The Angsty Pod

I'm 15 going on 16 and about to fall in love for what feels like the hundredth time. But this time, something feels different. I'm scared to get vulnerable with Grant because "what if he wastes all hi...

30 Loka 20241h 21min

"Writing is less about filling the page and more about discovery..." I am very into Julie Fontes as a writer and as a hilarious, sweet, genuine human being. My interview with her went in every direct...

17 Loka 20241h 5min

It's the summer of grade 9 and I am throwing my bestie a surprise birthday party. It's very pop-and-chips - a bunch of kids just playing games and fighting in the pool. At the party, my mom reveals so...

10 Loka 202448min

I'm halfway through my first year of high school. I'm about to break up with my first boyfriend (Nick Lachey from Episode 8!) but not before I enter into a super weird love triangle with my friend, wh...

27 Elo 20241h 9min

I've just entered highschool and had my first real kiss AND my first real boyfriend so basically, total chaos. My friendships are unravelling, my parents are fighting. My OCD and ED are on fire but no...

25 Heinä 202456min

Content Warning: This episode describes multiple sexual assaults. It's 2002. It's the summer before high school starts. I am straddling the line between young, innocent 13-year-old girl who just want...

18 Kesä 20241h 15min

I read my diary from 2017, through tears, as I recount the events that led to me filing for bankruptcy. I re-live some of the most anxiety-ridden days of my life and talk about what it was like for ...

20 Touko 20241h 2min

"Fruit for breakfast. Veggies, fruit, and crackers for lunch. Something light for dinner. No snack." It's New Year's Day, 2002. I am 13 going on 14 and have just gotten drunk for my first time. I am...

9 Touko 202459min