Try Hard

One year ago I moved to a brand new city and essentially "started over". That leap became the most transformative year of my life, so today I'm sharing my favorite lessons I learned. Keep in touch with Madi and Try Hard: Follow on IG: ⁠⁠⁠@madibeumee⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@tryhardpod⁠⁠⁠ Follow on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@madibeumee⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@tryhardpod⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the Substack by visiting ⁠⁠⁠https://madibeumee.substack.com/

Friendships aren’t just “nice to have”—they’re the shock absorbers of our lives. But no one really teaches us how to make, keep, or even end them. Joining me today is friendship educator Blake Blankenbecler to unpack the realities of adult friendships: how to build them from scratch, how to go deeper, and how to navigate the heartbreak of a friend breakup. Whether you’re moving to a new city, tryi...

After three months off the dating apps, I decided to redownload them and let’s just say I have some thoughts. So today, I’m sharing what I learned during my break, why I ultimately decided to get back on, and how I plan to approach them differently this time around. Keep in touch with Madi and Try Hard: Follow on IG: ⁠⁠@madibeumee⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@tryhardpod⁠⁠ Follow on TikTok: ⁠⁠@madibeumee⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@tryhardpod⁠⁠...

Post-grad life looks shiny on Instagram — new jobs, new cities, new apartments — but the reality? No one really warns you about the messy, in-between parts. In this episode, I’m sharing what I wish I’d known in that first year out of school, along with the best advice I gathered from my Instagram community. If you’ve ever felt like you’re stumbling through your 20s while everyone else has a plan,...

The two biggest lessons I’ve learned from training for races—and why I think everyone in their 20s should take on a physical challenge. Keep in touch with Madi and Try Hard: Follow on IG: ⁠@madibeumee⁠ ⁠@tryhardpod⁠ Follow on TikTok: ⁠@madibeumee⁠ ⁠@tryhardpod⁠ Subscribe to the Substack by visiting ⁠https://madibeumee.substack.com/

There’s a big difference between being alone and feeling lonely — and somewhere along the way, I realized there’s actually a kind of superpower in learning to enjoy your own company. If you’ve ever wrestled with loneliness—or just wished you felt more comfortable in your own company—I hope this conversation reminds you that you’re not the only one. In this episode, I share: My own story of navigat...

The small, intentional things I schedule every week that helped me build connection, routine, and a sense of belonging after moving somewhere new. Keep in touch with Madi and Try Hard: Follow on IG: @madibeumee @tryhardpod Follow on TikTok: @madibeumee @tryhardpod Subscribe to the Substack by visiting https://madibeumee.substack.com/

No one really teaches us how to make friends as adults — let alone how to maintain them. We’re told romantic relationships take effort, but what about friendship? Whether you’ve just moved to a new city, are craving deeper connections, or feel awkward (and maybe even a little ashamed) about saying “I want new friends” out loud — this one’s for you. In this episode, we’re talking about: The ego we...

The DM that made me tear up and the reminder it gave me to keep sharing anyway. Keep in touch with Madi and Try Hard: Follow on IG: @madibeumee @tryhardpod Follow on TikTok: @madibeumee @tryhardpod Subscribe to the Substack by visiting https://madibeumee.substack.com/

Do people actually meet their partner “in the wild” these days? This question keeps coming up — in conversations with friends, on TikTok, in passing jokes about "accidentally" bumping into a hot stranger at the Whole Foods. But is it actually happening anymore? Whether you're single, dating, or just feeling burnt out by the apps, this one's for you. Let’s talk about the magic (and myth?) of meetin...

Emotions from the first week of Try Hard being out in the world and the lesson from my childhood that helped me take leap and launch it. Keep in touch with Madi and Try Hard: Follow on IG: @madibeumee @tryhardpod Follow on TikTok: @madibeumee @tryhardpod Subscribe to the Substack by visiting https://madibeumee.substack.com/

#1: When did effort become a bad thing? This concept has been living rent-free in my brain for nearly a year. I couldn’t shake the idea — what if we stopped apologizing for effort? For wanting things? For being passionate and putting our whole hearts into something? In this first episode, we’re talking about: Why I started this podcast — and my story of growing up as the “try hard” who felt like s...