i recorded this podcast in the dark, on my floor, in the middle of a luteal phase that was absolutely coming for my throat lol. i restarted it like four times, almost didn’t record at all, and then got over myself because showing up through resistance was the whole point of this episode 🙃
this one is for every single one of you girls who has big ideas, visions, and things you want to create or share with the world –
but you’re still stuck refining, telling yourself you’ll do it when you feel more ready, when it’s a better time, or when you’ve figured out the “right” way to do it.
endless preparation is NOT productivity, girls! it is keeping you from doing the thing that you are actually here to do, which is express yourself messily, imperfectly, and authentically.
your real, specific, unfiltered voice is the most powerful thing you have. no algorithm, strategy, or generative AI tool can replicate what you actually have to say from your actual life and heart. PLEASE believe me on this!
your homework is in this episode, and it's not complicated! perhaps a bit confronting and scary, but simple.
so you have to do it!
more to come on this topic, i have a lot more to say and some real concrete tools coming your way in future episodes. but this is your permission slip. LOVE U!
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🎀chapters:
00:00: welcome back + hi from my floor in the dark
02:23: feeling rageful, overwhelmed, and weirdly hopeful all at the same time
04:48: the urge to run away to an island vs. knowing your calling is the stage
07:08: hitting record even when i really didn’t want to
09:30: full expression is your birthright and i will die on this hill
11:47: what the endless rehearsal actually is and why so many of us are stuck in it
14:08: the only way through creative fear (there is no formula, just do it)
16:36: your permission slip
19:02: my thoughts on AI slop and why your real voice is going to win
21:24: your homework + so much love + please rate the show!!!
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