Episode 640: Update

I submitted my assessment with ten minutes to spare after a stressful presentation, a missing video file, and plenty of second-guessing. Now I’m finding my focus for the week: getting my book submitte...

19 Loka 15min

My planned day off turned into repeated pharmacy trips and helping my dad, but I still found space to think about my book, my dreams, and the life I want to build. In “Show Me,” I’m talking about aski...

18 Loka 15min

My voice wasn’t the only thing going through ups and downs today. A canceled lunch turned into a birthday visit, and my day off turned into errands and an urgent care trip with my dad. I’m talking abo...

17 Loka 15min

I took an actual day off after realizing that trying to solve financial stress while burned out is like trying to make a plan while you’re on fire. Between a flooded kitchen, a salt bath that attacked...

16 Loka 15min

Today felt like gobbledygook: missed meetings, itchy skin, a spilled tumbler, unfinished tasks, and a brain that would not quiet down. But I booked a podcast interview, kept up my arm workout, and rem...

15 Loka 14min

TW: disordered eating, food insecurity, and financial stress. I’m finally caught up on homework and making progress on my book outreach, but I’m also sitting with the harder reality of trying to build...

14 Loka 14min

I’m learning to make it easy for myself by turning a nearly 2,000-place outreach list into eight calls a day instead of treating it like one impossible task. Between my new mouse, two media kits, hosp...

13 Loka 15min

I’m getting more structured about preparing for my book launch, with a three-day plan for marketing, outreach, and taking my time instead of rushing through everything. I’m also sharing the unexpected...

12 Loka 15min