what if the thing you’ve been avoiding isn’t the problem—it’s the solution?

in this episode, i’m talking about vulnerability as a strength, not a weakness—and how shedding shame has been the fastest way through some of the hardest seasons of my life.

i share why naming the quiet fears, releasing the shame around them, and telling the truth (to yourself and others) can instantly create space for clarity, connection, and momentum. not because everything magically fixes itself—but because honesty changes how you move forward.

this isn’t about oversharing or breaking down. it’s about choosing courage, letting go of what no longer needs to be carried, and discovering the freedom that shows up when you stop pretending you’re fine.

plot twist: it was vulnerability all along.

we’ve all heard it: you have to fully love yourself before you can love someone else.

but… do you though?

in this episode, i talk through why humans are always in relationship (even when we pretend we’re “working on ourselves”), why connection isn’t something you earn after becoming magically complete, and how depriving ourselves of love might actually do the opposite of what we think it does.

i wonder out loud whether we sometimes learn how to love ourselves *through* other people, and if closing ourselves off in the name of self-growth might be a slightly dangerous game.

this isn’t anti–self love.

it’s just me questioning whether becoming whole was ever meant to be a solo project.

before we begin: no, this episode is not about the george michael song.

and yes, i do mean george michael the singer — not the character from arrested development.

this one is about keeping the faith.

not in a performative way. not in a “have it all figured out” way.

but in the quiet, everyday sense of trusting that things always work out — even when you don’t know when or how.

this episode is about letting go of control, releasing the need for certainty, and remembering that the proof isn’t in the timing.

it’s in the pattern.

because faith doesn’t require certainty.
it just asks you to keep going.

we’re told to take the safe path.

the easy road.

the more "secure" and "stable" option.

but what if that safety is mostly an illusion?

in this episode, i’m talking through the idea of giving up on your dreams—and why choosing comfort, predictability, or a 9–5 for the sake of “security” has its own risks.

if there’s no guaranteed path, you may as well choose the one that's going to get you to where you actually want to go...

this isn’t advice—just perspective.

this episode is about choosing consistency over urgency — and grounding over grinding.

it came from a conversation i had with my son about goals and progress, and the simple truth that if you just keep showing up every day, you will eventually get to where you’re going. not by forcing it. not by rushing. just by taking the steps at your own pace.

this is also *very much* a reminder to myself. the part of me that believes progress has to be practically instant to be real. the part that forgets that slow, steady presence is still progress.

if you’ve been feeling pressured to do more, move faster, or prove something, this episode is an invitation to soften. to ground into what you’re already doing. and to remember that showing up — right where you are — is enough.

what if most of what we call “problems” aren’t actually problems at all?

in this episode, I unpack the idea that worrying is just praying for what we don’t want—and how realizing what a real problem is can completely change the way we move through life.

this is a real-time reflection, not a polished lesson.

take what you need. leave the rest.