Another Podcast About Nothing

The last time I attended UNLV, I thought I could wing it. The truth is simpler: I failed.In this episode, I talk about the fear, pride and lack of discipline I couldn’t admit back then, the people whose courage helped me keep moving, and what it means to return to the same campus as a graduate student.I’m not an entirely different person. I’m the same person, carrying the lessons. This time, I don’t want to sleepwalk through it.

After nearly two months away, I’m finally pressing record again.In this episode:• Why rest can start feeling like another assignment• How one difficult day can distort months of progress• The difference between accountability and shame• Learning to forgive yourself without avoiding the workYou don’t need to have everything figured out before you begin again.HOW ARE YOU?

What happens when life is going well, but something still feels missing?In this episode, I talk about the guilt that comes with feeling unsettled when you know you have so much to be grateful for. With my sabbatical approaching, I’ve been thinking about the pressure to make every moment count, the friendships I have not maintained the way I should, the difference between independence and loneliness, and what I might discover if I finally slow down.Maybe I am not as unhappy as I think. Maybe I am just constantly evaluating my happiness.This episode is about wasted time, future expectations, learning to live one task at a time, and refusing to treat my current life like a waiting room.

What else am I supposed to do? Not start over?This episode is about reset weeks, starting over again, and learning how to rebuild trust with myself one small action at a time.I talk about getting back on track, officially starting Chicago Marathon training, wanting more while still loving the life I already have, and trying to become someone I can count on.Sometimes starting over is not failure.Sometimes starting over is maintenance.We learn. We own it. We ball.

In this episode, I’m talking through quiet reinvention — the kind of growth that doesn’t require moving cities, disappearing, or making a dramatic announcement. I reflect on wanting to leave Vegas, realizing I could change right where I am, preparing to train for my sixth marathon, and learning how small daily decisions shape identity.I also get into the tension between staying hungry and being grateful, looking fine on the outside while feeling messy internally, and the difficulty of letting people actually be there for me. This one is about discipline, friendship, community, masculinity, love, and the quiet work of becoming someone new without running away from your life.

My final class is done, every assignment has been turned in, and my diploma showed up on Saturday. This episode is about the weird space after finishing something big — the pride, the gratitude, the uncertainty, and the “now what?” feeling that follows. I talk about family, shame, control, growth, marathon training, and learning how to sit with uncertainty instead of trying to solve it immediately.

Lately, I’ve been realizing I’ve been wrong about a few things… what I thought was honesty, what I thought made me a good friend, and how much I tied myself to my career. This episode is me unpacking that in real time. Not perfect, just trying to be more aware than I was before.

Season 2 begins.In this episode, I take a moment to reflect on seasons of life, consistency, and the quiet work that shapes who we become. A lot has changed since the early days of this podcast, but one thing hasn’t — pressing record and thinking out loud about life.I talk about something that’s been on my mind lately: how the big moments get all the attention, but it’s the small decisions we make on ordinary days that actually build the life we want.This episode also introduces a couple of new segments for the show — What I’m Learning and One Question I’m Thinking About — where I explore the lessons and questions life keeps bringing my way.If you’ve ever felt like you’re in a season of growth, transition, or quiet progress, this one might resonate.Sometimes life doesn’t change all at once.Sometimes it just slowly starts moving in the right direction.-Christian

It’s New Year’s Eve, and I’ve been feeling the energy heavy — the hype, the pressure, all of it.I love this time of year.This week, while cleaning out closets, I came across an old bucket list I made years ago.Some of the things on it were done. Some of them I didn’t just complete — I blew past them.A Chicago half marathon was on that list.Since then, I’ve run three full Chicago Marathons and the Boston Marathon.As I head into 2026 — with graduation around the corner, a sabbatical after 15 years of work, another Chicago race ahead, and a new chapter academically — it doesn’t feel like a fresh start.It feels like a finish line.This episode is about pressure, progress, outgrowing old dreams, and choosing to actually celebrate the journey instead of rushing past it.If you’re feeling behind, you might be further than you think.

In this episode, I talk about growing up — the kind that isn’t just about age, but about pressure, urgency, and trying to become a better version of yourself without becoming harder in the process.We get into outgrowing old versions of ourselves, the guilt and shame that sometimes pull us back, and the tension between choosing yourself while still wanting a village around you. I share how urgency has been driving me lately, and how I’m learning to balance that with calm by noticing the small things — green lights on the way home, making it back safe, coffee that hits just right, and simple kindness from strangers.This one isn’t about having answers. It’s about sitting with better questions.About learning when to run, when to rest, and how to grow without losing your people, your peace, or your softness.If you’re in a season of change too, this one’s for you.