Hey hey, I’m Kathleen Stewart—your host and resident weirdo. Welcome back to The Digital Junk Drawer—the podcast for creative service providers who are building businesses that actually work for their brains.

This episode is for anyone who’s looked around at their life and thought, “I have everything I wanted… so why don’t I feel okay?” I’m taking you inside my own moment of reckoning—the night I realized I’d built all the external safety I thought I needed, but none of the internal safety I actually craved.

You’ll hear the three changes I made that shifted everything: building business rhythms that match my energy, setting unapologetic boundaries on my time, and learning to be okay with being misunderstood.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why hitting your income goals doesn’t guarantee you’ll feel secure
• How to build supportive business rhythms based on your actual energy
• The role boundaries play in both protecting your capacity and increasing your peace of mind
• Why being misunderstood can be a sign you’re finally showing up fully as yourself
• A tiny action you can take this week to protect your time, energy, or truth
  
   

Want to Build a Business That Protects You as Much as You Protect It?
✨ Inside Queens of Coin, I walk you through creating capacity-first pricing, boundaries that stick, and a business model that supports you—not just your clients. Learn more: themainstage.ca/services
 

Let’s Chat
What’s one thing you could change this week to protect your energy, time, or truth?
DM me on IG @themainstage.ca or find me in the chaos on Threads.
 

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