In April 2025, I asked Decision Coach and former journalist Nell Wulfhart a big question: Should I quit my job to travel? Spoiler alert: I did! I'm traveling right now!

Listen to this episode to hear us discuss: What kind of questions do people use decision coaches for? Should I quit my job even if it's super scary? Am I financially safe to do so? And what do I actually want my one precious life to look like?

Writer and digital creator Lola Kolade manifested every single detail about the life she’s living now — and she wants to teach you how to do it, too. Host Jillian Anthony (author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) talks to the inventor of Rat Girl Summer about her success on TikTok, embracing her identity as a writer, the quantum fields and the science behind manifestation, and how every single reality we can imagine is possible for us. Lola reminds each of us to “get off your ass, jiggle it a little bit, and go after what you want in life.”

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TikTok: @lolaokola

Instagram: @lolaokola

Magazine: lolaokola.substack.com

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Resources mentioned:

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Power Vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David R. Hawkins

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy

The Game of Life & How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn

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After a health scare at 24, writer, photographer, and artist Tatiana Gallardo decided to spend a year facing all of her fears. So she left the country, quit her job to go freelance, and decided to chronicle all her courageous endeavors in a newsletter called BrazenFace. Host Jillian Anthony (freelancer writer and author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) asks Tatiana about her experience being a “coward in recovery,” and the two discuss digital nomad life, going alcohol-free, and what it means to live a fearless life.

Follow Cruel Summer Book Club on Spotify and Apple Podcasts now so you never miss an episode. And don’t forget to give Cruel Summer Book Club a five-star review on Apple Podcasts so we feel the love.

Follow guest Tatiana Gallardo:

Newsletter: brazenface.substack.com

Portfolio: vividtatiana.com

Instagram: @vividtatiana

Follow host Jillian Anthony:

Subscribe to the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter

Website: jilliananthony.com

Instagram: @jillathrilla

Threads: @jillathrilla

Resources mentioned:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

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