The Breakdown with Josie Balka
Episodes
10 episodes
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
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 Day, how much easier it is to celebrate Mother’s Day when you hav...
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 someone you have to learn to let go of while they’re still alive. We...
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.The poem is from my ne...
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 others. The poem is from my newest book ‘loves of ou...
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 of not feeling like your identity is attached to your job, and ...
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
Platonic Soulmates
In this episode we deep dive into platonic soulmates and how important they are
