On this episode of the Being Well Podcast, Forrest is joined by poet and author Diego Perez – better known as Yung Pueblo – for a live conversation recorded at City Arts & Lectures in San Francisco. They reunite the sensitive boys club to talk about how inner work transforms our relationships, what it means to love with an open hand, and the difference between attachment and commitment. Diego shares how his meditation practice reshaped his life and partnership, how he and his wife built a new culture of honesty together, and why real love always shows you what you need to work on.
About our Guest: Yung Pueblo is a poet, meditator, and the bestselling author of five books, including How to Love Better: The Path to Deeper Connection Through Growth, Kindness, and Compassion.
Key Topics
- 0:00: Introduction
- 4:55: Diego’s personal background, and how he came to meditation
- 9:25: How meditation affects your relationships
- 13:40: Attachment vs. commitment, and developing comfort with receiving love
- 20:50: The student mentality, spiritual arrogance, and ‘don’t know mind’
- 26:45: Preventative communication
- 30:40: Being in a relationship when both partners are constantly evolving
- 35:55: What happens on a silent retreat
- 40:45: How “advanced meditators” argue, and how to have a low stakes relationship check-in
- 47:45: Rebuilding after past hurt
- 54:50: Diego’s relationship with the internet, and why he goes by Yung Pueblo
- 59:35: Recap
Forrest is now writing on Substack, check out his work there.
