Welcome to Wholey Schmidt! A new kind of podcast where we use storytelling as a vehicle for self-actualization and reflection. This season, our host, Sarah Schmidt– walks us through the lessons and resilience found during her first 52 years on this planet.
We cover some of the most difficult and complex parts of the human experience… dealing with a diagnosis, marrying a woman, adopting children, navigating divorce, co-parenting, marrying a man, having a biological child later in life, grieving a parent... Moments that will stop and make you say, Wholey Schmidt.
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Welcome to Wholey Schmidt! A new kind of podcast where we use storytelling as a vehicle for self-actualization and reflection. This season, our host, Sarah Schmidt– walks us through the lessons and resilience found during her first 52 years on this planet.
We cover some of the most difficult and complex parts of the human experience… dealing with a diagnosis, marrying a woman, adopting children, navigating divorce, co-parenting, marrying a man, having a biological child later in life, grieving a parent... Moments that will stop and make you say, Wholey Schmidt.
Ep. 35: Back to School, Back to Life: on Stress, Freedom & Letting Go with Sarah & Zoe
Wholey Schmidt
59 minutes 15 seconds
2 months ago
Ep. 35: Back to School, Back to Life: on Stress, Freedom & Letting Go with Sarah & Zoe
Sarah and Zoe are back, for a no BS back-to-school chat. This week’s episode gets real, raw, and maybe a little “woo-woo.” We dive into the paradox of wanting freedom without responsibility, joy without sadness, and health without discipline—and how the surprising truth is that freedom often comes from structure and commitment. From messy mornings and soft launches to deep reflections on accepting life’s lessons, we explore what it means to surrender control, embrace being wrong, and find growth in the uncertainty.
We also touch on the pressures of your 20s, back-to-school stress, the weight of societal expectations, and how comparison on social media only fuels the fire. Through stories of silent retreats, unexpected cuddles, and even the power of self-talk, this conversation is about learning to soften into life’s challenges, shift our relationship to stress, and remember that the “season of what you need” can open the door to everything you want.
Wholey Schmidt
Welcome to Wholey Schmidt! A new kind of podcast where we use storytelling as a vehicle for self-actualization and reflection. This season, our host, Sarah Schmidt– walks us through the lessons and resilience found during her first 52 years on this planet.
We cover some of the most difficult and complex parts of the human experience… dealing with a diagnosis, marrying a woman, adopting children, navigating divorce, co-parenting, marrying a man, having a biological child later in life, grieving a parent... Moments that will stop and make you say, Wholey Schmidt.
