I Identify as Busy

Being busy has quietly become part of how we introduce ourselves. A default response. A badge of effort. Sometimes even a personality.

In this episode, I talk about the performance of busyness. The way exhaustion can feel like credibility, calendars can feel like proof, and saying “I’m busy” can be easier than saying how we actually are.

What starts as a bit of a rant slowly softens into something kinder. A reflection on why we cling to being busy, what it protects us from, and how we might allow ourselves to rest without having to earn it.

No fixing. Just noticing.

Performing Normal

There’s a strange expectation that life should continue as normal, even when everything feels anything but.

In this episode, I talk about what it’s like to carry the weight of the world quietly while still replying to emails, attending meetings, and showing up as if nothing’s changed.

This is a reflection on the absurd social choreography of everyday life, the performance of being fine, and the small ways we cope by keeping things moving.

It’s not about what’s happening in the world. It’s about how we behave alongside it. And what kindness might look like when we’re all just trying to get through the day.

On Being Blunt

In this episode, I sit with the thoughts we usually edit out.

The blunt inner reactions. The first thoughts we soften, swallow, or never say out loud. And the tension between honesty and politeness that quietly shapes how we move through the world.

This is a reflection on what bluntness really means to me, why clarity is often mistaken for rudeness, and how choosing kindness does not require pretending our honest thoughts never existed.

No fixing. No advice. Just an exploration of the space between thought and response.

In this episode of Kind of Blunt, I talk about January at the gym and the familiar idea of “new year, new me”.

What starts as an observation about busy gyms and new faces quickly turns into something else. Judgement, belonging, insecurity, and the quiet unkindness that can show up in shared spaces.

This episode is not really about fitness. It is about trying, being seen while you try, and how easily we forget that everyone starts somewhere.

A reflection on shared space, softening our reactions, and choosing kindness when it would be easier to feel superior.

No experts. Just honest thoughts, spoken out loud.

In this first episode of Kind of Blunt, I talk through one of those everyday things we have all experienced. People taking up all the space on pavements, in shops, in life. And the quiet irritation that comes with it.

What starts as a small rant opens up into something bigger. How often we are navigating the world overstimulated, distracted, and unaware of the space we take up. And how easy it is to meet that with frustration rather than kindness.

This episode is less about pavements, and more about learning when to soften, when to let things go, and how being a little kinder to ourselves and others might make everyday life feel slightly less loud.

No experts. No life hacks. Just honest thoughts, spoken out loud.