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10 episodes.
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Ten weeks ago, I was sitting in my bathroom at 1241 a.m.
00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:10.800
with a notebook and absolutely no idea what I was doing.
00:00:11.039 --> 00:00:14.640
And here we are, episode 10, double digits.
00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:17.359
Still figuring it out, still showing up.
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I am so proud of that.
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Okay, hi.
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Welcome back to Meanwhile.
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I'm Dominique, episode 10.
00:00:25.519 --> 00:00:27.359
This one is a little different.
00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:33.039
One that is celebration, a reflection, a love letter, a look ahead.
00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:34.240
Let's go.
00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:39.679
So let me start with the honest truth about where Meanwhile is right now.
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:48.799
221 downloads across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, web browsers, and more.
00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:54.640
221 real people who pressed play on something I made from scratch.
00:00:54.799 --> 00:01:04.239
With no fancy equipment, no massive social media presence, no production team, just me, my bathroom, and a 1241 a.m.
00:01:04.560 --> 00:01:07.040
idea that wouldn't let me sleep.
00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:10.719
Here's something that made me stop and just smile.
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I looked at my stats.
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:15.920
Meanwhile, has been listened to in eight countries.
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Eight.
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The United States, Japan, Singapore, India, St.
00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:25.120
Lucia, France, Costa Rica, Australia.
00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:30.799
I started this podcast in my bathroom in New York City, and someone in Japan pressed play.
00:01:30.959 --> 00:01:33.519
Someone in Singapore, in Australia.
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:34.799
That's not nothing.
00:01:34.959 --> 00:01:36.239
That's everything to me.
00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:38.719
Meanwhile is a global meanwhile.
00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:41.840
And honestly, I'm really still processing that.
00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:46.400
We are only 29 downloads away from 250 total.
00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:51.200
If you know someone who needs a little meanwhile in their life, share this episode with them.
00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:53.280
Let's get there together.
00:01:53.760 --> 00:02:06.239
I started this show for myself, to share my thoughts, to scratch a creative itch that had been quiet for far too long, to document the in-between spaces while I was living in them.
00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:09.439
And I had a feeling it would resonate with other people.
00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:10.560
It has.
00:02:10.879 --> 00:02:13.439
Quietly, slowly, but it has.
00:02:13.759 --> 00:02:16.159
I'll take that every single day.
00:02:16.479 --> 00:02:18.800
Here's something I want to be honest about.
00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:22.800
When I started Meanwhile, I thought I'd have a community by now.
00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:26.879
A thriving, engaged group of people showing up every week.
00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:28.319
That's still being built.
00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:29.759
It's still in the works.
00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:33.840
I've had to reframe that, shift my mindset around it.
00:02:34.080 --> 00:02:36.639
Because Meanwhile was never about the numbers.
00:02:36.879 --> 00:02:41.680
It was never about the followers or the likes or the engagement rate.
00:02:41.919 --> 00:02:47.520
It was about showing up for myself and then for anyone who wanted to come along.
00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:49.120
That hasn't changed.
00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:50.879
That will never change.
00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:57.120
What has changed is that I found my group, my voice, my meanwhile rhythm.
00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:02.000
The first few episodes were new, scary, and exciting.
00:03:02.319 --> 00:03:06.960
I was figuring out how to express myself through this medium.
00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:16.560
Now I feel it, the momentum, the confidence, the knowing that I have something worth saying and the courage to say it every single week.
00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:20.159
Here's what 10 episodes has taught me.
00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:29.120
I am more resilient than I thought, more creative than I am remembered, and more willing to be vulnerable in public than I ever expected.
00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:34.479
Meanwhile, has scratched a creative itch I didn't even know was this deep.
00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:39.759
What surprised me most, in the best of ways, is that there is no ceiling.
00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:48.400
There is so much room to grow, explore, and try new things, different tactics, different formats, different ways of connecting.
00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:52.400
Speaking of which, I have a little something I want to tease.
00:03:52.639 --> 00:03:56.159
I am hoping to incorporate video into Meanwhile.
00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:58.560
So you actually get to see my face.
00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:02.960
Audio is wonderful, but video connects us in a different way.
00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:06.560
I have a very fun idea about where I might film it.
00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:09.280
Let's just say it involves a bathtub.
00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:10.560
Stay tuned.
00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:12.000
And guests.
00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:14.800
I would love to have guests on Meanwhile.
00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:20.160
People who want to share their in-between spaces with us, their meanwhile.
00:04:20.319 --> 00:04:23.519
So if anyone is listening and interested, reach out.
00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:29.279
Hey Meanwhile at gmail.com or find me on Instagram at Hey Meanwhile.
00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:30.639
Don't be shy.
00:04:31.279 --> 00:04:35.279
I want to say something to the people who have been here since episode one.
00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:37.120
My day ones.
00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:38.000
Thank you.
00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:40.319
Sincerely from the bottom of my heart.
00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:45.120
You showed up for the Meanwhile when Meanwhile was brand new and finding its feet.
00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:50.000
You pressed play when there were only 19 downloads and zero guarantees.
00:04:50.240 --> 00:04:52.879
You stayed, you kept coming back.
00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:58.720
I hope my content has been interesting, inspiring, and meaningful to you in some way.
00:04:58.959 --> 00:05:02.959
I hope it's made you feel a little less alone in your in-between.
00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:09.439
I'm so grateful for your support, your love, and your commitment to be on this journey alongside me.
00:05:09.759 --> 00:05:16.240
If you want to share your meanwhile, and if you want to join any episode, again, feel free to reach out.
00:05:16.480 --> 00:05:20.000
This community is yours as much as it is mine.
00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:24.639
If you're discovering meanwhile for the first time today, welcome.
00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:26.800
It's so lovely having you here.
00:05:26.959 --> 00:05:31.040
I'm not perfect, I'm still figuring it out, all of it.
00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:34.079
The in-between spaces, just like you.
00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:35.600
So let's do that together.
00:05:35.839 --> 00:05:38.240
Pull up a chair, stay a while.
00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:42.959
And here's where I want to take meanwhile in the next 10 episodes.
00:05:43.199 --> 00:05:51.279
I want to keep showing up, not for the numbers, not for the engagement, just for the showing up for myself and for you.
00:05:51.759 --> 00:05:55.360
I have some episodes I'm really excited to record and share.
00:05:55.519 --> 00:05:59.759
I'm not ready to reveal them yet, but they're coming and they're good.
00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:04.079
I want to keep growing this tiny community of meanwhileers.
00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:10.240
One person at a time, one episode at a time, one in-between space at a time.
00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:15.519
I want to keep enjoying the process, because that's the whole point, isn't it?
00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:22.319
Not just the destination, not the milestone, the process, showing up, the meanwhile.
00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:28.800
221 downloads, eight countries, 10 episodes, two months of meanwhile.
00:06:28.959 --> 00:06:30.800
We're just getting started.
00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:34.800
Meanwhile, what's your 10 week meanwhile?
00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:38.079
What have you been showing up for even when it's hard?
00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:40.560
Even when no one was watching.
00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:42.160
I'm Dominique.
00:06:42.240 --> 00:06:45.040
This is Meanwhile, and until the next meanwhile.
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.360
10 episodes.
00:00:01.679 --> 00:00:06.080
Ten weeks ago, I was sitting in my bathroom at 1241 a.m.
00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:10.800
with a notebook and absolutely no idea what I was doing.
00:00:11.039 --> 00:00:14.640
And here we are, episode 10, double digits.
00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:17.359
Still figuring it out, still showing up.
00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:19.440
I am so proud of that.
00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:20.879
Okay, hi.
00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:22.719
Welcome back to Meanwhile.
00:00:22.879 --> 00:00:25.280
I'm Dominique, episode 10.
00:00:25.519 --> 00:00:27.359
This one is a little different.
00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:33.039
One that is celebration, a reflection, a love letter, a look ahead.
00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:34.240
Let's go.
00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:39.679
So let me start with the honest truth about where Meanwhile is right now.
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:48.799
221 downloads across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, web browsers, and more.
00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:54.640
221 real people who pressed play on something I made from scratch.
00:00:54.799 --> 00:01:04.239
With no fancy equipment, no massive social media presence, no production team, just me, my bathroom, and a 1241 a.m.
00:01:04.560 --> 00:01:07.040
idea that wouldn't let me sleep.
00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:10.719
Here's something that made me stop and just smile.
00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:12.799
I looked at my stats.
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:15.920
Meanwhile, has been listened to in eight countries.
00:01:16.239 --> 00:01:16.799
Eight.
00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:21.280
The United States, Japan, Singapore, India, St.
00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:25.120
Lucia, France, Costa Rica, Australia.
00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:30.799
I started this podcast in my bathroom in New York City, and someone in Japan pressed play.
00:01:30.959 --> 00:01:33.519
Someone in Singapore, in Australia.
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:34.799
That's not nothing.
00:01:34.959 --> 00:01:36.239
That's everything to me.
00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:38.719
Meanwhile is a global meanwhile.
00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:41.840
And honestly, I'm really still processing that.
00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:46.400
We are only 29 downloads away from 250 total.
00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:51.200
If you know someone who needs a little meanwhile in their life, share this episode with them.
00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:53.280
Let's get there together.
00:01:53.760 --> 00:02:06.239
I started this show for myself, to share my thoughts, to scratch a creative itch that had been quiet for far too long, to document the in-between spaces while I was living in them.
00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:09.439
And I had a feeling it would resonate with other people.
00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:10.560
It has.
00:02:10.879 --> 00:02:13.439
Quietly, slowly, but it has.
00:02:13.759 --> 00:02:16.159
I'll take that every single day.
00:02:16.479 --> 00:02:18.800
Here's something I want to be honest about.
00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:22.800
When I started Meanwhile, I thought I'd have a community by now.
00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:26.879
A thriving, engaged group of people showing up every week.
00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:28.319
That's still being built.
00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:29.759
It's still in the works.
00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:33.840
I've had to reframe that, shift my mindset around it.
00:02:34.080 --> 00:02:36.639
Because Meanwhile was never about the numbers.
00:02:36.879 --> 00:02:41.680
It was never about the followers or the likes or the engagement rate.
00:02:41.919 --> 00:02:47.520
It was about showing up for myself and then for anyone who wanted to come along.
00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:49.120
That hasn't changed.
00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:50.879
That will never change.
00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:57.120
What has changed is that I found my group, my voice, my meanwhile rhythm.
00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:02.000
The first few episodes were new, scary, and exciting.
00:03:02.319 --> 00:03:06.960
I was figuring out how to express myself through this medium.
00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:16.560
Now I feel it, the momentum, the confidence, the knowing that I have something worth saying and the courage to say it every single week.
00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:20.159
Here's what 10 episodes has taught me.
00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:29.120
I am more resilient than I thought, more creative than I am remembered, and more willing to be vulnerable in public than I ever expected.
00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:34.479
Meanwhile, has scratched a creative itch I didn't even know was this deep.
00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:39.759
What surprised me most, in the best of ways, is that there is no ceiling.
00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:48.400
There is so much room to grow, explore, and try new things, different tactics, different formats, different ways of connecting.
00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:52.400
Speaking of which, I have a little something I want to tease.
00:03:52.639 --> 00:03:56.159
I am hoping to incorporate video into Meanwhile.
00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:58.560
So you actually get to see my face.
00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:02.960
Audio is wonderful, but video connects us in a different way.
00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:06.560
I have a very fun idea about where I might film it.
00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:09.280
Let's just say it involves a bathtub.
00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:10.560
Stay tuned.
00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:12.000
And guests.
00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:14.800
I would love to have guests on Meanwhile.
00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:20.160
People who want to share their in-between spaces with us, their meanwhile.
00:04:20.319 --> 00:04:23.519
So if anyone is listening and interested, reach out.
00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:29.279
Hey Meanwhile at gmail.com or find me on Instagram at Hey Meanwhile.
00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:30.639
Don't be shy.
00:04:31.279 --> 00:04:35.279
I want to say something to the people who have been here since episode one.
00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:37.120
My day ones.
00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:38.000
Thank you.
00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:40.319
Sincerely from the bottom of my heart.
00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:45.120
You showed up for the Meanwhile when Meanwhile was brand new and finding its feet.
00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:50.000
You pressed play when there were only 19 downloads and zero guarantees.
00:04:50.240 --> 00:04:52.879
You stayed, you kept coming back.
00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:58.720
I hope my content has been interesting, inspiring, and meaningful to you in some way.
00:04:58.959 --> 00:05:02.959
I hope it's made you feel a little less alone in your in-between.
00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:09.439
I'm so grateful for your support, your love, and your commitment to be on this journey alongside me.
00:05:09.759 --> 00:05:16.240
If you want to share your meanwhile, and if you want to join any episode, again, feel free to reach out.
00:05:16.480 --> 00:05:20.000
This community is yours as much as it is mine.
00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:24.639
If you're discovering meanwhile for the first time today, welcome.
00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:26.800
It's so lovely having you here.
00:05:26.959 --> 00:05:31.040
I'm not perfect, I'm still figuring it out, all of it.
00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:34.079
The in-between spaces, just like you.
00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:35.600
So let's do that together.
00:05:35.839 --> 00:05:38.240
Pull up a chair, stay a while.
00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:42.959
And here's where I want to take meanwhile in the next 10 episodes.
00:05:43.199 --> 00:05:51.279
I want to keep showing up, not for the numbers, not for the engagement, just for the showing up for myself and for you.
00:05:51.759 --> 00:05:55.360
I have some episodes I'm really excited to record and share.
00:05:55.519 --> 00:05:59.759
I'm not ready to reveal them yet, but they're coming and they're good.
00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:04.079
I want to keep growing this tiny community of meanwhileers.
00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:10.240
One person at a time, one episode at a time, one in-between space at a time.
00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:15.519
I want to keep enjoying the process, because that's the whole point, isn't it?
00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:22.319
Not just the destination, not the milestone, the process, showing up, the meanwhile.
00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:28.800
221 downloads, eight countries, 10 episodes, two months of meanwhile.
00:06:28.959 --> 00:06:30.800
We're just getting started.
00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:34.800
Meanwhile, what's your 10 week meanwhile?
00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:38.079
What have you been showing up for even when it's hard?
00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:40.560
Even when no one was watching.
00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:42.160
I'm Dominique.
00:06:42.240 --> 00:06:45.040
This is Meanwhile, and until the next meanwhile.
