Today we start our episode discussing the launch of our podcast, and giving quick shout outs and thank yous to a few special people Darren & Laura.

There’s been a bit of confusion about what the podcast is really about, as a lot of people mention the tangent that go “off topic”. Yes, this podcast is about tattoos mainly, but it’s also about the people, life stories, experiences, opinions and philosophies of the people behind the tattoos. Getting to know the characters who chose to imprint things into their skin and remember them forever.

In our feedback, Spud got a lot of compliments on his higher self tattoo… so we investigate the further.

We discuss walking the path, and what it means.

We then talk about the addictive nature of victimhood, and how tho get out of it. We then move into the energy of gratitude, and Giada shares about her Gratitude tattoo.

We move into the concept of Momento Mori, the stoic premise of thinking on thy death.

Spud shares a story about his motor cycle accident where he nearly lost his head, and another time he was nearly crushed by a 4 wheeler.

Giada shares her near death experience in a snow storm in California’s Tahoe mountains with her cousin Amadea, of which they both got tattoos to commemorate.

After our back and forth story telling of some of our near death experiences, Giada discusses a bit about her paranormal experiences, the tattoo that protects her in her work with the paranormal and shares a poem she wrote that is commemorated in that tattoo.