The Breakdown with Josie Balka

Josie Balka

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When You Spend Your Whole Life Trying To Be Smaller
2026-1-20 | 24 mins.
TW: BODY IMAGE.

In this episode we breakdown a poem called “smaller”. Touching on spending your whole life trying to be smaller and how hard it is to be someone who thinks that way.

The poem is from my newest book ‘loves of our lives’ which is available everywhere
Living with Anxiety
2026-1-14 | 23 mins.
In this episode we breakdown a poem called “anxiety is my roommate”. Touching on being a person who has anxiety everyday and the ways it manifests itself for me personally and for others.
The poem is from my newest book ‘loves of our lives’ which is available everywhere now.
When Your Job Is Your Identity
2026-1-06 | 21 mins.
In this episode we breakdown a poem called “when your job is who you are”. Touching on my recent lay off from my career and all of the feelings that come along with that. The perks of not feeling like your identity is attached to your job, and the reasons we should slow down and take in even the hard parts of what we do.
I don’t want to grow old, but I don’t want to not grow old
2024-6-20 | 20 mins.
In this episode we breakdown the idea of not wanting time to pass but not wanting time to stop
Platonic Soulmates
2024-6-13 | 16 mins.
In this episode we deep dive into platonic soulmates and how important they are

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About The Breakdown with Josie Balka

Welcome to an emotional breakdown. Literally. Josie Balka is an author who reads poetry from inside her closet. This pod will breakdown the topics of each of her poems from life and love to friendship and nostalgia - both the good and bad sides of all of it. Let’s have a breakdown, shall we? New episodes drop on Wednesdays.

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