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So What Now? with Carla and Dex

EP 59: Why I'm Choosing Experiences Over Perfection

So What Now? with Carla and Dex

Idea to Launch Productions

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Carla  shares her personal journey of self-discovery and the importance of embracing life's adventures, especially during the holiday season. She reflects on her recent trip to Denver, the significance of making memories with friends, and the lessons learned about living in the moment. Carla also discusses the challenges of motherhood, emphasizing the need for grace and presence over material gifts. The episode concludes with a deep dive into the biblical story of the Prodigal Son, exploring themes of grace, restoration, and the importance of returning to oneself.
 
TAKEAWAYS:
  • Embrace life's adventures without waiting for the perfect moment.
  • Your presence is more valuable to your children than material gifts.
  • You don't need permission to change your life.
  • Grace is more important than comparison or resentment.
  • Start your journey of self-discovery whenever you feel ready.
  • Memories with friends and family are what truly matter.
  • Joy can be found in simple, inexpensive experiences.
  • It's okay to feel lost; returning to yourself is a journey.
  • Motherhood requires grace and understanding, both for yourself and your children.
  • You can always return to your purpose, no matter how far you've strayed.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I don't know what's going to happen next, but yeah, So What Now.

0:11.6

Hey, y'all, welcome back to another episode of So What Now. This episode's going to be a bit different because it's me by myself and it really feels like I'm going back years. I haven't recorded a

0:22.9

podcast episode by myself without my bestie. But it's okay. Things happen. And it's the holiday season.

0:30.1

Our schedules have kind of been all over the place. And on top of that, we both got sick at the same

0:35.6

time, which feels like it was the flu, so bad.

0:38.8

So when she comes back for next week's episode, we'll talk about it a little bit more,

0:42.0

but I was down and so was she.

0:44.4

It was terrible.

0:45.1

So if you've gotten this flu or whatever it is that's going around, tough because the coughing was terrible.

0:51.2

We were so tired.

0:52.7

We just really couldn't get together to do an

0:54.6

episode. So here I am by myself. But it's fine. This week, I wanted to start with a quick

1:00.3

catch-up because I've been in Colorado. I've never been before, and I decided to go to Denver.

1:06.1

For Thanksgiving, my friend Janine gave me a little gift. She gave us all something, but for me, it was

1:11.4

skis and basically saying like we want to take a ski trip. And I'm like, oh my God, I would love that.

1:17.5

So we wasted no time. And one of my biggest things towards the end of this year was like to just do

1:24.5

things. Book the trip, especially with your friends, make the memories,

1:28.0

because we just don't know if tomorrow is promised. But I'm going into my last year of my 30s,

1:32.9

and I still have tons of life to live. But I want to live now also. I don't want to wait until,

1:39.3

oh, when I get this or when I do this or when I accomplish whatever, no, I want to enjoy my time now.

1:45.4

So we booked that trip without waiting for the perfect time. I didn't wait for the kids to

1:49.8

be older. I don't wait for more money. I don't wait for less chaos. I don't wait for a quieter season

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