Kathy Patalsky - Notes

Kathy Patalsky
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Notes is the audio home for the writing and voice of Kathy Patalsky - a Los Angeles writer, photographer, longtime internet creator, and cookbook author. Short essays about motherhood, identity, creativity, ambition, pop culture, technology, and modern life - saying out loud the moments many people carry quietly. Cinematic snapshots. Tiny personal essays. Shiny moments that catch the light and memories worth stepping back into.

  1. Jun 30 ·  Video

    first friends

    Today’s note starts with a Band-Aid and ends with one of the biggest lessons parenthood has taught me: I can’t choose my daughter’s friends. I can only help her recognize what love, kindness, and safety feel like — and trust that she’ll find her people. kids, friendship, mom friends, all of it. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

  2. Jun 19 ·  Video

    summer camp

    This was our first week of real summer camp - the kind with the big yellow bus and long days and tired happy kids coming home at dinner. I wasn’t sure it would feel like summer. Instead, I found myself loving the strange rhythm of it: mornings together, quiet afternoons apart, and long silly evenings reconnecting. Warm pancakes in the car. Tiny observations on the drive. Wild camp stories that may or may not be true. Barbie talent shows. Ken losing his pants. And maybe a reminder that this stage of parenting has a different rule than sleep when the baby sleeps: rest while your kid plays. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

  3. May 29 ·  Video

    bike loop

    Moving with a child feels different once you realize kids don’t only attach to homes. They attach to puddles, bike routes, neighborhood cats, cracked sidewalks, wind chimes, backyard sounds, and the invisible rhythms of daily life. In this episode, Kathy reflects on childhood memory, emotional geography, elder millennial Zillow spirals, and the tiny sensory details that quietly become the backdrop of a life. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

  4. Apr 20 ·  Video

    dad's chair

    A chair in the middle of the living room. Caramel brown, worn down, always facing the TV. This is a memory about growing up in the kind of house that felt loud, imperfect, and completely whole, until one day it wasn’t. About what stays behind when everything else changes. And how certain objects quietly hold onto the feeling of a life that used to exist. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

  5. Mar 17 ·  Video

    pink lemonade

    If you need one easy win this week - this is it. In this episode, I’m talking about the blur of weekends with a young kid, the moments that don’t stick, and the one thing we did that actually did: homemade pink lemonade. It’s simple, it’s fun, and I walk you through exactly how to make it .. plus why it ended up being the highlight of the entire weekend. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

  6. Mar 16 ·  Video

    titanic

    Titanic came out on December 19, 1997. I saw it opening weekend, Sunday afternoon, December 21st, in a packed theater in downtown Santa Cruz. I still have the ticket stub. In this episode, I go back to that moment an what it felt like to experience Titanic when it first arrived in theaters. No phones. No streaming. No clips circulating online before you even saw the movie. Just a dark theater, a giant screen, and three hours of being completely swallowed by a story. I talk about the feeling of walking into the theater that day, the chaos of finding seats before reserved seating existed, and what it was like to watch Titanic before it became Titanic — the global phenomenon, the endless memes, the internet discourse. Back then, it was just a movie you fell in love with and kept returning to. I share a few of my favorite moments from the film (including the iceberg scene, Rose jumping from the lifeboat, and Jack shaking the gate in one of Leonardo DiCaprio’s most cathartic acting moments), but more than anything this episode is about the feeling of that era — when culture moved a little slower and when loving a movie could feel strangely personal, like it belonged to you. Titanic didn’t end when you walked out of the theater. It followed you home — on the radio, in magazines, on bedroom walls, and in the way teenagers of the late 90s quietly obsessed over something that felt bigger than life. For me, it’s still my favorite movie. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

  7. Mar 10 ·  Video

    school pickup line

    The school pickup line might look like a line of cars, but for many parents it’s a strange little pause in the day. In this episode of Notes, I reflect on the ritual of waiting for your child at the end of the school day. From quiet moments alone in the car to the sudden burst of backpacks, snacks, and after-school stories, pickup becomes a transition between the adult world and family life. This episode explores parenting routines, motherhood reflection, and the everyday moments that quietly shape childhood memories. Topics include school pickup, parenting rituals, motherhood life, and family routines. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

  8. Mar 10 ·  Video

    five and a half

    When your child reaches five and a half, something shifts. In this episode of Notes, I reflect on the moment when the little-kid years begin to feel fleeting. Watching my daughter grow into a bigger version of herself makes me want to pause time — to hold onto the stage we’re in just a little longer. This episode explores motherhood reflection, parenting milestones, childhood growth, and the emotional experience of watching your child grow up. Topics include parenting transitions, childhood milestones, motherhood identity, and family life. If you’ve ever stood in a quiet house after school drop-off and felt that strange mix of nostalgia, pride, and heartbreak that comes with watching your child grow up, this episode will probably feel very familiar. Because sometimes the biggest realizations in parenting arrive in the smallest moments — like standing in the kitchen on a sleepy Monday morning with a cup of coffee, realizing time is moving faster than you ever expected. "One quiet Monday morning after daylight savings time, I’m standing in my kitchen with a cup of coffee when a thought hits me out of nowhere: my daughter is five and a half years old. Soon she’ll be six. And then seven. And ten. And suddenly I realize that a quarter of my entire at-home parenting journey is already gone." hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

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Notes is the audio home for the writing and voice of Kathy Patalsky - a Los Angeles writer, photographer, longtime internet creator, and cookbook author. Short essays about motherhood, identity, creativity, ambition, pop culture, technology, and modern life - saying out loud the moments many people carry quietly. Cinematic snapshots. Tiny personal essays. Shiny moments that catch the light and memories worth stepping back into.

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  • Creator
    Kathy Patalsky
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Kathy Patalsky - Notes
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