Ep. 63: Helena Dea Bala (author of Craigslist Confessional)

<p><strong>In Episode 63, Helen Dea Bala (author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/2ZzqqiL" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">Craigslist Confessional</a>) shares why she started <a href= "https://craigslistconfessional.com/">Craigslist Confessional</a>, how she decided to quit her job to pursue <a href= "https://craigslistconfessional.com/">Craigslist Confessional</a> full-time, and shares her own story of immigrating to the U.S. from Albania.</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Announcement <a class="spp-timestamp">[00:55]</a></h2> <div class="bi6gxh9e"><span class= "oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id"> Y’all know I had always planned to air the podcast bi-weekly through the summer. As the summer has progressed, I’ve realized how burned out I am (this probably isn’t a surprise to y’all if you’ve been reading between the lines of my recent posts). The last couple months of quarantine with 2 young children, having to manage all their distance learning, and lacking any childcare completely drained me. I pushed through because there was an end point. I</span><span class= "oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id">t’s now becoming apparent that school will not resume as normal in the Fall, which will require me to put structure in place to make sure our lives can run smoothly for the longer-term.</span></div> <div> </div> <div class="bi6gxh9e"><span class= "oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id"> I need some time and space to be able to think clearly (rather than frantically turning my wheels to keep churning out content) and plan for how the podcast will look and how my family’s life will run in the future. </span><span class= "oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id"><strong>So, I’ve decided to take a FULL break from