Renaissance Woman

My Side Quests Are Getting Out of Control

Apparently having a full-time job, being a wife, raising three kids, going back to school and learning Farsi wasn’t enough, so naturally... I’m also making a 16-song album.

In this episode of Renaissance Woman, I’m talking about the difference between the random side quests I collect and the passions that never actually leave us.

I’ve been singing since I was three and professionally recording music since 2001. I released my first EP in 2006, but insecurity, other people’s opinions and the realities of the music industry kept me from fully going for it. I never stopped singing, writing or recording though. And now, more than 20 years later, I’m finally creating my first full-length album.

We’re talking music, confidence, getting older, caring a whole lot less about what people think, learning things simply because you want to, and why sometimes the question isn’t “Does this make sense?” but “Will I regret it if I don’t do it?”

Also, consider this your warning: I fully intend to make everyone sick of hearing about my music. 😂

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YouTube: Michelle Rukny

Four or five years ago, I started Renaissance Woman, learned everything I could about podcasting and multipotentialites... and then I got bored and moved on.

Honestly? I didn’t miss it. I had learned what I wanted to learn, and my brain was already onto the next thing.

For years, I wondered if constantly changing directions meant I was a quitter. Now, at 43, I see it very differently.

In the first episode back, I’m talking about why Renaissance Woman disappeared, my lifelong habit of collecting careers, skills and side quests, getting sucked into hustle culture, going back to school in my 40s, randomly learning Farsi, and why I’ve finally stopped trying to make all the different parts of me fit neatly into one box.

Turns out, I was never a quitter. Sometimes I was just done.

Welcome back to Renaissance Woman. This time, I think I finally know what this podcast is supposed to be.

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