Episodes
Oct. 7, 2026
How to Actually Surrender (And Why It's Not Giving Up) | Ian Lopatin
Ian Lopatin did not post anything for 53 years. He built Spiritual Gangster, sold a yoga studio chain to Lifetime Fitness, and stayed behind the brand.
He is back on What's Your Story with Mike Lindstrom and Scott Leese, almost a year to the day after episode 5. Two years sober next week. His book, The Way of a Spiritual Gangster, comes out 10-10. The shirt says Stress Sober... but it doesn't mean what you think.
There are only two states, he says. Stress, where 99 …