Where My Moms At? w/ Christina P.

This episode has it all! A young Philosophy student asks if he should quit comedy at 19. He keeps bombing. When do you know when it's time to quit? Also, isn't thinking you're awesome the way to achieve stuff? Yes and no. I'll explain more in terms of the movie "The Shape of Water". Really wish they would've shown HOW they do it...Anyways, A young mother writes in asking how to travel or not to travel with her babies. A young lady wants to know if she should reach out to a grieving co-worker. So much, bros. Let's get our lives and get deeeeep on all of it. ziprecruiter.com/bro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh my meows, so much deepness today! Mommy P delves into the world of feelings. My least favorite place but necessary - like diarrhea or vomiting sometimes. Also, a young man worries he's using work to avoid dating. A 27 year-old girl wonders how to start her life after so much drama. A young gay man wonders how he can get his life if his boyfriend refuses to get HIS! So much let's get deep, bros! Go to DAILY dash HARVEST dot com and enter promo codeBRO to get three items FREE in your first box! Change the way you think about bras! Go to THIRDLOVE dot com slash BRO and get 15% off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh Bros, so much to get deep on today. I discuss the stupidity of the song "Smile" by Nat King Cole (although he's majorly talented). An emailer writes in asking if she should skip her Cousin's wedding bc her horrible mom will be there. A young lady writes in panicked about graduating college soon! A young Dutch man is still thinking of his ex. So much to get our lives on, let's get deep, bro! ziprecruiter.com/bro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is all about what you deserve. Is it a little or a lot? Do you think you're not entitled to good stuff? Also, I'm thinking about buying a castle You selling? I answer emails - a girl wants to know if she should get back together with her ex who impregnated his ex while they were together. Hell yes! Right? Right? A young man writes a heart breaking letter to his mother and her response is shocking. Is there a good time to break off a friendship? Let's get our lives and get super deep on all of it, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I get deep on Cholo Goth. Two great tastes that taste great together. Also what can be learned from an Olympic nip slip? I take emails - a girl is afraid of becoming just like her BPD Narc mom. Is she doomed to repeat the sins of her mother? A young depressed man feels like a freak and wonders how he is going to get his life started. A lady is chronically late and it's ruining her life. What can she do? All this and more on this week's ep! Go to DAILY dash HARVEST dot com and enter promo code BRO to get three items FREE in your first box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I get deep on an episode of "This is Us" as well as French philosopher Merleau Ponty. What is the level of obligation one has to family? What does it mean to say "perception is reality"? Also, I read some emails. A 41 year-old woman is worried she has too much baggage to find a boyfriend. Will she die alone? A young lady has started therapy but isn't sure she likes her new shrink. How do you know it's time to bounce? A young man has gotten his life and now can't understand why others can't get theirs! He kind of resents those folks. Is he right? All this and more on this week's ep. GET YOUR LIFE! Change the way you think about bras! Go to THIRDLOVE dot com slash BRO and get 15% off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week my good friend and hilarious comic Sam Tripoli joins. We get deep on life, the state of culture, conspiracy theories and recovery. Sam talks about career and how he's evolved as a person. It's such a great conversation I know you will love him. Check him out on http://www.samtripoli.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I get deep on some conversations I had with some great minds about these wacky times we live in. We are in the upside down you know....the Puritanical Millennials! Are they ruining everything? A bi possibly zim/zher man/woman writes in to ask how to get his entire life? A 30 year-old recently unemployed woman wants to have a baby now!!! Should she? A woman with a BPD mom wonders if she can handle boundaries vs. no contact. This episode can't get any deeper - that's entertainment! Get your life and try it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I share some big news and get super deep after suffering a cold in bed (inferior immune system = weakness) and watch so many great TV shows. The wisdom of Korean Soap Operas and "This is Us". Why is it that the more we want something, the more it eludes us? Also, how to get over your own story and start living in the present! I answer some emails - a wife is sick and tired of making her husband's sandwiches and wonders if she's being his mom. A young man wonders if he should give up on his dream. A guy writes in with a fetish he's really ashamed of. Should he be? All this and more! Let's get our lives and get super deep, bros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can we learn from Cardi B? More than you can imagine in this week's episode. The American Success Myth - is it all bad? I answer some emails - can a girlfriend ruin her man's dream of becoming a stand up comedian? What about a coworker who downloads on you constantly? How to get out of that mess? A girl's controlling father still annoys the Sh*t out of her even though she's cut contact. All this and more in this week's ep of TDB. GET YOUR LIFE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2018 is in full swing and I've been getting lots of emails about work and changing jobs. What's an actor to do who is turning 30 and is getting laid off from his day job? Another gentleman writes in asking how he can get the self esteem to pursue a job he wants. A girl is feeling lonely dating a guy who works nights. What can she do? Also, I've found a new BBC show to get excited about. Big day! Let's get our lives in this ep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2018! I begin with some observations of wealthy people talking about how money can't buy happiness (bullshit). Taking some big emails today. A woman is co-parenting with her Borderline Ex - what should she do? Also, a man living at home at 26 feels like a loser. Is he? A black woman writes in feeling supremely undesirable. So much deepness, bros. Let's get into it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did the holidays go? Let's recap. Also, the wisdom of Madea. How can Tyler Perry dressed in a woman's costume give so much wisdom? Emails! Relationship advice, career advice and not feeling good enough. So much to get into - Let's get super deep on it, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I get deep on some love advice for peeps and feeling proud of your accomplishments. Why do we shrink from being fantastic? It's all here, let's get super deep, bros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I took a trip to NY and it got me thinking all kinds of thoughts on this simulation known as reality. How do we find the career we want? How do we pursue the love we want? I answer some emails about this and get super deep, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I talk about how the only way to get anywhere is to do stuff you don't feel comfortable doing. How do we do that?? Also, why does every self help guru talk about "doing what you love"? That phrase seems so empty, but I think I can make sense of it. I answer emails - one person wonders if they should quit their horrible job. Another emailer asks if I've ever felt isolated from friends. Also, should a 19 year-old girl with so much going on start a podcast? What if her friends laugh at her? All this and more. Let's get super deep on it all, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is it - the holidays are upon us...why aren't you thrilled? Because it's too much pressure! The family interaction, gift giving, cooking and the cheer. Oh, the cheer. Here's my 10 step program to surviving the happiest time of the year. I answer an emailer who doesn't know if he can take the rejection of the dating world. Also a woman writes in about how to protect her younger brother from their toxic mother. So much to get deep on, bros. Let's get this started! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am thrilled to have Paul Gilmartin of the Mental Illness Happy Hour Podcast on as my guest this week. A friend and comedian, he discusses Covert Incest and how he set boundaries with his mother. This is a must listen episode for anyone wondering if they've suffered any form of sexual abuse. Or if you've wondered how to get out of a terrible relationship with a parent. He's incredibly insightful and funny and one of my favorite people. Get your life and listen now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I get super deep on removing yourself from dysfunctional family dynamics. What goes into getting out and how do we maintain those boundaries? An emailer writes in about her Narcissistic dad trying to get back into her life. What should she do? A young lady writes in about having trouble getting motivated. She has the dream, but how to get into DOING? How does she get over the low self esteem that is holding her back? Let's get our lives and get super deep on this one, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I get deep on relief vs. joy and not feeling good enough. Also, why do we get scared going into new goals and experiences? An emailer asks if he should have children because he is freaked out over not being good enough. A friend of the podcast writes in asking if he should take his dream job. An artist writes in asking how to monetize his business. It's all about not feeling good enough. Get your life! Let's feel good about ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I have comedian Kelly Mclane in studio discussing the sudden death of her brother two years ago. We discuss complicated grieving - when the relationship with the deceased may not have been ideal. We get super deep on spirituality and life and all of it. GET YOUR LIFE!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A sweet millennial writes in asking how someone gets out the boxes society puts you in. This episode is all about that. Why do we sometimes live small and how do we get into taking up some goddamn space? How do we recognize society's rules then get ourselves out of the Matrix? A woman who wants to pursue her Master's degree in Social Works wonders if her school choice is a reflection of her wanting to please others or herself? We get into external validation. A young woman has a 22-year old friend who has been hitting the booze hard lately. Should she say something? It's all here, bros. Let's get deep and GET YOUR LIFE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mommy P gets say deep on it the day her Netflix Special drops. Existence, meaning, purpose, winners and losers - all of it. I answer some emails - should a guy who got his life and got clean from drugs keep his old friends? A boo boo writes in saying he lost 100 pounds but still feels unloveable. What's going on? A lady writes in worried about why she isn't sexually attracted to her hubby. Should she bounce? It's all here, bros. Let's get our lives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special two part series. Alison Rosen joins me for That's Deep Bro for the first hour this week. Then next week, we continue our discussion on Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend. We get super deep on motherhood, identity and finding validation from the inside out. She is an amazing human I know you will love this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I have Comedian Josh Potter who has just moved to LA from Buffalo. He's right in the thick of some major life changes and was kind enough to share his hopes, fears, anxieties and insights on his journey. It's an exciting time in someone's life when they take the leap. Here's a look at what it's like to be in the eye of the storm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I talk about that annoying thing people say about having all the answers inside of you. What does that even mean? My joy at finding a dead rat. Lessons from toddler class. Listener emails - A young woman writes in asking if she should leave her long time boyfriend. A young man is highly skeptical of therapy. Does he have a right to be? A woman writes in confessing she may not want children or to own property - what's wrong with her?!? All this, get your life, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I get super deep on failure and taking the leap into a creative career. A 35 year-old man writes in asking how to cope with a failed wrestling career. A 19 year-old boo boo asks if he should quit his day job to pursue music full time. How do we know when it's time to throw in the towel or take a leap of faith? Also, family issues! Nieces, nephews and how to visit them when their parents are horrible. This episode is so deep you will love it, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A topic I seldom discuss - happiness! I came back from my vacation and had so many epiphanies about the nature of joy and why we may be afraid to feel it. Also, some deep ass emails from listeners - a girl is in a class with her rapist. What should she do? A woman wonders how she will ever trust men again. A 24 year old used to be an 8 and is now a 5 and is bummed about it. Does that make her shallow? Mommy P goes off the deep end philosophically, tangentially on this one! You won't wanna miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once again Sesame Street's wisdom has blown me away. I explore Carl Jung's dark side and talk about what we can do while we are in "the shit". What do you do when everything goes wrong and it is a tornado of diarrhea? A 21 year-old girl writes in and wonders if she has ruined her life because she has her career together already? Also, an update from frumpy mom - she went shopping! Are there upsides to anxiety and depression? Let's get on it, bros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I realize I've been saying "get your life" for ages now, but what is the actual philosophy behind that phrase? You're about to find out. I answer listener emails - a young boo boo wants to work on a cruise ship but feels guilty about leaving her BF behind. A pregnant lady wishes she had a cool mom to help her out. A dude writes in about ep 123 and not forcing a kid to learn to swim. And a bananas Jerry Springer family drama email for the ages! It's alllll here, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I talk about surrendering to what is - taking a dump with a toddler on your lap and buying an Otter Box. I also talk about the taboos of motherhood - miscarriages, pregnancy sex and telling the in-laws to shut it! A young man writes in about how to stop wanting his father's approval. Let's get super deeeeeeeep on it, bros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A listener wrote in asking why nobody talks about the in between times - the place in the marathon where one just runs. So this episode is all about the in between. A newly pregnant woman writes in about having non-thrilled emotions about being pregnant. Is she not meant to be a mother? Should a young lady travel alone? A man wants to make a career change but was told when he was young that he wasn't good at school. How should he get his life? And a mom confesses she is guilty of "shutting it down" wear. How does she incorporate some fashion into her busy life? All this and more - let's get DEEEEEEEP! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I get deep on Bukowski's tombstone, where it is written "Don't Try". What does this mean? Should we be seduced into a life of drunken sloth? Or is this a more Yoda-like message? Also, the big secret to marital bliss! I answer emails - a young man feels regret, how to get over this? A married man writes in about a spat he had with this wife. Should he confront her? It's all here bros, let's get super deep on it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I answer emails about body issues. It's summer time and the fatness comes out to play! How can we deal with hating our bodies? And isn't everyone beautiful in their own special way??? The power went out in my neighborhood and chaos ensued. Also, how can we deal with the fear of failure? I have an idea or two! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I get deeper into codependency and control - all the fun stuff like what if you don't have to react to things right away? How obsessing never helps and boundaries in general are good things. Reading a book about it called "Codependency No More". Also, my latest analysis of Molly Sims' Youtube page - FYI she's way better at Momming than I am. Who the fuck is updating their "story" on Instagram constantly?! More lessons from social media. I answer an emailer who wants to hang with her ex - should she? Another lady is depressed despite keeping a structured daily routine - should she take anti-depressants? My first emailer from Manila writes in about how to get her life in the Philippines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I discuss the good, bad and ugly people who come into your life. What can we learn from all of them? Also, talkin' about practice - Malcom Gladwell's 10,000 hours of it. Dostoevsky's Inertia and why the self help movement will make you crazy. How Feminism and any "ism" can create a victim mentality. An emailer writes in asking how she can accept help from others after growing up in a home where love was conditional. Boundaries - what are they and how to maintain them! Your life will get soooo gotten after this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I explore codependency. I've always thought it was a thing only Alcoholics dealt with, but it's so much more! 15 Signs you may be a codependent (a list I found on the internet). Samantha writes in asking for advice - her internship is killing her and her relationship. What should she do? A depressed college student doesn't know how to ask for help. We get our lives on this episode in a very deep way, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I bought a pair of ankle socks after a lifetime of suffering sockless in Vans. It lead to an epiphany of how much we let ourselves have the "good stuff" - socks, friendship, leisure time, love, money, success, health - all of it. What separates those who believe they deserve the good stuff from the rest of us? The Great British Baking show again reveals powerful Buddhist lessons. An emailer writes in saying he's lost 90 pounds, but why does he still feel crappy inside? A newly single man writes in for dating advice. A 22 year-old boo boo millennial is filled with anxiety about what her next step should be! How can we all GET OUR LIVES!?!?! I will show you! xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I sneak off to record as my in-laws visit. How do we know if we are upset about something that happened today vs something that happened ages ago? Something tells me staying up all night obsessing over it is an indicator...We saw a lady with enormous hangers at dinner. Should she wear a bra????? Am I a sexist pig for demanding it? I answer emails - how do you know you've found the right therapist? How does one deal with anxiety? Should I send my kid to Catholic School even though I'm not Catholic? All this and more, GET YOUR LIFE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I reflect on Paul Gilmartin's podcast, Mental Illness Happy Hour Episode 330. He has a therapist on and they discuss co-dependency and the importance of feelings. How do parents mess you up by not letting you have feelings? You're about to find out! Also how do you learn to have feelings after you've spent years accommodating others? Could this be the importance of therapy? How we see reality thru our own perception goggles and living in the past vs now. I answer emails from a woman who wonders if she has to teach her kid to swim even though he's terrified of water. A woman is in a sexless relationship. Jena calls in and we discuss her Mormon upbringing and how she escaped! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week during a romantic getaway with the husband, I had a pretty mind-blowing epiphany. I discuss why the idea of closure is total 1980's bullshit psychology. Why the show Better Call Saul is really about embracing your inner piece of shit. Each week I get countless emails from Millennials who struggle with inter-personal communication. It's no wonder why - your parents have raised you to be terrified of everything. You've been over-parented into feeling hopeless about making friends. This episode I'll teach you how to talk to strangers. Also, I discuss my own emetephobia (fear of vomiting). This episode has so much deepness, I could barf! J/K NEVER!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is Rick Ross tied to Marxism? You're about to find out! Also self care. It's a phrase my therapist has used over the years and in this episode I let you in on what I think it means. An emailer writes in about a potential stalker, how should she dump him? Also how does an attractive 23 year-old girl find a date when dudes don't approach her in public? A woman emails asking if her boyfriend is being a controlling jerk (answer: yes). I reiterate the ways you know you have a toxic parent and in this episode we find out how to deal with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poor in friends, ladies and money....The isolation of cars and social media. How the hell do people date in this era of dating apps? How do Millennials make friends? Update from my Next Door App - what are my neighbors concerned with this week? Has to do with a homeless man and his "undercarriage" living behind the bank. My history with seeing homeless men's penises in public. The heartbreak of a broken iPhone screen and the horrors of the Apple store. A young gentleman writes in asking why he gets "friend zoned" with the ladies. Also, "why do people love free stuff so much?" asks another guy. Poverty consciousness and getting over that shit so you can have a great life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I watched 13 Reasons Why and loved it almost as much as my beloved BH90210. High school sucks donkey dicks and in this episode I uncover why. The compelling reasons to attend college (to become interesting and drink Zima). My favorite new British Baking Show contestant and the deepness of her victory. It's not just about avoiding a soggy bottom! Why you can't necessarily DO everything. I mean you can, just not perfectly. How do we make peace with doing things imperfectly. Also, what are our limits and who defines them? A 34 year-old single woman writes in feeling the panic of her biological clock ticking away. She's newly single and wants to find her forever jeans! The horrors of modern-day dating. A Mormon girl writes in and asks how she can get over her competitiveness. She hates games! It may have something to do with approval seeking...and the good opinion of others...The book I recommend is by Wayne Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I accidentally downloaded a Christian audio book but still managed to glean some wisdom about perfectionism before the endless bible quotes sent me running. Why is everyone else seemingly doing "it" right but me? I have a theory. All the great psychological truths are in Sesame Street. I grew up in an era where girls were told they could be secretaries or hairdressers - how does one transcend societal norms?! An emailer asks if it's possible that he's already gotten his life at just 24 years old? An overweight bro asks how to lose weight. I divulge my foolproof post-baby French methods. Such a big episode, let's get it alllllll, bros! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I discuss the myth of "shy actors" and why that's just code for being anti-social. Also, after a viewing of the film "Reality Bites" it occurs to me how insanely different life was in a pre-panopticon existence (fancy word). An emailer writes in asking how she can overcome her anxiety and irrational fears about quitting her job. Will she ever find another job ever again?!? A man writes in asking how to deal with his demanding mother. "Mummy, may I live my life?" And a woman addicted to a stressful job wants to know how to let go. It's allllll here and it's all so deep. Let's get our lives in this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode I uncover the difference between detachment vs non-attachment. How does one stay aloof like Jackie O while getting shit done? To care and not care at the same time is THE skill to master. Tom Segura stops in for an impromptu discussion on non attachment and stage fright. The myth and legend of the White Duke of Malibu. Also, a young man writes in asking if he should let the ladies know he is almost a virgin. Also, how does one deal with performance anxiety (it's not sexual!)? Get your life and you will find it all out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Still reeling from the results of the Great British Baking show, I discuss my favorite baker, Ruby. Why do I love her self-deprecation so much? It's so English! Also, the magic of puttering and finding a parking spot. What type of faith does one need to find ample parking? An emailer writes in about the imminent release of her abusive stepfather from prison. What should she do? You may not have a parent in prison, but what about a toxic one? How do you know if yours are? I discuss the 9 ways to know. A woman writes in who wants to help her boyfriend get his life. But how??? Also, a list of my fave self help books. Surprise! One is by Dr. Laura - don't hate me... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A listener emails in - he made it to an Ivy League school but feels like he doesn't deserve to be there. His peers have't been thru the horrific stuff he has and he feels like maybe nobody can relate. I get it, let's get deep on it. Also a woman who practices witchcraft asks if she should come out to the people in her community. Should she be out and proud or hide that shit?? Where do we draw the line on being out on stuff? Also, subversion. What function does it provide in society and when is it just to annoy people? Let's get our entire lives and get deep as F#ck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past week I had a flat tire during rush hour on the 405. What did I do??? It may have involved foraging for stale water bottles and Door Dash. Also, why do people always think other people have it so much worse than them? Being entitled to your story is important. How many Existential Crises are normal within a year and what should you do when shit gets REAL? You'll find out. I answer an email from a good guy who can't seem to get the girl. Why are people disingenuous with others - like the ridiculous Garth Brooks videos oozing praise on the lighting guys? I read responses from people who have worked as psychics! Are they real? You'll have to get your entire life and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices