What F'd You Up?: Recent Episodes
What F'd You Up?
A podcast where guests share or rant about any negative experience that they feel shaped who they are today. Will feature stories of loss, hurt but most importantly - survival.
Intro music: The Process (Lakey Inspired)
Children are like dragons, they grow best when hatched atop a mountain of gold. Or at least, when you're prepared for them. Parenthood doesn't always go to plan (and neither does childhood for that matter). However, it's often the most unexpected and unwelcome of events that form the foundations of growth and acceptance that life is an imperfect, but bearable and at times even satisfying thing to live through.
A young woman shares her experiences of friendship and family. Along the way, she divulges her own revelations and disappointments about the two factors in her life. And despite some truly disheartening tales of betrayal and distance, she reveals how ultimately, the good people in our lives can prevail over their counterparts.
Our world is one of mutual scrutiny. A world where everyone seems to feel the need to compare themselves to others and prepare a face to meet the other faces that they meet. It's worth reflecting on the effects of living in such an environment on how we perceive ourselves, others and the world around us. A young woman shares her experiences and thoughts, and from this, a meandering discussion ensues exploring the various ways in which the society we live in is one built on appearances.
Transformation is a funny thing. We're not always in control of who we become, but even when we are, the end results can be...controversial to say the least. In this indoor interview, one man will tell his story of emergence from introversion into extroversion and infamy.
A man reminisces about his final year of high school and, via the mother of all tangents, takes us on an exploration of taboo, empathy and why “oof” is rarely the right thing to say.
In the middle of a global pandemic, amidst lockdown and isolation, mental health is more important a topic than ever. But how are we doing in the fight against mental illness? Could our current approaches towards treating it be improved? One man opens up about his own confrontation with depression to explore these issues and more.
A man tells his story of his moral decline and his road to redemption. More to the point, he shows us how this road doesn't need to be walked alone.