"Literally just do things": how to be a multi-passionate creative with Erifili Gounari

we are BACK with another guest conversation and I could not be more excited to bring to you my chat with Erifili Gounari: a published author, substack writer, business-owner, and a fellow podcaster, reader, and (as Erifili puts it) lover of life! in this episode, we chat about the challenges & rewards of running her own business, what it takes to write a book in 4 months, and how the ripple effect of staying authentic and true to yourself in the age of social media. a golden nugget of wisdom, and inspiration - I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did picking Erifili's brain x LINKS:my Instagram | Substack | YouTubeErfili's website | Erifili's Substack

this might be giving away my type a / virgo inclinations, but oh well... this life is messy and comes with no rulebook so i just wrote my own ୨୧ | links !! my ⁠instagram⁠,⁠ tiktok⁠ (lol) and ⁠substack⁠

weeeellllll what can i say... the post-grad crisis/rut/blues is real and it's officially entered the chat. yapping on about what makes this particular period so challenging and how i'm (not) coping with it. we've all been here, we're all gonna get through it :') | for updates, questions and everything else, follow @heartfeltpod on instagram ୨୧

SUBSTACK ARTICLE: https://awomanofwords.substack.com/p/why-your-holidays-suck | for updates, questions and everything else, follow @heartfeltpod on instagram ୨୧

all i've been feeling, doing, reading, watching, listening to & eating in july! | my interview on the Head First podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GJwnMhcWRZCvKvqDr1yHZ?si=52be71d0bdea4935 | "ick, interrupted" substack article: https://museguided.substack.com/p/ick-interrupted | for updates, questions and everything else, follow @heartfeltpod on instagram ୨୧

intuition: the ambiguous concept that gets thrown around so much, we have actually lost sight of what it means to listen to it. on returning to my inner voice of wisdom, how to reach for it and multiple anecdotes that led me to believe my intuition might have, indeed, outsmarted my cerebral self. | for updates, questions and everything else, follow @heartfeltpod on instagram ୨୧

on today’s plate: a delicious conversation with Ismene Ormonde, a london-based writer and author of the stunningly titled substack “IN HOT PURSUIT OF PLEASURE” - which is how I discovered Izzy’s work and how our paths crossed. we chatted all things writing (duh), daily pleasures, the pitfalls of self-defining yourself too narrowly, the nature of creativity and inspiration...and more & more & more. | IZZY’S SUBSTACK: https://hotpursuitofpleasure.substack.com/ | for updates, questions and everything else, follow @heartfeltpod on instagram ୨୧

Absolutely chaotic but somehow cohesive episode discussing my life in the recent weeks: the chaos, how i'm trying to embrace it, what helps me stay grounded and what little pockets of inspiration have kept me going creatively | my newsletter: https://awomanofwords.substack.com/ | for updates, questions and everything else, follow @heartfeltpod on instagram ୨୧ xo, w.

on the complexity and layers of our personality: its context- and people-dependent iterations (a.k.a. new personality unlocked every day), how we evolve, who gets to see “the real us” (is there even such thing?), and is self-adjusting normal or a cause for concern (p.s. i still don’t know) | for updates, questions and eveything else, follow @heartfeltpod on instagram ୨୧

a (sometimes silly sometimes serious) chat around the trials and tribulations of dating in your 20s: dating apps, green and red flags, ghosting, worst dates and are we still actually talking about love? guest starring my (charming, eloquent, funny) friend Berta - hope you enjoy it! x | for updates, questions and eveything else, follow @heartfeltpod on instagram **୨୧**