“I am eager to see my love every day. Maybe it will happen today, tomorrow… maybe in 10 years. But I will be waiting.”

In this episode of The Letterbox Podcast, ‘O’, a 25-year-old writer from Belgrade, Serbia, shares a deeply personal love letter to someone she has carried in her heart for nine years.

This is a story of unrequited love, longing, hope, and the quiet impact one person can have without ever knowing it. T became a source of happiness and comfort during one of the hardest periods of O’s life, yet he may not even remember who she is.

As the years pass, O still remembers every word she wrote for him. She still hopes their paths might cross again. This letter is about holding onto memories, finding light in unexpected places, and believing that even after nine years, some stories may not be over.

Thank you to ‘O’ for trusting The Letterbox Podcast with such an honest and vulnerable letter.

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💌 Have a letter of your own? Whether it’s about love, grief, family, friendship or forgiveness, I’d love to hear it. Email theletterboxpodcast@outlook.com or send me a DM on Instagram.

What happens when your mind is full of dreams, but your body can no longer keep up?

In this episode of The Letterbox Podcast, Sophie @cep_soph, a 30-year-old NHS Clinical Exercise Physiologist, writes to the body she once knew. Living with Crohn’s disease, POTS, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), gastroparesis and other chronic health conditions, Sophie knows what it means to grieve a life that changed without permission.

This letter explores the hidden grief of chronic illness: losing your independence, questioning your identity, carrying guilt for needing help, and learning to live in a body that no longer moves at the pace your heart still longs for.

Whether you’re living with an invisible illness, chronic pain, disability, chronic fatigue, or you’re supporting someone who is, Sophie’s words are a reminder that strength isn’t always found in pushing through. Sometimes it’s found in resting, adapting and showing yourself compassion.

Thank you so much Sophie, for such an honest and moving letter.

💌The Letterbox Podcast shares real letters about life’s defining moments. If you have a story you’d like to tell, I’d love to hear from you.

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More than one billion plastic nurdles have spilled into the River Tyne, and they’re still washing up along the North East coastline.

In this episode of The Letterbox Podcast, Sophie, a PhD student from Newcastle with a passion for ornithology and conservation, writes To the Nurdle.

Inspired by the ongoing River Tyne plastic pellet spill, this letter explores the devastating impact of plastic pollution on our beaches, seabirds and marine life, while celebrating the thousands of volunteers giving their time to protect the coastline.

It’s a reminder that even when a problem feels impossibly big, collective action can make a difference.

If you care about wildlife, conservation, the environment, climate action or the North East coast, this is a story you’ll want to hear.

Thank you to Sophie for sharing this and for all her work she is doing on the beach, right now alongside so many other volunteers! Follow Sophie and her work: @sophies_wild_world.

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