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EP 61: I Had the Perfect Life... So Why Wasn't I Happy?
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- Affirm That Sh!t
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- Sep 9, 2026
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- 1924
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Summary
What if you built the perfect life... only to realize it belonged to someone you were pretending to be? On this episode of Affirm That Sh!t, I sit down with Jane Garnett, author of This Time with Feeling and host of Sex, Psychics & Psychedelics, for a raw conversation about identity, external validation, consciousness, spirituality, and the courage it takes to stop performing and become real. Jane seemingly had it all: a successful Hollywood career, a wealthy producer husband, two children, and a beautiful life in Santa Monica. On paper, it was perfect. Inside, she could feel something wasn't right. Jane calls what happened next her “reverse Cinderella story.” She began dismantling the life she had been taught to want without knowing exactly what would replace it. That search took her through psychotherapy, psychedelics, spirituality, sexuality, shamanic traditions, and a deeper exploration of what separates the identity we're given from the essence of who we actually are. This conversation challenges the idea that success automatically equals fulfillment. Jane reminds us that finding yourself isn't always about adding something new. Sometimes it's about stripping away the stories, expectations, and identities that were never yours in the first place. And maybe awakening isn't one giant moment. Maybe it's choosing, again and again, to actually be here for the life you're living. Connect with Jane: janegarnett.com