Unwritten

Thomas

A space for deep conversations, and living a wholesome life. Hosted by a Navy vet with a passion for holistic wellness, fitness, psychology, and purpose-driven living, we dive deep into the beauty of life that often go unspoken. We embrace the struggles, celebrate the growth, and explore what it means to live with intention and passion. If you're seeking clarity, connection, or just a moment of peace—your story is still being written. Stay Curious and Keep Going! - Thomas 🎙️ Subscribe on YouTube: @UnwrittenPodcast 📸 Follow on Instagram: @the_unwrittenpodcast 📩 theunwrittenpod@gmail.com

  1. Oct 15

    How to Forgive the Unforgivable (Without Pretending It Didn’t Happen) - Kat Giovanni - #170

    Everyone says “just forgive.” Nobody teaches you how. Katharine Giovanni (author of The Ultimate Path to Forgiveness) shares a practical, step-by-step system that removes the emotional attachment without requiring you to forget or stay in relationship with the person. Anger is toxic. Start with the easy ones. Forgive the energy around the memory if you can’t forgive the person yet. Neutrality is the goal. Key takeaways: The anger cup visual — why “I can manage it” eventually stops your lifeWhy anger changes the water molecules in your bodyRank people/places/things 1–10 and start with the 1s (never open with the dumpster fire)Forgive the energy around the memory (the desk, the year, the room, the other people)Do the practice before bed so your body can clear while you sleepForgiveness is selfish — you want them out of your head Timestamps:[0:00] Flashpoint: mother’s death and getting sober[3:40] The anger cup[6:10] Why anger is toxic[9:20] Start with the easy ones[13:50] Outward Bound: three days alone at 16[35:20] Breast cancer and “don’t die until you’re dead”[41:00] Forgiveness is selfish[45:00] Forgiving the energy around the memory[49:00] The exact system[1:10] Leave people better than you find them[1:32] When people show you who they are, believe them the first time[1:37] Final word: you are worthy of a life of joy Guest: Katharine GiovanniBook: The Ultimate Path to Forgiveness: Unlocking Your PowerWebsite: katharinegiovanni.comInstagram: @katharinegiovanni Unwritten with Thomas MalpassYouTube: @UnwrittenPodcastInstagram: @the_unwrittenpodcastStay curious. Never give up. You got this. Peace.

    How to Forgive the Unforgivable (Without Pretending It Didn’t Happen) - Kat Giovanni - #170
  2. Oct 6

    The Life You Build Is What Saves You - Vincent Van den Broeck - #169

    Vincent Van den Broeck was hit on an e-scooter in Brussels on October 11, 2024. He says the crash did not change him. The life he built before it is what got him out. Doctors put survival near 10% and a full recovery near 1%. Rehab was supposed to take two years. He walked out the week of his birthday, in 3 months, January 25, 2025. This conversation is not the injury. It is the three questions he uses before the day ends, the difference between feels and done, and the one word he adds to “why me.” Book, out October 11, 2026: Everything Feels Impossible Until It’s Donehttps://www.amazon.com/Everything-Feels-Impossible-Until-Done/dp/1911774360 Vincent: Instagram @vincentinthekitchenUID Club: https://www.theuidclub.comBook page: https://www.theuidclub.com/the-book Timeline: 0:00 — The same Vincent as that morning2:30 — October 11 did not change him4:40 — Priorities shifted, not the person7:10 — People-pleaser, and non-negotiable10:20 — His mom, and dropping engineering16:40 — How he knew hospitality was it20:10 — The rooms that made him competitive24:00 — The yeah-but, and what happy actually is27:40 — Three questions before the day ends33:20 — Half the days is a life36:10 — Not happy at $1,000, not happy at $10,00039:00 — When did we stop being kids42:20 — Why the book46:40 — Alignment: think, say, do49:20 — Feels vs done53:00 — Grief, and going back to work56:40 — Destroy the personality built around the pain59:20 — Ten words you love about life63:00 — What “I made it” means65:40 — The life you build is what saves you69:20 — Out by January 2573:40 — There is no plan B75:20 — The unfinished thing that keeps you up78:00 — Live authentically80:20 — Why not me82:00 — Where to find him

    The Life You Build Is What Saves You - Vincent Van den Broeck - #169
  3. Sep 12

    We Lost Our Rites of Passage, Why This Generation is Lost. - Doug Red Hail Pineda - #166

    Doug Red Hail Pineda — founder of The Church of Psychedelics — on plant medicine, oil and pharma, and the rites of passage we stopped giving our kids. • Colorado looks progressive. The people are. The politicians and the oil companies are not.• Hemp is food, fuel, and fiber. CBD is still treated like heroin.• Recreational trip vs spiritual container — same plant, different result• We have no rites of passage. A 10-year-old never has to milk the cow.• Assume positive intent. Extinguish the fire. Don’t fuel it.• If microdosing gives you anxiety, it’s probably the product — not you.• Spirituality is agency. Religion is the structure.• Respond. Don’t react. TIMELINE• 00:00 — Coming up• 01:00 — Who Doug is• 03:20 — Colorado: people vs politicians• 07:40 — Religious freedom and sacrament• 11:00 — Why Texas banned hemp• 14:40 — 85-cent gasoline and a plant that threatens two industries• 17:20 — First psychedelics — Lakota church and the campfire bag• 22:00 — What fracking leaves under your house• 28:00 — We have no rites of passage• 32:00 — When the weave can hold water• 35:40 — The braid that isn’t on his head• 44:00 — Random acts of kindness• 46:40 — Assume positive intent• 48:20 — Extinguish the fire• 55:20 — The hypocrisy of “drugs are bad”• 1:02:00 — MDMA, solvents, and dirty molecules• 1:04:00 — Why the microdose is giving him anxiety• 1:07:40 — Strain matters more than dose• 1:14:50 — A spiritual being having a human experience• 1:18:00 — Spirituality is not religion• 1:19:00 — Kill the apathy• 1:22:00 — Respond. Don’t react.• 1:24:00 — Where to find Doug Guest: Doug Red Hail PinedaWebsite + newsletter: thechurchofpsychedelics.comInstagram: @the_church_of_psychedelics UnwrittenYouTube: youtube.com/@UnwrittenPodcastInstagram: @the_unwrittenpodcastEmail: theunwrittenpod@gmail.com This is a conversation, not medical, legal, or clinical advice. Psychedelics and hemp are regulated differently by location. Stay curious. Never give up. You got this. Peace.

    We Lost Our Rites of Passage, Why This Generation is Lost. - Doug Red Hail Pineda - #166
  4. Aug 31

    The News Anchor Nobody Knew - Leslie Draffin - #165

    She spent 15 years as a TV news anchor. Thousands of people saw her. Almost nobody knew her. Leslie Draffin — former anchor, somatic guide, and host of The Light Within — on shame, the body, and coming home to yourself. KEY POINTS• Playing a role on camera while feeling invisible• A diagnosis at 18, religious trauma, and sexual shame• Hustle, alcohol, and high-functioning collapse• Somatics vs just working the feeling out at the gym• Microdosing as a catalyst, not a cure• Sobriety, grief under anger, and listening to yourself sooner Chapters: 00:00 — Finding the light within01:00 — What “the light” actually means03:00 — Seen by thousands. Known by no one04:20 — How she became a news anchor07:20 — The diagnosis at 1809:00 — Preacher’s daughter, perfectionism, proving worth11:00 — Why she finally said it publicly11:40 — Can herpes be healed?13:10 — Dating, disclosure, and “lucky to be loved”15:20 — Stigma, transmission, cold sores20:00 — Shame spiral, drinking, high-functioning collapse23:00 — Microdosing: what it is and is not26:00 — Recreational trips vs intentional work29:20 — Full-dose journeys, mother wound, grief36:00 — Anger under grief. Needs she wouldn’t ask for37:30 — Trickle vs full blast39:00 — How she works with shame now47:00 — What somatics actually is50:00 — The gym vs sitting with the feeling51:00 — Fight, flight, freeze — coming back to safety56:00 — Morning routine that stopped being a performance58:20 — Legs up the wall1:00:00 — Cold therapy1:02:40 — Getting sober1:09:00 — No light without darkness1:14:30 — Cycle as compass. Religion as rules1:21:20 — Card + five questions1:25:20 — Biggest regret1:32:20 — Biggest impact1:40:20 — Lesson learned the hard way1:43:20 — If money and time were unlimited1:46:00 — Final word + where to find Leslie Guest:Leslie DraffinInstagram: @LeslieDraffinWebsite: lesliedraffin.comPodcast: The Light Within Unwritten with Thomas MalpassYouTube: @UnwrittenPodcastInstagram: @the_unwrittenpodcast Stay curious. Never give up. You got this. Peace. Disclaimer: Conversation only — not medical advice. Psychedelics are not a cure and legality varies. If you need support, contact a qualified professional or call/text 988 in the U.S.

    The News Anchor Nobody Knew - Leslie Draffin - #165
  5. Aug 16

    Battling Addiction, Adopted and Still Hustling - Tywin Kalandyk - #164

    Born addicted to drugs and alcohol. Taken into foster care. Adopted. Tywin shares how he turned that start into drive, left a full-ride scholarship, built businesses from nothing, and now trains men to take full ownership of their life. Born addicted & foster careSearching for bio family & forgiving his motherAbandonment (even with parents present)Why most people never do real personal developmentFaith, emptiness, and why success still feels emptySports, college, and walking away from a full rideFrom jobs to entrepreneurshipTraining men: body, vices, accountabilityKids with multiple women – the hardest lessonBiblical marriage, soul ties & why women peak at 20 Chapters: 0:00 Born addicted & foster care2:40 Adopted by a Caucasian family3:50 Searching for bio family & forgiving his mother6:40 Abandonment (even with parents present)12:40 Why most people never do personal development15:00 Faith, emptiness & why success still feels empty17:00 Censorship, free speech & conspiracy theories24:10 Sports path, college recruiting & walking away from a full ride31:30 From jobs to entrepreneurship33:00 Training men: body, mindset & accountability35:00 How to overcome vices (the real first step)1:10:00 Accountability, no excuses & kicking people out1:36:00 Therapy vs getting to the real root1:45:00 Biggest regret & biggest impact on his life1:54:00 Kids with multiple women – the hardest lesson2:01:00 Biblical marriage, soul ties & why women peak at 202:06:50 Ideal life if money and time were unlimited2:09:00 His 3AM daily routine

    Battling Addiction, Adopted and Still Hustling - Tywin Kalandyk - #164
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A space for deep conversations, and living a wholesome life. Hosted by a Navy vet with a passion for holistic wellness, fitness, psychology, and purpose-driven living, we dive deep into the beauty of life that often go unspoken. We embrace the struggles, celebrate the growth, and explore what it means to live with intention and passion. If you're seeking clarity, connection, or just a moment of peace—your story is still being written. Stay Curious and Keep Going! - Thomas 🎙️ Subscribe on YouTube: @UnwrittenPodcast 📸 Follow on Instagram: @the_unwrittenpodcast 📩 theunwrittenpod@gmail.com