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The Dance of Self-Employment with Jamila Reddy

10/8/2025
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Jamila Reddy is a writer, meditation guide, ex-entrepreneur, and dear friend.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • What it means to be a writer
  • The capacity it takes to self-publish
  • Stepping away from entrepreneurship
  • Self-promotion vs self-expression
  • The marketing work required to keep a business afloat
  • The joys (and horrors) of working for others
  • Paywalls as a way of gathering community
  • Healthy distraction and self-care that doesn’t feel like labor
  • New definitions of success

 

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