Hey beautiful souls,

This week, I'm sitting with something that's been heavy on my heart, and I have a feeling some of you might be sitting with it too.

It's about connection. The messy, scary, absolutely necessary work of letting people in as adults who have done some healing but are still, you know, human.

You know that feeling when you meet someone new and there's this moment where you have to decide: "Am I going to let them in?" Your heart says yes, but your mind starts running through all the ways this could go sideways. Because baby, we've been here before.

In this episode, we're diving deep into:

✨ Why everything is a risk - and how to honor that instead of avoiding it

✨ How to be intentional with connection without being guarded

✨ Reframing uncertainty as creative space, not something to fear

✨ Learning to trust yourself when you can't see the whole picture

✨ My recent coffee shop revelation that changed how I think about vulnerability

I share a personal story about a moment when I felt that familiar flutter of caring about someone new, and how my brain immediately went into protection mode. Plus, we talk about Kennedy Ryan's new book "Can't Get Enough" and what it teaches us about showing up with all our parts.

This one's for you if you've been wondering whether it's worth it to open your heart again - whether to a friend, a romantic partner, or even just to new possibilities.

Your uncertainty isn't evidence that you're not ready. It's evidence that you're human, that you care, that you know connection matters.

The blank page is waiting, and your story is still being written. And I have a feeling the next chapters are going to be beautiful.

🎧Tune in now!

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