Please Don't Tell Me The Truth
Episodes
The Myth of Work-Life Balance in 2026: Burnout, Hot Takes on Remote Work & Finding Real Balance
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is work-life balance actually achievable in 2026… or is it a myth we’ve been sold?In this episode of Please Don’t Tell Me The Truth, we break do...
About nervous system regulation...
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode of PLEASE DON’T TELL ME THE TRUTH, I share a spontaneous reflection on something most high-performers overlook when trying to l...
The Saturday Call 2: How Working on Yourself Changes Your Relationships (Therapy, Attachment Styles + Emotional Toolkit)
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Good morning, gorgeous. ☕✨ Welcome to The Saturday Call, a monthly capsule inside PLEASE DON’T TELL ME THE TRUTH — where best friends Dalm and...
The Saturday Call: New Year’s Resolutions & the Myth of “Having It All Figured Out”
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this new capsule of Please Don’t Tell Me The Truth — The Saturday Call — Dalma and her best friend Gladys (PhD in Political Science + postdoc...
the aftertaste of denial once the fruit has lost its sweetness
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Co-dependency isn’t just romantic — it shows up at work, in friendships, and in family patterns we never questioned because they felt familiar.In ...
In the middle of AI (Do this so AI can never replace you)
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone either loves AI or hates it—there's no middle ground. But I'm stuck in the middle, watching my best friends take completely opposit...
Is Bad Bunny American? The Super Bowl Controversy Everyone's Getting Wrong
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Half" the internet is mad that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl—but most don't know Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917. In t...
The Art of Choosing Yourself
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Choosing yourself is often painted as selfish — but what’s truly selfish is expecting someone to keep erasing themselves to make others comfortabl...
Cracks in Your Foundation: When Your Job, Relationship, or Life Feels Unsafe
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you felt something cracking in your life? Sometimes the foundations we build on - jobs, relationships, friendships, dreams - aren't as solid as w...
Adult Friendships: Why Making Friends Gets Harder
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Making friends as an adult feels harder than it used to. When I first moved to LA in 2021, co-living made connection easy. But as life settled, marria...
Escucha esto si trabajas en redes
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
En este episodio comparto mi historia real con las redes: desde mis primeros pasos en Facebook en 2009, pasando por el burnout de 2019, hasta el giro ...
Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Nor There)
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I get candid about my identity crisis. Because being an immigrant means living between two worlds. Here, I share what it was like gro...
Deja de poner excusas: Por qué dar el primer paso es tan difícil (y cómo hacerlo ya)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
¿Llevas AÑOS evitando ese primer paso? Después de soñar 14 años con mudarme a Estados Unidos, finalmente entendí por qué procrastinamos los cam...
The Weight We Carry Alone (especially as women)
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about invisible responsibilities — the weight you carry that no one sees, and how it shapes your identity until you start confusing it with ...
el día que me dijeron fea y me lo creí
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
¿Qué significa crecer en una ciudad donde la belleza tiene apellido europeo? En este episodio comparto cómo fue ser una niña morena y gordita en B...
why are we so obsessed about (not) being cringe
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’ve all held ourselves back because we didn’t want to look “cringe.” But what if cringe culture isn’t about us at all — wh...