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EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 22 MIN

Episode 1: Press Play

from ICMM: Living Life Unpaused · host Abby Ventrillo

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn't a lack of clarity, but the belief that you need clarity before you can move?In the first episode of ICMM: Living Life Unpaused, Abby shares the story behind the movement, the podcast, and the simple idea that changed everything.After a year marked by job loss, grief, health challenges, and more than a thousand rejections, she found herself asking a difficult question:How much of my life have I been postponing while I wait for one thing to work out?What followed was a series of realizations about happiness, control, and the small decisions that shape our lives far more than the big moments we spend years waiting for.In this episode, Abby shares:The "when" trap that kept her life on pauseThe unexpected ChatGPT conversation that changed her perspectiveWhy happiness isn't something you find, it's something you buildThe third-grade classroom lesson that became ICMMHow one small action a day became the foundation for Living Life UnpausedThis isn't a story about having all the answers.It's a story about pressing play before you do.One thing. Every day. Let's press play.

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What if the thing keeping you stuck isn't a lack of clarity, but the belief that you need clarity before you can move?In the first episode of ICMM: Living Life Unpaused, Abby shares the story behind the movement, the podcast, and the simple idea that changed everything.After a year marked by job loss, grief, health challenges, and more than a thousand rejections, she found herself asking a difficult question:How much of my life have I been postponing while I wait for one thing to work out?What followed was a series of realizations about happiness, control, and the small decisions that shape our lives far more than the big moments we spend years waiting for.In this episode, Abby shares:The "when" trap that kept her life on pauseThe unexpected ChatGPT conversation that changed her perspectiveWhy happiness isn't something you find, it's something you buildThe third-grade classroom lesson that became ICMMHow one small action a day became the foundation for Living Life UnpausedThis isn't a story about having all the answers.It's a story about pressing play before you do.One thing. Every day. Let's press play.

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