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Stories from inside a creative life — the messy middle, the pivots, the parts that don't make the highlight reel. For anyone living a life that doesn't fit neatly in a box. Hosted by Stephanie Arapian — actor, writer, filmmaker, entrepreneur and former bartender. Still figuring it out. 

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO ·  VIDEO

    Wait, I Can Divorce My Business?

    Send us Fan Mail Stephanie started a housing arbitrage business to escape bartending and buy time for her acting career. It was supposed to be a side hustle. It was not a side hustle. A year and a half in, she's waking up stressed, anxious every time her phone buzzes, and heading toward a breakdown — while the business is, technically, succeeding. Then her coach asks one question: if you had to put a price on this business, what would it be? It had never occurred to her that she could sell it. That she didn't have to stay married to it. That she could get a divorce. 00:00 Intro00:42 The Side Hustle That Wasn't01:24 Going All In01:58 Burnout on Paper Success05:03 The Question That Changed Everything07:05 Wait, I Can Divorce My Business?09:08 The Permission09:44 Until Next Time

    10 min

  2. MAY 19 ·  VIDEO

    Am I Feeling Things Wrong?

    Send us Fan Mail Somewhere in China, sitting on her bed with the air conditioning running, Stephanie catches herself wondering if she's feeling things wrong. Not too much — just... not enough. She knows she feels deeply. But something isn't getting through. Years later, in London during her MFA, an improv exercise cracks everything open. She collapses. Her knees give out. She sobs for 15 minutes straight. Which, if you know her, is not a thing she does. This one's for anyone who's ever had to push it down to get it done. You know who you are. 00:00 Intro00:54 Something's Wrong in China01:33 The Improv That Broke the Dam02:47 Too Good at Compartmentalizing03:07 Finding the Way Back04:11 Reintegrating Emotion06:03 I See You07:19 Until Next Time

    7 min

  3. MAY 12 ·  VIDEO

    Why Are You Kinking The Hose?

    Send us Fan Mail Stephanie is in New Orleans with her mom and sister when her phone buzzes: her short film has just been accepted into the Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival. She tells them immediately. They celebrate. It's a genuinely great moment. And then, 24 hours later, she's talking herself out of going. This is the story of what happens when you get exactly what you asked for — and immediately try to kink the hose. Featuring a very direct coach, a booked flight she had no idea how to afford, and the moment she remembered that saying yes is how things actually start. 00:00 Intro00:40 New Orleans, Last Night01:01 The Notification01:32 24 Hours Later02:23 Why Are You Kinking the Hose?04:22 She Books the Flight04:47 What Happens When You Say Yes06:40 Berlin07:36 The Bigger Leaps08:06 Until Next Time

    9 min

  4. MAY 5 ·  VIDEO

    I Lucked Into This Concert

    Send us Fan Mail Stephanie arrives in Paris at 6am after an overnight coach bus and ferry from London — no sleep, no plan, just a paper map and a Lonely Planet she's definitely not being paid to mention. She wanders along the Seine, naps in the Jardin de Tuileries with her backpack as a pillow, and somehow ends up at a free concert under the Eiffel Tower with two girls she just met, stolen hostel blankets, and a bottle of wine. The concert turns out to feature Andrea Bocelli. The finale is Handel's Messiah. The heavens open right on cue. Some days you plan. And then there's this day. 00:00 Intro 00:35 Arriving in Paris on No Sleep 01:18 Wandering the Seine 03:00 Nap in the Tuileries 03:45 Hostel Friends 04:21 Picnic Under the Eiffel Tower 04:59 Wait — That's Andrea Bocelli 05:40 Handel's Messiah and the Rain 06:27 Until Next Time

    7 min

  5. MAY 3 ·  VIDEO

    Hangers, Crashes, and Letting Go

    Send us Fan Mail Stephanie Arapian is on set in New York living her dream acting job — flying back and forth from LA, surrounded by real professionals, finally feeling like she's exactly where she's supposed to be. And then her phone buzzes. A guest wants to know where the hangers are. A week later she's waking up at 3am to news that someone drove into one of her rental properties. Between takes. Before call time. It became very clear, very fast, that something had to go. This is the story of the moment she knew. 00:00 Intro 00:32 On Set in New York 01:23 The Hangers Text 02:17 The 3AM Crash 04:44 The Decision 05:26 Until Next Time

    6 min
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Stories from inside a creative life — the messy middle, the pivots, the parts that don't make the highlight reel. For anyone living a life that doesn't fit neatly in a box. Hosted by Stephanie Arapian — actor, writer, filmmaker, entrepreneur and former bartender. Still figuring it out. 

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