They say the soul weighs 21 grams—but sometimes, what we carry is much heavier.

In this intimate episode of 21 Grams, recorded on Joey’s 41st birthday, he reflects on the quiet weight of outgrowing an old version of himself. A version built around survival, stability, and staying small. A version that did its job—but was never meant to last.

Through poetic reflection, personal stories, and a letter written to his younger self, this episode explores the fear of change, the guilt of growth, and the courage it takes to release who you were in order to become who you are.

This is a conversation about evolution without resentment. About honoring the past without living there. About finally saying, with clarity and grace:

I am not that person anymore.

If you’re in a season of transition… If you fe ...