Babe Cave

What if the meals you ate this year could reveal exactly where you're stuck—and where you're headed? In this reflective episode of Babe Cave, Amanda Polick shares her signature year-end practice: using the way you set your table as a mirror for how you show up in your creative work and life. Through three powerful questions about the meals that defined your year, you'll uncover patterns you didn't realize were there—and design the table you actually want to sit at in 2026. In this conversation, you'll discover: How a single meal can reveal the comparison patterns and insecurities holding you back in your creative work Why the simplest meals often teach us the most about contentment—and what that means for your writing practice The connection between overcomplicating your plate and overcomplicating your manuscript (and why both fail for the same reason) A vision casting practice that writers and creatives return to year after year Three reflection questions you can journal through tonight to map your full