# @atomicmari on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DBcHP-Fzamp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31402721-atomicmari-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-22T20:08:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mari Takahashi (@atomicmari) — https://gondola.cc/atomicmari

## Caption

newyorkcomiccon was something special 🗽🍎

Every time I’d been to NYCC in the past, I rolled with a big crew with Smosh Games and traveled with my husband. This was the first time I went solo. And rather than being on panels, I was tasked with moderating. It felt like a lot of change… a lot of responsibility and scary shifts… until… it wasn’t.

In moments I expected to feel alone, friends were there. 
In moments I felt doubt, I found courage.

Change can seem daunting, but it’s also very very good. Keep communicating and letting your honesty shine through. ❤️

Thank you: to audible for being an amazing partner and for bringing together an all-star panel of writers and narrators I had the pleasure of getting to know. shawncoss and my new friends adamnusrallah brillosink thatguywiththecoasters for your friendship and great convos over dinner. andrearene_ for being someone I’ve had the privilege of looking up to in my career and for still reassuring me when imposter syndrome plagues me, that “I’ve got this.” jetsethan for being the kindest coffee-delivering, panel-going, con-support. To my friends and the OG Smosh fans who came through to hang out at the meetup — thank you. It means the world 🫶 till next year, #IAmNYCC!

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