No Map Included
How many versions of yourself have you already lived through?
A career that ended. An identity you outgrew. A dream that changed. A version of yourself that's simply over.
Most of us only hear these stories once they've been neatly wrapped up.
No Map Included is about the part before that.
Hosted by filmmaker and producer Yessi Sanchez, the podcast combines honest conversations with people navigating identity shifts, creative careers, and uncertainty with real-time documentation of building independent films from the ground up.
No one here has everything figured out.
That's the point.
If you're trying to figure out who you are after something changed, start with whatever episode feels right.
Episodes
17 episodes
When Is It Time to Change Directions? | Sue Willoughby
We spend so much time looking for the right decision. Should we keep going? Should we let something go? Is something difficult because it's worth pursuing, or because we're forcing it?In this episode of No Map Included, I sit do...
Dr. Brad Miller | The Future You Thought You'd Have
What happens when the future you've been planning for suddenly disappears?After retiring from a 43-year career as a pastor, Dr. Brad Miller expected to spend more time traveling with his wife, enjoying retirement, and becoming a grandfat...
Floriane Andersen | Building a Sustainable Creative Career
In this episode of No Map Included, I sit down with my friend, collaborator, and Artak Pictures co-founder Floriane Andersen to talk about something we've both been thinking about a lot lately: boundaries.When you're starting ou...
LOVE/HATE | What My Vertical Series Taught Me About Storytelling
In this episode of No Map Included, I look back on one of the biggest creative experiments I've ever taken on: making a zero-budget vertical series for social media.Before moving on to the next chapter, I wanted to unpack what t...
Dr. Laurie Bruce | Who Are You When Everything Changes?
In this episode of No Map Included, I sit down with Dr. Laurie Bruce, a clinical psychologist, mindfulness coach, and host of the podcast From Both Sides of the Couch, for a conversation about major life transitions, identity shifts, g...
Stay/Away | Momentum, Vulnerability & What's Next
In this episode of No Map Included, I share a real update on Stay/Away and why, after feeling stagnant for so long, the project suddenly feels alive again.I talk about bringing a Swiss production company on board, officially deciding to ...
Nina Seul | Different Callings Within One Lifetime
In this episode of No Map Included, I sit down with actress and producer Nina Seul for a conversation about identity, intuition, reinvention, and what happens when a lifelong calling begins to shift.After spending more than twenty years ...
Creating Without Chasing the Outcome
In this episode of No Map Included, I talk about what it means to stop living entirely for the outcome.After spending years attaching my identity to achievement, momentum, and long-term goals, I’ve been trying to rebuild my relationship ...
Letting Go of the Dream I Built My Life Around
In this episode of No Map Included, I talk about what it feels like to let go of a dream you built your entire life around.After more than a decade of pursuing acting professionally, I finally made the decision to step away from it as a ...
Jacqueline Rosenthal | Finding a Path That Feels Aligned
In this episode of No Map Included, I sit down with student Emmy award winner Jacqueline Rosenthal for a conversation about what happens when the path you’ve been on no longer feels right.Jacqueline started out as an actor, then...
New Strategy for my Zero Budget Vertical Series
In this episode of No Map Included, I talk through the next phase of building LOVE/HATE, and everything I’m learning as I move into Season 2.Season 1 was an exploration. Testing format, structure, and how a vertical series can l...
I asked for this, so why does it feel so hard?
A few months ago, things were slow. Now, there’s momentum. Work, projects, responsibilities. It’s what I’ve been asking for.And still, I feel burnt out.Not overwhelmed in the way I used to be, where everything felt like too much, ...
Zari Rose | Creativity Through Grief & Falling Back in Love with Acting
In this episode of No Map Included, I sit down with actress Zari Rose for a raw and honest conversation about grief, and what it means to find your way back to acting through it.We met in 2018, at a time when acting felt more st...
Stay/Away | Logline, Pitch Deck, Grant Applications
In this episode of No Map Included, I share what the early development stage of Stay/Away actually looks like, after the proof of concept is written, but before anything is financed or produced.I talk about moving into ...
Making a Vertical Series with Zero Budget
What does it take to make a series with no budget, no crew, and no roadmap?In this episode of No Map Included, Yessi Sanchez breaks down the creation of LOVE/HATE, a vertical fiction series filmed entirely for Instagram.