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	<title>E008 &#8211; What Are You Becoming?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[We often measure who we’re becoming through titles, milestones, and recognition from other people. But becoming usually happens between those moments. In Episode 008, Stuart reflects on leadership, identity, and the ordinary choices that shape us when nobody is watching. The comeback isn’t always about returning to who we once were. Sometimes the old road [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>E007 &#8211; Resistance Is Not a Stop Sign</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Resistance is information—but it isn’t always an instruction to stop. In Episode 007, Stuart reflects on the obstacles that appear when we try to move something that has been sitting still. Resistance may reveal fear, exhaustion, an unclear plan, a missing skill, or a boundary we genuinely need to respect. The work is learning whether [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Resistance is information—but it isn’t always an instruction to stop. In Episode 007, Stuart reflects on the obstacles that appear when we try to move something that has been sitting still. Resistance may reveal fear, exhaustion, an unclear plan, a missi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Resistance is information—but it isn’t always an instruction to stop. In Episode 007, Stuart reflects on the obstacles that appear when we try to move something that has been sitting still. Resistance may reveal fear, exhaustion, an unclear plan, a missing skill, or a boundary we genuinely need to respect. The work is learning whether [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>E006 &#8211; Who Said Life was Supposed to Be Easy?</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[When plans fall apart, we’re often quick to assume the entire path must be wrong. In Episode 006, Stuart uses a rain-soaked recording day to explore the difference between changing the destination and simply choosing another route. Difficulty isn’t automatically proof that we’re failing—but suffering isn’t a trophy, either. Sometimes the comeback isn’t pushing harder. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When plans fall apart, we’re often quick to assume the entire path must be wrong. In Episode 006, Stuart uses a rain-soaked recording day to explore the difference between changing the destination and simply choosing another route. Difficulty isn’t autom]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>E005 &#8211; The Weight You Keep Carrying</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Some burdens teach us. Others become punishments we keep carrying long after the lesson has already been learned. In Episode 005, Stuart reflects on regret, identity, and the difference between learning from an old chapter and sentencing yourself to keep living there. Putting down the shame doesn’t erase the past—it frees your hands for whatever [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Some burdens teach us. Others become punishments we keep carrying long after the lesson has already been learned. In Episode 005, Stuart reflects on regret, identity, and the difference between learning from an old chapter and sentencing yourself to keep]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some burdens teach us. Others become punishments we keep carrying long after the lesson has already been learned. In Episode 005, Stuart reflects on regret, identity, and the difference between learning from an old chapter and sentencing yourself to keep living there. Putting down the shame doesn’t erase the past—it frees your hands for whatever [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>E004 — Right Now Is the Leverage</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When are you going to do it? Not someday. Not when life settles down. Right now. Inspired by “Right Now” by Fort Minor, this episode of The Bellows explores the relationship between the person you were, the person you are, and the person you’re trying to]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When are you going to do it? Not someday. Not when life settles down. Right now. Inspired by “Right Now” by Fort Minor, this episode of The Bellows explores the relationship between the person you were, the person you are, and the person you’re trying to become. Your past can provide experience, but it can’t [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>E003 — Showing Up for You</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you actually showed up for yourself? Most of us are good at showing up for work, family, responsibilities, and everyone counting on us—because somebody would notice if we didn’t. But when we break a promise to ourselves, there may be no witness. No phone call. No “Hey, where are you?” [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When was the last time you actually showed up for yourself? Most of us are good at showing up for work, family, responsibilities, and everyone counting on us—because somebody would notice if we didn’t. But when we break a promise to ourselves, there may ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When was the last time you actually showed up for yourself? Most of us are good at showing up for work, family, responsibilities, and everyone counting on us—because somebody would notice if we didn’t. But when we break a promise to ourselves, there may be no witness. No phone call. No “Hey, where are you?” [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>E002 — Lost, or Just Tired?</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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