Ink Speak with Maverick Malone

When the world is weighing heavy on us and heated topics are everywhere, from social media and news outlets to our family's dinner table, it can be challenging to manage our mental health and especially to deal with triggers as they arise. In today's episode, I'll go into what has helped me manage stress. I'll touch on:

• cognitive dissonance
• the importance of being aware of our internal experience
• tips for managing triggers
• how to feel safer in your body and the techniques that have helped me
• tapping/EFT, emotional freedom technique

As part of this episode, I also have a follow-up that is a guided meditation that you can use to help you relax. See episode 13 for that!

Resources:

Opening poem "To my son on his birthday while the world is at war" by Danielle Coffyn - https://www.instagram.com/musingsonbeing/

Collective & Individual trauma in Palestine/Israel with Dr. Gabor Maté (Youtube talk) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGC_UKDhU-s

Brad Yates, Tap with Brad (EFT) - https://www.youtube.com/@tapwithbrad

When you need to take a few minutes and center yourself, reach for this quick guided meditation to ground you in the present and use the power of your subconscious mind to conjure a peaceful place.

"Listen When" is a minisode series of sound bytes, of (what I hope will be) inspirational and motivational poetic mini-speeches set to music on things we all need to hear. Reach for these episodes when you need them. This one is for those of you who may be contemplating leaving a relationship, have already left the relationship, have been dumped, did the dumping. This one is for those of you who are feeling the weight of grief, no matter who it was that cut the string. This is for those of you who feel like there will never again be another. This is for those of you who feel heavy, lost, confused. This is for those of you who need a reminder from someone else who made it through.

Today's episode is a recap of my recent trip out to Oregon and the Pacific Coast for a nature/writing retreat and a subsequent roadtrip with Danielle Coffyn, @musingsonbeing. In this episode, I will:

• breakdown what a Superbloom Society retreat is like

• discuss the wonder of travel and the Oregon coast

• highlight sights and cities along the Pacific Coast (Yachats, Coos Bay, Gold Beach, McKinnleyville, and the Redwoods)

• share with you several of the poems I wrote on this trip

• tell you where the BEST fish tacos in Oregon can be found

• close out with my takeaways and perspective on spending time intentionally

People and links mentioned in this episode include:

• Opening poem "From That Time in Lincoln City" by Yoda Olinyk, @doulaofwords (Instagram)

• Junk Drawer, my new Substack - https://maverickmalone.substack.com/

• Superbloom Society writing workshops - https://www.superbloomsociety.com/services

• Superbloom Society instagram - @superbloomsociety

New series alert! "Listen When" is a minisode series of sound bytes, of (what I hope will be) inspirational and motivational poetic mini-speeches set to music on things we all need to hear. Listen when...you want to quit your dream. Listen when...you're wallowing in grief. Listen when...you hate your body. Listen when...you're heartbroken. Listen when...you need a shot of confidence. Reach for these episodes when you need them. There's no shortage of words around here, so I hope this will be another little mix you can add into your listening routine to bring some needed words to your life. Happy listening!

Do you have a dream - some big goal, some vision, some incredible thing you feel called to in this life? Are you taking any baby steps to get there? What separates the you here, in this moment, from the you that is living your dream?In today's episode, I'm tackling these big questions and diving deep in the "why" of dreams - why they are so necessary; why we chase them; why they are the crux of whatever comes next for the future of humanity. Throughout this episode, I'll touch on:

• The daily grind and how it can motivate us and push us towards our "more"
• Exciting news about what's next for me, in terms of my own dreams and how YOU can be a part of it!
• Weathering the challenges of going for your goals and the first steps you can take
• Why you are uniquely qualified to make the art/start the business/have the dream that you have
• The roots of my own dreams, when writing first claimed me
• Doing the work to manifest your goals
• Food for thought and words on encouragement to help you take that next step

There is something inherently magical about travel – what it does, how it moves us, the way it inspires and changes us. On today’s episode, I wrap up my St. George solo travelogue series with some closing thoughts on travel and why I find it so necessary. I also discuss some of the things I did on my last days in St. George and where I went. If you need a little escape from your day or are just curious about this little sleepy beach town in Florida, join me for this relaxing yet intriguing episode!

Have you been struggling to rest? Not just to carve out the time for it but to mentally allow yourself to even get to this place where you can put down the armful of things you're carrying and turn some of that love and care towards yourself?As a society, we are bombarded with this idea that rest is lazy or unimportant or that we must constantly be doing something "productive." We put rest (ie. ourselves) at the bottom of these towering to-do lists and then we wonder why we feel so burned out all the time.Today's episode tackles this idea, as told from day 2 of my Florida travel adventures. In this one, I will touch on:

• How I literally changed the weather from Florida downpour to picturesque beach day
• How to "change the weather" of your internal experience (or at least turn a monsoon into a summer shower)
• The importance and true meaning of rest
• How to ditch the guilt that comes with rest and tap into your inner guidance
• Suggestions for easy ways to get your R&R (both with and without leaving the house)
• Nature as powerful medicine
• Tacos :)

Let's face it: being human IS HARD. Like, really, really hard. We all struggle and when we're in the thick of it, we want just some respite, some way to weather those storms and know we're gonna be ok. Spoiler alert: you will. If you're having a hard time right now, press play on this one.I recently took a long solo weekend trip to the gulf coast of Florida in the pursuit of rest, as a way to weather the storm life has thrown me lately of just being human with the place I'm in. The next handful of episodes will be travelogue-style, filled with musings and lessons I was able to gather as part of my R&R, of this process of escaping into myself in a new place.Today's episode will cover:

• Dealing with the unexpected & surrendering
• Weathering the hard moments
• Making learning its own language
• Changing your inner critic and building your self-compassion
• Taking cues from nature & why we need the rain
• Inspiration and motivation to move through your tough days

Sometimes when we reach a crossroads in life, we're hit with several things all at once and can so easily become overwhelmed. There is a grieving process. We have to learn to let go of what we had, what we used to know, who we were, in order to make space for the new.

With healing, we continue to go back to gather ourselves, each time picking up the pieces and learning how to keep those safe, without holding on too tight to what they once meant, what they once signified. It is this gathering process that allows us to make space. That internal letting go eventually finds its way into the physical and before long, we're on the move.

This week, I return after a long hiatus to explain where I've been: moving homes and moving lives. I discuss how to navigate life's big changes and what moving had in store for me, including the MANY mishaps that happened in the first two days.

Topics I cover:

• What to expect with moving: how it may leave you exhausted and feeling like a blank space (without the catchy song)
• My experience with simultaneously buying and selling a home after divorce
• How to let go of people, places & things no longer serving you
• Working through grief and the importance of support and asking for help
• The "joy of home ownership" two days in (spoiler alert: MANY UNWANTED SURPRISES!)
• Tips and advice for moving