This episode is about starting small on purpose.

About choosing art over relevance.

About putting something in your bio before it has traction.

About learning a new tool and using it anyway.

Two followers. A microphone. And a writer figuring it out in public.

This is Notes.

hosted by Kathy Patalsky

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In a city obsessed with polish, why does everyone hike?

This episode explores Los Angeles’ quiet obsession with the canyon — and why dirt, wildness, and golden hour might be the most important contrast we have. From Baldwin Hills stair climbs to watching a child run free in a ballerina costume, this is a reflection on nature, smallness, and the part of us that still belongs to dirt and sky.

The canyon light swallows you whole — and sometimes that’s exactly what we need.

hosted by Kathy Patalsky

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A soft rain. A macro lens. Dew drops that can’t be staged.

In this quiet, poetic episode, Kathy reflects on backyard mornings, childhood imagination, and the art of zooming in on the smallest, most beautiful details — before they disappear by 7:30 a.m.

Send me a note! I'd love a question, comment or simply your own "note" from your real life to read outloud on the pod. ~ Kathy

hosted by Kathy Patalsky

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What if the playground isn’t just where kids burn energy — but where they quietly discover who they are?

In this episode of Notes, Kathy reflects on a familiar playground moment that suddenly revealed something unexpected about her daughter — and about herself. From the metal latch on the gate to the imaginary worlds kids build together in minutes, this is a meditation on play, visibility, and what happens when children are given a space that isn’t built for adults.

Playgrounds are kids’ turf — their language, their social world. They’re one of the few places where kids aren’t performing, correcting, or trying to get it right. They’re just being. And in watching that, something shifts.

This episode is about noticing. About stepping back. And about leaving the playground — snacks packed, sunset fading — knowing your child a little better than you did before.

Send me a note! I'd love a question, comment or simply your own "note" from your real life to read outloud on the pod. ~ Kathy

hosted by Kathy Patalsky

healthyhappylife.com

IG: KathyPatalsky

Today's episode is about a tiny little fly. Yes, really. And the muscle that gets worked as we learn to care for tiny things in a world that wants you to toughen up. Eminore is a injured fly that we found and kept and instead of feeling silly and strange, it felt completely right in the mind and world of a child's heart and growing personality.

Send me a note! I'd love a question, comment or simply your own "note" from your real life to read outloud on the pod. ~ Kathy

hosted by Kathy Patalsky

healthyhappylife.com

IG: KathyPatalsky

A spontaneous weeknight turns into a night swim - glowing pool lights, palm trees at dusk, childhood memories, and the quiet magic that shows up when routines bend just a little. A reflection on instinct, habit, and letting kids lead us somewhere unexpected.

Send me a note! I'd love a question, comment or simply your own "note" from your real life to read outloud on the pod. ~ Kathy

hosted by Kathy Patalsky

healthyhappylife.com

IG: KathyPatalsky

trailer for the new podcast notes with Kathy Patalsky.

it's pop culture meets motherhood meets ambition.

bound in honesty, vulnerability - and always a good time with heart.

hosted by Kathy Patalsky

healthyhappylife.com

IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy

A reflection on pop culture, memory, and the kind of icons that quietly shape who we become. In this episode, I revisit Britney Spears — not as a headline or a comeback story, but as a feeling. A look at teenage identity, cultural loyalty, and the way certain artists live inside us long after the posters come down.

No hot takes. Just nostalgia, context, and gratitude.

hosted by Kathy Patalsky

healthyhappylife.com

IG: KathyPatalsky