Notes is the audio home for the writing and voice of Kathy Patalsky - a Los Angeles writer, photographer, longtime internet creator, and cookbook author.
Short essays about motherhood, identity, creativity, ambition, pop culture, technology, and modern life - saying out loud the moments many people carry quietly.
Cinematic snapshots. Tiny personal essays. Shiny moments that catch the light and memories worth stepping back into.
Today’s note starts with a Band-Aid and ends with one of the biggest lessons parenthood has taught me: I can’t choose my daughter’s friends. I can only help her recognize what love, kindness, and safety feel like — and trust that she’ll find her people. kids, friendship, mom friends, all of it. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy
19 Jun 2026
summer camp
This was our first week of real summer camp - the kind with the big yellow bus and long days and tired happy kids coming home at dinner. I wasn’t sure it would feel like summer. Instead, I found myself loving the strange rhythm of it: mornings together, quiet afternoons apart, and long silly evenings reconnecting. Warm pancakes in the car. Tiny observations on the drive. Wild camp stories that may or may not be true. Barbie talent shows. Ken losing his pants. And maybe a reminder that this st...
29 May 2026
bike loop
Moving with a child feels different once you realize kids don’t only attach to homes. They attach to puddles, bike routes, neighborhood cats, cracked sidewalks, wind chimes, backyard sounds, and the invisible rhythms of daily life. In this episode, Kathy reflects on childhood memory, emotional geography, elder millennial Zillow spirals, and the tiny sensory details that quietly become the backdrop of a life. hosted by Kathy Patalsky healthyhappylife.com IG: KathyPatalsky + notes.kathy
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