The Lessons I've Learned

Happy birthday to me! I am so excited do my annual birthday episode. This is 100% my favorite episode to record year after year. I hope you love this episode as much as I do.  Here are the 30 biggest lessons I’ve learned in my 30 years of life!  Loving the show?! Then leave it a review!  Every time you leave a written review or rating on Apple Podcasts, it helps the show GROW and reach more women...

How do we start to live as who we truly are? WHEN does this happen and better yet, can it? In my opinion, I truly believe that you CAN live as your truest self and own who that is. Tune into today’s new episode to hear how I figured this out and my thoughts on owning who you are so you can live a life you’re so totally obsessed with!  Loving the show?! Then leave it a review!  Every time you leave...

Let’s be so real – LUCK is really just hard work nobody witnessed. In today’s new episode, we talk about how you can “make” your own luck if you are working on a goal or dream. You CAN do anything you want to do and you CAN make it happen even if you are the most “unlucky” person in the world. So come on in, grab your favorite drink, and lets learn this week’s lesson about creating your own luck! ...

If you know, you KNOW that BIG CHANGE is pretty much my every day life. I’ve gone through sooooo many big changes in less than 30 years of living and feel like I have a pretty strong hold on how to handle it. And honestly, change (& dealing with) is really tough for me. If you are someone who also feels like this – you need to listen to this episode!  So come on in, grab your favorite drink, a...

Welcome back to the Lessons I Learned podcast! In today’s brand new episode, we talk about the lesson I learned about loving people differently. Everyone in your life needs and wants to be learned in a way that feels good to them. As people who care for the people in our lives, it’s important that we pay attention to how they want to be loved. No matter what type of relationship you’re looking at,...

CW: In today’s episode we talk about themes of domestic violence and abuse. If these themes and conversations are triggering to you, please bypass this episode.  As an adult who grew up in a home where it was more normal to put your hands on another person than to tell them that you love them, learning what safe love is was a hard lesson to learn. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the norm for me to feel s...

I’ve been a girl who sets goals for a looooooooong long time now and many times before, I’ve shared with you the ins and outs of setting goals, working towards them, and how to make sure they’re aligned with your bigger vision for your life. In today’s The Lesson I Learned episode, I am going to be sharing with you the one component of goal setting I don’t think people talk enough about – the feel...

In my 29 years of life, I have done A LOT of different things–including things you might not even know about. And the biggest question I always get is “how are you brave enough to always just do new things?!”. This is something I’ve talked about at LENGTH with my therapist about and I have definitely learned lots of lessons about trying new things. In case you’re someone who is working to try some...

The Living in Sunshine Podcast has gotten a refresh ✨ Welcome to the new, The Lesson I Learned Podcast (formally known as The Living in Sunshine Podcast) hosted by Maddy Fry. In the newest rendition of the show, we are going to be sitting down together each week to share a lesson I have learned with you with the hopes that when you learn the same lesson, its a little bit easier to go through.  We...

Happy almost 2025! I cannot believe this is the final episode of the Living in Sunshine podcast for 2024. This year has flown by and dragged on all at the same time and I am personally so ready for a new year and a fresh start. In today’s brand new episode I verbally word vomit my hopes and wants for 2025. I’m not going to lie, I am heading into 2025 with a lot of uncertainty, so if that’s you too...

Can you believe that we are already in December?! I cannot believe how wild it is to think that 2024 is almost over. In today’s new episode I do some open reflection on all the things that went down this year to hopefully encourage you to do the same. 2024 has been A YEAR (in both amazing and heartbreaking ways) and I wanted to document the good, the bad, and the ugly. Loving the show?! Then leave...

Have you ever heard of “the flow state”? Whether you have or have not, the flow state is an amazing state of mind that you can trigger intentionally to heighten your productivity, creativity and focus. The flow state is when you’re so absorbed in what you’re doing that everything else falls away. You are entranced, locked in, and “in the zone”. The flow state is a powerful frame of mind no matter...

You wanna know the number one BIGGEST THING that I truly believe changed the game for me? It’s gratitude and a daily practice of gratitude. After years of practicing gratitude, I wanted to share with you how I do so in less than five minutes and the impacts I’ve seen in my own life since implementing it.  Loving the show?! Then leave it a review!  Every time you leave a written review or rating on...

Content warnings for this episode: I am talking about some topics that can be seen as politically charged. While that is not the point of this episode, it is something to keep in mind. I personally identify with liberal views and values so if you do not, this episode might not be for you. Please practice kindness and understanding while listening to today’s episode.  In 2024, there are many many t...

I want you to stop for a second and think about where you are right now and just really start to think about all the things you’re doing now that you, a year ago, would freak out about. I got caught in this line of thinking recently and thought it would be cool to share with you three things that have happened in 2024 that past me would totally freak out about.  You are an ever growing human being...

This is a public service announcement that literally no one in the world is the best at everything all the time. And if that doesn’t feel true to you, I am pulling the curtain back on some things that I’m really bad at (that I’m also okay being bad at!). It’s okay to *not* be the best at everything all the time. Your perfectionist heart may be uncomfortable with this, but learning to be okay with...

How often do you think about the power of your words? Maybe not that often even if we are told that words hold so much power, because they do. In today’s new episode, I share with you a little realization and reflection I had recently about the power of words and how people carry different words. It’s an interesting thought bubble to marinate on so if you have thoughts about it too, feel free to s...

As an almost 30-year-old, I am really working to make more friends and make NEW friends IRL. The last two-ish years of living in Charleston, I’ve met a lot of amazing people and have gained a few friendships that mean so, so much to me. But, when we work to build relationships with other people, we will at one point have to navigate hard conversations and taboo subjects with these people.  So how...

It’s that time of year again where I give you a big ol’ update on my mental health & mental healing journey. Some content warnings for this episode include therapy, mental health, medications, and anxiety.  I hope that by listening to today’s new episode you feel so seen and supported in starting or continuing your own mental health journey. If you want to talk about anything more personally,...

Our sleep routines and habits are SO important for our overall health and wellbeing yet so many of us struggle with it. As someone who used to deal with nightmares, waking up in the middle of the night, and not getting enough sleep, I know what that is like. In today’s new episode, I share with you three things I did to get better sleep and share why focusing on this part of your life is so, so im...

If you have followed me for long enough, YOU KNOW how often I have changed my mind, done new things, and pivoted in who I am as a person. My 20’s have been a constant trial and error in finding what I love. Sometimes, it can feel really unsettling to feel like you can’t “make up your mind” when in reality, knowing when it's time to change your mind and do something new is such a superpower. W...

I am coming in hot with a fresh reminder of something you’ve heard me say before but I just feel like you need to hear it again. This episode is for the dreamers who know they have something on their heart and they want to make happen by the end of the year.  Take this episode, listen to it, let it marinate, and then go out there and go do it. I believe in your ability to do so girl – now it’s tim...

I turned 29 in April and there are a few things that I continue to circle back to in my brain when it comes to getting closer to turning 30. Now, I know that turning 30 isn’t a huge thing for most people, but to me, it feels like a big milestone. If you are in the same season of life, I hope that by sharing what’s been on my mind helps you know that you’re not alone if you’re thinking about them t...

CONTENT WARNING: Please keep in mind that during today’s episode, subjects such as childhood trauma, addiction, toxic familial relationships, and healing in therapy are discussed. If these subjects are sensitive to you, consider bypassing this week’s new episode.  Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt like you are constantly going through *another* season of life that you just aren’t sure how to man...

Over the last several months, life has been running wild and after the grind of it all, I am bridging on the cusp of burnout. BUT, because I’ve done the internal work to recognize that I am burning out, I am doing intentional work to make sure I don’t go further down this rabbit hole.  In today’s episode, I am sharing with you how I am being intentional about the work I’m doing so I don’t have to...