It is finally HAPPENING! After plenty of dreaming and doubts, the podcast is almost here. Throughout the past few years as I’ve shared stories of my clients and advice on how to love yourself more I’ve had so many people tell me that I should write a book. Although I have never had the desire to try to put all of my experiences and knowledge on paper, those comments did make me start to think. I WANT to share this with every woman that I can reach, not just my boudoir clients here in Denver. So, the idea of the podcast was born. I started bouncing the vision off of many people in my life. People who know me well, clients who were fresh out of the experience, friends who have always been cheering me on. I kept hearing a resounding YES…WE NEED THIS! So my words of affirmation heart took the drivers seat…we pushed my recovering perfectionist piece to the back. (Seriously, I can’t thank my people enough for letting me yap to them and giving me feedback for the past few months!) As I started jotting down some of the things I wanted to say, it became a very clear message. What happens when you fall in love with yourself? I have a million stories to back every step, every win, every struggle. And I can’t wait to share them with you on the podcast. Welcome to Unposed with Adena.
Here is a link that will take you to more links including Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube! For now, only the teaser is out, but its worth a listen to know what’s coming your way!
Here are a few things that I’ve already learned on my podcast journey…
Its not going to be perfect.
(But I mean, did you hear that audio? Shoutout to my son’s friend for helping me pick the right mic set up so my voice can sound velvety smooth in your ear.) There are so many elements that can go wrong and (as a recovering perfectionist) I have to remember that the most important part of this whole process is getting these stories out there and helping women fall more in love with themselves. So if the video isn’t exactly what I dreamed of, or the dog is snoring in the background, or my question cards are written in chicken scratch on cut up pieces of copy paper…that’s ok. We listen and we don’t judge, right? RIGHT?!
I can be certain of the first step but I have no idea what happens after that.
One of the first things I decided is that I would make this podcast an 8 episode series. I could ask 8 questions and create conversation and tell stories that would point my listeners to an ending with a pretty bow on it. I’ve started recording episodes and inviting incredible guests to join me and already I see something taking shape that I could have never imagined. A past client of mine who isn’t on social media (which is the only place I’ve talked about this podcast so far) sent me a text with a screenshot of my podcast. “Yeeeeeeeesssssssssss!!!!!!!!! I am soooo beyond proud of you!! I’m following you and have notifications for when new episodes drop! 😘 You are changing the world one woman at a time and I am here for it!! 😍😍😍” That text made my day and then I had to ask how she knew I had started a podcast. She said, “I had just finished a podcast series on holding onto joy in hard times and was looking for a next one and it came up!! I said…. hey!! I know that face!!” WHAT?! I thought I knew where this was all going and how it would all turn out, but no. I’m letting go of control as I realize that I will never know how many ears will hear my voice, how many lives will shift because of the stories that my clients have allowed me to share, how many moments will be touched by the thought of loving on yourself more. I’m along for the ride.
I also want to point out that this is EXACTLY what I’m asking my listeners to do by diving into this podcast. You can be certain that when you listen to the teaser you’ll have an idea of where we are going. But as you continue to listen and take steps that feel healing or hard or both, I hope you know that the outcome is unknown, but its worth the moments of disorientation and discomfort. It’s hard to explain right now, but you’ll hear these stories throughout the interviews with my guests. Welcome to the ride, I hope you’ll join me.
Video is crucial.
Bla, bla, bla. FINE! I’ll do it! (Just kidding, I’m not that mad.) I had decided that I would NOT do video. It added too many elements & I didn’t feel like I could make it look how I wanted to. So, it would just be our voices. Well, if you look into any kind of podcast advice you will hear it over and over. You’ve got to have video. Luckily my podcast software is top notch. I created a little space in my basement office at home to hang out with my guests and hit record. Its not perfect, but it works. And when I see their body language and facial expressions as I’m editing, I know it was the right choice. Please feel free to JUST listen to this podcast, but if you want some insight to who these people are, the video is available. (And on the second biggest search engine, really Youtube made me do it)
My husband & teenagers are saints.
These 8 episodes are a labor of love. From writing the content & questions, to scheduling the interviews & editing them, to figuring out how to get them on different platforms & creating podcast art. Its alot. But when I tell my family that I’m recording, my house goes completely silent. They find things to do to just be gone or they take a note from Harry Potter, “I will be in my bedroom, making no noise, pretending that I don’t exist.” When its over they ask how it went and they let me decompress with lots of words and stories. Any nerves that I had going into this have disappeared because of the solid support I have had within the walls of my home. I am just so grateful.
I’m doing this for you, but you get to decide who else hears it.
I didn’t start this podcast to get rich or famous, far from it. Its simple, YOU are my why. I truly believe that you deserve to love yourself more. I have a dozen women’s faces in my mind every time I hit record, but I know that that are hundreds more out there that I’ll never know. Will you invite others into this? Will you send this teaser to your friends and let them know that you’re starting this journey and you would love for them to come along? I guess this is the part where I say “like, comment and subscribe”. I always thought that would feel like a self promotion but its actually the opposite. I’m putting this together for women everywhere, how do we get to them?! How does my voice end up interrupting their day to remind them that they are worth it?! The only way is if this podcast goes somewhere. And that takes a village. I see this sense of community in my clients. As they go through the process of loving themselves more their capacity to cheer on other women grows. What starts as a group of women hoping to blend in or doubting themselves turns into a wild bunch of self aware babes who pull others up to join them in living their life with confidence. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. So I boldly and proudly ask you to Like, Comment & Subscribe.
Episode #1 is headed your way soon! EEK! I can’t wait to see where this takes us!
