This is the first episode of 2026—and instead of rushing into resolutions or reinvention, we’re taking a softer step forward.

In the last episode, I read a letter to myself and named a truth I could no longer ignore: I’m not that person anymore. But what doesn’t get talked about enough is what comes after you say something like that out loud.

This episode lives in that space.

The quiet moment after clarity. The stillness after honesty. The in-between where you’ve outgrown who you were, but haven’t fully settled into who you’re becoming yet.

We talk about the discomfort of change that no one applauds. About letting go without announcements. About silence that feels heavy because it’s finally honest. About standing in front of a “closet mirror” and realizing that the life you’ve been wearing doesn’t fit the same way anymore.

If you’re entering this new year feeling reflective instead of resolved… If you’ve changed quietly and don’t quite know what’s next… If you’ve said the thing out loud and now you’re wondering where to go from here—

This episode is for you.

No pressure. No performance. Just presence.

Welcome to the space after.

They say the soul weighs 21 grams—but sometimes, what we carry is much heavier.

In this intimate episode of 21 Grams, recorded on Joey’s 41st birthday, he reflects on the quiet weight of outgrowing an old version of himself. A version built around survival, stability, and staying small. A version that did its job—but was never meant to last.

Through poetic reflection, personal stories, and a letter written to his younger self, this episode explores the fear of change, the guilt of growth, and the courage it takes to release who you were in order to become who you are.

This is a conversation about evolution without resentment. About honoring the past without living there. About finally saying, with clarity and grace:

I am not that person anymore.

If you’re in a season of transition… If you feel yourself shedding an old identity… If you’re learning to choose truth over comfort—

This episode is for you.

In this episode of 21 Grams, Joey explores the quiet line between what we can control and what we can’t—and how crossing that line is often where frustration, overthinking, and self-doubt begin.

Through personal reflection, Joey breaks down the difference between effort and outcome, caring and controlling, and responsibility versus self-abandonment. This episode invites listeners to slow down, notice where their energy is going, and reconnect with what’s actually theirs to handle.

If you’ve found yourself replaying conversations, waiting for clarity, or carrying responsibility for things outside your control, this episode offers a grounded perspective on letting go without disengaging from your life.

Take this one slowly.