You think you’re fine… but your neck is locked, your sleep is trash, and your fuse is about an inch long. So—how stressed are you really?

In this episode, we talk about the sneaky kind of stress that builds up under the radar and how it quietly wrecks your body, mind, and emotional bandwidth.
Enter: the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory—a decades-old psychological tool that actually quantifies your stress load based on major life events (good and bad).

Want to take the quiz for yourself?
👉 Click here to access the online assessment

Whether you're a low-key anxious overachiever or someone who swears “I’m not that stressed” while clenching your jaw like a pit bull, this episode is your gentle wake-up call.

🎧 Listen in, tally your score, and see where you land: Zen, Frazzled, or Danger Zone.

I went on a 2-week solo cruise to Alaska, fully convinced I’d write an entire book while watching glaciers drift by. Spoiler alert: I didn’t. Not even close.

In this episode, I share how this “unproductive” vacation turned into an unexpected rite of passage — the moment I realized I’ve officially become a real writer… because my brain refused to “work” on vacation.

This one’s for the creatives, the self-employed, and anyone who struggles with the blurry lines between rest and work.

💌 Includes: postcards, love letters, writer guilt, and a gentle reminder that doing nothing might be doing everything you need.

✨ Love and learn, friends. And keep shining in the dark.

When you're first self-employed, an empty calendar can feel terrifying. You dream of being "booked solid"—stable, successful, secure. But what if not being booked solid is actually where the real magic lives?
In this episode, I share how chasing constant productivity nearly burned me out—and how following excitement (instead of fear) changed my whole relationship with work, money, and life itself.