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In this bold, no-whispers-allowed episode of Let’s Get Naked, Anne rips the curtain off the one topic that’s batting a thousand: death. She challenges why we’ll plan weddings, vacations, and retirement portfolios in obsessive detail—yet avoid the single guarantee of human existence. The conversation confronts the emotional and logistical fallout of avoidance (no wills, no directives, no hard talks) and reframes mortality as a clarifying tool that exposes what’s misaligned: postponed dreams, tolerated relationships, unfinished healing, and the “someday” mindset that keeps people living small.

Anne is joined by Michael Showalter—producer of the show, studio manager, and self-described “galactic ambassador”—for a wide-ranging, surprisingly grounded dialogue on living with death close, funeral philosophy, and what it means to live in the present with intention. They explore ego vs. soul-led living, meditation depth, identity and deconditioning, and Michael’s personal experiences with sleep paralysis, altered states, and spiritual curiosity. The result is a raw, funny, and thought-provoking episode about reclaiming your attention, choosing meaning on purpose, and remembering who you are—before the clock makes the decision for you.

Michael Showalter began his path with military service attached to 2nd Recon Battalion before earning a Master’s degree from Thunderbird and entering Arizona’s filmmaking scene, where he founded Snakebyte Media. Drawn increasingly toward sound and music, he pivoted into audio engineering—a shift that led him to his current role as producer and studio manager at PS Creative & Studios. Grounded in both discipline and curiosity, Michael explores creativity through ceremony, plant medicine, consciousness, shamanic journeys, and contact experiences, using sound as a tool for truth and transformation.

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