Send us a Text Message. 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…

Send us a Text Message. 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 depress…

Send us a Text Message. 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 n…

Send us a Text Message. 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…

Send us a Text Message. 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. --------------------…

Send us a Text Message. 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. …

Send us a Text Message. 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.…

Send us a Text Message. 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. ---------------------- Things mentioned in the video: Cha…

Send us a Text Message. 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. ---------------------- Things mentioned in the video: Martyr by KiNG MALA Lyrics Ohi…

Send us a Text Message. 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. ---------------------- Things mentioned in the video: Diary of a CEO, Bryan Johnson interview mentioning Kern…

Send us a Text Message. 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. Links: Podcast I…

Send us a Text Message. 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. Links: Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/…

Send us a Text Message. 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@gmai…

Send us a Text Message. 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…

Send us a Text Message. 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…

Send us a Text Message. 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 thinkin…

Send us a Text Message. 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. Links: Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehappiest... Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alessandrak... How I host my podcast (affiliate l…

Send us a Text Message. 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…

Send us a Text Message. 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@gma…

Send us a Text Message. 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 epiphani…

Send us a Text Message. I’m back, baby. I know, I know. It’s been a minute. Well, a series of minutes. And I do extend my sincerest apologies. No really, I do. And this ep talks about where I’ve been, or lack thereof. What I’m doing now and what’s on the horizon. It’s a rebrand of sorts, and I hope you come along for the ride. Sometimes absence doe…

Send us a Text Message. Join myself, Alessandra "Ali" Jacobs, and a fellow classmate, Allison, while we discuss the qualms we had with our yoga teacher training course, question if life actually is a game + if you can ever truly win and how we will be remembered as human beings long after we become dust on this earth. As always, an episode that's s…

Send us a Text Message. After a brief hiatus - my apologies, I needed to clear my head - an update of my brother and I's weight loss challenge. Spoiler alert: It continues. Again, feel free to join in on the endeavor and give some tips in the comments. :) As always, email suggestions at 11jacobsa@gmail.com. Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c…

Send us a Text Message. A little New Year's Eve bonus episode of my brother and I embarking on a weight loss challenge. Feel free to join in on the endeavor and place a bet in the comments on who you think will be victorious:) As always, email suggestions at 11jacobsa@gmail.com. Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBImUV5hw74Jg9-cckUnJ…

Send us a Text Message. Join myself, Ali Jacobs, and my brother Nate once again while we discuss the semantics of happiness v. contentment, investigate Nate's disdain for Target, and what exactly you can learn from the magic that is a 9-5 job. Another episode that touches on the serious and the silly -- the perfect combination. :) As always, email …

Send us a Text Message. A solo episode on film, who would have ever thought? I hit the depression that can come with birthdays, the power in getting older and what exactly (or inexactly) is my purpose. It's meta, it's honest. And hopefully it's coherent. :) Also this episode ended early, but stay tuned for a nice long episode coming your way soon. …

Send us a Text Message. Join myself, Ali Jacobs, my brother Nate, and a dear friend, Jack, for a deep dive on the 2020 election and what a Biden win means to us and for us. We do discuss the future of the Republican Party, ruminate on our dream candidates, and speak truth to power on what music can do for culture and the trajectory of politics. And…

Send us a Text Message. Another solo episode answering the meta question of what's in a name, musing on giving yourself permission to move on from something that's not serving you and reveling in the fact that now everyone is on my usual level of existential dread. Pretty cool stuff. As always: email suggestions at 11jacobsa@gmail.com. Follow the p…

Send us a Text Message. Episode #11 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join myself, Ali Jacobs, and my brother Nate once again while we discuss the reality of the new normal, decide on our celebrity doppelgängers, mourn RBG + touch on the future of Roe v. Wade and argue over autumn holiday favorites. Spoiler alert and and apparently unpopular opin…

Send us a Text Message. Episode #10 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join myself, Ali Jacobs, and my brother Nate to discuss the tediousness that is emails and texts, the power of being generally aware of how money works and, ultimately, we seek to answer the ever-important question: Who is Banksy? Let it be known that important questions will b…

Send us a Text Message. Episode #7 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Recorded on 5/31 during the George Floyd protests; there's no introduction as my brother Nate and I got right into a discussion of racial injustice and what in the hell is going on in America right now. We also questioned the two party system, critiqued my script and delved into…

Send us a Text Message. Episode #8 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Another solo episode unpacking the absurdity that is making a podcast, noting the start of my intermittent fasting and discussing the seasons of friendships. Some people come into your life not for a long time, but for a good time -- and often that opens up your life for the nex…

Send us a Text Message. My guest today is Kalí Alfaro, a Perth-based psychologist and hypnotherapist. We discuss her beginnings in psychology and the impetus for her starting clinical hypnotherapy, the process of hypnosis and it’s benefits for all stages of a human being’s life, and delve into the importance of a holistic, well-rounded and ever-evo…

Send us a Text Message. Episode #2 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join myself, Ali Jacobs, and my brother Nate again while we discuss the experience of getting a book signed by David Sedaris, the legality of gambling online, and how on earth I should spend my stimulus check (Spoiler Alert: I spent that baby). Listen while I also struggle with …

Send us a Text Message. Episode #3 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join myself, Ali Jacobs, and my brother Nate once again while he teaches me about the S&P 500 (FYI: I still don't quite know what it is), laugh at people protesting the quarantine and find out if there are female incels. All in all, a pretty well-rounded and normal conversation.…

Send us a Text Message. Here's to the first solo episode of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. It was a process, but I'll get better at them -- Scout's Honor. It was a major hurdle to jump through -- being honest about why I started the podcast and embracing my vulnerable side. I know, so cringey to say, but it is better than it sounds -- hopefully. …

Send us a Text Message. Episode #5 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join myself, Ali Jacobs, and my brother Nate once again while we answer the important questions like can siblings actually be friends, how you would use/donate a billion dollars a la Jeff Bezos, and what exactly is happiness? We got deep man. Email suggestions at 11jacobsa@gmail…

Send us a Text Message. Bit the bullet and am finally uploading solo episode #2 of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. In this episode I wax poetic about getting into the solo recording groove, discuss the ever-present quarantine and get into the nitty-gritty of a pilot script I wrote during lock-down (I tried to pull a very mediocre Shakespeare). It'…

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the pilot episode of The Happiest Sad Person Podcast. Join myself, Ali Jacobs, and my brother -- and sometimes co-host -- Nate while we go down the path of finding out what this podcast will actually entail, some friendly and chill introductions and a super meta discussion about the process of filming a podcast wh…