At some point, leaving a chapter of your life behind stops feeling like growth and starts feeling like loss. In this episode, we explore the emotional complexity of moving back home after having transformative years; a time where friendships, experiences, and the person you were created a life you now must grieve.

We reflect on the dissonance of returning to a hometown that no longer feels like home, the fear of stillness when life seems paused, and the challenge of not knowing what’s next. Through personal stories and reflections, we talk about accepting these in-between moments, embracing stillness, and finding perspective in the fact that every phase of life, even the slow or uncertain ones, shapes who we are and what comes next.

This episode explores:

• Grieving a life you loved without losing yourself
• Personal stories from my time in New Orleans and having to leave
• Returning to a place that no longer feels like home
• The fear and discomfort of stillness after a period of growth
• Feeling like a failure and moving forward from that
• Accepting transition as part of life’s rhythm
• How past experiences build the foundation for new chapters
• Finding reassurance in uncertainty and embracing your own journey

If you’ve ever returned to a place or phase of life that feels unfamiliar, or felt lost in between what was and what’s next, this episode is for you.

At some point, hosting stops being about connection and starts feeling like a performance. In this episode, we explore how modern hosting, shaped by aesthetics, social media, and unspoken expectations, can feel draining instead of joyful.

We also reflect on cultural differences in hosting, where simpler, more casual gatherings can build stronger, more regular community. Plus, we discuss how social media often pushes consumerism, encouraging themed, curated events over genuine connection. While curated hosting can be fun, it can also make us spend less time truly together.

This episode explores:

• How hosting shifts from hospitality to performance
• When hosting starts to feel more like pressure than connection
• How social media influences how we gather
• Life is not an ad and doesn’t need to look like one
• Choosing memory over footage
• Reclaiming hosting as simple, warm, and human

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by hosting or pressured to impress, this episode is for you.

Valentine’s Day can feel loud. The internet tells us what love is supposed to look like: the posts, the pressure, the grand gestures, the performance. But real love is usually quieter than that.

This episode isn’t about hating Valentine’s Day or big gestures. It’s about the difference between being shown off and being understood.

We talk about:

• Asking someone to be your valentine and if it matters/what it actually means

• Performative love online vs. real connection

• Consumerism and why intention matters more than price

• The difference between gifts and being understood

• How social media shapes our expectations of love

• Why comparison steals joy from relationships

• Choosing presence over performance

• Why real love feels calm, not loud

Because love isn’t about how it looks online, it’s about how it feels when no one’s watching.

From personal relationship stories to pop culture references; this episode is for anyone who’s tired of the noise, the pressure, the comparison and just wants something real.