About this podcast
For more than 2 decades, I have written in a diary almost every single day. And guess what? I saved them ALL. Each week, I will be reading from these archives and getting to know myself from the lens of my 10, 16, 25, and 36-year-old self. We'll explore big topics such as body image, queerness, divorce, addiction, mental health, and friendship. I'll read cringy poems and attempt to find compassion for the painful tenderness of my younger self. Join the drama of me and my guests as we explore our boy-crazy, closeted, angsty selves... one stupid page at a time.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 48 episodes
- A Little Update · 55 minHey friends! This week, I am not releasing a new episode because your girl needs a little mental health minute, but not to worry! I will be back! <3 I've got some exciting…
- Episode 41 - The Shame Spiral & A Pro-Ana Forum · 1 h 17 minMike and Mark and Matt... oh my! First semester is over, and I'm home for the holidays. And, you guessed it, drama ensues! I finally hook up with my friend Mark but it doesn't go…
- Episode 40 - Somehow Shocked That "Jerkboy" Was a Jerk · 1 h 5 minThis episode covers most of my first semester of college and is a total whirlwind. One minute, I'm quoting Buddha. The next minute, I'm making out with everyone's girlfriend at…
- Episode 39 - The Hook Up That Ruined All Future Hook Ups (WWBD) · 58 minIn this episode, I have just landed in college. Let the shame spiral begin! My first night, I am drowning in loneliness until I make friends with my roommate Rhonda. We start…
- We Didn't Want a Wedding, So We Had Three · 13 minHope you all enjoy this special episode where I tell the story of our three weddings <3 (Spoiler Alert: One of them was a disaster) "I spent years making other people’s weddings…
- Episode 38 - Mandy, Jess, and other girls I don't remember · 52 minIt's 2007 - the summer before I leave for college. Life is a party and I am dying inside. Also, I still don't know what happened with Dave. >_< My entire life is devoted to house…
- Episode 37 - You're Not Looking for a Boyfriend, You're Looking for a Wife · 50 minWhat goes up and down more than a yo-yo? My feelings towards my high school boyfriend!!! Things are getting even MORE unhinged over here. It's 2007 and I've just gotten accepted…
- Episode 36 - Hallelujah (a micro episode) · 11 minThis is a special/different episode where I expand on last week's episode and read the poem that inspired it all. <3 This is one of my favourite poems I've ever written and it…
- Episode 35 - Life in a Very, Very, Very Small Town · 56 minContent Note: This episode explicitly mentions sexual assault. Please take gentle care when listening. If you're struggling with Sexual Assault or Abuse, text the word HOPE to…
- Episode 34 - I Never Want to Go Home · 53 minContent Note: This episode mentions suicidal ideation, suicide, drug abuse, a car accident, and mental health in a way that might be hard for some listeners. Please take gentle…
- Episode 33 with Kristina Percy · 1 h 4 minContent Notes: This episode centers around postpartum anxiety and depression. It might be a tender one for some listeners. --- Kristina Percy (she/ her) is an actuary by training…
- *Special Episode!* The Angsty Pod Turns Two! · 39 minIn this special edition BIRTHDAY episode, Yoda answers a few listener questions including: - Why Doula of Words? - How has sobriety impacted your writing practice? - Are you ever…
- Episode 32 - Hooter Shooters & Prom · 44 minWe're back in 2006 and I am struggling to balance being madly in love with my boyfriend and my new girl crush, along with working full-time, finishing high school, and planning…
- Episode 31 - Spoiler Alert: I Haven't Changed At All Part 3) · 1 h 3 minIn this episode, I get the fuck out nof Brisbane (no shade!) and start a whole new life in Perth, WA. There's ups, there's downs. There's sex, drugs, and soooo much alcohol. In…
- Episode 30 - Fraser Island Fling (Part 2) · 1 h 6 minIt's 2010 and I've been in Australia for about a month and am finally settling into things. I'm still dying of homesickness but am eager to find a job and am already thinking of…
- Episode 29 - Can Homesickness Kill You? (Part 1) · 1 h 10 minI'm skipping ahead a bit here and taking you to 2009. Brokenhearted from my messy break up with Corey, I let myself fall into the arms of the friend of my best friend's…
- Interview with my Dad · 1 h 29 minThe long-awaited episode is here!! I finally had the chance to sit down and interview my Dad, Ron, for The Angsty Pod! "Let's call it a journal, not a diary!" lol Dads…
- Episode 28 with Sarah Hanson · 1 h 24 minJoin me as I chat with my pal and client, Sarah Hanson! Sarah (she/her) is a poet from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a truth teller, trauma survivor, and constant reinventor…
- Episode 27 - Big Romance?.... Or BIG Dysfunction?!? · 1 h 7 minContent Note: This episode mentions self-harm and suicidal ideation. In this week's episode, I am falling in love and terrified of saying it out loud. I'm so terrified, I start…
- Episode 26 - Handjobs and Hard Conversations · 56 minPart way through this episode, I decide to split this journal into two episodes because just SO much is happening! It's winter 2005 and I am coked out of my mind. I go on a…
