Episode 15

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21st Apr 2025

The Thought Experiment That Rewrites Your Reality

Welcome to Thought Experiment Called Life. I’m Greta—musician, martial artist, herbalist, and your unofficial side-quest guide. This podcast was born from a deep desire to ask better questions, challenge the stories we tell ourselves, and rewrite the real-life algorithms that quietly run our days. I speak to the misfits, the multi-passionate, the chronically ill, the creatively alive, and the spiritually curious.

In this episode, I want to share with you a simple but powerful thought experiment—one that might change the way you see your world. It’s a practice I’ve returned to again and again when I feel stuck or overwhelmed. It’s helped me get real about what I’m focusing on, and decide (sometimes painfully, sometimes playfully) whether I want to keep feeding those patterns—or choose something better. I hope it opens a little door for you, too.

Thank you for being here.

xo,

Greta

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About the Podcast

Thought Experiment Called Life

A podcast for multi-passionate creatives forging nontraditional life paths.

This is a podcast for multi-passionate creatives forging nontraditional life paths.
I’ve never neatly fit into any niche, neither do many people, and neither does this podcast. This is a space for the multi-passionate person—the individual who looks at the world with glittering eyes despite the challenges of a multifaceted life. It’s for those seeking inspiration from positive, unconventional lives and hoping to glean lessons to guide their own path. It’s for those who trust that the right message will find them at the right time, no matter how unrelated it may seem.
This is a space for the existential mind and the open heart—those who understand the power of sharing stories to remind others they’re not alone.

I’ve lived many lives in my time here on Earth, and this podcast dives into a plethora of topics, including (but not limited to):
- Living and thriving with Lyme disease (and autoimmune disease).
- Pursuing your purpose in a world that celebrates conformity.
- Staying mentally healthy as a neurodivergent person in an insane world.
- The power and beauty of plant medicine and nourishing nutrition.
- Why learning self-defense is the ultimate self-care (especially for women)
- The magic of jiu-jitsu: a roadmap to growth and success in every area of life.
- Building healthy relationships—romantic and platonic.
- And perhaps most exciting of all, hearing real stories from multi-passionate individuals living fulfilling, unconventional lives.

This space exists to bring you inspiration, tools, resources, and proof that the call in your heart is there for a reason. I’m excited to walk this path with you.

The wild heart in me bows to the wild heart in you.

About your host

Greta Hotmer