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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 16 MIN

Soft Life vs Survival Mode: Learning to Slow Down

from The Corner with Jay · host Jacqueline

Somewhere between working full-time, building my podcast, blogging, stepping into my author era, and growing Cozy Klique...I realized somethingI've been in survival mode.In this episode, I'm talking about what it really looks like to try to slow down when you're used to constantly going, doing, and handling everything.We hear "choose a soft life" all the time...but nobody talks about how hard it actually is to rest when your mind won't stop.This is real, honest conversation about: anxiety and overthinking- advocating for yourself at work- getting back into therapy- growing in faith while still figuring things out- learning how to not do everything at onceIf you've been feeling overwhelmed, mentally drained, or like you can't slow down even when you want to...This episode is for you 💛

Somewhere between working full-time, building my podcast, blogging, stepping into my author era, and growing Cozy Klique...I realized somethingI've been in survival mode.In this episode, I'm talking about what it really looks like to try to slow down when you're used to constantly going, doing, and handling everything.We hear "choose a soft life" all the time...but nobody talks about how hard it actually is to rest when your mind won't stop.This is real, honest conversation about: anxiety and overthinking- advocating for yourself at work- getting back into therapy- growing in faith while still figuring things out- learning how to not do everything at onceIf you've been feeling overwhelmed, mentally drained, or like you can't slow down even when you want to...This episode is for you 💛

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