In this deeply personal episode, Natasha reflects on what it means to learn how to live again after years of survival mode.

Growing up, she watched her parents work hard to provide but rarely slow down to enjoy life…a pattern she later realized she had quietly repeated in her own adulthood. At 37, a quiet realization changed everything: if she didn’t learn how to live now, she might spend her entire life just getting through it.

This episode is an honest conversation about breaking generational survival patterns, rediscovering joy that isn’t tied to circumstances, and learning how to stop postponing your life for a future that may never feel “ready.”

Natasha shares the practical ways she’s learning to live again in real time…from choosing joy rooted in God, to creating space for everyday living instead of periodic escape, to making intentional choices even when money, timing, or life feels uncertain.

If you’ve been holding your breath waiting for things to settle before you allow yourself to live… this episode is your permission to exhale.

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Sometimes the hardest part isn’t falling down...it’s believing you’re allowed to get back up.

In the Season 3 premiere, I’m talking honestly about what it looks like to lose momentum, feel out of alignment, and wrestle with the tension between faith, creativity, and obedience. There was a season where I was still consuming God’s Word, but not fully living it out, and the result was confusion, noise, and a lack of clarity in my creative life.

This conversation is about recognizing where compromise sneaks in, how distraction can dilute direction, and what happens when you choose obedience even when it’s uncomfortable. On the other side of that decision, I found clarity again, not just creatively, but spiritually.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, discouraged, or unsure how to move forward after a setback, this episode is a reminder that falling isn’t the end of the story. You’re allowed to pause. You’re allowed to realign. And you’re allowed to get back up again.

Closed for Maintenance is a space for honest conversations about faith, rebuilding, and learning how to live with intention...one episode at a time.

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For a long time, I've been closed for maintenance.

Not because I disappeared.

Not because I didn't care.

But because life demanded more from me than I had language for.

Season 3 of Closed for Maintenance explores what happens during and after survival- when you're still standing, but learning how to dream again.

This season isn't about having a five year plan. It's about rebuilding in real time.

Moving forward without clarity.

About faith, fear, love and becoming...slowly.

If you're in an in between space in your life...

If you're figuring things out later than you expected...

If you're learning how to hope again...

You're not alone here.

New episodes coming soon.

Welcome to Season 3 of Closed for Maintenance!

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