Thoughts by Maura
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won't you join me in my existential crisis :)
i just read Hayden Panettiere's tell-all book so you don't have to. (but you should)
healthy habits i don't do and what i do instead
how i stopped feeling behind at 27
escaping the cycle: "work, sleep, eat, repeat" is cancelled
resisting the urge to skip to fall + august reset
let's normalize having a hard girl life instead of a soft girl life
how i stopped just existing and started living while in grief
talking myself out of quitting the podcast + the power of building while nobody's watching
so i just spent the wknd w Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley, Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock + Ray Lewis???
i unexpectedly actually changed my whole life in 6 months! your life WILL be different by January 2027
my homebody summer + ending social/emotional spending
T&The royal wedding + cheetah girls 4?!?!
love island rant continues ... + 15 reasons why i could never be on love island
new month reset! 2nd half of 2026 + being happy on purpose
you, me & tuscany: black girls deserve romance
who's doing french fries? love island dump + taylor swift getting married as we speak?
life at 27 is nothing like i thought it'd be. + summer plans & love island rants
it's vacation time! my travels from disney world to graceland, vegas, nyc, here there and everywhere
so i just watched off campus...
my brain currently only has 2 settings: my book & Michael Jackson
i'm officially a published author! Grief, Unsupervised: The Quarter-Life Crisis I Wasn't Ready For
and the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again, who's bad? let's go there.
pt2 we need to talk about Jaafar Jackson. + why Michael is the #1 movie in the world even though it's "not good"
are you actually having your best year yet? 2026 check in + not wasting summer
unconventional selfcare, falling in love with you 101
my 20s honest chat: post grad, dating, grief, money, body image, frienemies, work
3rd mothers day without my mom, influencer gossip, unscattering my brain, summer prep
just because it works for them doesn't mean it works for you. embracing individuality & your journey, appreciating my life instead of resenting it
let's catch up! downsizing, bieberchella, breaking up w my dream life, 1st time matcha
you don't need to change your life, you need to do what you told yourself you're going to do.
feeling behind & feeling like i'm not doing enough, learning to love being on my own path
needing to make rent, wanting to make art: working artist struggles 2026
Ep 126"someday" is cancelled. happy enough now + Q1 reflection & Q2 planning 2026
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Ep 125extreme money saving & 2026 job market
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Ep 124we need to talk about Jaafar Jackson.
"Just because it's in print doesn't mean it's the gospel." -Michael Jacksonyoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=E_kWSftjiVqqfgDqsubstack https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurainstagram @griefunsupervised lemon8 @hotnerdsclub
Ep 123spring cleaning for your mind, body & soul: mental decluttering + letting go of emotional baggage
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Ep 122accepting my non-linear life + how losing my mom changed the trajectory of my 20s
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Ep 121march madness (Maura's Version): hannah montana, the bachelorette, oscars + winter recap & spring plans
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Ep 120through tears & to do lists: staying on track 2026
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Ep 119love me, leave me: what gets my heart in 2026 + taylor frankie paul is the bachelorette!
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Ep 1183 years of grief therapy in 30 minutes
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Ep 117the mic was on but the clothes were off: grammys recap! + grief in my 20s
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Ep 116how i learned to hope again after being broken & find faith in my future after losing my mom at 25
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Ep 115finding balance between being a high performer and a being messy human + grief in my 20s
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Ep 114unlocking your inner self-help guru & spiritual advisor + grief in my 20s
#hotnerdsclub "Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment” — L. Holtz newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=0jncdVDgnLdaYErI
Ep 113achieve your goals using the life you reject, not the life you desire. + holiday withdrawal & grief in my 20s
#hotnerdsclub “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” -J. Johnsonnewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=z0evxG8C_4kOx2PU
Ep 112confidence comes from having proof you are who you say you are. stop being a watered down version of yourself + grief in my 20s
"If you think you can’t, change your mind" -D. MortonYoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=Hw1DL9C_QmDrIM8CNewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura
Ep 111"protect yourself from the version of you that makes bad decisions" + my money mistakes & grief in my 20s: holidays
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Ep 110how to respectfully ignore your feelings to get what you want + grief in my 20s: holidays
"I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.” -Michael JordanYoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=BFuckGU-K6WW7AVTNewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura