I almost didn’t post this.

A few days before my birthday, the excitement I had been carrying for months just… disappeared.

I’ve been telling everyone, “This is my year.” And I believed it.

Then came doctor’s appointments, talks of Adenomyosis, the possibility of a hysterectomy, and a kind of grief I wasn’t expecting.

Not because I necessarily wanted more children, but because I’m realizing that the place that carried my daughters, their very first home, might no longer be part of my story.

It’s a weird thing to mourn.

I’ve caught myself thinking, “Other people have it so much worse. Why is this affecting me so much?”

But grief isn’t a competition.

Maybe this season isn’t about losing something. Maybe it’s about releasing years of pain. Maybe healing sometimes asks us to let go before we can move forward.

I don’t have a neat ending for this one.

Just honesty.

If you’re in a season where the excitement has faded, where life feels heavier than expected, or where you’re grieving something that doesn’t make sense to anyone else… this one’s for you.

🎙️ Come sit with me for a few minutes. No advice. No pretending. Just real life.

What’s something you’re quietly grieving right now that no one really sees? 🤍

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Every time I go on vacation, I become a completely different person.

One day I'm convinced I should move to South Florida. The next, I'm ready to buy a boat in the Keys. Give me one sunset and suddenly I'm browsing Zillow like I have unlimited money and zero responsibilities.

😂

But somewhere between Pembroke Pines, the Keys, Homestead, Orlando, and the seven-hour drive home, I realized something...

Maybe I'm not actually craving a different life.

Maybe I'm craving a different pace.

In this episode, I'm talking about why we romanticize "starting over," what travel can teach us about ourselves, how burnout convinces us the answer is always "somewhere else," and the simple things Vacation You does that you can bring home without changing your zip code.

If you've ever come home from a trip thinking, "Maybe I should just move here..." this one's for you.

Welcome back to Chancla Collective. Grab your coffee, hop in the passenger seat, and let's drive. 🚗✨

Have you ever felt like you’re always the one showing up?

The one who remembers birthdays, checks in first, answers the late-night phone call, brings the meal, and somehow ends up carrying everyone else’s emotional baggage.

In this episode, we’re talking about the resentment that quietly builds when we expect people to love us the way we love them and what happens when we realize they never signed up for the expectations we created in our own minds.

We’ll unpack why over-giving can leave us feeling unseen, the difference between generosity and self-abandonment, and why healthy boundaries might be one of the greatest forms of self-respect.

This isn’t about loving people less.

It’s about loving yourself enough to stop keeping score.

Grab your coffee… this one’s a little uncomfortable, but it might just change the way you look at your relationships.