Vices and What Makes You You (#226)
From Mormons on Mushrooms by Mormons On Mushrooms
February 26, 2026 · 1h 4m
About this episode
Mike and Doug explore the complexities of identity and authenticity in a prescriptive world.
Send us Fan Mail Mike and Doug explore what it actually means to be yourself in a world constantly offering scripts. What begins as a conversation about shrinking, privilege, and cultural pressure turns into something more personal: what makes you the most you? The episode wrestles with the tension between self-awareness and self-erasure, humility and hiding, growth and authenticity. Instead of performing strength or apologizing for existing, the invitation becomes simpler and harder: lean in...
People in this episode
Hosts: Mike, Doug
Topics covered
- self-awareness
- identity
- cultural pressure
- authenticity
- personal growth
Keywords
- self
- identity
- cultural pressure
- authenticity
- personal growth
- humility
- self-erasure
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