You ever notice the moment you think you figured it all out… and suddenly the ego shows up wearing a linen shirt and calling itself healed?

In Episode 5 of Two Bald Dudes, Joe and Romain talk about what really happens after awakening begins. The ego does not disappear. Sometimes it gets louder.

This episode explores:

• Spiritual ego and imposter syndrome

• Identity lag and thinking you have “arrived”

• Why healing is not linear

• The spiral nature of growth

• Ego as protection versus ego as overprotection

• The body as your guide

• How awareness brings you back to the present moment

Joe shares reflections on thinking awareness work was a straight line, only to realize it feels more like leveling up in a video game where a new dragon always appears. Romain reframes ego as a protective mechanism, like a helicopter parent that sometimes overdrives.

The reminder throughout the episode is simple:
Awareness isn’t linear. And neither is healing.

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In this final episode of our Philadelphia Yoga and Wellness Conference series, I sit down with Meredith Walker, founder of Mahoe Movement and creator of the Philadelphia Yoga and Wellness Conference.

We talk about where the idea for the conference began, why community is essential to our human experience, and what it really means to create space for people to pause, reconnect, and feel held.

Meredith shares how a life-changing yoga conference in Jamaica planted the seed years ago, how she found the courage to build something new while balancing motherhood and career, and why wellness belongs everywhere, including elevated spaces like the Ritz-Carlton.

This conversation is about abundance, courage, integrity, and honoring the work that feeds your soul. It’s about making room for joy. It’s about community. And it’s about remembering that you are worthy of beautiful experiences.

If this message resonates, it’s meant for you.

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In this episode of the Inspire Create Manifest podcast, Joe sits down with sisters Karen Hepp and Lizzie Lange, founders of Pure Pony Yoga, to explore how they turned a simple idea into a thriving beach yoga community in Stone Harbor.

Karen, a journalist, and Lizzie, a corporate lawyer, share how yoga has supported them through high-stress careers, how they navigated burnout, and what it really takes to build something sustainable without losing the joy that inspired it in the first place.

From navigating town permits and paperwork to expanding into a 7-day-a-week beach offering, this conversation dives into entrepreneurship without hustle culture, trusting your complementary strengths, taking initiative, and leaning into awe instead of exhaustion.

If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s another way to build something meaningful without burning out, this episode is your proof.

In Episode 4 of Two Bald Dudes, Joe and Romain explore identity through the metaphor of garments and masks, beginning with the question most of us are asked first: “What do you do?”

Joe shares vulnerable stories about shame, labels, and the stories we tell ourselves about worth and success. Romain breaks down how identities are layered through expectations, education, culture, and environment. Together, they invite listeners to question which garments were chosen consciously and which were inherited without consent.

The episode closes with a guided embodiment practice to help listeners reconnect with awareness beneath identity and remember that awareness itself does not need improvement, only presence.

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In this heartfelt and wide-ranging conversation, Joe sits down with Mariel Freeman, founder of Three Queens Yoga and a respected voice in the Philadelphia yoga community. Mariel shares the unlikely beginnings of her practice, the intuitive decisions that shaped her path, and the inner guidance that led her to create a studio rooted in beauty, community, and sustainability. Together they explore the often-overlooked business realities of teaching yoga, the burnout cycle many teachers face, and why the industry’s model of “more classes for less pay” is long overdue for transformation.

The episode dives deep into the power of workshops, the importance of recognizing your intrinsic value, and what it really takes to build a career that honors both your art and your energy. Joe and Mariel also reflect on the role of intuition, the spiritual path of the householder, and how to stay connected to beauty even in a world that often feels chaotic. It’s an inspiring conversation for yoga teachers, entrepreneurs, and anyone navigating their own turning points.

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Burnout isn’t just about overwork. It’s about disconnection.

In this episode of Inspire Create Manifest, Joe Longo sits down with Dr Kimani Borland to explore burnout through a radically different lens, one rooted in biology, nervous system wisdom, and the natural rhythms of being human.

Dr Borland shares how modern culture conditions us to function like machines, why rest often feels loaded with guilt, and how chronic distraction pulls us away from meaning, intuition, and purpose. Together, they explore burnout not as weakness or failure, but as a signal, an intelligent message from the body asking us to slow down and listen.

You’ll hear insights on:

• Why burnout is emotional and existential, not just physical

• How seasonal living and cycles support nervous system health

• Yoga and herbal medicine as tools for resilience

• The quiet inner voice we ignore until exhaustion forces us to pay attention

If you’ve been feeling depleted, detached, or disconnected from yourself, this conversation is an invitation to return to your humanity.

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In Episode 3 of Two Bald Dudes, Joe and Romain explore mirrors, awareness, and the algorithms shaping both our screens and our minds.

Using humor, cultural references, and grounded insight, they unpack how attention feeds perception, how distraction dulls intuition, and why the body acts as a tuning fork for truth. From social media algorithms to internal belief systems, this episode reveals how what we focus on is reflected back to us again and again.

The conversation weaves through belonging, tribal identity, purpose, and the subtle ways awareness disappears when fitting in matters more than truth. This episode invites listeners to slow down, reconnect with their internal guidance system, and take responsibility for the mirror they stand in front of.

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Something feels off right now, and it’s not subtle, personal, or imaginary.
It’s systemic.

In this episode, Joe speaks candidly about why so many people feel unmotivated, disconnected, and resistant to pushing forward. Not because they are lazy or broken, but because their nervous systems are overwhelmed by a world built on constant distraction, division, and manipulation.

Joe explores how attention is weaponized, creativity is flattened, and critical thinking is quietly discouraged, and why slowing down, questioning, and pulling inward are not failures, but signs of awareness coming back online.

This is not a political conversation and it’s not about choosing sides.
It’s about choosing yourself.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, exhausted, or like something just isn’t right anymore, this episode invites you to step out of the noise, reconnect to your own inner authority, and remember that you are allowed to think, choose, and live for yourself.