Send us a text I’ve spent most of my life believing that control equals safety. The Army taught me that structure keeps everything running, and for years, I carried that same mindset into my creative life. Every project, every book launch, every to-do list—I ran it like a mission. But lately, I’ve been learning that control isn’t the same as clarity. It’s fear disguised as discipline. In this episode of Have a Cup of Johanny, I open up about how my need to control everything—from preorder cam...
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Send us a text I’ve spent most of my life believing that control equals safety. The Army taught me that structure keeps everything running, and for years, I carried that same mindset into my creative life. Every project, every book launch, every to-do list—I ran it like a mission. But lately, I’ve been learning that control isn’t the same as clarity. It’s fear disguised as discipline. In this episode of Have a Cup of Johanny, I open up about how my need to control everything—from preorder cam...
Lessons in Self-Doubt: The Mother I Feared I Couldn’t Be
Have a Cup of Johanny
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1 month ago
Lessons in Self-Doubt: The Mother I Feared I Couldn’t Be
Send us a text When I first found out I was pregnant, fear was the loudest emotion I felt. Not because I didn’t want my baby, but because I was terrified I’d mess it all up. Growing up in an unconventional household, raised by my grandmother after my parents’ divorce, I had no blueprint for what a “normal” family looked like. I doubted everything about myself as a soon-to-be single mom. So I did what I always do when I’m scared: I went to the library. 📚 I read every parenting book Fayettevill...
Have a Cup of Johanny
Send us a text I’ve spent most of my life believing that control equals safety. The Army taught me that structure keeps everything running, and for years, I carried that same mindset into my creative life. Every project, every book launch, every to-do list—I ran it like a mission. But lately, I’ve been learning that control isn’t the same as clarity. It’s fear disguised as discipline. In this episode of Have a Cup of Johanny, I open up about how my need to control everything—from preorder cam...
