Cuddle up, babe. I’m coming to you mid-deployment, post-norovirus, and in full-on solo mom mode to talk about something that hit me mid-convo with the brilliant humans of Salon Confessions: Podcasting can be part of your wellness routine.

You don’t need a fancy studio or a 5-figure sponsor to treat your voice like it matters. You just need to show up for yourself, mic on, heart open. If you’ve been struggling to record consistently, questioning your value, or wondering if podcasting even “counts” if you’re not monetizing, this episode is your permission slip to breathe, reset, and keep going.

In this episode, we’re talking about:

• Why podcasting is self-care and why that matters more than any algorithm
• How accountability and sacred space help you rebuild trust with yourself
• Why your mic can be a mirror, a journal, and a ritual all in one
• What happens when we deprioritize ourselves (and how to shift back with love)
• How to podcast through hard seasons, imperfectly and with grace

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Take up space. Hold the mic.
And thank you, always, for helping me take podcasting up an octave.

Music Credit: Up An Octave Theme by Rue Spence with additional vocals provided by Darnell Spence
Up An Octave is hosted by Rue Spence of Sonivia. Up An Octave is a podcast for women and nonbinary people who are ready to take up space in podcasting to share their voices with the world.