Unboxed and Unbothered

Well… This Is Weird

What happens when the dream you were taught to want no longer fits? In this episode of Home of Misfits, Stuart Jaffe joins Sabine Mann, PhD for a conversation about identity, performance, fiction, reality… and the strange feeling that modern life has gotten a little too artificial. Thoughtful. Sarcastic. A little existential. Very Gen X. Connect with Stuart Jaffe stuartjaffe.com [https://www.stuartjaffe.com/] author@stuartjaffe.com [author@stuartjaffe.com] Connect with Dr. Sabine https://mattersofperspective.com [https://mattersofperspective.com] https://homeofmisfits.com [https://homeofmisfits.com]

The Control Trap

Control can feel like safety. Like structure. Like the one thing keeping everything from falling apart. …until it isn’t. In this episode, we’re not talking about getting it right. We’re talking about what happens when something doesn’t go the way you expected — and what that reveals about you. This is a real conversation about fear, resistance, and the quiet ways we hold ourselves back while thinking we’re protecting ourselves. Two experiences. Same process. Completely different outcome. Not because anything external changed — but because something internal did. If you’ve ever felt stuck, blocked, or like something just wouldn’t work no matter how hard you tried… yeah… this one might feel a little personal. Different isn’t broken — it’s home. https://www.homeofmisfits.com [https://www.homeofmisfits.com] https://mattersofperspective.com [https://mattersofperspective.com] If something in this conversation stirred something in you — and you’re sitting there thinking, “well… that hit a little too close to home” — you might belong here. https://www.homeofmisfits.com/guest-application [https://www.homeofmisfits.com/guest-application] You’re not broken. You’re just not getting away with your own patterns anymore

Unboxed and Unbothered

What if the problem was never that you didn’t fit… but that you were trying to fit at all? In this episode, I sit down with Aspry Jones — a creative mind who doesn’t quite stay in one lane… and doesn’t seem too bothered by that. We touch on curiosity, identity, and the quiet pull to question what most people just accept — without needing to turn it into a performance or a perfectly packaged answer. It’s one of those conversations that doesn’t try too hard… but still leaves you thinking. Press play if you’ve ever felt like you’re “a little of everything” — and not sure where that’s supposed to fit. Connect with Aspry: Aspryjones.com @AspryWrites If something in this conversation lands… don’t just scroll past it. Sit with it. Or share it with someone who might need to hear it too. If you feel called to explore your own patterns, perspective, or next step — you’ll find ways to begin here: https://mattersofperspective.com [https://mattersofperspective.com] Different isn’t broken — it’s home.

Locked in the Lie

“I lost my way… and I got really good at it.” Yeah. That part. Because this isn’t one of those neat, inspirational “and then everything made sense” stories. This is what happens when you grow up inside something that doesn’t make sense — and instead of fixing it… you learn how to function in it. Michael Miski talks about surviving in environments where truth is shaky, trust is optional, and deception becomes… useful. Not proud-of-it useful. I need this to get through the day useful. And here’s where it gets uncomfortable — when you get good at navigating the lie… you don’t always know how to live outside of it. So what happens when you finally stop? When you look around and go… “Wait. What is actually real here?” No performance. No polished version. No pretending this was easy. Just a real, slightly uncomfortable, very honest conversation about losing yourself… and figuring out if — and how — you come back. Connect with Michael LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-miski-ba178b21a/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-miski-ba178b21a/] Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/michaelmiski [https://www.amazon.com/author/michaelmiski] Connect + Continue the Conversation Home of Misfits (Podcast + Movement): Website: https://homeofmisfits.com Email: hello@homeofmisfits.com Matters of Perspective® (Deeper Work + Resources): Website: https://mattersofperspective.com [https://mattersofperspective.com] Email: hello@mattersofperspective.com

Built From the Fallout

Some people build their lives by choice. Others… build them from whatever didn’t break them. In this episode of Home of Misfits, I sit down with Sean Boyle for a conversation that doesn’t try to impress you — it meets you. At 18, his world didn’t gently shift… it cracked wide open. And suddenly, there’s no waiting, no easing in, no “when I’m ready.” Just reality… and the quiet, heavy truth: It’s on you now. We talk about what that actually feels like — the pressure, the confusion, the moments you don’t post about… and the kind of growth that doesn’t come with a motivational quote attached. This isn’t about success. It’s about becoming someone you didn’t plan to be — but needed to become to survive… and eventually, to stand. No fluff. No fixing. No pretending. Just real life… and what you build from the fallout. If you’ve ever found yourself in a moment where everything changed — and you had to figure it out anyway… Yeah. This one’s for you. Connect with Sean Website: https://seanboyle.com [https://seanboyle.com] Email: sean@needmomentum.com Connect + Continue the Conversation Home of Misfits (Podcast + Movement): https://homeofmisfits.com [https://homeofmisfits.com] Email: hello@homeofmisfits.com Matters of Perspective® (Deeper Work + Resources): https://mattersofperspective.com [https://mattersofperspective.com] Email: hello@mattersofperspective.com