You Can Start Over Again (And Again)

What do you do when life keeps falling apart before you can even catch your breath?

In this episode, I share the real, raw truth of starting over — not once, but multiple times — through wildfires, heartbreak, creative shifts, and misjudgments that weren’t mine to carry.

I left Maui shortly after the devastating Lahaina fire… rebuilt my life on the road with nothing but donuts, dreams, and grit… then found a dream job cooking in this house with a beautiful vegetable garden in Malibu — only for a wildfire to claim that too.

And still… I’m here.

We talk about what it really means to begin again. How to choose your peace when others misjudge your worth. And why reinvention isn’t failure — it’s freedom.

✦ For the ones rebuilding in silence.


✦ For the strong women who won’t apologize for thriving.


✦ For the creatives who are tired… but not done.

💬 What’s something you’ve had to start over from? Share in the comments — let’s hold each other in the ashes and the bloom.

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I’m speaking directly to anyone who’s ever been misjudged, misunderstood, or painted into someone else’s story.

Welcome to Madame After Midnight — the podcast where we talk life, loss, resilience, and the persistent pursuit of sustainable happiness.This episode is about perception — how people decide who you are before you’ve even spoken.It’s about what happens when others try to write your narrative… and how to reclaim your own pen to write your own.✨ We talk:Why people project their fears onto othersHow to protect your joy and peaceThe power of reframing and sacred rebellionTurning frustration into creation — with love, with cooking, with truthIf you’ve ever been mislabeled or boxed in by someone else’s assumptions, this episode is for you.🌀 Let them project.You? You protect — your light, your truth, your future.🎧 Listen in, breathe deep, and circle back to what matters most.And if this resonates, share it with someone else who might need a reminder of their own power. 💛🔔 Subscribe for more late-night soul talks.🗣 Drop your reflections in the comments. Let’s build something healing, together.#MadameAfterMidnight #ItsNotMeItsYou #SelfWorth #Reframing #SoulfulResistance #PodcastTherapy #LateNightTalks

Rental Rules and the Sizzle that Won't FizzleWhat happens when your passion gets banned by a lease?In this episode of Madame After Midnight, I share the raw and real story of what it felt like to have frying — yes, deep frying — banned in my own kitchen, just three months after moving in. This isn’t just about oil and donuts. It’s about creativity, identity, freedom… and what it means to work around limitations with heart and humor.You’ll hear about the tears, the pivot, and the fryer I hauled to my friend’s house — and why it turned into one of the most liberating cooking days I’ve had in a long time.🔥 This episode is for anyone feeling boxed in, creatively or otherwise. You are not stuck. You are adaptable. And your joy can’t be leased.✨ Topics covered:• How creative people survive restriction• Turning a problem into play• The emotional cost of limited freedom — and the healing in workaround joy🎧 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE to Madame After Midnight for more conversations about life, creativity, food, and resilience.🎙️ Madame After Midnight is a podcast hosted by Madame Donut, Creator, Cook, and forever resilient Life Artist.📍Follow me on IG: @themadamedonut🍩 More from my world: www.themadamedonut.com#MadameAfterMidnight #CreativeResistance #RentalRules #DonutLife #PodcastStorytime #ResilientCreative #YouCantBanMyJoy