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Everything Sucks, Now What? is a podcast about living thoughtfully in a complicated world.
Hosted by Mary England, creator of the Merriment Method, this show is for people who feel the weight of reality but still want to build something kinder inside it.
Each episode explores how to hold two truths at once: grief and hope, rage and responsibility, realism and joy. Instead of pretending things are fine or collapsing into despair, we practice nuance. We name what’s broken. Then we ask what we can do about it.
Through psychological insight, cultural analysis, and gently absurd real-life examples, Mary translates big systemic issues into personal, livable frameworks. You’ll hear conversations about care, power, relationships, burnout, joy, responsibility, and the systems shaping our daily lives. The goal is not perfection or positivity. The goal is clarity, agency, and shared responsibility in a messy world.
This is where we move beyond black-and-white thinking and learn how to build strong circles inside imperfect systems. It’s practical, emotionally honest, and grounded in the belief that feeling good is not denial. It’s a collective condition we help create together.
If you’ve ever thought, “Everything feels overwhelming, but I still want to live well and do good,” you’re in the right place.
Everything Sucks, Now What?
A Merriment Method for a Messy World.
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Tuesday May 05, 2026
Tuesday May 05, 2026
Everyone wants to know if people can change.
But that’s not actually the question.
The real question is: am I stuck like this? …and if I am, whose fault is it?
In this episode, we’re pulling that entire thread until the sweater unravels like a Weezer song.
We’re talking about:
- 🩷 why personality is both stable and changeable (yes, both… stay with me)
- 🩷 how trauma, shame, and environment edit you over time
- 🩷 why a lot of what we call “growth” is actually just really cutely decorated armor
- 🩷 the difference between becoming someone new and remembering who you were before the world got loud
- 🩷 why wanting to change means absolutely nothing (scientifically, unfortunately)
- 🩷 + what it actually takes to come back to yourself without romanticizing the process
We're not doing a "just be yourself" pep talk...
This is more like a “you might have buried yourself alive and called it maturity” conversation.
With love.... (+ receipts).
Bonus pack to accompany the episode inside Strange + Functional.
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