EVERYBODY PAUSE: HTG IS 10 EPISODES OLD AND YOUR GIRL IS 22!!!!!! On today’s episode, we’re getting real about growing up. I’m putting a momentary pin in the birthday festivities to talk through all of the fears and flaws I know I need to confront and deconstruct in my twenties. Freshly out of what I’ve coined as the “honeymoon phase” of this notoriously determinative decade, I’m faced with a nauseating cocktail—equal parts the drive to work in order to control my future and an acceptance of my utter lack of control over it—that separates me from my dreams. I’ve concluded, though, that I do have full control over the kind of person I become, and today I’m choosing to take full accountability for her. She yearns to love and protect herself better, serve others more meaningfully, improve at listening, walk with more faith in God (even when He feels far away), and increase in self control. We’ll look at the correlation between interruptibility and joy, the tendency of the world to put us to shame, our habit of seeking validation over truth + secretly desiring for others to experience our own lack, and the reluctance of Jesus to swoop in and disappear our troubles. Here’s to my most exciting year and most uncomfortable conversation yet. Follow the Podcast: @honesttogodpod on Instagram & TikTok Connect with me: @alyssakattan on Instagram & TikTok