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becoming a youtuber wasn't on my 2026 bingo card

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Michael Jackson's 68th birthday + tapping into your untapped potential

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The Dolly Parton Effect: i'm actively building a life well lived

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figuring out the point of life at 27 + depression chat

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i just read Hayden Panettiere's tell-all book so you don't have to. (but you should)

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healthy habits i don't do and what i do instead

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how i stopped feeling behind at 27

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escaping the cycle: "work, sleep, eat, repeat" is cancelled

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resisting the urge to skip to fall + august reset

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let's normalize having a hard girl life instead of a soft girl life

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how i stopped just existing and started living while in grief

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talking myself out of quitting the podcast + the power of building while nobody's watching

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so i just spent the wknd w Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley, Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock + Ray Lewis???

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i unexpectedly actually changed my whole life in 6 months! your life WILL be different by January 2027

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my homebody summer + ending social/emotional spending

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T&The royal wedding + cheetah girls 4?!?!

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love island rant continues ... + 15 reasons why i could never be on love island

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new month reset! 2nd half of 2026 + being happy on purpose

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you, me & tuscany: black girls deserve romance

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who's doing french fries? love island dump + taylor swift getting married as we speak?

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life at 27 is nothing like i thought it'd be. + summer plans & love island rants

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it's vacation time! my travels from disney world to graceland, vegas, nyc, here there and everywhere

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so i just watched off campus...

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my brain currently only has 2 settings: my book & Michael Jackson

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i'm officially a published author! Grief, Unsupervised: The Quarter-Life Crisis I Wasn't Ready For

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who's bad? let's go there: Michael Jackson

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pt2 we need to talk about Jaafar Jackson. + why Michael is the #1 movie in the world even though it's "not good"

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are you actually having your best year yet? 2026 check in + not wasting summer

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unconventional selfcare, falling in love with you 101

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my 20s honest chat: post grad, dating, grief, money, body image, frienemies, work

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3rd mothers day without my mom, influencer gossip, unscattering my brain, summer prep

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just because it works for them doesn't mean it works for you. embracing individuality & your journey, appreciating my life instead of resenting it

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let's catch up! downsizing, bieberchella, breaking up w my dream life, 1st time matcha

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you don't need to change your life, you need to do what you told yourself you're going to do.

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feeling behind & feeling like i'm not doing enough, learning to love being on my own path

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needing to make rent, wanting to make art: working artist struggles 2026

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"someday" is cancelled. happy enough now + Q1 reflection & Q2 planning 2026

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extreme money saving & 2026 job market

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we need to talk about Jaafar Jackson.

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spring cleaning for your mind, body & soul: mental decluttering + letting go of emotional baggage

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accepting my non-linear life + how losing my mom changed the trajectory of my 20s

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march madness (Maura's Version): hannah montana, the bachelorette, oscars + winter recap & spring plans

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through tears & to do lists: staying on track 2026

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love me, leave me: what gets my heart in 2026 + taylor frankie paul is the bachelorette!

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3 years of grief therapy in 30 minutes

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the mic was on but the clothes were off: grammys recap! + grief in my 20s

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how i learned to hope again after being broken & find faith in my future after losing my mom at 25

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finding balance between being a high performer and a being messy human + grief in my 20s

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unlocking your inner self-help guru & spiritual advisor + grief in my 20s

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achieve your goals using the life you reject, not the life you desire. + holiday withdrawal & grief in my 20s

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confidence comes from having proof you are who you say you are. stop being a watered down version of yourself + grief in my 20s

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"protect yourself from the version of you that makes bad decisions" + my money mistakes & grief in my 20s: holidays

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how to respectfully ignore your feelings to get what you want + grief in my 20s: holidays

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my 2025: failed youtube, weight gain, no social life, monetized podcast, 9-5 promotion + 2026 plans & grief in my 20s

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the power of being in the right environment 2026 & stop letting social media steal/ruin your life + grief in my 20s

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"you don't get what you want out of life, you get what you work for." you as a business: vision, mission, values + grief in my 20s

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i stopped resenting my life and decided to fall in love with it + navigating grief in my 20s. REDEFINE SERIES 2026

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2026 no more leveling up yourself to death. overconsumption, overly aesthetic, overly self improving, over it all! + how Lauryn Bosstick aka The Skinny Confidential changed my life

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recover after losing the plot. your reminder of who tf you are & how much you're capable of! 2026 loading...

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the best way to spread christmas cheer is podcasting loud for all to hear! (solo holidays, close vs acquaintance, comfort & self care)

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i actually achieved my new years resolutions & had my best year yet, for the first time ever. here's how to actually have a successful year, 2026

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the reality of having no family during the holidays...no parents, no siblings in my 20s

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pick your hard & stop playing games. you either want it or you don't + laziness, real talk for real life

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help yourself to help yourself: maximize the rest of the year instead of wasting it + harder to stick to goals in winter?

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happy 20th anniversary of A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, my love letter to Panic! At The Disco

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stop waiting for someone to save you babe, you gotta do it. saving myself & being my own grandma

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THOUGHTS ON taylor swift's life of a show girl: racial undertones? false advertising? too much d!ck?

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getting ahead of seasonal depression + hallows eve fun & my pretty little liars fall

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got a secret can you keep it? -A ... i love gilmore girls but fall is for pretty little liars! + scorpio self care, witchy things, spirituality

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turning 27: getting my life together, 26 recap, weight gain, 6mo lock in, fall/winter arc + living a more rich fulfilling life

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grief deep dive: high functioning depression, when church makes me feel worse instead of better, integrated grief, alchemy

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pt.2 your successful mid-year rebrand. channeling my inner harvey specter & dan koe, divine masculine + grief

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fight for your fairytale. love (taylor's Version), life of a hopeless romantic + why everyone's so obsessed w finding their person

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the highest form of spirituality is having fun. tapping into your own divinity, intuition, letting go of the 'need' to suffer

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how i finally monetized my (audio only!) podcast after 3 years & how to start from scratch (no following needed!) + in depth behind the scenes backend boring business stuff

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maxing-out our 20s + saturn return (27-30). late 20s pressure, identity shifts, wealth, health, happiness, 9-5/entrepreneurship

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your successful mid-year rebrand & turning things around when you actually are behind

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things that save me the most money & time + staying sane when everything feels insane. smallest habits that make the biggest difference

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how to add color back in your life, de-monotone & not fit in + main character energy, self esteem, own who you are

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so you're single, now what? flourishing solo, waiting season, break up recovery + being over and done with all things dating/relationships

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biggest lessons i've learned in dating. mistakes, scared to leave, settling, green/red flags, standards, priorities

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feeling lost in life &/or in your 20s, alignment, purpose, identity capital + mid year life audit

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"i wish brilliant women had the confidence of mediocre men" -Marilyn Monroe: the ultimate confidence boost + the art of letting your energy speak for you

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having a life outside of work even when work is your life + italian lifestyle/mindset, simplicity, hobbies, burnout, there's always time for romance

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fatherless fathers day + my existential crisis within my quarterlife crisis

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get hot for summer, stay hot for life. longevity, summer sadness, dopamine menus, 2025 not going according to plan

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independent expert: living alone, solo travel, going out by yourself, thriving single + balance between saving money & yolo

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catch up! motherless mother's day, losing my phone in nyc, seeing the author who saved my life in person, working overnights, pre-mid year check in

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Coping When You Can't Take a Mental Health Day & Not Being Able to Take a Break When You Need One

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Taking a Proper Mental Health Day: Brain Care, Permission to Relax, Spiraling, Stress, Overwhelm, My Routines

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You're Actually Supposed to be Dumb as a Rock Right Now: my 20s so far, best & worst, routines/habits, scared of 30??

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PT 2 The Ultimate Comfort Listen: Isolation, Faith/Spirituality, Insomnia, Hobbies, Comfort Food & Products

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The Ultimate Comfort Listen: Getting out of a Rut/Funk, Pulling Yourself Together, Bad Days, Grief, Loneliness

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Love & Romance. Valentines Day (observing or ignoring), Romanticizing Your Life + New Month Reset

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How To Not Abandon Your Plans, Goals & Dreams This Year + Creating a Blank Slate

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New Year New Pressure? Pace Yourself, Avoid Giving Up & Burn out + My 2024 Highs & Lows

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Being Unapologetically Yourself, This Year & Forever

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Let's Actually Be UN-realistic with the 2025 goals. + 2024 recap

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Christmas Magic as an "adult," Winter Arc vs Winter Blues + Starting Youtube

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Surviving The Ultimate Quarterlife Crisis. GOODBYE 25