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IF I MAY BE SO BOLD

 Daniel Epstein

If you’re like us, you didn’t grow up in an emotionally honest home. Because of this, having healthy relationships as adults has sometimes felt impossible. On this podcast, be a fly on the wall as we, Dan and Justin (a real life couple), learn how to love each other and ourselves unconditionally. Often it’s messy: we overthink, try to control each other, and fall into old patterns. But each time we work through it, something happens on the other side— more closeness, deepening, humor, and a new understanding of the word “love”.


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Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
61
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Raise Your Hand If You Feel Like A Scared Little Baby

Raise Your Hand If You Feel Like A Scared Little Baby

Season 4 Finale! Dan talks through the shame and insecurity that has been coming up for him. Then the couple explores an uncomfortable dynamic that came up at the LA Sparks game earlier this week.

Ho…

00:30:35  |   Fri 18 Jul 2025
Gentleness is Disgusting

Gentleness is Disgusting

Dan and Justin wonder why men are turned off by CHATGPT being too sweet and nice to them. Then they explore the idea of softening in like and in relationship.

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00:32:07  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
RESCUE ME FROM MY PITIFUL STUPID EXISTENCE

RESCUE ME FROM MY PITIFUL STUPID EXISTENCE

Justin shares about feeling closed off and unloving this week. Then the couple processes a recurring fake interaction they've been having.

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00:23:26  |   Fri 13 Jun 2025
Have We Learned How To Fight Yet?

Have We Learned How To Fight Yet?

Dan and Justin do some role-play around a dynamic that happens between them that Justin doesn't like.


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00:33:36  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
Being Hot Keeps The Grief At Bay

Being Hot Keeps The Grief At Bay

Dan talks about his past judgments towards men being outwardly loving. Then Justin explores her relationship to her looks past and present.

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00:37:49  |   Mon 02 Jun 2025
I’ve Never Been there? Probably Doesn’t Exist

I’ve Never Been there? Probably Doesn’t Exist

Justin asks Dan to articulate what coming out of denial feels like. Then Justin recounts how Dan’s recovery used to spin her out.



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00:34:49  |   Fri 23 May 2025
When It’s Me It’s Lame

When It’s Me It’s Lame

Justin and Dan discuss an ugly dynamic that used to come up for them and speculate on why it's different now. Then Justin talks about feelings that have been coming up around the lineage of “victimho…
00:29:51  |   Mon 12 May 2025
It'll Suck and I’m Gonna Hate It The Whole Time

It'll Suck and I’m Gonna Hate It The Whole Time

Dan describes how he broke through an emotional barrier with some help from ChatGPT. Then the couple shares a major announcement before we hear them work through a fight in real time.

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00:22:18  |   Fri 02 May 2025
Scrambling The Sacred

Scrambling The Sacred

Dan and Justin talk about their relationship to being funny and how it's changing.

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00:28:26  |   Fri 25 Apr 2025
We Have To Get Back To The Dogs

We Have To Get Back To The Dogs

Dan talks to Justin about the struggle he's had making contact with his inner child. They then explore the burden of feeling like it's your job to make the conversation fun, and the trap of filling u…
00:24:18  |   Fri 11 Apr 2025
Trust Me I KNOW I'm a Piece of Sh*t

Trust Me I KNOW I'm a Piece of Sh*t

Dan and Justin talk about the rabbit hole of healing and recovery work and the fear of sounding like you’ve been brainwashed to some people. 

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00:40:17  |   Sat 05 Apr 2025
He Died This Excruciating Death for Me (A Piece of Sh*t)

He Died This Excruciating Death for Me (A Piece of Sh*t)

Dan describes his torturous and confusing process of deciding to put Rickey the dog down. Then Justin and Dan talk about having a relationship with a higher power and how it stands in contrast to the…
00:35:23  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
Do You Love The Hater In Me?

Do You Love The Hater In Me?

Justin and Dan talk about the New York Times article about a woman who’s in an intimate relationship with CHATGPT. Then they recount a charged experience they had this week on a zoom call with a tant…
00:34:07  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
An Unstoppable Force Meets An Immovable Object

An Unstoppable Force Meets An Immovable Object

Dan tells Justin about a narrative he's been having in his head in which she's miserable right now. Then they discuss their respective relationships to spontaneity before kind of gettin into a fight …
00:33:10  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
The Funniest Boy In The Group Chat

The Funniest Boy In The Group Chat

Dan and Justin discuss why they were so moved by a recent rewatch of the 2001 movie "A Beautiful Mind." Then they explore the pitfall of getting stuck in a "role self" and how it can doom an intimate…
00:33:29  |   Fri 07 Feb 2025
My Breath Catches and I Supress a Sob

My Breath Catches and I Supress a Sob

Dan and Justin discuss if either or both of them are good in a crisis and then talk through a recurring negative cycle they used to often suffer through and why it's different now. We then hear about…
00:27:31  |   Fri 31 Jan 2025
Don't Ruin My Special Bath Time

Don't Ruin My Special Bath Time

Justin and Dan break down a pattern of fighting that has been happening since they returned from New York. Justin lashes out, Dan recoils, everyone loses.

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00:24:09  |   Fri 24 Jan 2025
Throwing Up in Public

Throwing Up in Public

Hi! Today Justin and Dan listen to a voice memo of a real fight reconciliation of theirs and reflect back on what went down. They also revisit an uncomfortable confrontation from nearly five years ag…
00:40:15  |   Fri 03 Jan 2025
Are We Doing Good Or Are We Doing Bad?

Are We Doing Good Or Are We Doing Bad?

Dan and Justin lost their close friend a few weeks ago and talk about what's been coming up around his death. Then they discuss why getting covid (and the state of their relationship) this year feels…
00:27:27  |   Mon 23 Dec 2024
Object Of Love

Object Of Love

Who taught YOU how to fight? What happens when we desperately cling to good feelings?


Justin and Dan break down why they've struggled to have conflict in past relationships. They also talk subtle aba…

00:28:49  |   Fri 06 Dec 2024
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