Episode 129: You Better Keep It Up Cutie with guest Anna Przy

Hello, hi! I’m so excited to welcome today’s guest to the show. Anna Przy! Does the phrase “It’s called manifesting… look it up…” or “You better Keep it up Cutie” sound familiar? Anna Przy is most recognizable for her short form social media videos that involve a bathrobe, her front yard, and no shoes. Sometimes featuring an old vacuum and some high kicks you’ll often see Anna looking up at the sky and politely appealing to the cosmos. I first discovered Anna during the pandemic, and have been a huge fan of her pep talks and point of view ever since.

Episode Summary:

In this episode, Anna and I chat about:

• How Anna’s layoff from event planning during the pandemic social distancing measures resulted in her taking a hard look at the “road map” that she had been diligently following all of her life towards happiness. But when the pandemic hit, and she lost a lot of those things, but she still felt  pretty ok about herself! That led to Anna taking a chance online sharing these thoughts, and deconstructing everything she thought she was supposed to believe for her audience, to help us all realize that we’re all struggling with these ideas, and how much those messages have never resulted in happiness.
• Did you know you can pretty much do whatever you want? Anna confesses at first she wasn’t sure, but the longer she’s online the more she realizes that the possibilities are endless and she wants you to feel that way too.
• By design Anna’s message about mental health and self-love aren’t packaged like your typical mindset gurus - that’s by design and it’s because Anna doesn’t want to hear that message herself. 
• Anna’s had a long journey deconstructing the “90s misogyny mindset” that has been made easier thanks to her online community.
• How Anna has been strategic about the way she gets people to accept messages of deconditioning or radical self love - knowing that often people aren’t ready to hear it.
• Being able to share herself authentically doesn’t come without fear, Anna describes how she’s been able to manage the fear of being seen because the benefits of overcoming that fear are life changing.
• As challenging as the comparison game on social media may be, sometimes it allows us a chance to snap out of our pre-conceived assumptions when we see other people trying things or existing in a way we didn’t think was possible.
• Anna has only two rules for life and they’re applicable in every situation.
• We talk about why the practice of betting on yourself (without proof) can be a revolutionary mindset hack
• Humour can start as a coping mechanism but it can also be a way to mask your discomfort with big feelings (yours or other peoples).
• Anna and I are strong cheerleaders for anyone who wants to become a content creator - just start despite your perfectionism!
• Anna says “exhaustion is very different when you’re happy” and that lives rent free in my mind

 

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Episode 117: Medium Effort Advice: Help, I’m doing too much, and none of it well!

Episode 128: How to Bring Your Authentic Self To Your Friendships with Helene and Christina from It’s YOUR Birth Day Podcast

Episode 63: Storytelling, Conscious Parenting and the Myth of Balance with Katy-Robin Garton

Medium Lady Reads Episode 35 - We’re Back with our 2025 Reading Goals!

Connect with Anna

• Instagram: @akprzy
• TikTok: @akprzy
• Patreon: www.patreon.com/akprzy 
• Website: www.akprzy.com

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