Everything I’m Overthinking About My Creator Journey (And Why I’m Still Showing Up)

If you’ve ever started, stopped, felt sure, then doubted again… this conversation is for you.

We talk about…

• Why your story may include an unusual testimony.
• Start–stop seasons: and why they still count.
• How Perfectionist kills momentum.
• Letting life’s recurring lessons return with a new perspective
• Vulnerability as ministry: sharing the heavy parts without self-judgment.
• Letting your gift serve people, not your fear.
• The fear of being misunderstood: making peace with visibility, critique, and the reality that conflict is part of the calling.

Let’s go Beneath The Seams!

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00:00 Coming Up! — “I think God is preparing me for an unusual testimony”

01:38 Welcome back + what this space is (safe, unfiltered, inclusive)

02:32 Why I’ve been gone & why I’m choosing honesty over glossing it over

03:35 Today’s frame: everything I’m overthinking about the pod & my creative journey

04:22 Saying the same thing “again” (and giving myself permission to revisit themes)

06:02 Life is cycles: new levels, same core lessons → freeing myself from “it must be new”

07:14 Conflict talk: why “we resolved it, never speak again” doesn’t work for me

08:33 Art imitating life: taking off the producer hat → more raw, still polished

09:46 Killing momentum: the creative shame loop of “if it isn’t great, don’t post”

11:18 My minimum bar to publish: 3 simple checks to hit “upload” anyway

12:20 Vulnerability as a superpower (and why the heaviness still scares me)

13:58 Outfit moment — joggers, styled dress-as-top, sneakers, ASOS bag

14:46 Knowing yourself to be vulnerable; ministry beyond the pulpit

16:06 The “exposure” thing: playing it too safe online vs. how I am in real life

17:24 The viral video & the sneaky fear of being misunderstood

18:52 Prayer insight: “Conflict is part of the calling.” Making peace with visibility

20:31 My pre-record prayer & releasing control of how the message lands

21:28 Root-cause overthinking: why I analyze before I act (and when that helps)

22:30 Unlearning the expected success arc; “unusual testimony” over the “great lock-in”

24:18 Start–stop stories matter: success for those who struggled to stay consistent

25:42 Closing the “misunderstood” loop & choosing impact over approval

26:48 Do we ever fully “overcome” overthinking? Choosing better tools, not self-shame

28:22 Faith lens: weapons may form; faith changes how I weather them

29:20 Refusal to quit + permission to tell the truth about the challenge

30:26 Community check-in: tell me what you’re overthinking

31:02 Promise to grow in consistency

31:48 Final blessing: finding peace in the process → see you next time

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Today's Look (Outfit Linked Here)

Resources & scriptures

• 2 Corinthians 12:9 — “My grace is sufficient for you…”
• Matthew 5:37 — integrity in your yes (mentioned thematically)

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• Tell me what you’re overthinking this week — drop it in the comments or DM.
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I’m Kala! Host, content creator, and storyteller.

I create content and conversations that inspire women to stop hiding, stop apologizing, and show up as their full selves.

Here, we talk about the messy middle of life and creativity — the doubt, the breakthroughs, the moments that make you want to quit, and the ones that keep you going. ( all while looking GOODt!)...