In this episode I reflect on the past few days, about launching (perhaps a wee bit too rapidly) this podcast, my self-doubt, my intention and hope of what this podcast might be and become, and my conscious decision to hug my giant super sloth and allow myself to just go slow in these magical, new endeavors.

Today, March 15th, I whirl around in, express gratitude for, and attempt to put into words the powerful loves celebrated on this day 69 years ago by my grandparents, Jorge Gonzalo & Subidia Ana Rodriguez and 4 years ago by me and my hubby cheri Éric. I read the odes of love written for my Lita & Lito, and the episode finishes with Éric and I reading our wedding vows together.

In this episode I begin to define bipolar disorder (based on my experience), challenge the existing language around mental health & use of the words “depression, manic, bipolar”, and remind us to heed and embrace the wisdom of nature...to respect our own rhythms and honor going at our own pace...because we deserve it. Because slowing down can be magical. Because we have just this, one, precious life.

A warm bundle of odes fill this tranquil episode: 1) ode to you, missing my (bus) stop 2) ode to you, perdiendo track del tiempo (losing track of time :) 3) ode to you, madame stillness, 4) ode to you, being joyously lost, 5) ode to you, letting go....grab a cup of tea or lay on the earth or your comfy bed, let your eyes grow heavy and let the sounds of these odes wash over you.

My first two love odes...to who I am becoming and to Èric, my hubby cheri & eternal solicito☀️

A petite poem about being -together- utterly free. And another inspired by the plant, a hardy succulent, that I fully identify with— a. echno-cactus grussoni

This poem is my homecoming. An attempt at capturing the sudden and beautiful arrival of my soul back into my body. An attempt at how this arctic oasis has allowed me to come back home, to accept being unabashedly me. This is my heart accepting my bipolar disorder, embracing my darkness, and honoring my resilience...