EPISODE · Jun 26, 2026 · 11 MIN
Main Characters Know When to Walk Away
from Small Talk with Sheila · host Sheila Kazan
I've left a relationship, a career, and a city with everything I owned in the backseat of my car, driving down a dark desert highway. So yeah, this girl knows a thing or two about walking away.Maybe you're in a season of your life where you're asking yourself: should I stay or should I go? Every single time I've been faced with that question, I've asked myself one thing. And every single time, it gave me my answer.In this episode, I'm taking you through the three biggest things I've ever walked away from. A relationship with a certified douchebag. A "dream" career in stand-up comedy. And a whole life in San Jose that wasn't mine to live. And by the end of this episode? You're going to have the one question that changes everything.✨ We talk:The CVS bag Christmas gift that said everythingThe 1:30AM phone call I finally didn't answerWhy I quit stand-up comedy even when it was "working"Filling up my own gas tank for the first time at 20 years oldThe one question to ask yourself every time you think about walking away💌 Let's keep the conversation going:Have you ever stayed somewhere way longer than you should have? I want to hear it. Drop it in the comments. I need to know I'm not the only one.Or email me: [email protected] the romcom live:📱 Instagram▶️ YouTubeEnd Credits "rolling like a romcom"Production and audience development by PodVisionCreated, written, and hosted by Sheila KazanExecutive Producer of Her Own Life: Also Sheila KazanEmotional Support and Occasional Reality Check: Hezi (my husband)Tiny but Mighty Energy: Love (my pup)No dream careers or douchebags were spared in the making of this episode. Just a dark desert highway, a pack of cigarettes, and a girl who finally decided to be the main character.This romcom is just getting started. 🩷
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I've left a relationship, a career, and a city with everything I owned in the backseat of my car, driving down a dark desert highway. So yeah, this girl knows a thing or two about walking away.Maybe you're in a season of your life where you're asking yourself: should I stay or should I go? Every single time I've been faced with that question, I've asked myself one thing. And every single time, it gave me my answer.In this episode, I'm taking you through the three biggest things I've ever walked away from. A relationship with a certified douchebag. A "dream" career in stand-up comedy. And a whole life in San Jose that wasn't mine to live. And by the end of this episode? You're going to have the one question that changes everything.✨ We talk:The CVS bag Christmas gift that said everythingThe 1:30AM phone call I finally didn't answerWhy I quit stand-up comedy even when it was "working"Filling up my own gas tank for the first time at 20 years oldThe one question to ask yourself every time you think about walking away💌 Let's keep the conversation going:Have you ever stayed somewhere way longer than you should have? I want to hear it. Drop it in the comments. I need to know I'm not the only one.Or email me: [email protected] the romcom live:📱 Instagram▶️ YouTubeEnd Credits "rolling like a romcom"Production and audience development by PodVisionCreated, written, and hosted by Sheila KazanExecutive Producer of Her Own Life: Also Sheila KazanEmotional Support and Occasional Reality Check: Hezi (my husband)Tiny but Mighty Energy: Love (my pup)No dream careers or douchebags were spared in the making of this episode. Just a dark desert highway, a pack of cigarettes, and a girl who finally decided to be the main character.This romcom is just getting started. 🩷
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