🎙️ Episode 043: Crying, Coping & the Control Freak Chronicles

(because this episode is a full-blown feelings spiral with bonus life decisions and zero chill)

Welcome back to Living Understaffed, where the breakdowns are weekly, the coping mechanisms are questionable, and the feelings are... everywhere. 🙃

This week:

• Erika admits her type is “emotionally unavailable,” and Sarah reminds her it’s not a flex. 💔
• Sarah quits her job, cries about it, then books it to Texas like a girlboss on the edge. 🚨✈️
• We spiral through boundaries, burnout, and why “prioritizing yourself” is somehow still a radical act. 💅
• Plus, shoutouts to indie authors from Lit & Libations, our surprise magazine feature (?!), and a gentle reminder that milkshakes are not a valid breakfast. 🥤

Also featuring: vulnerability hangovers, emotional self-sabotage, and Erika's dog stealing handmade blankets like a Disney princess. 🐾👑

Also featured: awkward coping mechanisms, personal breakthroughs disguised as breakdowns, and Erika fully deleting her dating apps because, quote, “I’m the validation now.” 💅💔

Listen now if you love:

💬 Sarcasm with a side of emotional trauma

📣 Real talk about quitting jobs and fixing everyone else’s lives

🧠 Therapy terms misused for comedic relief

💔 Talking about dating without actually talking about dating

-Upcoming: Lit & Libations returns in November—mark your calendars, chaos friends. 🍷📖

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Shoutout to Kareena & Marcus Cloe of Freedom Literature, a mobile bookstore and indie author haven that began with a misbid pallet—and grew into a movement. Find them at Headquarters Winery or at pop-up events across Missouri.

📚 freedomliterature.com

📱 @freedom_literature_books

Blind date with a book? Yes. Falling in love with reading again? Even better.

Shoutout to Yvette Babs Walker, author of Sixty and We Talk to God. Sometimes. She’s the voice behind Positively Joy, a podcast and ministry helping women rediscover their connection to God—through devotional writing and the faith-filled journey of fictional character Linda Radcliffe.

📚 positivelyjoy.com/books

📱 @positivelyjoypodcast

Because faith doesn’t need to be perfect—just personal.