A fourth-grade science museum trip in Nagoya—seeing a huge close-up of an ant’s kaleidoscopic eye—basically traumatized me and shaped my intense fear of bugs. There are some things that we can recover from, but there are things that we can't.

In this episode, I talk about my experience at the World of Coffee in San Diego, how I've been really learning more about how geography and culture shape coffee and competitiveness differently than in Korea.

And we also get into some real, deep talk. Why I've been a little MIA and why I’ve felt creatively blocked and unable to speak in complex, coherent sentences and dealing with self-doubt and silence. There are several ways I've been recovering, and wanted to share some of those in case it may help anyone out there.

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I hope you can find the segments we go through to ignite some sort of softness, playfulness, hopefulness, and kindness in our lives.

00:00 Finding Your Voice Again
00:09 Welcome Back & Intro Story
05:14 Coffee Brewing & Expo Reflections
08:20 Losing Your Voice: The Impact of Gaslighting
23:36 Know Your Likes & Dislikes
23:36 Getting Creativity Back: Reading Books
26:17 Wrap-Up & Upcoming Events

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See you all next week!

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Sincerely, Nadia