The Tepid Mess Express for the Chronically Overwhelmed
Season 1
Episode Two: Still Here (Annoyingly…)
by Cass Reign
Episode Two dives into an awkward, spiralling moment where everything feels wrong, everyone feels like they’re judging, and you suddenly regress into your own Year 6 insecurities. Funny, uncomfortable, and painfully relatable — this episode is about still showing up, even when you want to disappear.
Episode One: This Was Me Starting (Against My Better Fucking Judgement) In the first ever episode of The Tepid Mess Express, I explain why I’ve started a podcast despite having absolutely no business doing so. We talk about being technically functional but deeply fucked off, growing up too early, becoming the family problem while remaining inconveniently useful, and existing in a constant low-grade argument with life. There’s procrastination. Mental illness. Motherhood. Burnout. Imposter syndrome. Bad coping mechanisms. Recovery. And the special kind of exhaustion that comes from still showing up purely out of habit and spite. There is no advice. No fixing. No inspirational arc. Just an honest, sarcastic introduction to the mess, the tone, and the general direction of this podcast. All aboard. We’re not going anywhere fast.