After days of packing down Auckland Design Week, Jen Jones thought she’d feel relief.
Instead, she sat on the studio floor and broke down.
Jen unpacks this moment on Episode 1 of the Misunderstood Podcast—what it meant, what it revealed, and why it’s part of every creative journey nobody talks about.
Jen opens up about:
The emotional weight of building something that outgrows you
How to navigate burnout when your work becomes your identity
Lessons from creating Auckland’s biggest design event and what comes next
Why rest is as much a skill as ambition
If you’ve ever poured yourself into a project until there was nothing left, this one will hit close to home.
The clips and full version is available on YouTube & TikTok & Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GEr3bYWHVuY1FY8AVEN53?si=f6608df2568e43e1
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