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The Fresh Perspectives Podcast
Some questions don't have clean answers. What do you do when life looks different than you thought it would? How do you take the first step toward a lifelong dream? Who are you now, and how is that different than who you were then?
Fresh Perspectives is for anyone in the middle of becoming something new. Each week, host Rachel Lauren talks with guests who have navigated real transitions, built something from scratch, or changed the way they see the world — and asks them to be honest about how it happened. New episodes every Monday.
The Fresh Perspectives Podcast
Living La Dolce Vita: Practical Tips for Slowing Down This Summer
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I just got back from Italy, and came back with a fresh perspective of my own. Not a dramatic revelation, more like a practice I didn't know I needed. In this episode, I'm talking about la dolce vita: what it actually means, why it felt so foreign to slow down as a New Yorker, and the specific moment over a plate of ravioli in Rome where I finally understood it. I also get honest about how fast that feeling fades when you're back in your routine.
In this episode:
- Why slowing down feels like something we have to earn and why that's worth questioning
- Being fully present: how moments change when we pause to enjoy them
- Savoring small pleasures on purpose: the one thing in your day worth treating as a ritual
- Releasing the idea that enjoyment has to be earned and what it looks like to actually do that