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EPISODE · Oct 22, 2025 · 50 MIN

6 | Notes for managing anxiety and imposter syndrome as a business owner with David Walker

from Notes from your phone · host Fika Digital

In this episode, I'm joined by David Walker, a freelance designer for heritage and vintage brands. David's fairly new to full-time freelance life and, as someone with anxiety, he's written a set of 10 reminders to help him manage his anxiety around freelance work. This conversation explores David's reminders for keeping anxiety at bay, highlights his experience balancing work with raising toddler, and talks about the ups and downs of freelance life.Tune in for a candid conversation (and to hear our thoughts on whether pineapple belongs on pizza)Enjoy!-----Find the pod online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Your host: Tasmin Lofthouse (⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠)Guest: David Walker (⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Website)Resources: Tim Ferriss' fear-setting exerciseProduced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fika Digital

In this episode, I'm joined by David Walker, a freelance designer for heritage and vintage brands. David's fairly new to full-time freelance life and, as someone with anxiety, he's written a set of 10 reminders to help him manage his anxiety around freelance work. This conversation explores David's reminders for keeping anxiety at bay, highlights his experience balancing work with raising toddler, and talks about the ups and downs of freelance life.Tune in for a candid conversation (and to hear our thoughts on whether pineapple belongs on pizza)Enjoy!-----Find the pod online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Your host: Tasmin Lofthouse (⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠)Guest: David Walker (⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Website)Resources: Tim Ferriss' fear-setting exerciseProduced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fika Digital

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