In this episode, I’m talking through a feeling I keep circling back to: trying to begin again… and wanting to talk myself out of it at the same time.

After weeks of planning, praying, and mapping out what’s next, I’m sitting with the quieter questions:

• Do I actually have the capacity to execute right now?
• Can I commit to work that doesn’t promise a reward?
• And what happens when the vision is clear, but the body feels tired?

This is an honest, real-time reflection on creative depression, execution anxiety, and the emotional weight that comes with trying again after burnout. I don’t have a solution here — just clarity, self-awareness, and a willingness to stay present with the process.

If you’ve ever felt aligned but exhausted, inspired but stuck, or confident in the vision but unsure how to move forward without burning yourself out, this conversation is for you.

This is where I’m at right now.

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An honest talk about visibility, comparison, and why showing up online feels so complicated.

In today’s episode, I’m unpacking a question I’ve been wrestling with for a while now:

Do I actually hate social media…

or do I hate the version of myself I become when I’m not getting the results I want?

In this episode, I talk through:

• Why social media feels more like a performance than a creative space
• The difference between creating art and presenting art
• The burnout that comes from forcing yourself into formats that don’t fit
• How comparison works both ways — destructive and inspirational
• The real fear behind “I don’t feel like posting”
• Why visibility has become an unhealthy measure of success
• What Issa Rae’s comment about not feeling successful woke up in me
• Why I keep wrestling with wanting results I don’t even fully define
• How to redefine “results” in a way that actually honors your creativity
• The tug-of-war between authenticity and algorithm alignment
• Why depth is my love language — and why that makes social feel complicated
• The reminder that God can’t reward the version of me I pretend to be online

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A New Orleans–rooted self-drag about fear, identity, and getting your courage back.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The moment I realized fear had slowly taken over my creativity
• How ambition kept me moving, even when it got toxic
• The New Orleans definition of “hoe” (and why it matters here)
• How I let algorithms, timelines, and comparison water down my authenticity
• The subtle ways doubt starts replacing desire
• My DID THAT LIST — the receipts that reminded me who I really am
• Why reclaiming your courage is part of reclaiming your artist identity
• The difference between hustle culture and holy obedience

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