Building Relationships With People You Don't Know No. 016

Donovan Beck is a Tik Tok star with over 5M views & 300k followers all from sharing his deepest and most vulnerable stories through poetry. Donovan is also the owner and founder of The Mind of Sol Media, a media company that creates film, does photography, and more. In our part one of our interview with Donovan, he shares his artistic inspirations, his thoughts on radical vulnerability, and shares more insights into his own mind. In part two of our interview with Donovan, we explore his new book - The Fool's Guide to the Universe - a collection of poems that detail his life experiences and most vulnerable moments through poetry. We talk about his inspiration for writing it and everything that lead to this point, as well as some discussion around the meaning of a few of his poems.

New Here? Welcome to The Human Glue Project, a podcast that explores the tangled web of emotions, experiences, and quirks that make up the idea of human connection.

The truth is, we humans are not designed to be alone and we fundamentally crave meaningful relationships with other people. That’s why every week we discuss topics that help us learn, understand, and use human connection to improve our social health and live more fulfilling lives by asking tough questions, challenging social norms, and fully embracing what it means to be a human - for better or for worse.

Donovan Beck is a Tik Tok star with over 5M views & 300k followers all from sharing his deepest and most vulnerable stories through poetry. Donovan is also the owner and founder of The Mind of Sol Media, a media company that creates film, does photography, and more. In our part one of our interview with Donovan, he shares his artistic inspirations, his thoughts on radical vulnerability, and shares more insights into his own mind.

Stay tuned for part two of our interview with Donovan as we explore his new book - The Fool's Guide to the Universe - a collection of poems that detail his life experiences and most vulnerable moments through poetry.

New Here?
Welcome to The Human Glue Project, a podcast that explores the tangled web of emotions, experiences, and quirks that make up the idea of human connection.    

The truth is, we humans are not designed to be alone and we fundamentally crave meaningful relationships with other people. 

That’s why every week we discuss topics that help us learn, understand, and use human connection to improve our social health and live more fulfilling lives by asking tough questions, challenging social norms, and fully embracing what it means to be a human - for better or for worse.

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A discussion around mental health and human connection.