This week's story is that of Matea Langston

Matea shares with us her story of going from a very traditional "get your college degree, then join the workforce" path to entrepreneur bookish/fandom candle maker with all the joys and stresses in between. Like usual, our conversation goes all over the place from books we're planning to read this fall, to how Matea comes up with her mystical candle scents, to how there's no one right path in life. Talking to Matea felt like speaking with an oracle, her ability to see nuance and have perspective was enchanting, and I hope you'll feel the same.

You can connect with Matea on instagram two ways: her personal account @mateathemirrorball and her business account (where you can find her amazing candles too!) @shopaugustalchemy