What happens when we stop talking about generations—and start talking to them?

In this Side Salad, I step into a conversation that’s been quietly waiting its turn: a conversation across generations. From Baby Boomers and Gen X, who carried the weight of survival and sacrifice, to Millennials shaped by transition, to Gen Z and Gen Alpha redefining awareness and emotional fluency—this episode is a pause, a thank you, and an invitation.

This isn’t about blame.

It’s about bridges.

It’s about acknowledging the foundations laid before us, the questions being asked now, and the compassion required to move forward together. Every generation brings a distinct flavor, texture, and purpose to the Salad Bowl we all share.

Because growth doesn’t happen in silence.

And progress doesn’t require erasing what came before.

It requires listening.

It requires grace.

It requires all of us at the table.

This is a Side Salad—served with perspective, gratitude, and hope for a healthier collective future.

Season Two starts now. 🥗✨

In a world that wants us to blend in, The Salad Bowl Podcast exists to remind us:

You don’t have to dissolve who you are to belong.

Different stories.

Different experiences.

Different flavors—still whole, still necessary.

This isn’t about telling you what to believe.

It’s about asking better questions.

Listening deeper.

And showing up as your full self—without apology.

2026 is the year we normalize authenticity.

Not melting down.

Showing up whole.

Welcome back to The Salad Bowl Podcast.

Peace.

🎧 New season available coming soon.

The Final Project of 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, this Side Salad marks the final offering of the year for The Salad Bowl Podcast—a quiet, intentional pause before Season 2 begins in 2026.

In this deeply reflective episode, we explore the parts of ourselves we rarely put on display: procrastination, jealousy, ego, lust, negativity—the inner patterns that shape how we show up long before anyone else notices. Not as moral failures. Not as flaws to shame or hide. But as signals.

This conversation challenges the idea that growth starts with fixing ourselves. Instead, it asks something more uncomfortable—and more honest:

What if growth begins with curiosity rather than condemnation?

We unpack how shame keeps our struggles in the dark, and how anything hidden tends to grow unchecked. By reframing our flaws as information—not indictments—we create space for self-awareness, healing, and sustainable personal growth.

This Side Salad is about:

1. Emotional intelligence and self-awareness
2. Letting go of shame-based self-improvement
3. Understanding the root of habits and behaviors
4. Humanizing character flaws without excusing harm
5. Doing the slow, intentional work of becoming more whole

As we close out the year, this episode isn’t about resolutions or reinvention. It’s about telling the truth—quietly, courageously—and committing to understanding ourselves better.

Season 2 of The Salad Bowl Podcast kicks off in 2026, and I’m deeply excited to watch this space, this community, and these conversations continue to grow.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re wrestling with parts of yourself you don’t quite understand yet—this one’s for you.