{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/6945474be13e237fde9a8499?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sam Baker on the challenges of letting go","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/1766147348465-d0335c4a-dac4-4dc5-9dbf-8eee811dae38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Writer and former magazine editor Sam Baker is dragged kicking and screaming into this getaway as she admits she can never let go of her internal chatter and is not someone who ‘does rest’.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Giving us a fascinating insight into the brain of someone who has dedicated their life to hard work and busy-ness, we come to understand how different our visions of escape can be.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Needing to be ‘at the edge’ of somewhere, looking out to sea with mountains nearby, and her faithful, tail-less cat Sausage, Sam only truly rests when entering the world of her favourite anime box set. Sam’s discomfort with the concept of retreat and the realisation she doesn’t like having to choose will be utterly relatable and ring the truest for many.</p><p><br></p><p>Sam’s Links</p><p><br></p><p>Sam’s Substack <a href=\"https://theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Shift</a></p><p>Sam’s podcast <a href=\"https://theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Shift podcast</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Sam’s <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theothersambaker/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p>Buy her book in the UK <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-shift-join-the-menopause-revolution-sam-baker/1750741?ean=9781529329780&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p><br></p><p>Things mentioned in the show</p><p><br></p><p>You can watch The Apothecary Diaries <a href=\"https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G3KHEVDJ7/the-apothecary-diaries?srsltid=AfmBOoo9E7ML8rfnjC_hXhnv1K7O_hu3Oruo3mcwsxrY-WInR3Gdmfz6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here on Crunchyroll</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Visit The Clearing website <a href=\"http://www.theclearingpod.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.theclearingpod.com</a> for a full transcript and to discover how to enjoy the episodes ad free</p><p>Buy Katherine’s books:<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/enchantment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Enchantment</a> |<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/wintering\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Wintering</a> | The Electricity of Every Living Thing:<a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1124/9781409172512\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> UK</a> /<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/books/the-electricity-of-every-living-thing-a-woman-s-walk-in-the-wild-to-find-her-way-home/9781612199603\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> US</a></p><p>Follow Katherine on<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/katherinemay_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram</a></p><p>Visit Katherine’s<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Website</a></p><p><br></p><p>Production Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins</p><p>Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong</p><p>Producer - Alice Lloyd</p><p>Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary</p>","author_name":"Katherine May"}