On this Saturday morning edition of Cost of Goods Soul, Andrew gets honest about the days when the wheels come off—when the food, the drinks, the missed routines, and the doom-scroll leave you feeling like a lousy human, parent, or partner. Instead of pretending every day is a highlight reel, he talks about how quickly self-talk can turn brutal once comparison and social media get involved, and why the only way out sometimes is to let gratitude drag you back from the edge.
He shares how he uses gratitude and faith to reset his perspective, starting from the simplest possible baseline: “be grateful you’re not on fire,” then working outward to things like a warm car in a Michigan winter, a home, work, and the freedoms many of us forget we have. From there, Andrew invites listeners to take 5–10 minutes to list everything they’re thankful for and notice how the list keeps growing once it starts. This episode is a reminder that when you feel stuck in the gutter, you don’t need a perfect morning routine or a perfect life—you just need one small, honest moment of gratitude to begin climbing back out.
