<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/replacement-theory/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[Replacement Theory]]></title><podcast:guid>63a0348c-6a38-5b33-a4c9-82d8478f0e74</podcast:guid><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:06:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 Rex Z ]]></copyright><managingEditor>Rex Z </managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[FoWe are all in a state of constant replacement. The person you were a year ago has been replaced by who you are today. The love you thought was permanent will be replaced by a memory, and that memory, eventually, by a lesson. This isn't a tragedy; it's the fundamental mechanism of growth.

Welcome to Replacement Theory, a podcast that chronicles this process. Hosted by Rex, each episode explores the acceptance that to move forward, parts of our lives must be overwritten. Through conversations, stories, and reflections, we delve into the pain of being deleted and the hope of writing a new line of code. This is an exploration of the most human of all experiences: the relentless, heartbreaking, and beautiful act of becoming.

Embodying the core principle of our new direction, this podcast, formerly "Be Gentle With Yourself," is relaunching as "Replacement Theory" in a deliberate act of replacing the old to make way for the new.

Share your story or get in touch: rex@replacementtheory.com.au]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/9e4685f9-ff31-47af-a7db-e817f7aa0011/American-Girl-10.jpg</url><title>Replacement Theory</title><link><![CDATA[https://replacement-theory.captivate.fm]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/9e4685f9-ff31-47af-a7db-e817f7aa0011/American-Girl-10.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Rex Z </itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Rex Z </itunes:author><description>FoWe are all in a state of constant replacement. The person you were a year ago has been replaced by who you are today. The love you thought was permanent will be replaced by a memory, and that memory, eventually, by a lesson. This isn&apos;t a tragedy; it&apos;s the fundamental mechanism of growth.

Welcome to Replacement Theory, a podcast that chronicles this process. Hosted by Rex, each episode explores the acceptance that to move forward, parts of our lives must be overwritten. Through conversations, stories, and reflections, we delve into the pain of being deleted and the hope of writing a new line of code. This is an exploration of the most human of all experiences: the relentless, heartbreaking, and beautiful act of becoming.

Embodying the core principle of our new direction, this podcast, formerly &quot;Be Gentle With Yourself,&quot; is relaunching as &quot;Replacement Theory&quot; in a deliberate act of replacing the old to make way for the new.

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