Alex opens up about the emotional, vulnerable, and unexpectedly empowering experience of wearing wigs for the first time while navigating confidence, identity, and starting over.

Alex attended a casual sit down for drinks, somehow convinced herself she was about to be recruited into leadership against her will, and spent the entire event mentally rehearsing “no” like she was escaping a trap.

Are you a volunteer your time parent, or a volunteer your Venmo parent?

Why does ordering somewhere new feel like a public intelligence test? Alex dives into the awkward panic, social anxiety, and silent menu spirals that come with unfamiliar places.

Welcome to First-Time Energy—the podcast about the awkward, chaotic, and weirdly empowering moments that happen when you do something for the first time.

Awkward is fine, we're doing it anyway!

Welcome to First-Time Energy—the podcast about the awkward, chaotic, and weirdly empowering moments that happen when you do something for the first time.