Last week, I thought I was stepping away from the podcast. But something unexpected happened…

I realized I was grieving — not a person, but an entire identity. A marriage. A career. A version of me who worked endlessly to be enough.

So I gave myself space.

I shut down the noise.

I sat in silence.

And then… I performed a ritual to honor the man I used to be — the one who tried so hard to survive, succeed, and be loved in all the ways he knew how.

I thanked him.

I released him.

And something new was born.

In this episode, I share:

• the emotional heaviness that revealed my grief

• how silence helped me hear what I’d been ignoring

• the ritual that marked the end of one life and the beginning of another

• a vivid dream that showed me my psyche was reorganizing itself

• the moment I finally said: you have nothing to be ashamed of… you can rest now

This isn’t a return to the podcast.

It’s a rebirth — from performance to presence.

If you’re grieving a past version of yourself… you’re not alone.

And if you feel a quiet pull toward something new… maybe that’s what’s being born.

We are not broken — we are becoming.