How does one really make the decision to divorce? What keeps us in relationships, and what grants us the freedom to leave? And once we leave, how do we survive? In this episode, Tereva reflects on the past two years as a single, divorced woman in all of the transparency and candor that defines this podcast.

How do we release the stigma and shame of needing anti-depressants? In this episode, Tereva shares the journey of how she made the decision to begin medical treatment with anti-depressants, the side effects, and why they are necessary for her survival.

In Episode 4, Tereva discusses her recovery from seeing rest as a selfish act to leaning into rest as restoration, healing, and a priority for a life that feels good to live. But what happens when other people are benefitting from from your depletion? The consequences of breaking toxic cycles, resting mind, body and spirit, and the benefits of routines are explored.

Tereva discusses celibacy and the red flags she has grown to become aware of in romantic and platonic relationships. Intent vs. Impact, realizing potential is never enough, and learning to create your own spaces of validation are shared in very raw episode.

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Wants vs. needs. What happens when our ‘needs’ are silenced by our wants? Are our ‘wants’ really our desires? How have we been conditioned to silence our needs for more? In this episode, Tereva shares vulnerably, how she learned to center her own needs and walk away from beautiful ‘wants’.

“I cover my face with my hands to try to convince the tears not to come, but they do. And for the first time in a long time I feel…like I have permission to be me.”

What does healing really look like? What is the end result, and will we ever, get to ‘happy’?

Healing can be hard AF, but can it also be beautiful and exciting, and pleasurable? Join Tereva, an expert in mediocre adulting, as she navigates through the beauty in the mess of healing.

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