Is Life Ever Actually Figured Out? The Art of Surviving "Ish" | w/ Shawn Helgerson

Surviving-ISH Podcast · Jul 9, 2026 · 1h 51m · transcript

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Let’s be honest: life is rarely clean, perfect, or entirely figured out. Most of the time, we’re all just surviving the "ish"—the messy, chaotic, uncertain gray areas of being human. 🤷‍♂️

In this episode of Surviving Ish, host David is joined by author, teacher, and Air Force veteran Shawn Helgerson to talk about what happens when the rigid, black-and-white rules we're handed collapse, and we're forced to live in the messy middle.

Sure, it starts with the everyday "ish"—like fighting with glitchy Bluetooth earbuds—but it quickly evolves into a masterclass on navigating life’s…