AP 744: I Need a Hobby: Real-Time Talk on the HOW Behind Hobbies || Bonus Episode

About Progress

Cloud10

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

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In a recent podcast episode, I walked through my quest to rediscover personal interests and prioritize them amid the whirlwind of daily life. Like many women, I'm navigating the busy demands of motherhood and work while yearning for outlets that are just for me—without needing them to be productive or result in a tangible outcome. I realize that it's not always easy to carve out these moments, but it's becoming clear that hobbies are more than a want—they're a need. The challenge lies in making the time without feeling guilty for setting aside the never-ending list of tasks. I'm committing to at least try, even if it means re-prioritizing my weekends. If you're in a similar boat, I invite you to join me in this journey of self-discovery and openly puzzle through the “how” alongside me. After all, stepping into hobbies is an investment in ourselves, a way to find joy amidst the busyness, and maybe even a step towards easing the funks we sometimes fall into. Celebrate 9 years of About Progress by submitting to our annual Favorite Things Giveaway! Simply leave a rating/review on Apple Podcasts. Favorite things + details on who won HERE. Old episodes to support: Episode on being in a funk: https://www.aboutprogress.com/blog/in-a-funk-here-s-how-i-m-supporting-myself-through-mine-and-how-you-can-too Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! More for Moms Conference use code “LISTENER” for $20 off Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee Free DSL Training Full Show Notes This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, get up to 40% off at ⁠⁠⁠Cozy Earth⁠⁠⁠ with code "COZYPROGRESS" and by goPure Beauty, get 25% off @goPure with code PROGRESS at https://www.goPurebeauty.com/PROGRESS #goPurepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about
0:10.0	progress made practical.
0:13.0	I've got a fun bonus episode in store for you today.
0:17.0	One of the most, I guess, talked about episodes of the year was the most vulnerable and I would say least produced, pringy and terrifying.
0:27.6	And it's the one where I coached myself live through the massive funk I had fallen into.
0:35.0	Luckily, I can tell you now that I am feeling so much better. But as part of my
0:41.1	reflection during that time, I realized I needed a hobby. And one of the episodes that I record
0:48.7	periodically for my private premium ad-free podcast more personal is one I call working on things.
0:56.8	It's something I used to share on about progress when it was a blog that nobody read.
1:01.9	When I was thanks to my do-something list at the time that was one of my items was to start writing online.
1:07.4	Then I would share about real-time projects I was working on, from interior design to
1:11.9	style to writing, and I would just share what it was like in the middle of it. And I wanted to do that
1:18.9	with one subset of my funk, which was the whole hobby piece. If I know I need a hobby, how?
1:26.7	That's the big question I think many of us base when we have an
1:30.4	answer of what's going to help us through, but we really have a hard time seeing a way.
1:36.5	In this episode, you're going to hear me walk through that as if I'm having a conversation with
1:41.2	my bestie and we're trying to figure it out.
1:48.7	And like I said, this is a type of episode that I record for my premium podcast.
1:54.9	And it's because in these kinds of episodes, I don't have to, I guess I don't have to be buttoned up on About Progress, but I like the degree of professionalism I show there.
1:59.8	But in more personal, I can have more ums and pauses and
2:03.8	stutters. I can have it less scripted. It can flow more. And that's part of the fun of it being
2:10.6	more personal is I do get to be more personal in that way. So what I wanted to share with you
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