What You Need

After a two-month break, I come back to something uncomfortable: maybe the thing getting in the way… is me. Inspired by Radiohead and Walt Whitman, this episode is about self-pressure, identity, and finding something sacred in the mundane - even in a moment at the airport.Follow us on Instagram: @suckerforpossibility

A phrase we have all heard and have all used - "can't complain". But let's be honest... most days we could. With a little lyrical help from a song by the same name, and some words written by Cameron Crowe, Matt dives into that space between what we say... and how we truly feel. What a sucker!Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibility.Follow Matt on Instagram @mattawells. Theme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsings.

What if art isn’t about being seen, celebrated, or paid... but about staying human?In this episode, inspired by Patty Griffin, Matt explores creativity not as achievement, but as survival. When life feels too heavy, you don’t need answers… sometimes you just need to make a pie.Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibility.Follow Matt on Instagram @mattawells.Theme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsimgs.

Inspired by a subway station busker, this episode circles the idea of being lonely when we're surrounded by people and the fear of not being seen... even when there are eyes everywhere.Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibility.Follow Matt on Instagram @mattawells.Theme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsings.

In the first episode of 2026, Matt reflects on a Rolling Stones lyric that’s aged into wisdom, a frozen New Year’s morning that didn’t go as planned, and the quiet shift from discipline to discernment.Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibility.Follow Matt on Instagram @mattawells.Theme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsings.

Hope. Fear. Ferris Bueller. What a way to end the year!A quiet reminder to hold onto these moments as they pass.Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibility.Follow Matt on Instagram @mattawells.Theme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsings.

Paul Simon. Charles Bukowski. And the discipline of joy.Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibilityFollow Matt on Instagram @mattawellsTheme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsings

What if the real clampdown isn’t the world… but the way we abandon our truest selves?In this episode, Matt uses The Clash, Leonard Cohen, and his own journey in the arts to explore how creativity helps us break free from expectations... and return to the unfiltered self we started with.A quick, soulful reminder that art isn’t a career.It’s a way home.Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibility.Foll Matt on Instagram @mattawells.Theme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsings.

Today’s episode is about friendship - the real kind - and why so many of us feel lonely even when we’re surrounded by people. Pops Staples sets the tone, Carl Jung kicks the door open, and a Taoist story brings it home.We talk about self-friendship, treating yourself with the compassion you’d show your closest friend, and learning not to abandon yourself when things get loud in your head.Short, honest, and (hopefully) grounding. If you need a moment of connection… have a listen.Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibilityFollow Matt @mattawellsTheme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsings

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the wisdom of Lao Tzu, and a promise from Matt's daughter - Sofia.A gentle reminder that we are stronger than we think... no matter what life throws at us.Follow us on Instagram @suckerforpossibilityFollow Matt on Instagram @mattawellsTheme song: "Fire" by @seanmccannsings