816. How To Protect Your Peace While Still Having a Big Life

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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In this episode, K+L sit down with Victoria Garrick Browne, 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and host of Real Pod for a raw conversation on anxiety, ambition, and being human on the internet. They explore what it really looks like to honor your mental health while building a meaningful career. Ahead, Victoria opens up about developing emotional resilience, delegating without guilt, and creating boundaries that actually support her nervous system. The girls share friendship lessons, the discomfort of growth, and why rest is not a reward—it’s a relationship we must cultivate. If you’ve been craving more spaciousness, more softness, or simply less pressure to “handle it all,” this episode will land. You’ll walk away with practices to regulate your anxiety, reconnect to your intuition, and redefine success on your own terms. Take a deep breath—let’s slow down together. We also talk about: The real impact of anticipatory anxiety + how to find peace in the present moment Why high-achieving women struggle with delegation—and how to finally let go Recognizing when “doing your best” is good enough versus chasing perfection Reframing busyness + embracing spaciousness as a radical act of self-care Lessons learned from athlete mentality: urgency, drive, and when to slow down Navigating changing friendships + the bittersweet reality of growing up Setting boundaries with family, friends, and even your phone for real mental wellness Nostalgia, life transitions, and handling the heartbreak (and beauty) of getting older The secret to filling your own cup without feeling selfish or losing connection Resources: Real Pod: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0RFZBETSom9yZQbkv1ZIYO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriagarrickbrowne/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@victoriagarrickbrowne?lang=en Order our book, Almost 30: A Definitive Guide To A Life You Love For The Next Decade and Beyond, here: https://bit.ly/Almost30Book. Sponsors: SKIMS | Shop my favorite bras and underwear at SKIMS.com/almost30. Ka’Chava | Go to kachava.com and use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your next order. Hero Bread | Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to hero.co and use code ALMOST30 at checkout. BEAM | Visit shopbeam.com/ALMOST30 and use code ALMOST30 to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off. Bon Charge | Go to boncharge.com and use code almost30 to save 15%. Revolve | Shop at REVOLVE.com/ALMOST30 and use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your first order. #REVOLVEpartner To advertise on this podcast please email: partnerships@almost30.com. Learn More: https://almost30.com/about https://almost30.com/morningmicrodose https://almost30.com/book Join our community: https://facebook.com/Almost30podcast/groups https://instagram.com/almost30podcast https://tiktok.com/@almost30podcast https://youtube.com/Almost30Podcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: almost30.com/disclaimer. Almost 30 is edited by Garett Symes and Isabella Vaccaro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Almost 30 podcast.
0:16.1	Hi friends, it's Lindsay and Krista, your BFF's through.
0:20.0	Change and transformation, baby. Lindsay and Krista, you're BFFs through.
0:23.1	Change and transformation, baby. Change and transition.
0:24.2	And today, we have an almost 30 guest on.
0:27.4	Yeah, I've been waiting for this.
0:28.5	I've been waiting to just analyze a little chicken who's always 30.
0:33.5	I don't know if our girl is like, I don't know what normal almost 30 people are like,
0:37.2	but I feel like she's like beyond her, wise beyond her years.
0:40.1	Wise beyond her years, just so self-reflective, so willing to do the work.
0:47.1	It's like, it's kind of crazy, but maybe that's how they are now.
0:50.1	Honestly.
0:50.6	If I look back at 27, 28, she's about to be 28 in this episode.
0:58.1	I was not there. I was not there at all. We had just started the pod. I was still wrecking my body, choosing the wrong people, just very unaware of what I was bringing to every moment.
1:10.4	Yeah, I agree. Not with you, but I think I was,
1:13.7	I tell you, I think I was explaining this on the episode. Something I've been grappling with lately
1:18.2	is I have no concept or memory of anything. I can't tell you what I, like there's very few times in
1:25.8	my life where I have a grip or understanding of what I was
1:30.4	or what I felt like I am a bag in the wind I am a water I don't know how to I'm like I don't know
1:38.0	what I was like I need to watch a video of myself I think I would need to watch a video of us
1:43.8	recording I do know that I always
1:46.1	was reflective, but I don't know if I had the right lens of my reflection where I was probably
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