We recently had the chance to connect with Jaime Parker Stickle and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jaime , thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
The first 90 minutes of my day are actually my favorite minutes of the day. If I wake up early to write before my family wakes, then I’m up at 5/5:30 AM and I’m drinking hot coffee and reading the news on my phone–or scrolling Tik Tok for funny content to rev me up and then it’s laptop and words. My 10 yo is up around 6 AM for his hour of meditation before school — which is reading and television while sitting next to me on the couch. My husband gets up like clock work at 6:30 AM and brings the dogs out of bed with him. We all really take our time in the mornings. It is the one time of day my family will not rush. We’re not over sleepers at all! It’s wild. I don’t know how that worked out. But, it’s my favorite part of the day–slow mornings and coffee.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Jaime Parker Stickle and I am an author, podcaster, and professor of film and television
at Montclair State University. I am the author of the new thriller, “Vicious Cycle: A Corey in Los Angeles Mystery,” and the creator and host of the true crime investigative podcast, The Girl with the Same Name as well as the hilarious podcast about side-
hustles, Make That Paper.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
I think the part of me that has served it’s purpose and can now be released is the part that said YES to everything and everyone all the time. It’s okay to have boundaries. It’s okay to have respect for your personal time. And it’s more than okay to say NO. For so much of my life as an artist the advice that was given to me was to say yes to every opportunity that presented itself. And most of those opportunities were unpaid. Am I grateful for every opportunity, absolutely, but now I can release the part of me that always said yes and put herself last. That feels like a huge adult breakthrough.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
If I could say one kind thing to my younger self, I would say the same thing I say to my students now, “You’re going to be okay. Days are long, but years are short and you can always move forward.”
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
I think my closest friends would say that taking care of each other as a community really matters to me. Everyone matters and nobody is ever to busy to care.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. When do you feel most at peace?
When I’m reading is when I feel the most at peace. Even if it’s a horror story, it’s someone else’s horror story and I’m just a voyeur.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.jaimeparkerstickle.com/
- Instagram: @jaimeparkerstickle
