There’s a strange weight to the phrase making it , as if it lives somewhere far ahead of us, shimmering like a mirage on the horizon. A finish line no one can see, yet everyone seems to be running toward. Fast. Fearlessly. Photogenically. Meanwhile, you’re just trying not to burn breakfast or lose yourself before the day even begins. And lately, I’ve been having these dramatic little moments where I look around at my life and think: “Wow… look at me.. trying to build a podcas

There are days when it feels like life is tossing waves at you from every direction: Responsibilities, emotions, expectations, social pressure, the random anxiety you didn’t order but somehow got delivered anyway. And somewhere in all of that noise, you catch yourself reacting on autopilot, swept up by everything around you without even realizing it. For the longest time, I didn’t notice how often I lived in that reactive state, jumping from one emotion to the next, one thoug

Every year around this time, the world suddenly becomes obsessed with “gratitude.” It shows up in commercials, on decorative pillows at Target, and in the annual parade of social media posts where people list what they’re thankful for. It’s like the entire planet starts throwing the word thankful around like confetti. But let’s be honest… this season is complicated. Not everyone celebrates Thanksgiving. Some don’t believe in it.Some have painful histories tied to it.Some are