Vices and What Makes You You (#226)

Send us Fan Mail Mike and Doug explore what it actually means to be yourself in a world constantly offering scripts. What begins as a conversation about shrinking, privilege, and cultural pressure turns into something more personal: what makes you the most you? The episode wrestles with the tension between self-awareness and self-erasure, humility and hiding, growth and authenticity. Instead of performing strength or apologizing for existing, the invitation becomes simpler and harder: lean into what is uniquely yours. Your voice. Your body. Your weirdness. Your fire. Honest, reflective, and at times provocative, this conversation circles one idea—be fully yourself. Everyone else is already taken. Want more? Our full archive of 200+ Mormons on Mushrooms episodes — past conversations, stories, and musical adventures — now lives in on Supercast. 🎧 Join us there → mormonsonmushrooms.supercast.com Stay informed of online and local events through the Underground Newsletter Send a Contribution

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Vices and What Makes You You (#226) is an episode from Mormons on Mushrooms by Mormons On Mushrooms.

This episode is 64:12 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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