What if the voice running your life isn’t actually yours?

From childhood, we are conditioned on who we’re supposed to be, what makes us worthy, what we should fear, and what we need to do to be loved. Over time, those messages can become the voices in our heads—and eventually, we let those voices run our lives... often without knowing it.

In this episode of We Have A Problem, Kaylyn sits down with counselor and best-selling author Sven Erlandson for a candid conversation about why so many people remain unhappy, even when, from the outside, their lives seem perfectly fine.

Sven believes unresolved pain doesn’t simply disappear. We carry old wounds, shame, anger, fear, and conditioning forward—and they quietly influence our relationships, choices, self-worth, and the stories we tell ourselves.

But he also rejects the idea that healing needs to become a lifelong project.

Sven explains his approach to getting the old “crud” out, why brutally honest journaling can expose what’s actually happening beneath the surface, and why he believes people can make profound changes much faster than they think.

They also tackle one of Sven’s more uncomfortable ideas: sometimes the pain has to become bad enough before we’re finally willing to change.

In This Episode

• Why people stay unhappy—even when life looks good on paper
• How childhood conditioning becomes the voice in your head
• Why old wounds continue influencing adult relationships and choices
• The point when emotional pain finally becomes enough to force change
• Why we resist confronting the things we know are hurting us
• Sven’s approach to brutally honest journaling
• How to get the anger, shame, fear, and old “crud” out
• Why healing doesn’t necessarily need to take years
• The difference between healing and making healing your identity
• How to stop endlessly analyzing your past and start living your life

Why do we cling to patterns that make us miserable? How do you distinguish your own voice from the conditioning you’ve accumulated since childhood? Do we need to endlessly analyze our wounds—or can we actually deal with them and move forward?

And what happens when you finally stop running from the things you don’t want to feel?

This isn’t about spending the rest of your life “working on yourself.”

It’s about understanding what’s running your life, dealing with what needs to be dealt with—and getting on with living.

About Sven Erlandson

Sven Erlandson has spent more than three decades counseling people through relationships, emotional pain, personal growth, and major life change. He is a bestselling author, podcast host and the founder of Badass Counseling.

Known for his direct, results-driven approach, Sven challenges the idea that meaningful personal transformation has to take years. Through counseling, courses, books, his podcast, and more than 2,000 free videos across social media, his work focuses on helping people confront what’s actually holding them back and move forward.

Find Sven Erlandson

Website: www.badasscounseling.com

TikTok: @BadassCounseling

Instagram: @BadassCounseling

You Don’t Want to Heal | Sven Erlandson

For generations, endless orange groves stretched across the state, Florida supplied much of America’s citrus, and a glass of orange juice was as much a symbol of the Sunshine State as beaches and palm trees.

Today, much of that industry has disappeared.

In this episode of We Have A Problem, Kaylyn sits down with filmmaker and Park Vibes host Dan Fletcher to uncover what happened to one of Florida’s most iconic industries.

Dan recently traveled through Central Florida for his mini-documentary How One Bug Ended Florida Citrus, documenting abandoned groves, struggling growers and the researchers racing to save what remains of Florida citrus.

At the center of the collapse is HLB—better known as citrus greening—an incurable disease spread by a tiny insect called the Asian citrus psyllid. Since the disease arrived in Florida, citrus production has plummeted, groves that once dominated the landscape have disappeared, and land that once grew oranges has increasingly given way to something very different.

So how did one tiny bug help bring an agricultural powerhouse to its knees?

Kaylyn and Dan talk about the rise and fall of Florida citrus, why HLB has been so difficult to stop, what happened to the growers caught in the middle, the role hurricanes and development have played, what scientists are trying now—and whether Florida orange juice can actually make a comeback.

They also explore a bigger question behind Dan’s work: what happens when something so deeply connected to a place quietly disappears before most of us realize we’re losing it?

Florida hasn’t completely lost its orange juice.

But the Florida citrus industry Americans grew up with is almost unrecognizable.

So, let’s talk about it.

About Dan Fletcher

Dan Fletcher is the host and creator behind Park Vibes, a documentary series exploring the hidden stories behind America’s parks, wildlife, public lands and natural places. Through on-location reporting and storytelling, Park Vibes examines how history, science, conservation and human decisions have shaped some of the places and landscapes Americans often take for granted.

Find Dan + Park Vibes

YouTube: Park Vibes

Website: ParkVibes.com

Watch Dan’s original mini-documentary: How One Bug Ended Florida Citrus

In This Episode

• How Florida became an American citrus powerhouse

• What happened to Florida’s orange groves

• What HLB, or citrus greening, actually is

• How the Asian citrus psyllid spreads the disease

• Why scientists haven’t been able to stop it

• What Dan discovered while filming in Florida

• The farmers and communities affected by the citrus collapse

• Hurricanes, development and disappearing groves

• Why Florida orange production has fallen so dramatically

• The research underway to save citrus

• Whether Florida’s orange industry can recover

• What the disappearance of citrus tells us about the future of American agriculture

Relationship coach Jake Maddock thinks so.

In this episode of We Have A Problem, Kaylyn sits down with Jake for a candid conversation about modern dating, attraction, relationships, and the ways men and women may be unintentionally sabotaging their own love lives.

From masculine and feminine energy to communication, courtship, attraction and intimacy, Jake has built his coaching philosophy around what he calls a “10/10 relationship.” And some of his opinions about what men and women actually want from each other might challenge the way you think about dating.

We get into what men misunderstand about women, what women misunderstand about men, why dating has become so complicated, the behaviors that kill attraction, and what actually changes when you stop approaching relationships like a battle between the sexes.

We also challenge Jake on some of his more controversial takes—because relationships are complicated, people are different, and there probably isn’t one formula that works for everyone.

Are modern dating habits helping us find better relationships—or are we getting in our own way?

So, let’s talk about it.

About Jake Maddock

Jake Maddock is an Australian relationship and dating coach and the founder of Maddock Coaching. His work focuses on helping singles and couples create what he calls a “10/10 relationship,” built around five core areas: masculine and feminine energy, attraction, intimacy, courtship and communication. He is also the author of How To Achieve A 10/10 Relationship and shares relationship and dating advice with a large online audience.

Follow Jake

Instagram: @jake.maddock

TikTok: @coachjakemaddock

YouTube: @JakeMaddockCoaching

Website: Maddock Coaching

In This Episode

• Why modern dating feels so difficult

• What men and women misunderstand about each other

• Masculine vs. feminine energy

• Attraction—and what kills it

• Dating expectations and courtship

• Communication between men and women

• Intimacy and long-term relationships

• Why good relationships sometimes go wrong

• Jake’s “10/10 relationship” philosophy

• Whether there really is a formula for finding lasting love

Tom Wolf knows this crisis from both sides.

After a surgery and a prescription for opioid pain medication, Tom developed an addiction that eventually cost him his job, his home, and nearly his life. His addiction progressed from prescription opioids to heroin and fentanyl, ultimately leaving him homeless on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin and cycling through the criminal justice system.

Today, Tom is eight years into recovery and has become a leading advocate for changing the way California—and the country—responds to addiction and homelessness.

In this episode of We Have A Problem, Kaylyn sits down with Tom for a candid conversation about what he believes we’re getting wrong.

Together we discuss:

How a legitimate opioid prescription after surgery led Tom into addiction

Why Tom believes housing alone isn’t enough to solve homelessness when severe addiction is involved

How California’s assistance and harm-reduction policies can unintentionally enable continued drug use

Why America’s response to the fentanyl and overdose crisis is failing so many people

The debate over permanent supportive housing vs. recovery-oriented and drug-free housing

Why accountability—and even Tom’s own arrests—played a pivotal role in getting him off the streets

Why Tom believes compassion should mean helping someone move toward recovery, not simply making active addiction safer

The complicated debate surrounding harm reduction, treatment, personal autonomy, involuntary intervention, and recovery

What San Francisco’s experience can teach the rest of America about homelessness and addiction policy

Tom’s perspective isn’t theoretical. He’s lived the very system he’s now fighting to change.

His argument is simple but controversial: keeping someone alive is essential—but the ultimate goal should be helping them get their life back.

So where is the line between compassion and enablement? Does providing housing without requiring recovery actually solve homelessness? And what should society do when someone suffering from severe addiction is no longer capable of choosing recovery for themselves?

This is a conversation about addiction, homelessness, fentanyl, public policy—and what it really means to help someone.

So, let’s talk about it.

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There was a time when going to the movies felt like an event.

Hollywood gave us unforgettable romantic comedies, original blockbusters, quotable comedies, and stories that became part of our culture. Today, many moviegoers feel like they're watching an endless cycle of sequels, reboots, remakes, and franchise films. Original stories seem harder to find, streaming has transformed how we consume entertainment, and artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape the creative process itself.

So… what happened to Hollywood?

In this episode of We Have A Problem, Kaylyn sits down with professional screenwriter and content creator Julia Yorks to explore why so many people believe modern movies have lost their magic.

Together, they unpack the creative, technological, and economic forces changing the film industry—from the decline of the classic romantic comedy to the rise of streaming platforms, the financial realities driving studio decisions, and whether artificial intelligence will fundamentally change storytelling.

Rather than simply criticizing modern movies, this conversation asks a bigger question:

Have audience expectations changed, or has Hollywood changed?

Whether you're a lifelong movie fan, an aspiring filmmaker, or someone who misses the days of original storytelling, this episode offers an inside look at one of the biggest cultural shifts happening in entertainment today.

In This Episode

• Why Hollywood isn't producing as many original films
• What happened to the romantic comedy?
• The rise of sequels, remakes, and franchise filmmaking
• How streaming services changed the economics of Hollywood
• Why audiences feel modern movies have lost their magic
• Can artificial intelligence replace writers, actors, or creativity?
• The future of filmmaking in an AI-driven world
• Whether Hollywood can rediscover the stories audiences truly want

About the Guest

Julia Yorks is a professional screenwriter based in New York City and a content creator who shares insightful commentary on screenwriting, filmmaking, Hollywood, and storytelling across social media. Through her work, she helps audiences better understand how the entertainment industry operates plus shares her own starting over advetnure - she is great!

Follow Julia:

• YouTube: @JuliaYorksWriter
• Instagram: @juliayorks
• TikTok: @juliayorks

Key Takeaways

The conversation explores several questions shaping the future of entertainment:

• Why original movies are becoming increasingly rare
• Whether streaming permanently changed Hollywood's business model
• Why so many people feel nostalgic for the movies of the '90s and early 2000s
• The role AI may play in writing, acting, and filmmaking
• What audiences really want from modern cinema

Why Housing, Wages, and the American Dream Are Colliding

At one point, the American Dream felt attainable. Work hard, save your money, buy a home, and build a better life for the next generation. Today, for millions of Americans, that dream feels increasingly out of reach.

Housing prices continue to climb. Rent consumes larger portions of paychecks. Inflation has stretched household budgets, while wages have struggled to keep pace. Many people are asking the same question:

How did life become so unaffordable?

In this episode of We Have A Problem, Kaylyn sits down with Zachary Foust to explore one of the defining economic challenges of our time: the rising cost of living in America.

Together, they discuss why homeownership has become increasingly difficult, whether corporate greed is contributing to higher prices, how stagnant wages have affected the middle class, and whether the American Dream is slipping away for younger generations.

Rather than reducing the conversation to politics or headlines, this episode examines the broader economic forces shaping everyday life—and what those changes mean for families, communities, and the future of opportunity in America.

Whether you're trying to buy your first home, wondering why your paycheck doesn't stretch as far as it once did, or simply looking to better understand today's economy, this conversation offers thoughtful insight into one of the biggest issues facing Americans today.

In This Episode

• Why housing has become so expensive
• The growing gap between wages and the cost of living
• Inflation and its impact on everyday Americans
• Is corporate greed driving higher prices?
• Why homeownership feels out of reach
• The shrinking middle class
• Is the American Dream still achievable?
• What the future of housing and affordability may look like

About the Guest

Zachary Foust joins We Have A Problem to discuss the economic realities affecting millions of Americans. From housing affordability and wage stagnation to the broader forces reshaping the middle class, Zachary offers thoughtful perspectives on the Federal Reserve, Real Estate, and Economics. Follow him at @zachary.loft on IG and @zachary_foust on TT or his YouTube Channel @ZachFoustShow

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