WELCOMEEE back to campus. This solo episode is a cozy housemate chat on the couch - embracing the slow, strange start to January and the feeling of coming home to yourself after a season of movement, family, fatigue, and creative expansion.

Getting into:

• Post holiday + travel feels and settling back in

• The emotional weirdness of U-turns - exes, old friends, job offers - and how I’ve started approaching them with curiosity, not panic

• Why stepping into a very literal spotlight for the first time broke my brain (in the best way)

• And what it means to trust yourself to show up, even when you’re tired, slow, or scared

PS: I’m doing a listener Q&A episode soon, so DM me your questions @multihyphenateuniversity or drop them in the Spotify comments.

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A truly original experience: teaching a workshop on leveling up your life for creative entrepreneurs, taught in a Bernese Mountain Dog onesie with 3 berners jumping on and off the couch

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After walking away from traditional jobs (and saying no to six-figure offers), I’ve spent the last year going through my own self-led creator MBA. Now I’m sharing the exact tools and habits that helped me build momentum in early '25.

In this episode:

📱 The digital detox

📆 A calendar audit to track what drains vs energizes you - and where to delegate

🪩 Mapping your life to a story

🧦 Spring cleaning (in January)

🧡 Morning rituals, phone hygiene, and the magic of a totem item

🔐 Why building self-trust is the key to any transformation

Perfect for the creative entrepreneur craving a soft place to start the year.

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🌀 This week, I finally tell a story I’ve been meaning to share for a whhiiillleeee: Why I walked away from being a therapist or coach years deep into studying it (and felt like a crazy person for doing so). Yes this involves a guided trip on the 42nd story of an NYC apartment building led by a major CEO, as is on brand for me.

TL; DR: this a story of what happens when "doing the work" actually stops you from having authentic connection anymore

🔮 The psychedelic trip that showed me the shadow of taking like 20+ therapy and coaching trainings

📚 My time at Naropa University (grad school)

🌀 How learning the work made me feel more disconnected and hyper critical of myself

🎓 How I was performing coach/therapist when I wasn't ready, and why I'm returning to a version of coaching now

If you’re in the coaching, therapy, or healing world (or left it), or if you’ve ever felt like someone else’s framework was muting your voice - HOPE YOU CAN RELATE (minus the metaphorically throwing up in the NYC apt thing... whatever you guys get me.).

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