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Saying goodbye is bittersweet
Nine years ago, I launched a podcast with very little certainty that it would thrive. I didn’t know if we would even hit ten episodes. Today I fact-checked my total of 250+ episodes and learned I was WILDLY off. This is technically episode 487.
I would not have been able to continue this long without the incredible generosity of both my guests and my listeners. Without Haley Hatcher of Heart-Centered Podcasting’s support. Without the multiple logos
patiently created, and without Emily Hawkins, who composed the dream theme music I wish we’d had from the very beginning.In this final episode, I am honored that my friend
offered to take over the interviewer’s role, letting me reminisce and share the experience of producing this show for so long. Thank you Katherine, I couldn’t have closed this well without you.The show will be here in the archives for you to revisit, and now we close one chapter. I’m delighted, relieved, exhausted and a bit sad all at once.
Thank you, above all, for listening.
Chapters:
00:53 Katherine May Takes Over
01:29 Reflecting on the Podcast Journey
02:47 Starting the Podcast in 2016
04:05 Early Podcasting Experiences
06:23 Challenges and Changes in Podcasting
08:43 The Evolution of the Podcast
11:03 The Impact of Podcasting on Reading
13:12 Transitioning to Seasonal Formats
18:41 The Future of Podcasting and Writing
28:59 Learning to Set Boundaries in Creative Work
29:30 The Pressure to Constantly Generate Content
31:36 Balancing Creative Work and Personal Well-being
32:11 The Challenges of Social Media for Creators
37:06 The Economics of Podcasting
48:45 The Importance of Boundaries and Self-Protection
55:44 Final Reflections and Gratitude
Guest interviewer, Katherine May:
Katherine May is an internationally renowned writer, podcaster and speaker whose work touches on nature, spirituality, slow living and neurodivergence. Her hybrid memoir Wintering was a global bestseller, adapted as BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, and shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes & Noble Book of the Year.
Katherine writes the popular Substack newsletter, The Clearing. Her journalism and essays have appeared in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Observer, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and Aeon.
Katherine lives by the sea in Whitstable, UK, with her husband, son and pets. She loves walking, sea-swimming and cooking enormous feasts.
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