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The Beautifully Unplanned Podcast

A weekly podcast about serendipity, accidental discoveries, intuition, timing, and the surprising ways life reroutes us.

Podcast · By BriAnn Shipley · English · Official site

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 29, 2026

    Season 4, Episode 7: The Myth of Having It All Figured Out (opens the original)

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    At what point are we supposed to actually know what we're doing? Because I'm 41... and I'm still waiting for the orientation packet. 😂 In Season 4, Episode 7 of The Beautifully Unplanned Podcast , BriAnn talks about one of the biggest myths of adulthood: that eventually we're supposed to reach some magical point where we have our lives completely figured out. Career. Marriage. Money. Business. Health. Purpose. The future. Except... does anyone actually get there? From moving to Kentucky and reco

  2. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    Season 4, Episode 6: What Podcasting Has Taught Me About People (opens the original)

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    When I started podcasting, I thought the most important part would be learning how to ask the right questions. Turns out, it was learning how to listen to the answers. In Season 4, Episode 6 of The Beautifully Unplanned Podcast , BriAnn reflects on what years of conversations through TBU, 8158, Off Duty, radio, and everything in between have taught her about people. She shares how complete strangers have become important parts of her life, why you can know someone for years and still not know th

  3. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    Season 4, Episode 5: The Invisible Seasons (opens the original)

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    What do you do when you’re doing the work… but it feels like nothing is happening? In Season 4, Episode 5 of The Beautifully Unplanned Podcast , BriAnn talks about the seasons of life that don’t come with big announcements, exciting milestones, or obvious proof that you’re moving forward. They’re the invisible seasons. The years of trying before something finally works. The quiet work behind building a business or podcast. Starting over in a new place. Healing in ways nobody else can see. Learni

  4. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    Season 4, Episode 3: Why Failure Usually Isn’t the End (opens the original)

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    What if the thing that didn’t work wasn’t proof that you failed… but proof that you needed a different way forward? In this episode of The Beautifully Unplanned Podcast , BriAnn gets personal about failure—the businesses, ideas, plans, and countless attempts that didn’t turn out the way she expected. She also opens up about her weight-loss journey, from years of trying just about every fad diet imaginable to eventually choosing gastric sleeve surgery and successfully losing around 100 pounds. Pl

  5. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    Season 4, Episode 4: The Best Decisions I Ever Made Started With Fear (opens the original)

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    What if being scared doesn’t mean you’re making the wrong decision? Some of the biggest decisions in BriAnn’s life didn’t begin with confidence, certainty, or feeling completely ready. They began with fear. Moving to Kentucky. Starting 8158. Building Slightly Unhinged Radio. Starting The Beautifully Unplanned Podcast. Putting herself behind a microphone. Getting married. Leaving behind what was comfortable to find out what might be waiting on the other side. In this episode of The Beautifully Un

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