Eli Schwamm is going to be the youngest guest on the feisworld podcast (for quite some time, I expect). At 17, Eli is a high schooler, audio engineer, rap singer, song writer, and a volunteer at Samaritans of Boston for 2 years.  He started his journey at Samaritans when he was just 16 years old. I remember hearing about it for the first time and not knowing exactly how to react. Instead, I decided to respect Eli's decision but paid close attention to his journey. I have known Eli since he was a little kid. He has always shown a tremendous amount of compassion for others and deep appreciation for the life we have.  In this episode, I invite Eli to chat with me about philosophy, therapy, music and volunteer: What does Eli think of "the inconsistency of an artist seen as the biggest criticism"?  Do we have a fixed identity?  How much do we really know about ourselves? Why does Eli believe that "myself is influx all the time."? Eli's advice as a teenager, for teenagers (a period of great uncertainty: adolescent as an existential crisis in many people.) What are the signs of a good therapist / psychologist?  How does Eli practice medication and balancing himself on a regular basis?  What was it like for Eli to participate in a 25-min sitting meditation?  Why do we live in a much more anxious world today than we used to?  How did the Samaritans volunteering opportunity come about?  A Day in the Life of a Samaritans Volunteers (find out how little you know)?  What are the policies for working at Samaritans and what Eli is trained to help?  What is the most controversial policy at Samaritans?  What type of advice will Eli give to his even-younger self?  How did Eli encounter hip hop and rap music?  How does creating art and music make Eli feel?  What does a dream project look like to Eli (with no constraint to time, budget and resource)?