Why I Walked Away
An honest conversation...listen now
What made you decide to walk away? This is a question I get asked time and time again, about my decision to walk away from my career as an influencer. The truth is, it’s complicated. There wasn’t necessarily a defining moment, but a series of events and circumstances that ultimately led me to make a decision not many others have.
I was thrilled to get the chance to speak with fashion and beauty industry native
on her podcast Origins of Influence. We discussed what it means to realign your online identity with your offline values, the mental toll of an online presence, and setting boundaries in an increasingly digital world.We also talk about how to reclaim your attention and redefine your relationship to consumption, building a small business from scratch (my juice business origin story and what scaling sustainably looks like), and more.
Not gonna lie, this one made me emotional, I may have cried a few times. Helping people get back their lives and reclaim their attention in an increasingly digital world is so important to me. I hope you enjoy!
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I haven’t finished listening yet but this is really timely for me. I’m in healthcare and education and completely burned out to the point where I am considering demoting myself. I’m very comfortable with my finances but can’t yet retire so I still have to work but not to the point that it continues to be all-consuming. We put too much of a focus on more more more, whether it be salary or promotions and instead I want to focus on being happy.
I loved this interview! I’m in higher ed and in a moment of re-thinking (hastened by ~*everything*~ happening w/the fed govt and AI). I think one of the most inspiring things about your perspective is your willingness to be open about the changes you made - not framing as a girlboss “pivot”, but normalizing re-evaluating your life, constructive self-criticism, and being open about what was problematic about earlier choice you made. I see so many people in our generation holding really firmly onto whatever identity they established in their 20s, or needing to have a clean narrative of why/how they’re changing. I love that you’re willing to let us in on the messiness of realizing that you don’t want what you thought you wanted, even as you’re still figuring it out. Thank you!