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)?