I’m Afraid to Be Myself

Today, my podcast, Masterpiece, is out. I’ve been talking about this podcast for years — dreaming about it, playing with it, circling around it, and avoiding it. It’s wild how you can want something so much and still be so scared of it. How something can feel so true and so dangerous at the same time. I’ve avoided this podcast because I’ve been afraid. Afraid to trust myself. Afraid to be fully seen.Masterpiece is a podcast about letting go of who you think you should be and becoming who you really are. But the truth is, it’s really hard.For the last decade, I’ve been on this beautiful, messy, meaningful journey of discovering who I am — quitting my job, moving to London, becoming an artist. And even though I’ve shared pieces publicly, I’ve kept a lot to myself. I’ve been living between the lines, and I don’t want to hide anymore.Miranda July said, “The more honest you are, the more dangerous it feels.” This podcast feels dangerous. But it also feels important. So for the first episode of Masterpiece, I said what I was afraid to say.JYK 🤍 --https://www.instagram.com/jessicayolandakaye/https://www.jessicayolandakaye.com/https://www.myword.is/journal