bluelander

joined 2 years ago
[–] bluelander@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

I can't speak to journaling because it has never worked for me, but as a fellow anxiety-haver now approaching his 40s: please talk to someone if you're able.

You'll find every reason and excuse not to, you'll tell yourself it's not that bad. You'll minimize your problems. You'll self-medicate and self-therapize without even realizing it's what you're doing.

Proper medication and/or therapy is absolutely critical and life-changing. Please don't wait to go, it's genuinely worth the hassle and effort it requires.

[–] bluelander@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Runbox.com! I've been using them for years after Lavabit was shutdown. Based out of Norway, affordable, and privacy focused.

[–] bluelander@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

I quit drinking. I wasn't an alcoholic or anything, but I was drinking regularly. Quitting has saved money on my grocery bill, made going out cheaper, made me healthier, and enabled me to remember every fun night with my friends with perfect clarity.

[–] bluelander@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love Tony's, but they're also reportedly higher in lead content than other brands.

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

Valrhona is a solid non-American brand pick from the list of safer chocolate and they're B-Corp certified. I believe their parents company is French.

When it comes to chocolate you're often forced to pick your poison, so to speak.

 
 

So I've run my own show for just about ten years now. We've never had ads or sponsorships of any kind other than a Patreon plug at the very end.

When I go out into the world and listen to other podcasts I'm perpetually annoyed at the lengthy, frequent ad-breaks. I don't mind being reminded to engage or click on their link or go to a show's Ko-Fi page, but a two minute dollar shave club or AG1 ad is just too much. And, honestly, the amount of advertising dollars some shows take makes me question their integrity just a bit. I know it might be a bit old-fashioned to think that, but I can't help it.

What are you favorite sponsorship-free, ad-free podcasts?