# BONUS EPISODE: How I Learned to Leave β€” A Personal Essay Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-self-confidence-7409181/bonus-episode-how-i-learned-to-leave-a-personal-essay Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-self-confidence-7409181/bonus-episode-how-i-learned-to-leave-a-personal-essay.md Podcast: [Inner Self-Confidence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-self-confidence-7409181) Published: 2026-05-19T00:13:33+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kathlyn-delimon/episodes/BONUS-EPISODE-How-I-Learned-to-Leave--A-Personal-Essay-e3jili0 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/10039c960/podcast/play/120198144/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-19%2F424431581-44100-2-1f251a283ba0d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inner-self-confidence-7409181/episodes/bonus-episode-how-i-learned-to-leave-a-personal-essay Duration seconds: 1055 ## Resource This bonus episode is a personal reading of my recent essay How I Learned to Leave , written for An Anthology of Departures, Goodbyes, and Becoming. Leaving is rarely about simply walking away. Sometimes it’s leaving relationships, places, old identities, family patterns, or versions of ourselves that no longer fit. In this deeply personal piece, I share my journey of leaving America for Australia, leaving familiarity, and learning the difference between running from your life and running toward it. Because sometimes leaving isn't abandonment. Sometimes leaving is becoming. πŸ“° Recent Articles: HuffPost Article https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ancestry-dna-test-mom-secret-silence_n_6a026446e4b0b1a48de8b1a1 Mamamia Article https://www.mamamia.com.au/ancestry-dna-secret-father/ 🌐 Connect with Me Online: πŸ“Έ Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiedelimon πŸ“˜ Get my book Trust the Flames : https://www.katiedelimon.com/trust-the-flames πŸ”— Inner Self Confidence: https://www.katiedelimon.com/inner-self-confidence πŸ“ž Let’s jump on a free strategy call: https://calendly.com/katie-katiedelimon/30min πŸ’« Nervous System Reboot – Self-Paced Digital Program: https://www.katiedelimon.com/nervous-system-reboot ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inner-self-confidence-7409181/episodes/bonus-episode-how-i-learned-to-leave-a-personal-essay/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-self-confidence-7409181/bonus-episode-how-i-learned-to-leave-a-personal-essay.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.