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Boundaries are Bullshit
This episode is a ride , as per usual. đ Weâre talking about the universeâs petty revenge on toddlers, why your boundaries might be backfiring, and the uncomfortable truth about why weâre all secretly addicted to validation. (Spoiler: Youâre not immune. None of us are.) A few chaotic highlights: My daughter tests karma by yanking her sisterâs hairâand learns the hard way that the universe always collects. (â ď¸ RIP, tiny toes.) Boundaries vs. ego traps: Why saying âYou canât

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 13, 20252 min read
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How I lost my mind and found my ass
I survived 10 days of noble silenceâwhich is just a fancy way of saying I sat in agony, smelled way too much bug spray, and had a full-on mental renovation of my entire life⌠all with my eyes closed and without saying a single word. đ§đťââď¸ This episode is a wild ride through: The time I got called out by a meditation teacher (and cried like I was back in 3rd grade). Cindy Citronella, the retreat roommate who apparently hates quiet doors (and subtlety). Why sitting still for

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 13, 20252 min read
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What Seeds Are You Watering?
There's a moment in every growth journey where you suddenly see yourself clearlyâand it's equal parts hilarious and humbling. This is that episode . đ Abmari and I peel back the layers on what real self-awareness looks likeânot the Instagram version where enlightenment happens in a perfectly-lit bathtub, but the messy reality where: You sit down to meditate only to have your brain stage a full rebellion You catch yourself watering weeds (again) and have to laugh at your own

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 13, 20253 min read
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Letâs be real: Youâve lied to yourself today. Maybe it was that âIâm fineâ when you werenât. Or that ânext time IâllâŚâ promise youâve made 37 times. The wild part? You know when youâre doing it. Your gut tightens. Your voice gets louder in your head. You over-justify to yourself and others. But why??? Well, in this episode Abmari and I get curious about that as we unravel: Why a 2-person workshop is a huge success How karma works more like cosmic bowling than a punishment sy

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 6, 20251 min read
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Assignment: Be Human
Ever feel like your soul upgraded but your body missed the memo? Like, youâre supposed to be evolving but instead youâre doom-scrolling, avoiding your inbox, and wondering if itâs even worth buying granola anymore because THERE ARE TOO MANY OPTIONS? In this episode of Interested in Chaos? , weâre joined by our buddy Fran, and things get real. Like âletâs talk about burnout, spiritual guilt, and teaching your AI child mannersâ real. Itâs cozy chaos, deep wisdom, and belly-laug

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 6, 20252 min read
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Emotional regulation or quiet rage? Let's talk about it.
In Episode 14 , we spiral into the sacred space between emotional regulation and spiritual unraveling. đ It starts with parenting rage and caffeine-laced chocolate and somehow lands in soul memory, telepathy, grief rituals, and whether our bodies are helping or distracting us from being fully alive. This one is less fire and more embers â¤ď¸âđĽ the kind that glow long after the flame dies down. We talk about: Whispered bedtime chaos and emotional edge Grieving without a stage,

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 6, 20252 min read
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Oppressive Yet Impressive
Ever looked at your to-do list and thought, "This is fine" ... while secretly knowing itâs a ticking time bomb of unmet expectations? Or caught yourself mid-parenting fail (like whispering "just hit her back" to your kid) and wondered if youâre raising tiny anarchists? Same. This episode dives into the beautiful mess of actual life but also how cult tactics and capitalism start to look suspiciously similar, and where every "two-minute task" is a lie designed to crush your A

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 6, 20252 min read
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AI Psychosis + Shitty Parenting (Cause those things go together?!)
Episode 12 begins with AI psychosis⌠and ends with toddler meltdowns. Because thatâs how we do things here. This episode is what happens when two people spiral into deep philosophical despair about synthetic spirituality, algorithmic delusion, and the death of discipline⌠and then tell parenting stories. Abmari asks AI if itâs accidentally creating a cult of delusional spiritual advisors. The AI says: âYouâre not wrong.â Jill watches a mom in a park tell her screaming toddle

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 6, 20252 min read
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More death, but funny.
So⌠we finished Episode 10 and then immediately hit record again, because apparently ego death is a multi-part experience. 𪌠(And we hadnât even touched on potato salad, murder, or ship metaphors yet.) In Episode 11: More Death (but funny) , weâre back with fresh shirts, slightly less sanity, and even more reflections on what it really means to let something die â thoughts, identities, marriages, and maybe your idea of right and wrong. đ
No big deal. We talk about: Breathwo

Jill MacKenzie
Nov 5, 20251 min read
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Youâre not in a crisis. Youâre in an awakening.
Welcome to the void. Have you ever accidentally attended a San Pedro sweat lodge ceremony on a whim, crawled into the sacred womb, met your inner demons face-first, and then immediately hopped on a podcast to discuss the death of your ego while still spiritually hungover? No? Just Hasan? ( Thatâs our guest for this episode ) And it is a fever dream in the best way. Featuring: spontaneous death, rebirth, sweating profusely, baby birds, sacred wombs, ancestral alchemy, shadow-

Jill MacKenzie
Oct 16, 20252 min read
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People pleasing is a lie (and you're the liar)
This weekâs episode of Interested in Chaos? is a full-on demolition of the "people-pleaser" labelâbecause surprise, itâs not them youâre trying to please. Itâs you. đł 𫨠My co-host and I ripped apart why "people-pleasing" is just: âď¸ Self-judgment in disguise (youâre the one assuming theyâll respond negatively). âď¸ A control tactic (manipulating outcomes to avoid discomfort). âď¸ An identity crisis (if youâre not "nice," who even are you?). And yes, we also dove into: Why li

Jill MacKenzie
Oct 16, 20252 min read
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Imposter Syndrome Isnât Real (And other bold opinions)
Can I be honest? Actually, thatâs not even a question. đ Iâm always honest⌠hereâs my bold view on imposter syndrome. Itâs not real. Itâs just your brain's way of saying "new things scare me". This week on Interested in Chaos , Abmari and I dismantle imposter syndrome like itâs a flimsy IKEA shelf, exposing it as a glorified shame spiral with a fancy label. Along the way, we: â Debunk the "Syndrome" Scam â Confess Our Criminal Potential (Yes, we went there) â Compare Addi

Jill MacKenzie
Oct 16, 20252 min read
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Own Your đŠ or â ď¸ Miserable
Have you ever had one of those moments where you realizeâmid-sentence, mid-meltdown, mid-clean-sheets-getting-peed-onâthat youâre aware of whatâs happening and still doing it anyway? Yeah. Me too. đŤ Whether itâs a childhood trauma, a creative block, or just being bone-tired and snapping at your kid, the chaos doesnât stop. But how we choose to show up in it? Thatâs where the transformation begins. This weekâs episode was like a spiritual enema for your excusesâflushin

Jill MacKenzie
Oct 16, 20252 min read
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Gestating Genius
Ever feel like your ideas are screaming to be born while your brain is still trying to find the epidural? đą In this weekâs episode of Interested in Chaos?, we went full doula on the creative process and talked about what it really means to gestate genius â to let ideas marinate, evolve, and find their own rhythm before we start pushing them out into the world. Weâre birthing some uncomfortable truths about creativity (and apparently a lot of rage): â The Idea Pregnancy Time

Jill MacKenzie
Oct 16, 20252 min read
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Your Hustle is Killing Your Magic (And Other Uncomfortable Truths)
Letâs play a game. đ¤ How many of these sound familiar? You rage-quit a "passion project" because it started feeling like unpaid overtime. Youâve cried over IKEA furniture (or a closet knob that would not cooperate). Your "self-care" is just another item on your to-do list, sandwiched between "laundry" and "existential dread." If you nodded along, Episode 4 of Interested in Chaos? is your audio therapy session. Jill and Fran go full rebel mode against productivity culture,

Jill MacKenzie
Oct 16, 20251 min read
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AI is a liar, my kid faked meditation, and other signs of chaos.
Ever asked a chatbot for something simple (say, a PDF) only to watch it mislead you into oblivion? âIâll have it ready in 30 minutesâŚâ 𤥠(Spoiler: It was never coming.) In this Episode of Interested in Chaos? , we dissect the artful dodging of AIâplus: The bedtime breathwork conspiracy (how kids trick us into âmeditatingâ when theyâre really just avoiding bedtime). Candle resurrections (the ultimate metaphor for adulting: melt it down, start over, pretend it was intentio

Jill MacKenzie
Oct 16, 20252 min read
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