David McElroy

For most of the podcast industry, the Apple Podcast Directory is the only one that really matters, so I’m excited to announce that Love & Hope is now listed there.

If you listen to podcasts, I would appreciate it if you would subscribe. I don’t even care that much right now whether you listen or not, but having subscribers would help the visibility of the show on iTunes and on other platforms. Subscribe on iTunes by clicking this link.

In addition to Apple Podcasts, you can also subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Breaker or RadioPublic.

If you like the show, please leave a positive review on iTunes. This really helps to make it more visible to other people browsing the directory, because shows that get good reviews are often featured.

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Early in 2009, I entered a deep depression which kept me in a funk off and on for several years. I was miserable — and I was desperate to figure out why I had been sabotaging my life.

I was forced to confront hidden flaws about myself that I hated. I had to dig into the toxic past of my dysfunctional family. I had to uncover things about myself that I had learned from my narcissistic father. I had to ask myself whether I was going to keep going down that path — or make serious changes while I still could. I knew I had to heal my broken psyche if I wanted love.

And through it all, I kept asking myself, “What is wrong with me?!”

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I like things to be easy.

When I was young, most things came very easily to me. I didn’t have to work hard for much of anything. I quickly learned to stick to the things which were most obvious to me — and which impressed people the most — and just sit back to receive the praise.

For the most part, I‘ve done the same thing for my adult life. Unless I have a huge incentive, I stick to what I know how to do. It’s safe. It gets the praise I crave. And it keeps me from having to risk failure.

But every now and then, I push myself into something completely new. The old fears start surfacing. What if I’m a fraud? What if I fail at this? What if I‘m just embarrassing myself? What if I’m not perfect?

I’m in that position right now as I work toward the first complete episode of my new podcast, Love & Hope. (Listen to the three-minute introduction here.) I know the things I need to do. I’m working on them. But I’m not an expert at these things — and I once again feel the old fear of not being perfect.

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