It's Sensitive

Hosted by Alex van Gulijk

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A real, authentic, and vulnerable podcast filled with real life perspectives from everyday people. We're here to change the way we talk about sensitive subjects, let's normalize it!

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June 8, 202620 min

Radio Dispatch: Proof of Life - Jun 07 2026

After a long day at a local Pride event, a conversation about community sparked a reflection on connection, leadership, and the people who keep showing up in our lives.In this episode, I explore the idea of "what we owe each other," the continuity that exists even as people, organizations, and relationships change, and why slowing down might be the key to appreciating the moments that matter most.Sometimes proof of life isn't found in grand achievements. Sometimes it's a familiar face, an unexpected conversation, a shared meal, or the simple realization that you're part of something bigger than yourself.

May 27, 202624 min

Radio Dispatch: What We Tend - May 26 2026

An arts-and-crafts-time spiral about sticky notes, overwhelm, nervous systems, and accidentally creating a real-life Victory Garden.In this Radio Dispatch, Alex reflects on psychological safety, ADHD, physical rituals, and why tiny visible acts of care can matter so much when life starts moving too fast.Maybe growth doesn’t always look dramatic.Maybe sometimes it looks like small signs that something in us is still willing to sprout.

May 10, 202634 min

Radio Dispatch: What Remains - May 10 2026

A rearranged living room sparked a bigger realization: continuity and consistency are not the same thing.In this Radio Dispatch, Alex reflects on why change can feel so emotionally disorienting, how we build internal maps around people, places, and identity, and why consistency — not sameness — is often what helps us through transition.Maybe safety isn’t that nothing changes.Maybe safety is discovering what remains when things do.

March 28, 202613 min

Radio Dispatch: Remember - Mar 28 2026

A reflection on memory, protest, and what it means to show up. From the Women’s March to today’s No Kings March—this is about not forgetting, and choosing your place in the moment.

March 15, 202622 min

Radio Dispatch: So The World Doesnt Change You - Mar 15 2026

When the world feels heavy, it’s easy to react, stay silent, or drift away from the things that matter most to us. In this Radio Dispatch, Alex explores what values really mean through personal stories about integrity, mistakes, and speaking up. Sometimes the goal isn’t changing the world overnight — it’s making sure the world doesn’t change you.

February 19, 202614 min

Radio Dispatch: Through Is Not Smooth - Feb 18 2026

We’re living inside history — and it doesn’t feel smooth.Corporate timelines keep moving. LinkedIn sounds polished.Meanwhile, parts of the world are unstable in very real ways.When threat becomes ambient, overwhelm might not be weakness. It might be attunement.“Through” isn’t poetic. It’s heavy. But it’s still the way.

February 3, 202637 min

Radio Dispatch: Between Avoidance and Automation - Feb 02 2026

This dispatch sits in the space between rejecting AI outright and using it without reflection — tracing how curiosity, work, ADHD, therapy, and lived experience reshaped my relationship with it over time. It’s about structure instead of shortcuts, disagreement without apology, and using tools in ways that keep us grounded in ourselves and in real human connection.Not replacing. Not avoiding. Just thinking with — in real time.

January 27, 202639 min

Radio Dispatch: Standing In It - Jan 26 2026

This dispatch moves through a hard week without looking away — from political violence and information overload to snowstorms, neighbors, breath, and the body itself. It’s about staying present when the instinct is to disconnect, and about what it actually looks like to remain human in the middle of it all. Not fixing. Not fleeing. Just standing in it — together, in real time.

January 24, 202622 min

Radio Dispatch: Holding The Line - Jan 23 2026

This radio dispatch touches on themes of steadiness, orientation, and choosing presence in moments of collective strain. It reflects on what it means to hold the line without hardening, stay engaged without overextending, and remain human when the systems we rely on feel unstable and loud.

January 16, 2026Episode 1058 min

10. The Cost of Caring

Caring has a cost — especially in a world that never goes quiet.In this episode, I’m joined by Cass for a wide-ranging conversation about advocacy, overwhelm, and what it takes to stay human when everything feels urgent. We talk about burnout, why “enough” disappeared, and how the idea of a Victory Garden offers a way to keep showing up without burning out.