Amy Says…
Hello {{first_name}} , There are four articles in this week's newsletter. Two of them are repeats because last week I made a mistake and sent the articles that were supposed to go out this week. Oopsie daisy.
This is one of those times I sort of wish there was somebody here at HQ to blame other than me, but there's not. It's just me.
While we're on the topic of me, I have something to say.
The Art of Imperfect Adulting is not a political show or a political platform. On the show, I intentionally share stories from individuals who have very different experiences and worldviews than I do.
But it is my show and it is my newsletter, and the events in the USA have gotten to the point that I no longer feel like I should stay quiet about my personal views. If you have questions about my personal values as a human being, I don't hide them. I have a public statement regarding my values. When I wrote these values, I didn't include that I don't support the public execution of citizens, but maybe I need to add that: https://imperfectadulting.com/values/
If you don't want to listen to my show or read my newsletter because of my values, I'm okay with that—it's one of the reasons I'm so transparent with this information.
I'm sharing this because my goal is building a community. A vibrant community can and should include people with a wide variety of opinions and experiences, but for the community to truly be safe for everyone, we need to be able to share our values. In times of confusion and danger, when we've all been taught to look for helpers, it's hard to know who to look for if we don't know what each other stands for.
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Home | From FBI Career to RV Entrepreneur
Penny Rose
The line between dreaming and doing often gets blurred by the weight of our possessions. For Penny Rose and her husband, that weight was measured in square footage: 1,640 square feet of their home plus another 1,400 square feet from his house, both packed with belongings they couldn't even reach. When they combined households after marrying later in life, they faced a truth many homeowners avoid. They owned so much unused stuff they literally couldn't access the things they actually wanted to use. Five years ago, on New Year's Eve 2019, they took a radical step toward freedom: they slept in their newly purchased RV on the dealership lot and never looked back.
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The student sitting across from Joanna Lilley had run out of options. Facing immediate suspension from the university, wrestling with substance use issues that had led to legal trouble, and struggling to navigate the complex bureaucracy of higher education support systems, the young person asked a question that seemed simple on its surface: "Can't you help me by telling me where to go?" At that moment, Lilley realized the young adult wasn't asking for a referral or a resource list. They were asking for something the university system wasn't designed to provide—a bridge between institutional support and the messy reality of stepping away from college when it's no longer working.
Lilley was working as a college success coach at the time, a role that put her at the intersection of retention efforts and student wellness. She spent her days connecting with students who were flagged as struggling academically, though she knew the academic struggles were rarely about capability.
Joanne Lilley
Perfectionism | Finding Joy After Burnout with D'Layne Benson
D'Layne Benson appeared to have it all together. She was a post-anesthesia nurse at a rural Idaho hospital, managing multiple responsibilities at work while being the dependable rock for everyone in her personal life. Her colleagues would have described her as competent and calm. Her family saw her as the person they could count on. She saw herself as simply doing what needed to be done.
D’Layne Benson
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Sobriety | Getting Sober When You Think You Can’t Quit
Mary Alice Stephens stood at her kitchen counter on an ordinary Tuesday morning in 2010, staring at the weekly calendar printout she'd just pulled from her printer. As a former television producer, she'd always been meticulous about planning. But on this particular morning, she couldn't remember what had happened the night before. The blank spaces in her memory terrified her more than any deadline ever had.
Mary Alice Stephens
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