Sam Baker on the challenges of letting go
The Clearing with Katherine May · Katherine May
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Show Notes
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’.
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.
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.
Sam’s Links
Sam’s Substack The Shift
Sam’s podcast The Shift podcast
Sam’s Instagram
Buy her book in the UK here
Things mentioned in the show
You can watch The Apothecary Diaries here on Crunchyroll
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Buy Katherine’s books: Enchantment | Wintering | The Electricity of Every Living Thing: UK / US
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Production Credits
Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins
Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong
Producer - Alice Lloyd
Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary
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