# Ep.71: Coffee, Cheese, and Existential Dread

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Podcast: [The Cult Next Door](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cult-next-door-6582924)
Published: 2026-05-06T09:30:02+00:00
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## Resource

Click here to leave us a voice message! We’re back! After being on break since last Halloween, we’re finally jumping back in to "get our feet wet" and remember how our microphones work. In this episode, we catch you up on our seven-month hiatus, from finishing a master’s in counseling to our travels in Paris and the culture shock of returning to the U.S. We also have a real conversation about the "felt sense" of navigating high-control patterns in today’s world and share the lifelines keeping us grounded—like baking two dozen baguettes and our new obsession with "thinking putty".

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