816. How To Protect Your Peace While Still Having a Big Life
Almost 30
How Victoria Became a Mental Health Advocate
Hosts and Victoria discuss her rise from USC athlete to mental health advocate and the origins of her platform.
In this episode, K+L sit down with Victoria Garrick Browne, 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and host of Real Pod for a raw conversation on anxiety, ambition, and being human on the internet. They explore what it really looks like to honor your mental health while building a meaningful career.
Ahead, Victoria opens up about developing emotional resilience, delegating without guilt, and creating boundaries that actually support her nervous system. The girls share friendship lessons, the discomfort of growth, and why rest is not a reward—it’s a relationship we must cultivate.
If you’ve been craving more spaciousness, more softness, or simply less pressure to “handle it all,” this episode will land. You’ll walk away with practices to regulate your anxiety, reconnect to your intuition, and redefine success on your own terms. Take a deep breath—let’s slow down together.
We also talk about:
- The real impact of anticipatory anxiety + how to find peace in the present moment
- Why high-achieving women struggle with delegation—and how to finally let go
- Recognizing when “doing your best” is good enough versus chasing perfection
- Reframing busyness + embracing spaciousness as a radical act of self-care
- Lessons learned from athlete mentality: urgency, drive, and when to slow down
- Navigating changing friendships + the bittersweet reality of growing up
- Setting boundaries with family, friends, and even your phone for real mental wellness
- Nostalgia, life transitions, and handling the heartbreak (and beauty) of getting older
- The secret to filling your own cup without feeling selfish or losing connection
Resources:
- Real Pod: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RFZBETSom9yZQbkv1ZIYO
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriagarrickbrowne/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@victoriagarrickbrowne?lang=en
- Order our book, Almost 30: A Definitive Guide To A Life You Love For The Next Decade and Beyond, here: https://bit.ly/Almost30Book.
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