Honest conversations with people in the middle of changing who they are — not after they've figured it out. Hosted by Scott Bain, who spent 23 years as a firefighter and is still in the middle of his own.
About Scott – scottbain.me
I spent 23 years as a firefighter.
What stops people isn't fear. It's disorientation — not knowing where they are or who they are when things change.
The Reinventionalist is a podcast, YouTube show and newsletter about what happens when the life that used to explain you stops doing it — the work, the relationships, the places and the roles that shift under people.
Field notes, solo episodes and conversations, recorded in a studio in Ubud and on the road.
Full story at scottbain.me →Most advice assumes the basic shape of your life is still intact. Fix the habits, sharpen the plan, adjust the mindset. But sometimes nothing obvious breaks. The job is still there, the routines still run — and it still stops describing you.
Reinvention doesn't start with fixing what's visible. It starts with noticing that something underneath has moved. The question isn't what to change next. It's whether you can name what no longer fits.
The Reinventionalist Dispatch
Essays and notes from wherever I am, on what it's like when who you've been stops fitting. Sent when there's something worth saying.
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I read every one. Some become conversations on the show — especially if you're still in the middle of it.