Uncomfy: Sticking With Moments That Challenge Us

  Airdate: February 18, 2026 Shira Hoffer: There are ways to ask questions that feel genuine, and there are ways to ask questions that are really just kind of counter attacks where you, like, plop a question mark at the end so that you can, you know, feel like you've asked a question. Julie Rose:  Hey, it's Julie. Welcome to Uncomfy. A lot of us are feeling frustrated and confused right now about how to stay open to others when it seems like we live in different realities. I feel like I'm always walking on eggshells with people, but I don't want to give up on connection or retreat into a bubble where everybody thinks just like I do. This is a podcast about staying with the moments we usually want to escape: the awkward ones, the tense ones, the ones that might actually change us for good. There are not easy answers, but there is a lot we can learn from each other, so let's get Uncomfy. Shira Hoffer:  My palms definitely got sweaty, and I felt like everybody was...

  Airdate: February 11, 2026 Raj Vinnakota: "Be curious. Don't make assumptions." When someone says something that, I mean, I just makes you boil, right, and you're like, "I, I just can't believe that," first reaction should be, "I'm sorry. Why do you believe that?" Julie Rose: Hey, it's Julie. Welcome to Uncomfy. Lately, it just feels really hard to stay open to other people when it seems like we are all living in completely different realities. We're seeing current events from entirely different lenses, and it makes it really hard to connect, let alone sit comfortably in one another's presence. I feel like I'm constantly walking on eggshells everywhere I go, but I don't wanna give up on connection or retreat into a bubble where everybody is just like me so it feels safer. I want to stay curious and hopeful and human, and that's what this show is about, so let's get Uncomfy. Raj Vinnakota: It was such a p...

  Airdate: February 4, 2026 Robert Coplan: It should be okay to say to a friend or a family member or a romantic partner, "I love you. I love spending time with you, but I'm gonna spend some time alone right now, and it's gonna be good," and, in fact, there's research to suggest, somewhat paradoxically, that if you have some good quality me time, the next time you interact with someone, you experience it more positively. Julie Rose: Hey, it's Julie. Welcome to Uncomfy . Staying open to other people is hard for a lot of us right now. I feel like I'm walking on eggshells in every interaction, always just a little, or sometimes a lot, uncomfortable, but I don't want to give up on connection or retreat into a bubble where everybody is just like me. I wanna stay curious, hopeful, and human, and that's what this show is about, so let's get Uncomfy . Robert Coplan: I remember thinking, you know, "Nobody knows exactly where I am. No one kn...