I'm Carlos—a writer, nurse, and ICF-certified coach.

Each week, I share reflections and questions for people who refuse to live on autopilot.

Personal moments, the mindset, and habits I've adopted to grow and build a meaningful life—free from anxiety, distraction, and numbing behaviors.

Practices that have changed the way I work, love, and live.

I blend ideas from Adlerian and Buddhist psychology to challenge and address harmful societal norms.

No shortcuts. No performance. Only unsexy tools that work and stories that cost something to tell.

I write each episode and use AI narration to focus on what matters most—crafting personal, well-researched content, no matter where my wife and I are in the world.

I'm not here as an expert or a guru with all the answers.. I'm just someone who's faced profound sadness and burnout. Twice.—who knows what it's like to feel lost, to dissociate, to numb out.

Who's still figuring it out, who's willing to be honest about the mess and the beauty of it all.

The first episode drops on Monday, November 9.

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I'll see you face down in the arena.