In this two-hour conversation, we explore how family dynamics and political division often mirror each other — and why we’re setting out to walk the entire American Discovery Trail as both a personal healing journey and a national conversation.

We dive into childhood trauma, generational patterns, and the emotional cost of living in a divided culture. We also open up about our hopes, fears, and the practical realities of walking 3,000 miles across the U.S. — meeting people from all walks of life to see if we can still find common ground.

If you’ve ever wondered how personal change can ripple into societal change, or if two people can cross a country and come back transformed, this episode is your invitation to walk alongside us.

What happens after an interview ends?

In this bonus follow-up to our conversation with Brad Young—author of Being Young and a self-described recovering alcoholic—host Alicja and producer Andre sit down to process what really unfolded in the studio.

Together, they unpack the patterns of denial, deflection, and storytelling that shaped Brad’s narrative, and explore the deeper truths about people-pleasing, shame, accountability, and what recovery really requires.

This isn’t about Brad alone—it’s about the ways we all avoid pain, disguise our struggles, and search for worth in the wrong places. If the main episode showed the performance, this one reveals the raw insight behind it.

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Brad Young says he’s on the other side of addiction. He’s a recovering alcoholic and the author of Being Young, a memoir chronicling the highs and lows of his life. But in this episode, we go beyond the surface.

Brad shares stories of parties, DUIs, failed restarts, family pressure, and fleeting moments of clarity—but what’s missing is just as telling as what’s shared. Throughout our conversation, Brad speaks with charisma and vulnerability, yet often circles around accountability and avoids the harder truths of what recovery really demands.

This isn’t a step-by-step guide to sobriety. It’s a revealing look at how addiction thinks, talks, and rationalizes. For those on their own journey—or watching someone they love spiral—this may serve as both insight and warning.

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What if your brain could hear itself—and begin to heal? In this episode, Dr. Florence Hardjono, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, joins Alicja to explore how the non-invasive Cereset technology is helping people recover from anxiety, trauma, sleep issues, and even chronic pain.

Florence shares her own powerful healing journey—from burnout and physical pain to unresolved trauma, including sexual assault and years of emotional suppression. Together, they unpack the neuroscience of trauma, neuroplasticity, and how our survival brain often hides what we’re not ready to face.

This conversation is both deeply personal and radically hopeful—a look at what’s possible when the mind and body finally get the chance to reset.

Teens are starving—physically, emotionally, and mentally—and TikTok is feeding them the wrong kind of content. In this powerful episode, therapist Alicja sits down with nurse practitioner David Glenn to break down the toxic world of SkinnyTok, the TikTok subculture glamorizing disordered eating and extreme body ideals.

Through humor, skits, and brutally honest conversation, Alicja and David explore:

• Why teens fall for "skinny" influencer advice

• How to talk to your kids without triggering rebellion

• The effects of dopamine addiction from social media

• Why hyper-empathy and over-validation can be harmful

• What healthy self-love and parenting really look like

Whether you're a parent, educator, or just someone trying to untangle the mess of social media and mental health, this episode is a must-listen.

💬 Naked Truth of the Day: You can’t save the world—but you can save your part of it.

🎙️ In this 4th of July special of The Naked Truth, Alicja sits down dressed as Captain America for what may be our most raw and unfiltered episode to date. Joined by Steve, a working-class locksmith and friend of the studio, this conversation dives deep into the realities of freedom of speech, cancel culture, immigration, and the disappearing American Dream.

This episode isn’t about left or right. It’s about real people, real experiences, and the growing tension many of us feel about what’s happening in America. Alicja shares her immigrant story. Steve shares what it’s like to be labeled a "white male" in a culture that increasingly feels hostile. What begins as a casual conversation quickly becomes one of our most powerful, vulnerable, and contentious discussions yet.

🇺🇸 Topics include:

• The First Amendment and the fear of speaking up

• Why the middle class is vanishing

• How COVID changed the American spirit

• Immigration, deportation, and fairness

• Raising kids with values in a chaotic culture

Whether you agree or disagree — you’re invited to listen.

💬 Share your thoughts with us on YouTube, or wherever you engage, and let’s bring real conversations back into the world.

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What would you do if you woke up one morning and couldn’t see? In this moving and surprisingly funny episode, Alicja sits down with Luis (aka Luigi), a software engineer who lost his eyesight overnight—after already surviving end-stage kidney failure and a rejected transplant.

From hallucinations of LeBron James to deep reflections on grief, purpose, and adapting to a whole new life, Luis opens up in a way that’s raw, real, and unexpectedly joyful.

We talk about:

• Surviving kidney failure in your 20s

• Going blind overnight and learning to live again

• Mental health, depression, and hallucinations

• Humor, healing, and finding meaning

• Why he’s moving back to the Dominican Republic

• What it really means to “accept” your new self

And yes—there’s a moment involving a hotdog costume you won’t want to miss. 🍔🌭

This episode is a reminder that even in darkness, we can still laugh, still love, and still grow.

🧠 Naked Truth is where therapy meets real life. Subscribe for honest conversations that explore mental health, identity, and healing—with no filter.

What drives someone to sleep with 100 men in one day? In this raw and emotionally charged episode, therapist Alicja Matusiak reacts to Lily Phillips’ viral documentary, unpacking the deeper psychological, emotional, and spiritual layers beneath the surface.

We explore the blurred lines between sexual empowerment and self-abandonment, the role of dissociation and trauma reenactment, and how performance, survival, and healing can all occupy the same space.

This isn’t about judgment — it’s about compassion, complexity, and the parts of ourselves that try to be okay at any cost.

🔍 Topics explored:

• Dissociation during sex

• Trauma reenactment theory

• Validation vs. vulnerability

• Public sexuality and the sacred

• The body’s wisdom in survival

This might be one of the most challenging — and important — conversations we’ve had on the Naked Truth.

🧠 Sensitivity Warning: This episode discusses themes of childhood trauma, sexual trauma, and dissociation.