The Art Of Imperfect Adulting

About The Art Of Imperfect Adulting

The Art of Imperfect Adulting is a podcast and streaming YouTube show for anyone who has ever looked at their own face peering back at them from a Zoom screen and thought: how did I get here, and what do I want to do next? This show is for you if life has taken a turn you didn't plan for and you're still working out what it means. Maybe it's a divorce that rewrote the story you thought you were living, or a health struggle including chronic illness, weight changes, or menopause that shifted everything. It could be a rapid unplanned professional shift like getting fired, laid off, or finally admitting that the corporate grind isn't compatible with the life you actually want. Perhaps your insomnia comes from worrying that you chose the wrong degree, didn't get the job, or that the path you were so sure about went somewhere you didn't intend. Or maybe you feel a sense of drowning in a caregiving season that is quietly consuming you like quicksand, whether you're showing up for a parent, a child, a spouse, or a sibling. It could be a sneaky adulting decision that feels like it should be easier, like choosing a school or curriculum for your kids that is keeping you up at night. Perhaps your Google search history is full of questions about how to move to a place that finally feels more like you, or how to stop putting down roots altogether and see what a life in motion actually looks like. If you've ever felt behind, off-script, or quietly wondering if you're the only one who finds this hard, you're not. This show exists to give you proof that change is possible, to be company for your journey, and offer the quiet relief that comes with being connected to like-minded people. We all know that real life doesn't come with an instruction manual. We also know that our real lives don't match the highlight reels we see on the red carpet or in our social media feeds. In a world where billions of bits of manufactured and altered information deluge us every day, the raw and honest stories of, “how did she do that?” are a welcome breath of fresh air. Each episode features honest conversations with guests sharing the choices and changes that shaped who they became, from unconventional career moves and unexpected reinventions to rebuilding after loss and choosing happiness on their own terms. These are not pitch decks, academic hypotheticals, or celebrity biopics. These are real accounts from real people who've been in the middle of it and stopped to share what they wish somebody had told them when they needed it most. What listeners come away with isn't a checklist, a hack or even a strategy. It's something harder to manufacture: a feeling that you’re not alone, a little more confidence in your own choices, and the quiet sense of belonging that comes from hearing someone else say out loud what you've been thinking. Your host is Amy Stone, a Gen X woman who knows what it means to be overlooked, underestimated, surprised by the impact of both small decisions and sudden life shifts, and expected to just figure it out. It turns out that might be exactly the right training for hosting a show about choices and change. She brings warmth, zero pretense, and a talent for drawing out the quiet turning points that rarely make it into anyone's highlight reel. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and be sure to join the email community at https://www.imperfectadulting.com

Publisher

Amy Stone

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

46 of 252 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Latinas in Podcasting and Overcoming Industry Challenges with Paulette Erato

   Host Amy Stone interviews Paulette Erato, founder of Latinas in Podcasting, about building inclusive communities and overcoming industry challenges for underrepresented creators.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Raising Body-Positive Daughters as a Gen X Mom with Evelyn Levasseur

   Host Amy Stone interviews Evelyn Levasseur, a coach, about breaking generational body image cycles and raising daughters with self-acceptance.

3. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Redefining Success After Divorce and Midlife Change with Camille Miller

   Host Amy Stone interviews entrepreneur Camille L. Miller about redefining success and reinventing life after divorce and midlife change.

Inside a recent episode

Latinas in Podcasting and Overcoming Industry Challenges with Paulette Erato

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So it was about connection, collaboration and community. And that grew over time. We started getting more and more people. 125 people attended that first summit. And then it just, the following year got even bigger. There was well over 200 people. I had 20 speakers. It was a little too much. And then here we are this year. It'll be, when this comes out, that new summit is now an audio summit. There's no video component to it anymore. It's just a playlist. And that starts next week. So all of this hard work has been paying off. But yeah, it wasn't easy. And I had to lean a lot on the people who I had become friends with through all of that networking for the past two years, rely heavily on those skills that I had a certification in all those, you know, how many lives ago was I an event planner and the growing of a community separate from an event. is, it's lonely. […]

Who has been a guest on The Art Of Imperfect Adulting

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Paulette Erato
• Evelyn Levasseur
• Camille Miller
• Meryl Hayton
• Bekah Slider

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

51,133

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

63 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

32 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

100

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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