Hi friends, welcome to the Wabi-Sabi podcast. This is episode number 137. So I hope you all had

fabulous last few weeks. I think it's important sometimes to reflect and to go inward and to be

alone. So I did that for myself. And in turn, it makes me a better podcaster writer and author for all of you um

there was a lot that i caught up on i hosted anne hathaway at her launch for being chastato's global ambassador

in new york and i went on the today show and showed you guys my favorite smoothies and cocktails and juices.

And I also wrapped up a couple of days of shooting for a new project with AG1, which is so

exciting. I'll have some fall recipes available for you guys. I did a lot of inward reflection, especially because I've

been feeling really rejected in the space of publishing. And I often tell you guys on my

broadcast channel on Instagram, just real time about how things are as an artist that isn't

trying to put on a front. I'm not overposting pictures or lives or videos of

myself because I mostly don't want to. It doesn't make me feel good to overpost. Sometimes I think

women overcompensate for, I guess, like validation or self-confidence in over posting and over sharing. So today we're

going to do a really deep dive on like how to build your self-confidence so that you do not need

to go outward, but rather go inward and look for the answers. Sure, I have a partner and I have

more stability in my relationships than I have in many years.

So if you're single, I can understand why you would overpost maybe sexy picks, bikini picks.

Some people even post in lingerie publicly and other things, totally nude.

Here we go.

But for me, it never really felt like the right thing to do past 41, maybe,

unless I'm getting paid or sponsored by, you know, say a swimsuit company, because I've done

swimsuit modeling for most of my adult career, not frequently, but on and off.

And it does pay the bills and it's a respectable career. So I'd like to address the fact that,

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