Danny: For regular listeners of the show you'll have noticed has
been a bit quiet here since Season 4 launched earlier this year.
Instead of the usual weekly episodes, only the first two were published.
And then silence.
I sincerely apologize for this.
It was definitely not the intent.
Here's what happened.
As you know, the show features podcasters opening up about their personal stories.
These are stories that may not have been heard before in public
and can be very raw and emotional.
And I sincerely thank all of my guests so far for being so open with those stories.
This can lead to emotions in me coming to the fore when the struggles of a
guest, or ones that I've been through myself, or loved ones around me have.
Some of you may know this about me from an earlier episode, where I spoke with my
wife, but I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety around four years ago.
For the majority of the time,
it's something I can manage, but now and again, the shadows block out the light.
This has been particularly true with COVID and its impact on all our lives.
Everything has changed.
And sometimes it's hard to see where this might end, especially when
you have two young kids that you do everything you can to protect in a
world where not everyone wants to be part of that same protective community.
Anyhoo...
As a result of the increased emotions from the stories shared by my guests,
and sheer fight or flight exhaustion and trying to keep my family safe, I decided
to take a mental health break where I could focus on the lighter side of life.
Summer at the beach, getting out on the lake, or just experiencing
the beautiful natural surroundings of where we're fortunate to live.
And it was exactly what I needed to refresh both my
creative and personal energy.
So Podcaster Stories will return very early in the new year.
I have some amazing guests lined up and each one has an incredibly
inspiring story to share.
In the meantime, to keep the podcasting juices flowing, I've just launched a new
show called Memories of 3DO, which looks at the history or a gaming console classic
that was ultimately doomed to fail.
This is a fun little project for me and may lead to others in a series.
I'm a gamer at heart, an old school gamer that is, and I love the old
consoles, so we'll see, see how it goes.
The show is snackable content with each episode less than five minutes long.
So if classic video games are your thing, hop on over to 3dopodcast.com
and you can find out more about it.
Thanks so much for being part of the Podcaster Stories community, and
thanks so much for your messages and emails asking if everything was okay.
I sincerely, truly appreciate them.
Until the next time, stay safe and take care.