This is Not a Back-up Plan

Matilyn and her friend Hannah Nickerson talk about the year Hannah spent in Scotland earning a master's degree.  Find Hannah on Instagram: @han_nick Follow Matilyn on Twitter: @matilynkay Follow this podcast on Instagram: @not.a.backup.plan Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/MatilynKay Full episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W9JyLaPLJWPgS2vfJEv2xDa9BYqJdEqv/edit?usp=sh...

Matilyn and her guest Britt Larsen (founder of Livlyhood) discuss ways to make work work for you, from the myth of the dream job to creating a career that reflects your values.  Britt's Company Website: livlyhood.com Follow Matilyn on Twitter: @matilynkay Follow this podcast on Instagram: @not.a.backup.plan Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/MatilynKay Full episode transcript: https://docs...

In this episode, Matilyn and her friend Raeli Masina discuss finding a new hobby, the benefits of creativity, and starting a creative business.  Raeli's business: https://www.erieliknits.com/ Raeli on social media: https://www.erieliknits.com/links Follow Matilyn on Twitter: @matilynkay Follow this podcast on Instagram: @not.a.backup.plan Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/MatilynKay Full...

In episode five, Matilyn and her friend chat about the benefits of spending time alone and ways to be more comfortable being by yourself.  Follow Losa on Instagram and Twitter: @lifewithlosa Follow Matilyn on Twitter: @matilynkay Follow this podcast on Instagram: @not.a.backup.plan Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/MatilynKay Full episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lf...

The conversation about making a home continues. Matilyn interviews guest Meg Conley about what makes a place feel like home and ways to invest in your community and help yourself feel like you belong. Follow Meg on Instagram and Twitter: @_megconley Subscribe to Meg's newsletter, "Home Culture": megconley.com Follow Matilyn on Twitter: @MatilynKay Follow the podcast on Instagram: @Not. A.Backup. P...

In episode three, Matilyn and blogger Ashley Wilson (of At Home With Ashley) discuss finding your home decor style and creative, economic ways to make a place feel like you, even if it's a temporary place.  Follow Ashley on Instagram: @athomewithashley Follow Matilyn on Twitter: @MatilynKay Follow the podcast on Instagram: @Not. A.Backup. Plan Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/MatilynKay...

Matilyn and Mari talk about the way they have adapted their friendship as their lives have taken increasingly different paths.  Follow Matilyn on Twitter: @MatilynKay Follow the podcast on Instagram: @Not. A.Backup. Plan Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/MatilynKay Full episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qy_wkMgpXN3NXRcNp5QdXHGhk9YAHumugcrLjsyszdI/edit?usp=sharing Epi...

In the first episode of "This is Not a Backup Plan," Matilyn introduces herself and shares why she started this podcast. Her guest Rosemary Card, a Salt Lake City-based small business owner, shares how buying a blender changed the way she thought about life as a single adult.  Follow Rosemary on Instagram: @RosieCard, @Q.Noor, @Card. Wear. Co Follow Matilyn on Twitter: @MatilynKay Follow the...

Matilyn Mortensen is a communications professional living in Northern Utah. Growing up in a conservative faith community, Matilyn internalized the message that the most important thing she could do was be a wife and mother. If she wasn't a wife or mother, anything she did instead was a back-up plan, something to fill her time until her life began for real. But here's the thing. Matilyn is not a wi...