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Welcome to In the Middle of All This, a podcast for the tired, the overwhelmed, and the overqualified. Host Eryn Foster is just a guy trying to figure out life, faith, finances, and creativity...
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S2E34 - The Things Nobody Sees (opens the original)
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Everyone you pass today is managing something you'll never know about, and so are you. Eryn talks honestly about why we keep things private, the real difference between privacy and isolation, and why naming something out loud usually makes it lighter, not heavier. A gentle, practical episode on giving whatever you're carrying somewhere to go.
S2E33 - The Ones Who Stay (opens the original)
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Most people show up for the celebrations, but real friendship is tested in the unglamorous seasons. Host Eryn Foster reflects on a decade of moves, divorce, and second chances—and the one friend, Bob, who showed up for all of it. A candid conversation about the hidden cost of staying present and how to be the kind of friend who carries the heavy boxes when life gets messy.This one is for Bob.
S2E32 - Still Laughing (opens the original)
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We've been heavy for weeks: debt, silence, fathers, the state of things. This one's different. It's about the Walmart cashier and the bee spray. The widow at the wake. The paramedics who kept me talking on the way to the hospital. A theory about laughter as one of the few things that pushes back against the weight, not instead of the hard stuff, but right alongside it.
S2E31 - Breaking the Pattern (opens the original)
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Breaking a pattern doesn't always begin with rock bottom. Sometimes it begins with simply recognizing the road you're on. In this deeply personal episode, Eryn reflects on the years when his own drinking began to look uncomfortably familiar, and the quiet moment he realized he was heading down the same road as his father. It's an honest conversation about generational patterns, the unlikely ways we find an exit, and the grace that sometimes becomes visible only when we look back.
S2E30 - My Father: The Complicated Truth (opens the original)
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A father's influence is rarely simple. In this deeply personal episode, Eryn reflects on the complicated man who raised him—an alcoholic who was present, absent, imperfect, and deeply human. Together, they explore family, forgiveness, responsibility, and the lasting impact of the people who shape our lives long before we understand it.
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