Episode 3: Why Rest Feels Illegal
Feeling guilty for taking a break? You’re not alone. I get real (and funny) about overworking, guilt, and why rest is actually your superpower.

🎵 Music: “Don’t Worry” by Moire (Uppbeat)

Welcome to Episode 2 of Coffee, Crochet, and Conversation—where stitches unravel, confidence wobbles, and self-doubt spins us around like yarn in a toddler’s hands.

Today, I’m taking you into the messy middle of my creative process—aka that fun little brain loop where you question everything: your podcast, your projects, your entire existence. We talk about breaking the cycle, embracing imperfect progress, and why sometimes the only way out of the spiral... is through it (with coffee and maybe a few tears).

🧶 Come for the crochet metaphors, stay for the gentle chaos and real talk.

🎵 Intro/Outro Music:
“Don’t Worry” by Moire, licensed via Uppbeat
uppbeat.io/t/moire/dont-worry

Welcome to the first real episode of Coffee, Crochet, and Conversation! I’m Stef—your overthinking, over-caffeinated host—and today we’re decoding the core terms you’ll hear around here, from crochet fails to mental health buzzwords and tarot lingo.

We’ll cover:

• 🧶 Yarn disasters, tension tantrums, and why “frogging” is not a frog crime

• 🧠 PTSD vs. CPTSD, intrusive thoughts, and why setting boundaries isn’t mean

• 🔮 What a shadow deck is, how tarot pulls work, and why reversed cards aren’t just dramatic divas

• 😂 “Stitch Happens,” where I tell the tale of my dog vs. 70 feet of yarn

Bonus chaos: my cats run wild in the background like they’re auditioning for their own podcast. This is a messy, funny, no-perfection zone where we sip coffee, untangle threads (literal and emotional), and make space for honest convos.

🎶 Music Credit:
“Don’t Worry” by Moire | Licensed from Uppbeat (uppbeat.io)

So… I started a podcast. Against my better judgment. Whilecaffeinated. And probably sleep-deprived.

Welcome to Coffee, Crochet, and Conversation—a place where Iovershare into a microphone, try not to scream into the void, and occasionallytalk yarn. This episode is ground zero: the awkward intro, the nerves, the“what the hell am I doing?” energy.

Expect unfiltered thoughts, emotional whiplash, someswearing (okay, a lot), and future episodes that somehow make chaos feel cozy.

If you’ve ever spiraled while starting something new,congrats—you're in the right place.

Let’s make this weird.

Intro and outro music “Don’t Worry” by Moire, providedcourtesy of Uppbeat (https://uppbeat.io/track/dont-worry). Big thanks formaking my podcast sound like a million bucks!