The Unfinished Human®

Lyndsay
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The Unfinished Human® is a creative experiment in being and un-becoming in a world that rarely lets us. This space is for the wrecked, the wild, and the endlessly unraveling. For those breaking open, waking up, and reaching for magic through the madness. I’m Lyndsay—writer, seeker, neurodivergent human, lifelong overthinker, and recovering overachiever. You’ll hear raw stories, sacred mess, short stories, and real talk about what it means to un-become. Unfiltered, unpolished, and yes—there will be swearing. This isn’t self-help. It’s soul witness. Welcome to the experiment.

  1. 14h ago

    EP41: Not an Introvert. Not an Extrovert. Perhaps You're an Ambivert?

    EP41: Not an Introvert. Not an Extrovert. Perhaps You're an Ambivert? Mirrors, Not Cages — Part 2 I could hardly sleep for two nights straight researching for this episode, and it was so worth it. Ben and I dig into ambiversion, the personality type that's basically the middle finger to Jung's whole introvert/extrovert binary. I think that’s how psychologist Edmund Conklin felt when he coined it in 1923, and four years later Kimball Young came for Carl Jung, too, for building a framework most people don't fit into. It’s suggested that most of us are ambiverts, and most of us have no idea what that actually means beyond "I’m kind of this, but kind of that, but not this, nor that" when trying to select an answer on a personality quiz. So we break down what Ambiversion really looks like: being the loudest person in the room and then needing three days of total silence to recover, reading a room not to people-please but because switching costs real energy, and why "flexible" isn't the same as "indecisive." Ben also drops a metaphor from The Bear about being the sand between the rocks that's going to live in my head for a while. What We Get Into The 1920s clapback: how ambiversion got named as a direct challenge to Jung's binaryReal ambivert traitsBen's "sand between the rocks" take on what it feels like to be the bridge between peopleThe actual cost of flexing between introvert and extrovert energy, and why it's not freeBurning the "ambiverts are just indecisive" mythWhy ambiversion isn't the "I don't know" answer on a quiz — it's a real orientation Quotable Moments "None of these personality frameworks are a cage. These are mirrors." — Lyndsay "I'm the sand. I am what's connecting these rocks." — Ben Listen If You're Into Personality psychology, psychology history, finally having a name for feeling like both, or sibling banter with actual heart underneath it. Stay Unfinished. Go take the quiz, argue with your sibling about whether you're actually an ambivert or just being difficult, and remember none of these labels get to tell you who you're allowed to be. Connect with Lyndsay / The Unfinished Human® 🌐 Website: https://www.TheUnfinishedHuman.com 📺 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theunfinishedhuman 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunfinishedhuman/ 🕯️ Free Ritual Journey: https://www.theunfinishedhuman.com/the-descent/ 🌀 Ritual Journey: https://theunfinishedhuman.gumroad.com/l/VoiceReclamation  🎧 Insight Timer Meditations: https://www.insighttimer.com/lyndsaytoensing   Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: 7RNPQD1TO7FNEDR6

    EP41: Not an Introvert. Not an Extrovert. Perhaps You're an Ambivert?

  2. Aug 12

    EP40: Is That Your Personality or Are You Just Trying to Impress Me?

    The Sibling Files™ Series: Mirrors, Not Cages — Part 1 of 3 Welcome to Mirrors, Not Cages, a 3-part Sibling Files™ series where my brother Ben and I crack open the four psychological personality types and ask the question underneath all of them: is this framework helping you find yourself, or is it just another mask? Part 1 starts with the sky. August 2026 is an identity reset month, astrologically — a nodal shift onto the Leo/Aquarius axis at the end of July, the Lionsgate portal, and a Leo New moon solar eclipse that's basically here to burn your performance down to the studs, and the Pisces Full Moon Lunar Eclipse that won't let you keep self-sacrificing. Then Ben and I go back to the source: Carl Jung, 1909, the lecture where introvert was born four years before extrovert even existed. We talk about who you actually are versus who you've trained yourself to perform, and why Ben tested as an introvert his entire leadership career while everyone around him swore he was the loudest extrovert in the room. What We Get Into●       August 2026's astrological identity reset: nodal shift, Lionsgate, and the Leo eclipse mask-burn ●       Carl Jung's 1909 lecture and why introvert existed 4 years before extrovert ●       Ben's decades of testing introvert while leading like an extrovert ●       The myths and stigmas we still carry about both sides ●       Labels as security blankets, and what happens when the one you built your identity on disappears ●       Why none of these frameworks are cages — they're mirrors Quotable Moments"The moment the mirror becomes your identity, it stops reflecting the truth." — Lyndsay "How you see me at work takes so much energy I'm crushed by the end of the week." — Ben Listen If You're IntoCarl Jung, astrology that actually ties to psychology, sibling banter with teeth, or figuring out which parts of your personality are actually yours. Stay Unfinished. Go take the quiz, read the chart, argue with your sibling about it — just don't let any label tell you who you're allowed to be.   Connect with Lyndsay / The Unfinished Human®🌐 Website: https://www.TheUnfinishedHuman.com 📺 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theunfinishedhuman 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunfinishedhuman/ 🕯️ Free Ritual Journey: https://www.theunfinishedhuman.com/the-descent/ 🌀 Ritual Journey: https://theunfinishedhuman.gumroad.com/l/VoiceReclamation  🎧 Insight Timer Meditations: https://www.insighttimer.com/lyndsaytoensing

    EP40: Is That Your Personality or Are You Just Trying to Impress Me?

  3. Aug 11

    EP39: Who Are You Really? August Eclipse Season Is a Two-Chapter Reset for Your Life

    The nodes changed for the first time in almost 19 years, Lion's Gate peaked on 8/8, and a new moon total solar eclipse in Leo lands August 12th, followed three weeks later by a full moon lunar eclipse in Pisces. This is not a manifest-your-vision-board month, this is a burn. In this solo episode I break down August 2026's astrology: the lunar nodes flipping onto the Leo/Aquarius axis on July 26th, what South Node in Leo asks us to release (performing for approval, needing to be the main character) versus what North Node in Aquarius asks us to grow into (community over ego, your quirks as your work), the release eclipse on the 12th forcing masks into the light, and the full moon lunar eclipse on the 27th/28th wrapping up whatever grief or overgiving still needs to go. I also share why The Unfinished Human exists and close with a live 5-card oracle reading using Rebecca Campbell's Inner Temple Oracle deck. Resources MentionedNot sponsored — just people and tools I actually use: ●       🔮 Astrology readings: Daniel Colon, Color We Crazy https://www.instagram.com/colorwecrazy/ ●       🌙 Astrology resource: Moon Omens https://www.moonomens.com/ ●       🃏 This episode's deck: Rebecca Campbell's Inner Temple Oracle https://www.shop.rebeccacampbell.me/oracles/the-inner-temple-oracle-card-deck ●       🕯️ Free Shadow Work Ritual: https://www.theunfinishedhuman.com/the-descent/ ●       🔮 Barbault’s Basket: https://www.youtube.com/@WayShowers88 Listen If You're Into·        Astrology as a tool for growth instead of prediction ·        Guidance through eclipse season ·        Collective oracle reading ·        Figuring out who you are underneath the performance. Stay UnfinishedWhatever's leaving, let it go. Whatever's whispering to your soul, let it be heard. And stay wrecked, wild, and full of wonder. Follow The Unfinished Human® wherever you listen. Connect with Lyndsay / The Unfinished Human®🌐 Website: https://www.TheUnfinishedHuman.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunfinishedhuman/ 🕯️ Free Ritual Journey: https://www.theunfinishedhuman.com/the-descent/ 🌀 Ritual Journey: https://theunfinishedhuman.gumroad.com/l/VoiceReclamation  🎧 Insight Timer Meditations: https://www.insighttimer.com/lyndsaytoensing   Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: KSNSREQEMOBLG4BQ

    EP39: Who Are You Really? August Eclipse Season Is a Two-Chapter Reset for Your Life

  4. Jul 14

    EP38: Getting Back to Fitness: Movement, Pain & the Ego That Won't Quit (Part 4 of 4)

    Ben bought a bike. Lyndsay overdid it. Again. And neither of them have figured out how to stop before the body makes them. Part 4 of The Sibling Files wraps up this recording session with a deep dive into getting back into movement after years of surgeries, burnout, and bodies that have different opinions about what they can handle now versus their younger bodies. Lyndsay's been going hard on Pilates with weights and learning the hard way that 'only 10-pound dumbbells' adds up when you're doing it back to back to back. The pain episodes are the body's way of hitting the brakes — she just hasn't figured out how to rest before the body forces the issue. They also get into the ego vs. the body, building back up without blowing yourself up, and a teaser for next time about a new personality type that might be more accurate for many introverts (like Ben and Lyndsay). Plus Lyndsay shares a couple of YouTube resources she actually uses and loves — not sponsored, just genuinely good. What We Get Into •  The dopamine trap: why getting back into movement makes you do too much, too fast • Pilates, inflammation, and the pain that tells you it's already past the tipping point • Listening to the body vs. the ego — and how to actually tell the difference • Building community through movement: bike groups, kettlebell clubs, saying yes to strangers Quotable Moments: • "Be intentional about stopping yourself before the pain stops you." •  "I still feel that internal drive to move — even when I'm exhausted. They're both physical sensations and they're both real." •  "I told the coach I wasn't coming — out loud — so I couldn't talk myself into going anyway." •  "It's okay to have a lazy day, dude. Just hang out with your dog."   Resources Mentioned Not sponsored — just things Lyndsay uses and loves: 🏋️ Pilates + Kettlebells: JoinBace.com 🧘 Move with Nicole (YouTube): youtube.com/@MoveWithNicole 💪 Senior Shape Fitness with Lauren (YouTube): youtube.com/@SeniorShapeFitness Listen if You're Into Movement, chronic pain, aging without losing your mind about it, kettlebells, Pilates, bikes, community, and two siblings figuring out what their bodies actually need now — not five years ago. Stay Unfinished Listen to the body. Ignore the ego. And for the love of god, take a rest day. Follow The Unfinished Human® wherever you listen, and stay wrecked, wild, and full of wonder. Connect with Lyndsay / The Unfinished Human® 🌐 Website: TheUnfinishedHuman.com 📸 Instagram: @theunfinishedhuman 🕯️ Free Ritual Journey: The Descent Begins Here 🌀 Ritual Journey: Voice Reclamation Ritual Journey 🎧 Insight Timer Meditations: insighttimer.com/lyndsaytoensing

    EP38: Getting Back to Fitness: Movement, Pain & the Ego That Won't Quit (Part 4 of 4)

  5. Jul 7

    EP37: Retirement & Expat Dreams (Part 3 of 4)

    Ben's plotting his exit. And…same. Part 3 of this The Sibling Files session takes a hard turn into early retirement math, expat life, and the very Gen X question of: what if we just... didn't do this anymore? Ben's been running numbers, talking to friends who've already retired at sixty, and researching what it would cost to live well somewhere else. Philippines, Malaysia, Portugal, Spain — he's looking. Lyndsay brings the bigger picture — the generational shift where people are done dying at their desks, and the growing wave of Gen X, elder millennials, trans folks seeking safety, and digital nomads quietly asking: where can I actually live? Ben also tells the story of a friend who asked for an airport ride with two hours' notice — destination: Iceland, one-way ticket, no plan. A week later: Thailand. Three days after that: Bali. As far as anyone knows, he's still there. What We Get Into Early retirement math — and why retiring at sixty can actually mean more money long-termThe Gen X shift: quality of life over years logged at a deskGolden visas and what happens when wealthy people buy citizenship but don't show upThe trans community and expat life: safety, affordability, and digital nomad visasWhy Ben's astro cartography said Spain and Portugal — and Lyndsay clocked itThe Norway family dinner and the cyclical history of people leaving one country for anotherAllergies, a three-week bike hiatus, and a mystery new baby at Ben's place Quotable Moments You can make more money, but you can't make more time.""I don't want to die at the desk.""I hope I have a massive heart attack so I don't have to worry about it." — Ben's old retirement plan (he was joking. Sorta.)"It's not just your everyday expat living there and investing in the community — it's people buying citizenship and not even showing up.""I wonder how many people are now like: it's an American nightmare, run away.""You can be there for six months, pop out for seven days, come back — and you're still okay. And safe.""We are unfinished humans living an imperfect life — giving ourselves permission to be unfinished is part of the resistance, bitches." Listen If You're Into Early retirement, expat life, digital nomad reality, Gen Xfinancial reckoning, the American dream (and its cracks), astrology, travel, and two siblings having the conversations a lot of us are having in our heads but not yet out loud. Stay Unfinished Run the numbers. Check your astro cartography. And maybe search flights to Bali — just to see.   Follow The Unfinished Human® wherever you listen, and staywrecked, wild, and full of wonder. Connect with Lyndsay / The Unfinished Human® 🌐 Website: TheUnfinishedHuman.com 📸 Instagram: @theunfinishedhuman 🕯️ Free Ritual Journey: The Descent Begins Here 🌀 Ritual Journey: Voice Reclamation Ritual Journey 🎧 Insight Timer Meditations: insighttimer.com/lyndsaytoensing

    EP37: Retirement & Expat Dreams (Part 3 of 4)

  6. Jun 30

    EP36: Trust Your Gut: Trademark Wars, Astrological Receipts & Surprise Refunds (Part 2 of 4)

    So. An Ivy League school slid into my DMs about The Unfinished Human® name. And then things got weird. Part Two of of this installment of The Sibling Files picks up right where we left off — and this episode is a wild mix of trademark battles, a boomer giving unsolicited fatherly advice over email, astrology that was uncomfortably accurate, and a random $250 showing up from the Washington Department of Revenue. Oh, and two anxious dogs trying to survive storm season. Lyndsay breaks down the full story of what happened when an Ivy League school reached out wanting to have a conversation about using The Unfinished Human® name for an AI-based school helping refugees access higher education. Sounds good in theory — until the guy no-showed the Zoom, asked for a phone number she never gave him, and then responded to her 'no' with unsolicited fatherly wisdom. She also goes back to the very beginning — the first time someone tried to come for the name, the cease and desist, the spiritual bypassing, and the fact that this apparently happens every May like clockwork. Then — astrology. Lyndsay pulls up the Full Moon in Sagittarius reading from around that same week as the emails, and it is uncomfortably on the nose. What We Get Into • The Ivy League school that wanted to have a conversation about The Unfinished Human® name — and what happened when Lyndsay said no • Red flags in negotiation: when someone's behavior in the best of times tells you everything you need to know • The first person who tried to take the name, the cease and desist, the spiritual bypassing, and the emails that kept coming • A UK podcast using the same name and how YouTube trademark infringement works • The Full Moon in Sagittarius, Chiron in Taurus, Jupiter expanding everything, oh my Quotable Moments • "I've been negotiating contracts long enough to know that if somebody acts this way now, in the best of times, they're gonna be shit later on." • "Check your state's unclaimed property. You might have a couple bucks coming back to you." • "We are unfinished humans living an imperfect life — and giving ourselves permission to be unfinished is part of the resistance, bitches." Listener Action Item Seriously — go look up your state's unclaimed property. Google '[your state] Department of Revenue unclaimed property' and search your name. You might be surprised. Listen If You're Into Trademark stories, protecting your work, trusting your gut, astrology getting weirdly specific, surprise money, anxious dogs, and two siblings saying the shit out loud with no script. Stay Unfinished Trust your gut. Protect your shit. And go check if somebody owes you money. Follow The Unfinished Human® wherever you listen, and stay wrecked, wild, and full of wonder. Connect with Lyndsay / The Unfinished Human® 🌐 Website: TheUnfinishedHuman.com 📸 Instagram: @theunfinishedhuman 🕯️ Free Ritual Journey: The Descent Begins Here 🌀 Ritual Journey: Voice Reclamation Ritual Journey 🎧 Insight Timer Meditations: insighttimer.com/lyndsaytoensing

    EP36: Trust Your Gut: Trademark Wars, Astrological Receipts & Surprise Refunds (Part 2 of 4)

  7. Jun 23

    EP35: Weather, Ramblings, & AI - Oh My! (Part 1 of 4)

    What happens when two siblings get on a podcast with no agenda, no script, and no plan — and somehow end up in a deep conversation about AI, surveillance capitalism, and the slow erosion of human autonomy? Welcome to The Sibling Files. It's June. The weather is chaotic. The algorithm is watching. And Lyndsay and Brother Ben are winging it — beautifully. This episode (part 1 of 4) kicks off Season Two of The Unfinished Human® Podcast and true to form, it startswith thunderstorms in Minnesota, a terrified dog named Jax, and a weather report no one asked for. But don't let the casual opener fool you — this conversation goes places. Lyndsay shares what nearly a month off social media has actually felt like: the late-night scroll habit she didn't know she had, the relief of putting the phone down, and the unsettling way algorithms are designed to keep us enraged and dependent. They unpack the creep factor of devices listening in on conversations, ads that follow you across shared IP addresses, and the very real question of whether "turning things off" actually does anything. Then the conversation turns to AI — not just as a tech trend, but as a systemic force reshaping how we think, work, and depend on machines. From the human cost of training AI (and what it's doing to the underpaid workers exposed to the internet's darkest content), to the environmental toll of data centers, to the capitalism-first mentality driving it all forward with no brakes — Lyndsay and Ben aren't here to give youhot takes. They're here to think out loud. This is Season Two. The shit is still unfinished. And they're still saying all of it out loud. What We Explore • Nearly a month off social media: the real experience, minus the performance • The surveillance economy: devices listening, shared IP tracking, and ads that follow you • AI as the new algorithm — and the question of human dependency • The hidden human cost of AI training: workers exposed to traumatic content Talking Points / Quotable Moments • "The algorithm sets us up to be in constant rage-fear mode." • "Technology is making us more reliant, more dependent, and stupider." • "Nobody knows how to do it manually anymore — and that's the problem." • "There's a way to do AI human-first, environmental-first. It's just not what we're doing." Listen If You're Into Candid sibling conversations, digital detox real talk, AI ethics, surveillance capitalism, tech dependency, human autonomy, chronic illness, creativity, and the messy beauty of figuring things out without a script. Stay Unfinished Put the phone down. Touch some grass. And remember — giving yourself permission to be unfinished is part of the resistance, bitches. Follow The Unfinished Human® wherever you listen, and stay wrecked, wild, and full of wonder. Connect with Lyndsay / The Unfinished Human® 🌐 Website: TheUnfinishedHuman.com 📸 Instagram: @theunfinishedhuman 🕯️ Free Ritual Journey: The Descent Begins Here 🌀 Ritual Journey: Voice Reclamation Ritual Journey 🎧 Insight Timer Meditations: insighttimer.com/lyndsaytoensing

    EP35: Weather, Ramblings, & AI - Oh My! (Part 1 of 4)

  8. Jun 20

    EP34: Unfinished Musings – Chiron in Taurus: Am I Enough?

    So. Chiron just moved into Taurus. On Juneteenth. And I'm not letting that day pass without saying something. Before we get into the astrology, a quick acknowledgment: it's Juneteenth, the day commemorating when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally learned the Civil War had ended and they were “free” — in quotes, because we know how many broken promises came after. I'm calling it out because more and more pieces of our history keep getting erased, including federal recognition of days like this one. Okay. Onto the work. This episode is the deep one. Chiron — the wounded healer — just started a three-month ingress into Taurus, and I'm walking you through what that actually means (not the theoretical, prediction-based astrology stuff, the practical, what-do-I-actually-do-with-this kind). I get into my own corporate-burnout-to-spiritual-awakening origin story, the AuDHD diagnosis that explained everything, and the 8-ton wound around worth and money that I'm still actively unpacking in real time. Then I do something I've never done on this podcast before: a live three-card Oracle reading, first for you individually, then one for the collective. Stagnant waters, clear vision, and a rainbow all show up, and the message is bigger than just me. This is vulnerable, it's a little woo, and it's very, very me. Links I promised: 🃏 Rebecca Campbell Pick-a-Card: Rebeccacampbell.me/pick-a-card 🃏 Colette Baron-Reid Pick-a-Card: colettebaronreid.com/resources/pick-a-card 🔮 The Healing Waters Oracle: rebeccacampbell.me/healingwaters Listen If You're Into Astrology that's actually practical, wounded-healer archetypes, burnout-to-awakening stories, AuDHD and neurodivergence, live Oracle readings, and reclaiming your worth outside of productivity. Stay Unfinished Get curious about where you're trying to earn your worth. Then go do something about it — in micro steps. Follow The Unfinished Human® wherever you listen, and stay wrecked, wild, and full of wonder. Connect with Lyndsay / The Unfinished Human® 🌐 Website: TheUnfinishedHuman.com 📸 Instagram: @theunfinishedhuman 🕯️ Free Ritual Journey: The Descent Begins Here 🌀 Ritual Journey: VoiceReclamation Ritual Journey 🎧 Insight Timer Meditations: insighttimer.com/lyndsaytoensing

    EP34: Unfinished Musings – Chiron in Taurus: Am I Enough?
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The Unfinished Human® is a creative experiment in being and un-becoming in a world that rarely lets us. This space is for the wrecked, the wild, and the endlessly unraveling. For those breaking open, waking up, and reaching for magic through the madness. I’m Lyndsay—writer, seeker, neurodivergent human, lifelong overthinker, and recovering overachiever. You’ll hear raw stories, sacred mess, short stories, and real talk about what it means to un-become. Unfiltered, unpolished, and yes—there will be swearing. This isn’t self-help. It’s soul witness. Welcome to the experiment.

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  • Creator
    Lyndsay
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    42
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    © 2026 Lyndsay
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