So many people share the struggle and just don't necessarily realize that they don't have a tolerance for having any sort of uncomfortable conversation.

Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.

Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.

And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.

We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do.

We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking.

Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.

This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,

how they feed their good wolf.

Have you ever noticed how making friends as an adult feels weirdly complicated?

We say we want more connection, but then we don't go to the thing, don't follow up, and decide that Netflix just sounds easier.

In this episode, I talk with Jillian Richardson, author, coach, and creator of the Joy List, about why friendship takes more effort than we expect and how we can actually get better at it.

We explore what gets in the way of connection, why it's not just about putting yourself

out there and how real community is less about finding perfect people and more about staying

when things feel a little uncomfortable.

I've seen this in my own life.

I say I want community, but then I wait for it just to

happen. It doesn't. Connection takes practice. You build it. You show up. You go to the event. You send the

text. And in Gillian's case, you even start a monthly dinner party. I'm Eric Zimmer, and this is the one you feed.

In Mississippi, Yazoo Clay keeps secrets.

Seven thousand bodies out there or more.

A forgotten asylum cemetery.

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