The Happiest Sad Person Podcast
Eternal optimist who also perpetually worries the world is ending -- you know, normal people stuff.
Episodes
Episode #39 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I explain how on earth I was hacked in the year of our lord, 2024. Yep, you heard that right. I talk about how I'm trying to learn something from this whole experience and how I maybe manifested it by accident. (Whoops:( ) It's really a take on trying to make lemonade from some nasty lemons.
So, take a listen and comm...
Episode #38 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I open up about my desire not to film today and my futile addiction to perfectionism (always to my own detriment). I also give my own spin on the notion that the grass is not greener on the other side and how social media makes me feel behind and depressed.
It's really an ode to the idea that there's nothing more holl...
Episode #37 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I discuss designing my own hodgepodge syllabus for my life-long education plan (or at least for the foreseeable future). I also muse on the sadness that is adulthood, how we "childify" America, and how to find the simple joys as a grown-up -- for me it naturally involves dry erase markers.
It's a perfect combo of ...
Episode #36 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I embrace the unemployed yet somehow constantly busy life of a creative. I also muse on Harrison Butker's commencement speech and how repulsive I find that way of thinking and how to potentially use existentialism as the salve -- spoiler alert, it always comes back to existentialism.
Just like for another YouTuber it alway...
Episode #35 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I discuss being unemployed whilst keeping up my spirits -- and keeping myself busy. I end with an excerpt of my book that connects to the conversation, and I promise it relates. :)
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Libby Library A...
Episode #34 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I discuss the limitations of love our modern society has created -- but I tried to end it with some tangible suggestions for actually fixing the problem. My rule to live by: You can't complain about something unless you're actively trying to work on it.
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Episode #33 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
this was filmed a month ago
Join me, Alessandra, as I document a bout of depression mode in my life. It is a bit of woe mixed with, hopefully, some optimism at the end. Always a bit of happy entangled with a whole lot of sad.
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Episode #32 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I try to repair my relationship with rejection and seek out getting no's in the wild. It's regular therapy alongside rejection therapy in 2024.
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Changes by Jax Anderson Lyrics:
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Episode #31 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I get real with myself and choose actual goals I can actually accomplish in 2024. It *actually" is new year, new me.
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Things mentioned in the video:
Martyr by KiNG MALA Lyrics
Ohio by Stephen Markley
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Episode #30 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I do a deep dive on my microdosing journey thus far. It's been a ride, to say the least. :)
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Things mentioned in the video:
Diary of a CEO, Bryan Johnson interview mentioning Kernel
Bipolar and psilocybin
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Episode #29 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
Join me, Alessandra, as I discuss the concept of searching, muse about the magic that is serendipity and synchronicity + read a snippet of my book. 'Tis the season of self development and shedding victimhood.
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Episode #28 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast.
I'm back bb. Join me, Alessandra, as I make my very anticlimactic return, muse about where I've been + have an honest moment or two. It's really good to be back, you guys:)
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Episode #27 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join me, Alessandra, as I close out the 2022 season, muse about my relationship with change + whine about people cutting down trees. This episode was definitely more sad than happy, but juxtaposition is the spice of life, right? :)
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Episode #26 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join me, Alessandra, as I open with the complaints surrounding my massive hangover, wonder if I will ever get over my imposter syndrome + question if there is such a thing as an ethical billionaire. This episode is all about the journey, baby. :)
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Episode #25 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join me, Alessandra, as I open with, of course, another ankle update, ruminate on why I hate my birthday + dig into my season of newfound discipline. This Thanksgiving episode, as always, is filled with high-highs and low-lows. :)
As always, email suggestions to 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Episode #24 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join me, Alessandra, as I open with another ankle injury update (I swear it connects to the rest of the ep lol), dwell on the influx of terrible tragedies lately + question how the immense power that is human resiliency has come to be. This episode vacillates between me thinking that human beings will be the author of their own demise or very well might come to their ow...
Episode #23 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. A little bonus episode introducing my Sober October Challenge.
As always, email suggestions at 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Episode #22 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join me, Alessandra, as I give another update on my ankle injury, brainstorm about how I can improve my empathy + detail how I ironically find altruism in caring for myself. This episode is all about learning lessons when you're down out and out in the not so magic kingdom:)
As always, email suggestions at 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Join me, Alessandra, as I try to learn a lesson from my current ankle injury, give an update on my latest spin on the 75 Hard(ish) Challenge + pontificate on the fallibility and fragility of the human being. This episode is more Schadenfreude for you and mostly Schaden for me. :)
As always, email suggestions at 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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Join me, Alessandra, as I give an update on my attempt at The Rachel Carson Trail Challenge, introduce a new challenge I'm starting that's inspired by the one and only 75 Hard + I give my own review on the book "4000 Weeks: Time Management For Mortals." Overall, it's just a good time, filled with complaints and some epiphanies!
As always, email suggestions at 11jacobsa@gmail.com.
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