Welcome to an emotional breakdown. Literally. Josie Balka is an author who reads poetry from inside her closet. This pod will breakdown the topics of each of her poems from life and love to friendship and nostalgia - both the good and bad sides of all of it. Let’s have a breakdown, shall we? New episodes drop on Wednesdays.
Latest episodes
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38 min
My Journey To Pregnancy & Hot Takes On Parenting With A Dog
Danaye Maier joins again this week to walk through my conception journey with me! She gives her strong opinion on whether or not someone should get a dog before having a baby
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34 min
Mother’s Day Can Be A Lot (featuring Danaye Maier)
We have a guest this week on The Breakdown. Danaye Maier (my bestie, local radio host and professional champion of other women) joins to talk about being a single mom on Mother’s D…
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22 min
Grieving the Living
In this episode we break down what it means to grieve the living. The slow loss of people who are still here, the relationships that change without warning, and the version of some…
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25 min
When You Spend Your Whole Life Trying To Be Smaller
TW: BODY IMAGE. In this episode we breakdown a poem called “smaller”. Touching on spending your whole life trying to be smaller and how hard it is to be someone who thinks that way…
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24 min
Living with Anxiety
In this episode we breakdown a poem called “anxiety is my roommate”. Touching on being a person who has anxiety everyday and the ways it manifests itself for me personally and for…
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21 min
When Your Job Is Your Identity
In this episode we breakdown a poem called “when your job is who you are”. Touching on my recent lay off from my career and all of the feelings that come along with that. The perks…
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21 min
I don’t want to grow old, but I don’t want to not grow old
In this episode we breakdown the idea of not wanting time to pass but not wanting time to stop
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17 min
Platonic Soulmates
In this episode we deep dive into platonic soulmates and how important they are
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18 min
I’m Gonna Miss You Forever
In this episode we breakdown a poem called “I’m Gonna Miss You Forever”. We’ll touch on the missing people and different kinds of grief you experience throughout life
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16 min
The Way You Are > The Way You Look
In this episode we’ll breakdown a poem called “the way that you are” - revolving around why the person you are is way more important than the way that you look. I hope you like it.