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When Things Don’t Go To Plan (Why I Keep The Faith)
There are a lot of things we like to think we have control over, but how much of that is our wants just aligning with chance?
 • Jake Freudinger
Am I Broken? Of Course Not… Right?
I discovered this by accident, just talking out loud to myself one day. But since I turned it into a habit, my entire self-perception has shifted. I’ve…
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Why It’s Important to Bet on Yourself
Living up to everyone else’s expectations can leave very little room for your own. So why do we keep asking for permission to build a life we actually…
 • Jake Freudinger
Wedding Planning, Vows & DJ Mishaps | Hayley & David • Win The Night Ep. 85
David built his vows from song titles and lyrics he’d saved for years. Hayley’s dad secretly requested a song. David had a promise ready: “I’ll take…
 • Jake Freudinger
58:23
Burnout Almost Broke Us: Grief, ADHD & Friendship with Jake Freudinger • Win The Night Ep. 84
Burnout, depression, ADHD, autism and grief. No guest this time: this is the Win The Night check-in, the real conversation Josh and I (@froydinger…
 • Jake Freudinger and Joshua Lopez
57:23
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Wedding Planning, Vows & DJ Mishaps | Hayley & David • Win The Night Ep. 85
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The Kid Who Held Everyone Together with Stephanie Bird • Win The Night EP. 83
Stephanie was the kid everything was "okay” for, who could truck through anything. The mediator, the comforter, the one her parents looked to to get a…
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The Version of Me That Might Have Been
The me that was one decision away from a totally different life. The me that quit too early, and that stayed too long but never spoke up, that burned…
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The Ache for Unlived Days.
Are you missing moments that haven’t even happened yet?
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What do the patterns say?
"What do the patterns say?" Is a question that continues to teach me more about myself and the world around me than I could have ever imagined.
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Mental Wellness

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I Need Time.
"Time is a construct" is usually a cop-out to avoid responsibility, but it's very very true. This post was a quick brain-to-keyboard post inspired by a…
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Breaking the Static (Make Every Day Unique!)
The days blur when you stop noticing them. They fold together, same rhythm, same pull, same script. But that sameness is a trick. A shortcut your brain…
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Why the Right Sounds Really Do Matter (Sound Therapy & Why It Works)
Science—and experience—say the key is finding the sounds that help you relax, not just the ones that are trending.
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Learning to Move with the Storm
Sometimes it can be hard to face the cold hard reality that you have to ride this one out. Here are some things that help make the storm a bit easier to…
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I Haven't Really Thought About It: Intentionality & How I'm Getting Better.
Exploring how intentionality and tool-building are helping me improve and move forward in my creative journey.
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Behind the Window
I have been waiting for life to move, only to realize the glass is way thinner than it looks.
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The Kid Who Held Everyone Together with Stephanie Bird • Win The Night EP. 83
Stephanie was the kid everything was "okay” for, who could truck through anything. The mediator, the comforter, the one her parents looked to to get a…
 • Joshua Lopez and Jake Freudinger
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Bombing, Day Jobs, And Doing It Anyway with Erik (Big Goose) • Win The Night EP. 82
We get into bombing two open mics in one night, making “technically bombs” for the government, growing up in a Florida trailer with an inventive coping…
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Therapy Is NOT Forever with Curley Lawson • Win The Night Ep. 81
In this in-person conversation, Air Force veteran and trauma therapist Curley Lawson talks with us about emotional triggers, childhood neglect…
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How Music Carried Me Through with Billy Mays III • Win The Night Ep. 80
Billy Mays III joins Josh to talk about how music played an important roll in his healing, and how he has told the live story of his emotions through…
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I Was Betrayed. What’s Next?
The pieces were finally talking to each other, and the idea that had been living in my head was suddenly doing stuff on a screen. Then the arrangement…
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We forgot how to be bored.
My daughter picked up some dirt, and taught me the most valuable life lesson I have had in a while.
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Learning to Move with the Storm
Sometimes it can be hard to face the cold hard reality that you have to ride this one out. Here are some things that help make the storm a bit easier to…
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Reframing ADHD for Creativity: From Nurse to Drone Pilot • Win The Night Ep. 78
Learn how he turned ADHD into a strength for cinematic storytelling and why he believes the "learn, fly, crash, and build" mindset applies just as much…
 • Joshua Lopez and Jake Freudinger

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