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The Breakdown with Josie Balka

The Breakdown with Josie Balka

Written by: Josie Balka
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 Welcome to an emotional breakdown. Literally. Josie Balka is an author who reads poetry from inside her closet. This pod will breakdown the topics of each of her poems from life and love to friendship and nostalgia - both the good and bad sides of all of it. Let’s have a breakdown, shall we? New episodes drop on Wednesdays.© 2026 The Breakdown with Josie Balka Social Sciences
Episodes
  • When You Spend Your Whole Life Trying To Be Smaller

    When You Spend Your Whole Life Trying To Be Smaller
    Jan 20 2026

    TW: BODY IMAGE.


    In this episode we breakdown a poem called “smaller”. Touching on spending your whole life trying to be smaller and how hard it is to be someone who thinks that way.


    The poem is from my newest book ‘loves of our lives’ which is available everywhere

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    25 mins
  • Living with Anxiety

    Living with Anxiety
    Jan 14 2026

    In this episode we breakdown a poem called “anxiety is my roommate”. Touching on being a person who has anxiety everyday and the ways it manifests itself for me personally and for others.

    The poem is from my newest book ‘loves of our lives’ which is available everywhere now.

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    24 mins
  • When Your Job Is Your Identity

    When Your Job Is Your Identity
    Jan 6 2026

    In this episode we breakdown a poem called “when your job is who you are”. Touching on my recent lay off from my career and all of the feelings that come along with that. The perks of not feeling like your identity is attached to your job, and the reasons we should slow down and take in even the hard parts of what we do.

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    21 mins
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