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the right life can still feel wrong
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fall asks you to let go
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who stays, who goes, what changes
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The Birth Control Conversation You Haven't Heard Yet
The birth control debate is missing something crucial. This podcast explores the real history of contraception, reproductive justice, and true autonomy.
The Secret Relief When They Cancel Plans
You're getting ready for date night and your phone lights up. "Rain check?" And instead of disappointment, you feel... relief. That quiet gladness is telling you something you don't want to hear.
What Your Body Needs From Sunlight
You live in boxes under artificial light. Your body needs sun—actual sun, not the glow of screens. This is the most basic thing, and somehow the hardest to remember.
Why Every Friendship Feels Like Work Now (And Where Casual Connection Went)
Fourteen unread texts. Six DMs you haven't opened because once you open them, they know you saw. Three "we should catch up soon!" messages from people you haven't actually spoken to in two years.
Why You Feel Guilty for Wanting Money (When What You Actually Want Is Safety)
You want enough money to stop being afraid. But it feels guilty.
The Real Reason Young Women Are So Exhausted
You've tried the boundaries. The morning routines. The supplements. You're still bone-tired because the problem isn't what you're doing—it's what you're being asked to do.
Why Everything Feels Fake (And How to Find What's Real)
You know this specific feeling. Every conversation feels scripted. Every moment feels watched. Even alone, you're performing for an invisible audience that lives in your head.
Why You Can't Cry (And Why Forcing It Won't Help)
The numbness isn't permanent. Your feelings didn't disappear—they're just waiting until you have room for them.
When It Feels Like You're Living in the Wrong Timeline
The parallel life you didn't choose is still running alongside this one. That's why you feel split.
Why You Meet Yourself in Fall
September light through windows. The smell of cold air on warm skin. You feel more yourself in fall than any other season. This is recognition.
The Season of Going Underground
If you feel exhausted, withdrawn, and heavy every October, it's not just seasonal depression—it's your body following an ancient rhythm of descent.
By November, You Want to Disappear
November is threshold—after what finished, before what begins. The pull to disappear is your body, heart, and spirit asking: let something fall.
The Wellness Industry Wants You to Think Ultra-Processed Food Is Healthy (Here's How to Tell the Difference)
That $5 protein bar with 47 ingredients? The wellness industry is counting on you not knowing the difference between food and food products.
The Friend Breakup No One Talks About
You still care about them. But every hangout leaves you lonelier than staying home would have.
When You Don't Know Where You're Going
You're not sure, but everyone wants an answer. The disorientation is real. Direction emerges through specific markers—curiosity, aliveness, resonance, pull. Learn to recognize them.
Your Autoimmune Disease Isn't Random (Why Women's Bodies Are Rejecting Modern Life)
Women account for 78% of autoimmune disease cases. What if this isn't random? What if it's rejection?
Rest Comes First, Not After
When you write off rest, you give industry everything and yourself nothing. Your body needs rest first, not after you've earned it. This is how you stay capable.
Why You Feel Drawn to Certain Places
You know that one place that calls you back. The bench where light hits differently. The coffee shop three neighborhoods away. The city you can't stop thinking about. Your spirit knows exactly why you need to be there.
Capitalism and Socialism Have the Same Daddy (And It's Ruining Your Life)
Its name is Industrialism
Why Natural Materials Matter (Your Polyester Yoga Pants Are Blocking Your Practice)
Your sports bra never quite dries. Your leggings trap yesterday's workout. Synthetic materials don't just block moisture—they block the part of you that needs to connect.
