Jen and Tim are in totally different places–physically and with their work. Tim is re-navigating the age-old challenge of lessening stress and anxiety about juggling too many tasks at once. Jen is diving in deep, fully intuiting what is next, taking action on it immediately, and sharing the whole process here. It’s pretty awesome.

Jen and Tim each have a lot to say today that isn’t usually said publicly. Jen is surviving a long period away from home and routine. Tim is navigating a freelancing dilemma, trying to do right by himself and his work by requesting a higher rate and preserving time for his projects. This episode gets pretty real.

Tim’s Kickstarter is finishing up and his web show The Feels will be out in a month. But before that, Tim must go through all the doubts and fears that lead up to finishing and sharing a piece of work. And he is going through them today. Jen kindly helps to navigate and make sense of this challenging place.

Jen and Tim talk about Mike Birbiglia’s new film, Don’t Think Twice, and artwork and artists that feel like friends (and sometimes like frenemies). Also: Jen’s friend publishes a memoir for a limited audience. Deciding that if only the people you love saw your work, it would be enough.

Tim lets the wheels fall off his routine for the first time in a while, and realizes how well he’d actually been organizing his life. Outside forces throw Jen’s balance out the window, and she has to determine coping strategies. Also, how true love for anxious people is finding someone who helps you feel safe.

Summer has started and Jen and Tim’s normal routines are totally scrambled. Tim tries to hold onto good habits but the new Final Fantasy game on his phone makes that very challenging. Jen figures out a method to allow yourself to rest when you have a mind that always wants to be working: create a project that allows you to rest.

Walking on stage, walking into meetings, walking into rooms of loved ones or colleagues… Jen and Tim can sometimes approach these moments with a fearful mind. They talk about how to shift that mindset so you become the loving version of yourself, without disassociating or fearing the fear. Slowly trying to learn to be the person you really are.

Jen is beginning to show a draft of her film to the first circles of viewers, and her embarrassment is setting in. Tim’s work-around for this is pretending he doesn’t care about what he’s making, so the stakes feel lower. But that’s an absurd way to live, so today he once again tries to be a little more like Jen. But maybe without the embarrassment? Or maybe that’s an inescapable side effect. We don’t know.

Jen is in the long finishing process for her film, and Tim is probably not as close to finishing a draft of his novel as he thought. They talk negotiating personal deadlines, being present to the work, and The Godfather.

Jen and Tim get into some real talk about the days it seems impossible to lift your head, let alone a pencil. Coaching yourself through the hard times, and continuing to move forward even when you don’t feel like it.