Soft Rebellion
Episodes
What We Don’t Say About Rural Upbringing: Violence, Fear, Death and Survivors Guilt
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This trip home really brought up a lot of childhood memories I had long forgotten about growing up in rural areas. Often, I think about my time there ...
The Cost of Love is Heartbreak: My Dog is Sick, Work Is Throwing Hands and I Think I Got Dumped?
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I’m only posting this because my dog is fine. He hasn’t fully recovered yet but it’s the most positive improvement I’ve seen in 8 days. That h...
What my Dog Taught Me About Femininity and Sexuality, and Why They Exist For Our Own Pleasure and Not For Men!
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This has plagued me so much, but ASI articulated it so well for me I wish I could attach a link to that video. Our femininity is natural and it doesn’...
Forget Social Media Paralysis, Be Cringey! We’re All Going to Die Anyway.
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve come across so many people on social media who are afraid to be seen - to be seen trying something in case they fail, to be seen commenting on ...
The World Is Burning! This Is How I Keep Hope Alive and You Can Too!
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Saying that the world is doomed feels like an understatement. I am very concerned by recent events/ revelations regarding the Epstein files, and the l...
We Are Addicted to Noise and Destructions — This Is My Attempt to Reclaim My Time and Listen to Myself Again
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I believe in checking in with myself to interrogate what I truly think and believe about life, who I want to be and how I’ll go about achieving that...
Our Friends are Evidence that We Are Lovable: Resolving Conflict Lovingly and with Kindness Despite the Fear of Another Friendship Breakup!
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was all over the place because I felt so much relief in the day I recorded it. I had just finished a difficult conversation with a friend...
Part 2 of How My Friends Saved Me from a Horrible Relationship, and Why I’m Now Letting Go of My Saviour Complex
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I felt like I hadn’t finished the first episode and still had more to add, and this episode really closes that unfinished loop. I really think this ...
How My Friends Saved Me from a Horrible Relationship, and Why I’m Now Letting Go of My Saviour Complex.
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recording this episode was really difficult because it’s more personal and sensitive than anything I’ve ever shared publicly. Deciding whether to ...
Girl friends can love bomb you too! How to deal with the emotional hangover from friendship love bombing.
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It was so hard to record this session because I keep gaslighting myself. Thinking that I am imagining things or simply overemphasising what happened. ...
Reflections on my Almost Friendship Breakup: What I learnt about Communication, Priorities and Being Selfish
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The lessons are simple. We must always communicate effectively, honestly snd lovingly even when it’s hard. Otherwise if we avoid the discomfort of a...
I might be going through another friendship breakup and it hurts more than I expected.
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is my reaction in real time to what felt like another friendship breakup. When I recorded this, everything was still very raw and honestl...
Why do Romantic Relationships Take up so Much Mental Real Estate and Could Accepting Singleness for Life Buy Back Our Time and Thoughts?
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I feel like I spend a lot of time thinking about romantic relationships yet I don’t even have one. I also wonder if people in relationships also spe...
Can we Decenter Men while being in Loving Relationships with Them?
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I truly believe that our desires for partnership do not erase or replace the work we do to love ourselves and invest in other relationships in our liv...
Your Happiness is on the Other Side of the Work You Are Avoiding: How Taking a Small Step can be the Solution to our Problems
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve been thinking a lot about how many of us feel stuck in situations we no longer want to be in - whether it’s a job we don’t enjoy, a weight ...
Learning to Protect my Openness Online where Intentions aren’t Always Genuine while Confronting Insecurities from Friendship Breakups.
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lately, I’ve been feeling like I need to be more guarded in how I interact with people on social media. As someone who naturally loves to connect, s...
Forget a boyfriend. Are parents embarrassing? My answer is a big fat YES!
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I hope this episode will not get me excommunicated by the only present parent I have left, and I hope she knows that assertions here do not include he...
Present-absent fathers: Grieving a parent who’s still alive.
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I questioned myself before posting it. But man it’s been tugging at my heartstrings and I need to l...
Time, Space and Consciousness: Who owns our time and thoughts? Why our physical bodies restrict our human experiences and what if there’s more to life?
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is more of a philosophical line of thinking and it might not reasonate with you guys. But I find myself thinking about the scramble for our atten...
Beyond Romance: How friendship becomes family, the cost of emotional absence and loneliness
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I came across this morning and it states the following: Loneliness does not come having no people, but from being unable to communicate the things tha...
South Africa men and women are not compatible romantically: The divide is worse than I initially thought!
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I faced serious backlash when I first expressed this concerned, and yet the divide seems to be broadening. We’re so far apart as men and women. I’...
My Journey to Finding Love: The Constant Fight between Feminism and Femininity
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I did not expect that my journey to finding love would be so controversial and alienate me from either side. I always knew that it wouldn’t be popul...
Learning to be vulnerable in real time: Do you let others in when you don’t feel like your best self?
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My friend says I do vulnerability very well, but honestly, I only do it once I’ve survived the storm. In the moment, I still disappear and try to fi...
I’m afraid of failing publicly but I’ll do it anyway
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I think that sometimes we mistake fear for a stop sign or a warning that something is wrong. That we aren’t ready. But I think fear is a signal that...
Are you the type of person who adds value or takes it away?
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s so important for me that we become active participants in creating the type of relationships we want. Often times, we place the blame on others...
Here’s to progress over perfection!
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I hadn’t planned for the first few episodes to be a reflection of starting this podcast but I found it fitting to be transparent about it. The lesso...
Nothing like a good old imposter syndrome
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I feel very unqualified to do this despite receiving encouragement from many friends and strangers. I suppose I feel anxious to share random thoughts ...
Welcome to Soft Rebellion
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Soft Rebellion is my way of mending the divide between the extremes that make it difficult to coexist. It is meant to shine a light on those left in t...