
Behind The Human with Marc Champagne Humble the Poet on Anxiety, Creativity & Becoming a Free Human
Humble the Poet (Kanwer Singh) opens up about the years nobody saw — the debt, the failed deals, the fear, the self-judgment — and how these became the foundation for his creative success and his powerful new book, Anxious.
We explore his 90-day nervous system reset, what anxiety really is (and isn’t), how to stop outsourcing your safety, and why progress is simple but never easy. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, stuck, or tangled in your own thoughts, this episode will feel like a blueprint for reclaiming your mind and building real inner capacity.
This is mental fitness at its most practical, honest, and human.
Timestamps:
00:00 — Who are you?
01:00 — Humble breaks down the mechanics of words, poetry, and meaning
02:00 — Childhood creativity: the first book and early signs of a writer
04:00 — Performing for the first time and peeling off the layers of insecurity
06:00 — The four-year tunnel: debt, denial, and rebuilding from zero
10:00 — Extreme frugality and the financial habits that changed everything
14:00 — Fear, creativity, and learning to feed the wallet vs. the ego
17:00 — Discovering business as a creative art form
23:00 — Harmony vs. balance: reframing how creatives work
25:00 — Curiosity as courage: shifting away from fear-based judgment
27:00 — How anxiety blocks opportunity — and why the pendulum has swung too far
30:00 — Why anxiety is a signal, not a disease
32:00 — The 90-day nervous system reset: dopamine, abstinence, and awareness
37:00 — Identifying real addictions: validation, reassurance, overthinking
42:00 — Sitting with discomfort: the foundation of mental fitness
45:00 — Redefining freedom and building inner capacity
49:00 — The burn of real growth — and why Humble sticks with it
51:00 — The simplest mental fitness practice: sit quietly for 10 minutes
54:00 — Simple vs easy, slow progress, and compassionate self-talk
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