by PepTalksBlog | 2025-04-20 | Foundational, Personal Growth
In my late teens and early twenties, Peter Pan was a huge role model and inspiration for me. He lived in the moment. He took wild initiative with a confident joie de vivre very few adults can match (with the possible exception of Johnny Deep at his best). He always...
by PepTalksBlog | 2025-04-07 | Foundational, Personal Growth, Relatonships
Authenticity and “fitting in” are often framed as opposites. But I don’t think they are opposite at all. (As is often the case. Things just look that way when viewed with less distinction.) Here’s why I think so: What Is Fitting In? You could...
by PepTalksBlog | 2025-03-19 | Foundational, Relatonships, Social
“Victim mentality” is a common buzzword in personal development….but did you know it’s just one piece of a larger, often dysfunctional dynamic? And that it rarely exists in isolation? That’s right ladies and gents: You better ask your bestie to...
by PepTalksBlog | 2025-03-15 | Foundational
Vulnerability is commonly praised as “the key to connection”. Yet, after hosting and participating in 100s of events with the purpose of deeper connection and kindling friendships, my conclusion is it’s way more nuanced than that. Yes, this part is...
by PepTalksBlog | 2025-03-14 | Foundational
Ever had the sense that life is trying to show you something and there’s no avoiding it? This seems to be a recurring thing for me: That there’s a certain experience I’m apparently “supposed “to have. That it doesn’t matter where I go or what I do, I’ll have that...
by PepTalksBlog | 2025-02-27 | Foundational, Personal Growth, Relatonships, Social
The idea of “not giving a fuck” is often presented in pop culture as a kind of ultimate freedom—feeling unbothered by criticism, expectations, or failures. But in reality, like so many ideas we humans love to entertain, it’s mostly an illusion—and, in my humble...