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Off The Shelf with Morgann Book

#42: The Reality of Being a Creator for Over a Decade with Joey Kidney

4/9/202658 min

This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Joey Kidney to talk about turning 30, becoming a dad, and what it means to grow up in public. They get into Joey’s early days on YouTube, how creating content became an outlet during some of his hardest years, and why connection still matters more to him than numbers. Plus, Joey opens up about writing Just Remember, his evolving relationship with reading, and why people don’t want to be fixed - they just want to feel seen. Then, they answer listener questions on breakups, adult friendships, feeling behind in l...

Clips

We Don’t Want Fixing
The Creator Burnout Truth
When Men Panic About Forever
Friends With An Ex? Nope.
Dads, Listen About Postpartum
Bullying Flip: First Fan Was A Bully
Spoilers Don’t Bother Me
150 Wedding Vows Ghostwritten
Grief Has Many Faces
Children’s Books And Animation

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Joey Kidney· Guest0:00

    I'm not a doctor. [laughs] I don't have a psych degree.

  2. Morgann Book· Host0:03

    Mm-hmm.

  3. Joey Kidney· Guest0:03

    I don't have that stuff. And I found that when I picked up these books from these authors, I'm like, "This is so well-written. This is so well done, but I don't know what that word means." [laughs] And nothing against the authors. Doing- they're doing an amazing job. I think there's just an audience out there that doesn't necessarily want to know everything wrong with them. We don't wanna be fixed. We wanna feel seen.

  4. Morgann Book· Host0:26

    [upbeat music] Hi, everybody. Welcome back to Off the Shelf. Today, I'm joined by Joey Kidney, a best-selling author, creator, podcast host, and spoken word artist. Joey has written four books ex- exploring themes such as healing, self-worth, vulnerability, and emotional growth. And his latest book, Just Remember, is out now. Joey, welcome to Off the Shelf.

  5. Joey Kidney· Guest0:53

    Thank you for having me.

  6. Morgann Book· Host0:54

    Thank you for coming all the way to Toronto.

  7. Joey Kidney· Guest0:56

    I mean, it's not that far. I'm in Ottawa. [laughs] I'm happy, I'm happy to be here.

  8. Morgann Book· Host0:59

    Thank you for coming.

  9. Joey Kidney· Guest0:59

    I also didn't know I was a best-selling author until, like, last week.

  10. Morgann Book· Host1:02

    Really?

  11. Joey Kidney· Guest1:03

    But I d- but apparently it happened in, like, the f- the, the, the pre-order.

  12. Morgann Book· Host1:07

    Oh my God, that's, well, congratulations- I'm trying to announce ... first of all.

  13. Joey Kidney· Guest1:09

    [laughs] Like, no one told me.

  14. Morgann Book· Host1:10

    [laughs] You are turning 30 this month.

  15. Joey Kidney· Guest1:14

    Oh, no.

  16. Morgann Book· Host1:14

    Sorry to bring that up, but as the, like, king of giving advice, what is something that your younger self used to worry about, that your almost 30 self is like, "Actually, I don't care anymore"?

  17. Joey Kidney· Guest1:26

    I feel like kind of everything.

  18. Morgann Book· Host1:27

    Okay.

  19. Joey Kidney· Guest1:28

    Actually, you know what it is? It's,

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