I’m glad you made it here.

Welcome! I’ve collected a number of items that I get the most questions about below.

Let me know if I need to add anything to the short list.

 
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I want to stay in touch!

Oh good. Me too! The best way to reach me is through my website! Otherwise you can reach out on Instagram or direct any podcast related inquiries to hello@warmlypod.com.

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What is Warmly?

Warmly is my latest project and one that I love! It’s a podcast about vulnerability, and I seek to engage in meaningful, honest, conversations with folks about situations or relationships they once felt powerless in. You can learn more here.

If you want to be a guest on Warmly, let me know!

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Let’s give.

I’ve learned a lot about financial literacy in the last few years, and one of my favorite practices is giving back and/or paying it forward. Right now, I love giving to The Loveland Foundation and Homes & Havens.

 

You might be looking for a recent blog post.

 
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Oh the places you’ll go [by yourself]!
Oh the places you’ll go [by yourself]!

Back in 2017 I took my first solo international trip and visited the Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria – yes, all by myself. Turns out, this is an Olympic Gold-level achievement.

Unemployment Grief
Unemployment Grief

Lately I’ve been grieving the adventure, autonomy, and security that being employed full-time offered me. What’s been most exhausting as of late is the pain of worrying about how (and when) I will find the work I need in order to meet my own very basic needs: shelter, health insurance, food. That’s where I’m at.

Things I learned at a free workshop recently
Things I learned at a free workshop recently

Against my own (faulty) logic, I attended a free workshop for folks considering a public speaking career. What I walked away with I would have gladly paid money for but didn’t have to.

I’ve seen love before
I’ve seen love before

What I loathe more than heartbreak is this idea that heartbreak within the confines of an abusive relationship means that victims cannot possibly know an answer to this question: what does it mean to love?

The one thing everyone wants for their birthday
The one thing everyone wants for their birthday

I know it sounds too good to be true, but there really only is one thing that you need to do in order to make a birthday special for someone that’s special to you.

Me Season
Me Season

We’re probably all familiar with the idea of a “me season” that follows (perhaps) a time in life when we either passively or intentionally had to put our own needs to the side in order to deal with something, or someone else that was alleged to be more urgent. Here are five ways I’ve jumped back into my own (indefinite and permanent) Me Season.

People Pleaser Recovery, Step #1
People Pleaser Recovery, Step #1

As a recovering people pleaser, I often felt I was giving more to people than I was getting in return. This tale is old as time, and I could sufficiently intellectualize the problem -- yet none of this had any positive affect on my life until I started changing my words, actions, and beliefs. Apparently this is called...boundaries?

[A Poem] Narcissist Evangelism
[A Poem] Narcissist Evangelism
Anger
Anger
Things I learned in 2022
Things I learned in 2022