Intentionally Unaligned
The most honest thing about any of us is this: in at least one meaningful way, we are intentionally unaligned.
We don’t fully fit the expectations we’ve inherited. We question the rules we were taught to follow. We feel the tension between who we are and who we’re told we should be.
Intentionally Unaligned lives in that tension.
This podcast exists at the intersection of curiosity and cultural norms—where asking better questions matters more than having the right answers. It’s a space for examining what happens when we step slightly out of line, not to rebel for the sake of rebellion, but to live and lead with integrity.
Being unaligned isn’t about rejection or resistance. It’s about discernment. It’s about noticing when alignment comes at the cost of authenticity, creativity, or care—and choosing a different path. Often a quieter one. Sometimes a braver one.
Through reflective conversations, personal stories, and thoughtful exploration, Intentionally Unaligned invites listeners to consider how misalignment can become a source of clarity rather than conflict. We explore identity, leadership, belonging, power, and purpose—without rushing to resolution or forcing consensus.
This is not a podcast about being contrarian or disruptive for attention. It’s about intentionality. About learning when to adapt and when to hold your ground. About recognizing that the parts of you that don’t quite line up with the norm may be the very places where your insight, empathy, and strength live.
If you’ve ever felt yourself pausing before agreeing, questioning before conforming, or choosing a path that doesn’t come with a script—you’re already unaligned.
And that may be your superpower.
Intentionally Unaligned
A framework for intentionally unalignment
What if the problem isn’t that you’re misaligned—but that you’ve been trying to align with the wrong categories?
In this episode, Dr. Tim Stafford introduces the idea of becoming intentionally unaligned—not as rebellion, but as freedom. Using the platypus as a guiding metaphor, Dr. Stafford explores why so many of us struggle when we try to fit ourselves into clean labels like introvert or extrovert, thinker or feeler, leader or follower. Through reflection, lived experience, and gentle challenge, this conversation invites listeners to step out of binary thinking and embrace the complex, in-between spaces where real identity, energy, and purpose are often found.
This episode is an invitation to stop forcing alignment—and start discovering who you actually are.