Episode Details

Welcome to our final episode of 2023! Today’s guest is me, Erica J. Schmidt. I have a special update about my first date podcast project. I’m going to talk a little bit about gratitude lists. And our listener question comes from “My Guru’s a Drunk” who’s concerned about her motivational speaker mentor’s drinking problem. With the Winter Solstice on the horizon, our half-bad ukulele segment is Let It Go from Frozen. For maximum auspiciousness, be sure to sing along.

And that’s a wrap for This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life, 2023, Season 1. Thank you so much to all my incredible guests, listeners, and everyone who helped this long-time podcast dream to come true. I can’t wait to bring you more interviews and episodes in the New Year. Until then, I’m wishing you a joyful, restorative, and low-pressure transition into 2024. May peace prevail in your heart and across the world.

With a heart full of love,

Erica

Mixing, Ukulele, and Cover Art by Erica J. Schmidt in Montréal, Quebec.

For more on Erica, you can read her generously personal essays at ericajschmidt.com/blog.

If you haven’t already, make sure you listen to Episode 12: First Date With Amir.

And if you loved this solo episode, you will also love Episode 1: Taking the Pressure Off With Erica J. Schmidt.

Follow Erica on Facebook or Instagram or check out her website at ericajschmidt.com. You can also make her day by sending her a listener question to any of these places.

And a loving shout-out to Erica’s favourite YouTube ukulele teachers: John at The Ukulele Teacher, Cynthia Lin, Katie at One Music School, Lisa at The Ukulele Fool, Vasko at Ukulele Cheats, and Bernadette at Bernadette Teaches Music. I didn’t get a chance to cite all of your on the pod, but thank you, infinitely for your generous content and enthusiasm for spreading the joys of the ukulele all over the world. Your work is right at the top of my grad list!

Listener Question From “My Guru’s a Drunk”