Sometimes the best part happens… and then what?

In this episode, I’m talking about the weird little urge I’ve noticed in myself to skip ahead the second something stops feeling peak. Like when your favorite part of the song passes and suddenly you’re ready for the next one. Or when dinner is still so good, but you’re already thinking about dessert. Or when life gets quiet after something beautiful and instead of letting it deepen… we go looking for the next hit.

This one is about what happens after the high.

The part we usually rush through.

The slower moments.

The in-between.

The rest of the song.

Maybe the space after the “best part” isn’t empty.

Maybe it’s just asking us to stay a little longer.

If you’ve been craving more presence, more fullness, and less emotional fast-forwarding… this one’s for you.

Today’s jazz: “Blame It on My Youth” by Brad Mehldau ☕️🎹

Come sit with me for a minute.

And maybe… 👀 let it play :)

Sex gets talked about like it’s the greatest experience a human being can have. So good that people are constantly saying something else was “better than sex.” But what does that actually mean?

In this episode I talk about growing up hearing sex described like some mythical event, losing my virginity at 23, working in a strip club surrounded by sexual energy, and what stepping away from sex for a while started to reveal to me. Somewhere in the middle of all of that, a realization appeared that I didn’t see coming.

What if the thing people think they’re chasing through sex… isn’t sex at all?

And what if that feeling exists in far more places than we’ve been taught to look?

Love isn’t something we earn. What we earn is access.

Welcome to Mother McIntosh. This is Kennedi speaking!

This is the final part of the Lover’s Series, and today we’re sitting with a realization that can change the way we move through relationships…

Love is not a currency! It isn’t something we have to earn from each other, because love is something we have an abundance of. What we protect is our time, our attention, and the closeness we allow people into. This episode is a reflection on boundaries, self respect, and how to stay soft while loving wisely.