My life circumstances have been forcing me to face pain I had long buried in order to alchemize it with the intent to create a better, more sustainable way of holding space for unspoken stories of trauma, abuse, or even confessions, stories we hold back only because we love others and know our story will hurt someone else. When is protection self-harm? Where is the balance?

These along with how to alchemize our pain that we've held on to in order to protect the innocent are things going to be exploring next along with sharing anonymous stories in a healing space.

Algol and the New Moon in Taurus are impacting us in a major way right now. If you want to know more about the mythology of the "Demon Star" Algol and how it impacts us now there's an excellent podcast you can listen to: Algol / with Amaya Rourke - starnightdwell .

Go to MsMicah.com to follow my other channels to hear more of the private stories. You willalso find my email or texting options if you want a story shared.

Concluding with the last four (Greek) words for love.

The second episode will focus on the more romantic forms of love including, Ludus, Eros, Mania, and Pragma. Let’s explore how these can all show up in different types of relationships and how relationships can develop different forms of love.

I wanted to conclude by talking about how I’ve experienced all these different forms of love and how the best relationship I’ve ever had has all of the healthy forms of love and what that looks like to me from my experience(s).

I’d love to hear any questions, comments, examples from your own life, or future topic ideas.

Please comment here or for more private messages you can email whatshauntingyou@gmail.com or text 480-382-7596.

Thank you to Jim Hesterman for his help with audio and visual production.

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References can be found in my Substack and Patreon posts via my website.

Any holiday that revolves around gratitude has my attention and love is a favorite topic of mine so for this bonus episode I just want to briefly share the three factors that likely played into the creation of Valentine’s Day. Plus, this bonus episode feels like a nice filling to the sandwich of my love episodes right now, with the second part of “The Meanings of Love” coming out at the end of the month.

Learning the history of something we feel programmed to celebrate helps me appreciate it more while also feeling more empowered to celebrate it in the way I want to and not the way I’m told to. Personally, I deeply respect the choices of St. Valentine and I’m excited about the upcoming Spring season but can leave the rest.

For example, I didn’t realize St. Valentine was the patron saint of more than love before doing research on this episode!

One of my hobbies is curating music for different kinds of playlists. Looking for romantic playlists? Visit my Spotify profile or Tidal.

Go to my website if you want to message me here or at MsMicah.com with questions, comments or show ideas, or email at whatshauntingyou@gmail.com .

Thank you to Jim Hesterman Photography for audio and visual production.