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Ditch the Ick with Katie Carson: Redefining Relationships, Self-Worth, and Building Your Dream Life as Millennial and Gen X Women

Ditch the Ick with Katie Carson: Redefining Relationships, Self-Worth, and Building Your Dream Life as Millennial and Gen X Women

By: Katie Carson
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Welcome to Ditch the Ick, the podcast for anyone who’s over settling for less. Hosted by Katie Carson (your new favorite hype girl), this show dives deep into what it means to be a whole-a$$ person, worthy of love and success—partner or no partner required. Relationships? Sure, they come up—whether they’re romantic, platonic, or the one you have with yourself (because, let’s be honest, the ick never truly dies). But we’re also here to talk about leveling up your life, chasing your dreams, and living boldly on your own terms. So if you’re tired of waiting for someone else to make your life exciting, stick around. Every week, we’ll talk through what it means to design a life that feels like yours. No fluff, no clichés, no nonsense—just real conversations and a lot of laughs.2023-2025 Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 82: Ciao Bella! Living My Best Chaotic Life in Italy
    Jul 25 2025
    Four weeks into my big Italian move and I'm hitting that inevitable expat reality check - you know, the part where you realize moving across the world changes everything and also absolutely nothing. I'm sharing the messy, sweaty, hilarious truth about what it's really like when the honeymoon phase wears off and you're left figuring out how to build a life from scratch in a place where your dog speaks better Italian than you do. From the things I wish I'd packed (spoiler: not what you think) to navigating loneliness in paradise, this is your unfiltered update on what happens when you stop romanticizing the move and start actually living it. Connect with Katie: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ladykatieabroad/⁠ Join the Patreon Party! ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/DitchtheIck⁠⁠ Join the Facebook Group: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchtheick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • 81: Life Update - ITALY!
    Jun 25 2025
    Y’all… I’m in the thick of it. I basically Marie Kondo’d my entire life, packed it into a car, and (at the time of recording this) I’m days away from hopping on a plane to Italy with my dog and an even bigger sense of “WTF is happening.” This episode is a real-talk voice note about that weird-ass limbo where everything’s changing but nothing’s quite real yet. If you’ve ever told yourself “I could never do something like that,” I promise—this one might just flip that script. Inside the chaos, we chat about: Selling all my sh*t and living out of a car like a hot mess minimalist. Flying an anxious, oversized dog across the world (pray for Archie and his crate the size of a Smart car). Letting a maybe-kinda crush help me drive stick (literal, not metaphorical… this time). Choosing the “scary but exciting” option instead of the “safe but soul-sucking” one—and why it’s worth it. Connect with Katie: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ladykatieabroad/ Join the Patreon Party! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/DitchtheIck⁠ Join the Facebook Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchtheick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • 80: I literally have no spoons: A mental health and Italy move update
    Apr 25 2025
    Katie is back this week with zero spoons, a suitcase full of mental health revelations, and a one-way ticket to Italy (because of course). In this episode, she’s catching you up on burnout, boundaries, and why sometimes moving across the world is the only logical next step when your nervous system is shot. It’s raw, it’s real, it’s deeply relatable—and somehow still funny even when it shouldn't be. Come for the chaos, stay for the catharsis. Move Abroad Crash Course: https://freedomlife.thinkific.com/courses/the-move-abroad-crash-course?ref=1dec9d Finch App: https://finchcare.com/ Connect with Katie: https://www.instagram.com/ladykatieabroad/ Join the Patreon Party! https://www.patreon.com/DitchtheIck Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchtheick/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
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