It's a Lot

Emily Hessney Lynch•itsalot.captivate.fm

It's a Lot is a podcast about things that are a lot. We dive deep on social media, parenthood, and beyond—things that can be maddening, all-consuming, and also weird and wonderful. Tune in for honest conversations with parents, social media experts, authors, content creators, and more. We aim to explore hard topics with openness and nuance, while also finding the humor along the way. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Hosted by Emily Hessney Lynch; find her at @servemethesky on Instagram or at www.servemethesky.com. Our logo was created by Tim Lynch of Tenderchomps Art. We are a proud member of the Lunchador Podcast Network in Rochester, NY.

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Episodes

Cultivating Curiosity & Community with Jackie Ortiz

Marketer, content creator, and artist Jackie Ortiz (she/they) joins host Emily Hessney Lynch to discuss all things social media in 2025. What do people actually want to see when they're online? How do you find and share stories that resonate with your audience? Where do you even start when teaching yourself to create engaging videos? And the biggest question of all: what happens when you anger the birding community online? Jackie has navigated a career in social media for many years and shares t...

Jul 01, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Ditching the Expected & Embracing Your True Self with Christy Roushey

Artist and mom Christy Roushey joins host Emily Hessney Lynch for a conversation about leaving her engineering career to be a stay-at-home mom and how much it rocked her identity to deviate from the prescribed path. Learn about how she moved through those feelings of being lost and isolated to teach herself new skills, embrace her true self, and launch her own business. We also discuss how to be a good friend, being the memory keeper in your family, how important it is to have mental health supp...

Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Social Media Nostalgia & Getting Back to Our Teenage Selves with Kristen Felicetti

Host Emily Hessney Lynch is joined by author Kristen Felicetti to discuss the one year anniversary of her debut novel, Log Off , social media nostalgia, and what the future of social media holds . They reflect on past eras of social media like LiveJournal and Myspace and muse about what it would take for a new social media platform to take the world by storm. Kristen also shares one of her favorite parent tropes, insights on getting in touch with your teenage self when writing a teenage characte...

Jun 03, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Performative Posting, Sensory Overwhelm, & the Pressure to be Present with Alaina Brubaker

In our inaugural episode of IT'S A LOT, host Emily Hessney Lynch chats with therapist Alaina Brubaker about the complexities of social media and parenthood. We discuss Alaina's daughter's fake podcast at age 4 and the conversations they had around online privacy and consent, how it feels weird to be called "mom" sometimes, why it's worth discussing the highs and lows of parenting, performative posting, the sensory overwhelm of parenting littles, the pressure of being 100% present for every momen...

May 27, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Coming Soon: It's a Lot, a podcast about things that are a lot

Coming soon, wherever you get your podcasts... It's a Lot is a podcast about things that are a lot. We dive deep on social media, parenthood, and beyond--things that can be maddening, all-consuming, and also weird and wonderful. Tune in for honest conversations with parents, social media experts, authors, content creators, and more. We aim to explore hard topics with openness and nuance, while also finding the humor along the way. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Hosted by Emily Hessney Ly...

May 22, 2025•37 sec

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