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Turning 30, Getting Engaged & Creating Without a Timeline
After a long hiatus (blame the microphone cords), Cageless is back! And a lot has changed. I am officially 30, newly engaged, and planning two weddings across two continents. In this honest episode,…
Finding Your Place (and yourself)
What if moving abroad, writing online, or starting over in your 20s isn’t running away? What if it is expanding? And perhaps where ever you run; there you are... Valerie Estrina doesn’t just write…
Dating in France vs. America
In this episode, I’m answering your questions and reflecting on what it’s really like to date /make friends in France vs. America. Think less “Emily in Paris,” and more (almost too chill) French…
weight-loss drugs (body image and America)
With the rise of Ozempic, plastic surgery and toxic societal expectations, how does American celebrity culture shape us? In this episode of Cageless, I explore what I’ve learned as an American woman…
Getting a 4-Year France Visa (and Finding Myself in the Process)
I just got approved for my 4-year visa in France, and it hit me how much this place has shaped me. In this episode, I talk about French bureaucracy, living far from home, and growing older in a city…
S3 90 Days of Writing Daily Online
Sharing my growth in writing every day for 90 days on Substack. I talk about how the challenge changed my views on creativity, the routines I changed, and the surprising lessons I learned over the 3…
How to rebuild your life
00:00 Start 02:00 Taking control of your life 04:00 Breakups 05:00 Starting over when you didn't expect it 06:00 Freedom 06:37 Authenticity 07:20 Finding yourself 08:01 Seek a teacher…
Allie Goodbun on Paris Life and the Moulin Rouge Dream (uncut)
TikTok star, professional Moulin Rouge dancer and entrepreneur Allie Goodbun joins me on Cageless to share her journey from a small-town to the most iconic stage in the world. Allie’s story is packed…
Leaving Church and Finding God
In this episode, I tell you when I started asking deeper questions and wrestling with what it meant to live the way of Jesus in our world. Not in the American Church system. I decided to let go of…
S2E49 Your Twenties Aren't Your Prime
In this week’s Cageless episode, we dive into the idea that your twenties aren’t your prime—they’re your primer. Age is often weaponized against us, but it’s time to reframe our perspective. We…
How to Slow Down
What if the secret to a meaningful life lies in the quiet moments we often overlook? In this episode, I explore the beauty of slowing down and embracing the present. I find it really challenging to…
Energy Banks, Breakups, and Spiritual Growth
Hey hi hello, my friends,In this episode I am talking about endings of relationships and feeling disconnected from reality. We’ll explore the challenges of grief and change, reflecting on the verse…
Sin and Eating Disorders
TW: EATING DISORDERS, MENTAL ILLNESSIn this heartfelt episode, I sit down with Bobby of the mindframe podcast for an intimate conversation.From Paris, we openly share the deeply personal details of…
How Did David Hayward's Spiritual Journey Lead to Liberation Through Art?
What happens when the structure you've built your life on begins to crumble?David Hayward, otherwise known as the Naked Pastor, is a cartoonist, ex-vangelical, and pastor turned artist. If you’re…
Finding Your Harmony in Life with Annie Ridout
Annie Ridout is a non-fiction self-development author, journalist, speaker and ghostwriter. Her work has been published in Women’s Health, The Guardian and The Independent. She is the writer of her…
David McIlroy Discusses the Future of Writing and Solopreneurship
David McIlroy is a writer and solopreneur from Northern Ireland. He is the author of Substack publications: How to Write for a Living, The Solopreneur Stack and David McIlroy Fiction."All writers…
The Truth About Beauty Standards
Women lie. And so does the beauty industry.This has become increasingly clearer the older I’ve gotten. Because I find myself doing it too.Beauty enhancement tools that society thinks we need are not…
The Nuclear Family, Science and Success with Erick Amezcua
After a YEAR LONG HIATUS the Cageless podcast is back and now on Substack!This episode is from the vault with the coolest Erick Amezcua. We talk about* the repercussions of the internet* belonging*…
Friendship in your 20s
In the age of social media, non-verbal communication, and long distance relations, some of us can’t remember how to make or keep a real friend. But what is friendship? Really?In this episode I…
How Important is Religion in Relationships?
Can identifying as religious really affect your relationships? I'm deconstructing how your beliefs about God, Church, love can be both harmful and helpful in learning to love another person (yourself…
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Cageless has published 58 episodes since April 2022, covering topics in Society & Culture.
Cageless is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 27m.
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