27 -Julia Antimirova On Reclaiming Identity, Presence, and Resilience With Art:

If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, “Somewhere along the way… I lost myself,” you’re not alone. So many people over 40 wake up one day realizing they’ve been running for years — from responsibilities, from expectations, from emotions they never made space to feel. And the scariest part isn’t slowing down… it’s what you might find when you finally do. In this episode, artist and Arting Around founder Julia Antimirova gets brutally honest about starting over, feeling empty, being a beginner at an age where you feel like you “should” have everything figured out, and what it actually takes to rebuild who you are. This is a conversation for anyone who: Feels disconnected from themselves Has spent years staying “busy” to avoid feeling anything real Forgot what it’s like to do something just for them Is afraid to try because vulnerability feels like exposure Hasn’t felt truly present in a long time Wants to feel alive, inspired, and grounded again We talk about the kind of vulnerability that makes your chest tighten — the kind that comes from sitting in silence, from facing yourself, from creating something and risking someone not understanding it. The kind of vulnerability most of us avoid until life forces us into it. This episode isn’t really about art. It’s about what happens when you stop running. This conversation is the permission slip you didn’t know you needed... Check out Julia on instagram here! (@Julia_artingaround)