Last year, I fell in love for the first time. And even though it ended, I wouldn’t take it back. Not for a second.

For part 2 of the Lover’s Series, I reflect on what love actually taught me. That love shouldn’t cost you yourself. That real love brings out your grounded best, not your chaos. That something can be deeply meaningful without being permanent. And that romantic love is powerful, but it’s never the only place love lives.

This isn’t a warning story or a breakup sermon. It’s a love letter. To what was real. To what was learned. And to the kind of love that changes you without breaking you.

Hello my love :) Welcome to Pt. 1 of the Lover’s series!!

Today we’re talking about love, patience, and why some things taste fine until you finally experience what’s actually meant for you. I use the ritual of making the perfect mug of tea to talk about waiting, steeping, fantasizing, and learning how to stop settling for what’s just warm enough.

This episode is about realizing you can love things that aren’t right for you, and still choose to make room for something better. About how the waiting isn’t empty time, it’s the part where you learn what you actually want. The part where excitement builds. The part where clarity shows up.

If all you have right now is time, let it steep.

After the tears dry and the noise settles, you’re still here.

And the question becomes: how do you live inside yourself now?

In this episode, we talk about what it means to come home to your body after survival and release. About movement, stretching, listening, and letting your body lead you back to yourself when your mind feels tired of trying to figure everything out.

This isn’t about fixing yourself or becoming someone new.

It’s about slowing down, softening, and remembering that your body has always known how to hold you.

If you’ve been feeling open but ungrounded, emotional but untethered, or like you cracked something open and aren’t sure where to land, then this conversation is for you.

Get comfortable. Take a breath.

You’re safe to be here :)

Crying is not something that needs to be fixed.

It’s communication.

In this episode, I talk about tears. Not just the painful ones, but the tears that come from awe, love, connection, and being alive.

For most of my life, crying only meant something was wrong. Until one moment changed how I understood it forever.

We talk about why crying is one of the first languages we ever speak, how we’re taught to stop our tears instead of listening to them, and why letting yourself cry can be one of the most grounding and honest acts there is.

This episode is for anyone who has been holding it together for too long.

For anyone who feels emotional and doesn’t know why.

For anyone who needs permission to feel without fixing.

Crying is not weakness.

It’s intelligence.

It’s energy moving.

It’s proof that something mattered.

Let it all out.

Sometimes life doesn’t ask you to swim… it just asks you not to drown.

In this episode, I talk about seasons where all you can do is tread water, and why those seasons are not failures. We explore self-preservation, endurance, guilt around “falling behind,” and the quiet strength it takes to stay afloat when life feels heavy.

This is Episode 13 and the beginning of Season Two of Mother McIntosh. If you’ve been surviving more than thriving lately, this one is for you. You might not be swimming forward, but we can celebrate that you are afloat!

When my favorite mug broke, I thought I lost a piece of myself.

What I really lost was a version of me that had already done its job.

In this episode, we talk about shedding old identities, grieving who we used to be, and learning that growth doesn’t mean you’re broken; it just means you’re changing containers.

Different mug.

Different skin.

Same soul.

If you’ve been feeling quieter, softer, or unsure of who you’re becoming… this one is for you <3

Soft growth, steady truth.

This episode is an invitation to step out of discount energy and remember that nothing about you belongs on a clearance rack. We explore the quiet ways we bargain with ourselves in the name of love, fear, or comfort and the strength it takes to rise out of those patterns. This is a soft yet powerful conversation about reclaiming your worth, honoring your boundaries, and choosing yourself with confidence. If you are moving into a season of deeper value and fuller self respect, this one will feel like a helping hand.

This episode is all about the bravery it takes to walk into the darker corners of your mind. The places you’d rather avoid, the emotions you’ve pushed aside, the lessons that keep circling back until you finally sit with them.

I talk about why facing your darkness isn’t a punishment; it’s a path. A path that so many of us have gone on, faced ourselves, and risen on the other side of stronger, softer, and more whole.

If you’re in your own “dark night,” this one is for you. You’re not alone, and you WILL rise.