabotage, addiction, procrastination, emotional overwhelm, feeling behind in life, or constantly questioning why things seem harder for you than everyone else around you, I think this episode will resonate deeply. The full episode is now live on Let’s Get Unstuck. Thank you Dido Torchi [https://substack.com/profile/357262444-dido-torchi], Chris Laible [https://substack.com/profile/73272868-chris-laible], Lynn J. Broderick [https://substack.com/profile/116644987-lynn-j-broderick] , Marlana aka Outtamydamnmind [https://substack.com/profile/327704097-marlana-aka-outtamydamnmind], Hannah Brown [https://substack.com/profile/310912020-hannah-brown] and many others for tuning into my live video with Daniel Yee Psychology [https://substack.com/profile/99604957-daniel-yee-psychology]! ~ I AM TAKING A WEEK OFF~ I WILL BE BACK JUNE 3rd~ Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe [https://traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

🎙️Let’s Get UnStuck Live x Relationships Reimagined

Tonight’s conversation with Eric Bensoussan [https://substack.com/@erictherelationshipcoach] https://substack.com/@erictherelationshipcoachwent far beyond relationship advice. His story Why People Keep Choosing the Same Person [https://open.substack.com/pub/erictherelashionshipcoach/p/why-you-keep-choosing-the-same-person?r=exoqq&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer] took me through some deep reflections on parts of my life that definitely raised my eyebrows. What made this discussion powerful was the honesty inside it. The exhaustion of recognizing our own patterns while still feeling pulled toward them.The shame we carry when awareness alone does not create change and the realization that survival responses often shape relationships more than people realize. Eric spoke openly about attachment wounds, grief, emotional survival, nervous system conditioning, and the slow process of learning how to stop abandoning yourself inside relationships. One of the biggest takeaways from tonight was this:Understanding your patterns intellectually does not automatically mean your body feels safe enough to choose differently yet. That does not make someone broken. It makes them human. This conversation opened up honest dialogue around emotional safety, vulnerability, anxiety in relationships, trauma responses, and what healing actually looks like beyond self help language and surface level advice. The full conversation with Eric is now available on Let’s Get Unstuck and the blog. Thank you to everyone who joined us live tonight and shared pieces of themselves in the comments. Lynn J. Broderick [https://substack.com/profile/116644987-lynn-j-broderick], KaZ Akers-Wild About The Wild. [https://substack.com/profile/348270809-kaz-akers-wild-about-the-wild], John Rinaldo [https://substack.com/profile/23345777-john-rinaldo] , Ellen Scherr [https://substack.com/profile/363599366-ellen-scherr] , Marlana aka Outtamydamnmind [https://substack.com/profile/327704097-marlana-aka-outtamydamnmind], Albert Kivak [https://substack.com/profile/77643233-albert-kivak], and many others for tuning into my live video with Relationships Reimagined [https://substack.com/profile/128106078-relationships-reimagined]! Join me for my next live 5/20 5:30pm pst. with Daniel Yee Psychology [https://substack.com/profile/99604957-daniel-yee-psychology] and an in depth conversation about life with ADHD. Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe [https://traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

🎙️Let’s Get UnStuck Live x Imi

Tonight’s conversation with Imi went much deeper than I expected. Not because of the diagnosis, but because of everything underneath it. We talked about anxiety in a way that felt real. It doesn’t just live in your thoughts. It shows up in your body. You try to manage it, push through it, stay ahead of it… until that stops working. Imi shared what it felt like to be stuck in that space. Constant tension. Overthinking. The need to control what’s coming next just to feel okay. Living in the future because sitting in the present feels uncomfortable. Then everything shifts. At 25 years old, she was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease. But her story didn’t begin there. It began in the self doubt.In the pressure to keep going and the internal voice that keeps questioning you. We talked about what it really means to feel stuck in anxiety. Not just experiencing it, but living inside it. Letting it shape how you move through your day, how you respond to yourself, how you make decisions. There comes a point where pushing through doesn’t work anymore. When that happens, you’re forced into something most people try to avoid. You’re forced into the present moment. That’s where our conversation shifted. From control to awareness. From trying to fix everything to starting to understand it. She talked about asking a different question. Not “how do I get rid of this,” but “what is this showing me?” That question changes how you see everything. It slows you down and pulls you out of autopilot. It can make you sit with what’s actually there instead of trying to move past it. We also talked about how uncomfortable that is at first. When you’ve built your identity around pushing through, being productive, and staying in control, slowing down feels wrong. There is something in that pause. Something that gives you clarity, even if it’s not the kind you were expecting. If you’ve ever felt stuck in anxiety, if self doubt has taken up more space than you’d like, or if you’ve been moving so fast you haven’t had time to check in with yourself, this conversation is one you’ll want to listen to. Imi shares her story, You Can’t Walk [https://substack.com/@traciedwards1/note/p-196456019?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=exoqq], and everything that comes with it. You can listen to the full episode now on Let’s Get Unstuck [http://www.letsgetunstuck.blog]. Thank you Roger Browne [https://substack.com/profile/462196607-roger-browne], Florence Acosta [https://substack.com/profile/31310064-florence-acosta], Nabanita [https://substack.com/profile/380544577-nabanita], Mack Devlin [https://substack.com/profile/369418191-mack-devlin], Sarah-SMR [https://substack.com/profile/382243666-sarah-smr], Jon Derek [https://substack.com/profile/45787831-jon-derek], Marlana aka Outtamydamnmind [https://substack.com/profile/327704097-marlana-aka-outtamydamnmind] , Hannah Brown [https://substack.com/profile/310912020-hannah-brown] , Lynn J. Broderick [https://substack.com/profile/116644987-lynn-j-broderick] and many others for tuning into my live video with imi [https://substack.com/profile/358382602-imi]! Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe [https://traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

🎙️ Live SOLO - My Dad is a Superhero- A Fatherhood Story About Love and Sacrifice

A Fatherhood Story About the Kind of Love That Stays My Dad is a Superhero was not just a story I read. It was a story I lived, and finally understood. I shared what it looked like to grow up in a home where illness changed everything, and how, in the middle of that, my dad became more than a father. He became caregiver, provider, protector, and the person who kept our family moving when nothing about our situation felt stable. As a kid, I saw tasks getting done. Rides. Meals. Schedules. Presence. As an adult, I see what it actually was. Sacrifice. Pressure. Fear. Love in its most relentless form. What made tonight even more powerful was having Chris B. Writes [https://substack.com/profile/114735890-chris-b-writes] join us to read his poem, The Caregiver’s Lament. His words added another layer. It brought language to the emotional toll caregivers carry, often in silence, often without recognition. There was something about hearing that poem alongside this story that made everything land deeper. Caregiving is not one moment nor one decision. It is a life that shifts, often without warning, and asks people to keep showing up anyway. That is what tonight was about. It was about the father who stayed. The mother who kept fighting. The family that adjusted, adapted, and grew up inside something none of us chose. And the realization, years later, that what I witnessed was not just responsibility. It was love at a level most people never fully see. If you joined live tonight, thank you. If you are reading this and couldn’t make it, the full episode is now available on Let’s Get Unstuck. [http://www.letsgetunstuck.blog] If you are a caregiver, or love someone who is, I hope this story made you feel seen. And if you know someone who has carried more than the world ever acknowledged, tell them. Some people spend a lifetime showing up. They deserve to know it mattered. Thank you Nabanita [https://substack.com/profile/380544577-nabanita], Sarah-SMR [https://substack.com/profile/382243666-sarah-smr], Ellen Scherr [https://substack.com/profile/363599366-ellen-scherr] , Lynn J. Broderick [https://substack.com/profile/116644987-lynn-j-broderick] , Life On The Other Side [https://substack.com/profile/389337111-life-on-the-other-side] and many others for tuning into my live video with Chris B. Writes [https://substack.com/profile/114735890-chris-b-writes]! Join me for my next live episode with imi [https://substack.com/profile/358382602-imi] Weds, 5/6 5:30pm pst. Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe [https://traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

🎙️Let’s Live with Let’s Get UnStuck x Jason MacKenzie - I Actually Wanted Her To Be Mangled

Last night, Jason MacKenzie [https://substack.com/profile/110240249-jason-mackenzie] and Let’s Get Unstuck [http://www.letsgetunstuck.blog] went live for one of those conversations that stays and stays and stays with you long after it ends. Jason shared the heartbreaking loss of his 19 year old daughter, Chloe, and brought listeners into the reality of what grief can look like when tragedy hits a family without warning. He spoke with honesty about shock, fear, trauma, and the impossible moments no parent should ever have to face. We talked about what happens when your body and mind are trying to process something too big to understand. We talked about the decisions people are forced to make while they are still in survival mode. We also talked about the role family can play when someone is barely able to stand under the weight of what has happened. Jason also spoke about men and grief. Too many men are taught to keep it together, stay silent, and carry pain alone. He offered another path, one built on truth, vulnerability, support, and allowing yourself to be fully human in the middle of heartbreak. One of the most meaningful parts of the conversation was hearing how love continues after loss. Even when someone is gone, the connection, the memories, and the impact they had do not disappear. This episode is for anyone grieving a child, grieving someone they love, supporting a person in pain, or trying to understand how people survive life altering loss. It is honest. It is emotional. It is important. The full episode is now available. Come listen to Jason’s story on Let’s Get Unstuck.Thank you Bear Sage [https://substack.com/profile/47578733-bear-sage], Marlana aka Outtamydamnmind [https://substack.com/profile/327704097-marlana-aka-outtamydamnmind], Lynn J. Broderick [https://substack.com/profile/116644987-lynn-j-broderick], Life On The Other Side [https://substack.com/profile/389337111-life-on-the-other-side], Nabanita [https://substack.com/profile/380544577-nabanita], Sarah-SMR [https://substack.com/profile/382243666-sarah-smr], Karen C-Collector of Books📚🧿♒️ [https://substack.com/profile/861075-karen-c-collector-of-books], and many others for tuning into my live video with Jason MacKenzie [https://substack.com/profile/110240249-jason-mackenzie]! Join me for my next live 4/29 5:30pm pst. SOLO! I will be officially ending The Fatherhood Series to read about my Dad aka my Superhero! Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe [https://traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]