S3E7: When the Story Changes — Vinegar in the Trunk
Tue Feb 03 2026
When life takes one ordinary curve and everything spills, the storm is loud… but the aftermath is sneakier.
In this episode of The Latitude Adjustment: An Aging Heroes Podcast, Erica and Randolph (Rusty) use a painfully real metaphor—fish stew in the trunk—to talk about what happens after the crisis “ends,” but your body and brain are still living like it’s happening. We unpack the coping strategies that feel productive but don’t actually heal (aka “Febreze for the soul”), why avoidance works in the short term and traps you in the long term, and what “vinegar moves” look like when you’re renegotiating identity after loss, diagnosis, disruption, or a life chapter you didn’t audition for.
If you’re in the “after,” this one’s for you. And if you’re not… save it. Life has curves.
More
When life takes one ordinary curve and everything spills, the storm is loud… but the aftermath is sneakier. In this episode of The Latitude Adjustment: An Aging Heroes Podcast, Erica and Randolph (Rusty) use a painfully real metaphor—fish stew in the trunk—to talk about what happens after the crisis “ends,” but your body and brain are still living like it’s happening. We unpack the coping strategies that feel productive but don’t actually heal (aka “Febreze for the soul”), why avoidance works in the short term and traps you in the long term, and what “vinegar moves” look like when you’re renegotiating identity after loss, diagnosis, disruption, or a life chapter you didn’t audition for. If you’re in the “after,” this one’s for you. And if you’re not… save it. Life has curves.