In this episode, we’re unpacking a question that’s been sitting heavy:

Are we actually thinking for ourselves anymore… or just repeating what we see online?

Social media and pop culture used to be entertainment. Now? It’s shaping how we think, how we date, how we see ourselves — and most of us didn’t even realize when the shift happened.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, influenced, or disconnected from your own voice… this conversation is for you.

In this episode, we get into:

• How social media and pop culture quietly shape your worldview
• The shift from entertainment → instruction (and why that matters)
• Why we’ve started forming opinions based on other people’s lives
• The difference between groupthink and original thought
• How overconsumption disconnects you from your own voice
• Why not everything needs a take… some things need time
• The importance of sitting with your thoughts before outsourcing them
• How to rebuild trust in your own perspective and lived experience

Resources + Links:

Download the episode companion guide:

https://spring-basil-85806.myflodesk.com/e85zoionw0

Join my private community, Our Inner Thoughts:

https://tinyurl.com/34c8hbpj

Inside the community:

• Monthly Group Thoughts (live virtual discussions)
• Inside My Mind Q&A sessions

Let’s keep the conversation going:

How much of what you think is actually yours?

And what would it look like to sit with your thoughts… before the world tells you what to think?

Connect with me:

Instagram & TikTok: @KalaRiggins

Website: https://kalariggins.com/

Email: Kala@KalaRiggins.com

About the show:

Thoughts From My Thirties is a love letter to millennials who are just trying to figure it out.

I’m Kala — content creator, storyteller, and your host.

This is a space where we say the quiet part out loud, unpack real-life experiences, and have honest conversations about identity, creativity, relationships, and becoming.

Over here, it’s about returning to yourself — your voice, your expression, and your truth.

This one is for the woman who wants to feel like herself again…

but keeps saving her best self for a “real” reason.

• Why you’ve been saving your best self for special occasions — and how that’s actually limiting you
• The deeper meaning behind personal style (it’s not vanity… it’s identity)
• The subtle ways people project when they say “you’re doing too much”
• Why looking good is a practice — not a performance
• The connection between effort, confidence, and how you see yourself
• Why your wardrobe (and how you use it) reflects what you believe about yourself
• How to rebuild your confidence through everyday habits — not big moments

Download the episode companion resource:

I created a companion guide to help you reconnect with your personal style and stop saving your best self for “someday.”

→ https://spring-basil-85806.myflodesk.com/e85zoionw0

→ https://kalariggins.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=menu&simple=true&next=https%3A%2F%2Fkalariggins.substack.com%2F

Our Inner Thoughts is where we keep the conversation going:

• Monthly Group Thoughts (live virtual discussions)
• Inside My Mind Q&A sessions (ask me anything — creativity, strategy, life, love, becoming)

What part of yourself have you been saving for later?

And what would it look like to bring her into your everyday life?

Drop it in the comments… let’s tell the truth out loud.

Socials: @KalaRiggins

Website: https://kalariggins.com/

Contact: Kala@KalaRiggins.com

I’m Kala — host, content creator, and storyteller.

I create content and conversations that inspire women to stop hiding, stop diluting, and start telling the truth about who they are and what they actually want.

Over here, it’s about returning to yourself — your voice, your expression, your identity…

and having the courage to show up as her every single day.

I’m thinking through…

wanting more… and wanting it now

God’s timing vs. my impatience

what it really means to be ready for what you’re asking for

and the quiet realization that maybe… I’m still being prepared for it

Join my private community:

https://kalariggins.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=menu&simple=true&next=https%3A%2F%2Fkalariggins.substack.com%2F

Our Inner Thoughts is a space to keep the conversation going with:

• Monthly Group Thoughts (live virtual discussions)

• Inside My Mind Q&A sessions (ask me anything — creativity, strategy, life, love, becoming)

Let’s stay connected

Socials: @KalaRiggins

Website: https://kalariggins.com/

Contact: Kala@KalaRiggins.com

About Me:

I’m Kala — host, content creator, and storyteller.

I create content and conversations that inspire women to stop hiding, stop diluting, and start telling the truth about who they are and what they actually want.

Over here, it’s about returning to yourself — your voice, your clarity, and your calling… and having the courage to act on it.