How much of yourself have you learned to soften in order to belong?

In this third episode of our five-part series, we explore self-love through honesty — the kind that doesn’t perform, explain, or adjust to stay comfortable. This episode invites you to reflect on where you may have been editing yourself for acceptance, and what it might feel like to let your truth exist without apology.

If you’ve ever felt pressure to be agreeable, easy, or quietly accommodating, this episode is a reminder that you don’t have to hide parts of yourself to be worthy of love.

Original Song: No Mask Required

What happens when you stop quieting yourself to be accepted?

In this second episode of our five-part series, we explore self-love through expression — the courage to let your voice, joy, and truth exist without apology. This episode is an invitation to notice where you’ve been shrinking, and to gently begin taking up space again in ways that feel safe and authentic.

If you’ve ever softened your excitement, swallowed your words, or wondered what it would feel like to be fully yourself, this episode offers a reminder that your voice still matters — and it always has.

Original Song: Take Up Space

What if self-love didn’t begin with fixing yourself — but with finally choosing yourself?

In this opening episode of Season 2, we begin a five-part journey into self-love, starting with the quiet decision to stop waiting for permission. This episode invites you to slow down, reflect, and arrive exactly where you are, without pressure or performance.

If you’ve been feeling tired, unsure, or like something within you is ready for a new beginning, this episode is a gentle reminder that love doesn’t have to be earned — it can be practiced, here and now.

This is your invitation to begin.

As the 2025 season of Moonlight & Moments comes to a close, this Moon Drop is a gentle pause to reflect on a year shaped by both grief and growth.

In this episode, I share what it meant to begin again after loss, to find courage in unexpected places, and to redefine self-love beyond productivity, perfection, or external validation. From learning to love my own voice, to releasing guilt around rest, boundaries, and unfinished chores, this reflection honors the truth that life is often good with the bad.

This Moon Drop is an invitation to stay present, to carry what matters forward, and to remember our guiding reminder: Love yourself better than yesterday.

If this space has meant something to you this year, thank you for being here.

Comment Prompt: What did you learn this year about Self Love?

There comes a point when we stop trying to prove we’re enough — and begin asking something softer, deeper, and more honest: Do I feel full? 

In this episode, we follow Marin as a magical glass appears on her windowsill — one that quietly reflects how much of herself she’s given away, and how much she’s reclaimed. Through gentle storytelling and soul-deep reflection, we explore what it means to set boundaries without guilt, to choose rest without apology, and to live from a place of fullness instead of fear. This is for anyone who’s tired of shrinking to fit and ready to expand into their own light.

Original Song: Do I feel Full?

In this tender and metaphorical episode, we explore the often unspoken truth of postpartum depression—how it quietly shows up in the lives of mothers, especially those who are navigating early motherhood without a strong support system. Through the image of a fading light within a fragile paper house, we reflect on what it means to carry everything… and feel like you’re disappearing in the process.

You’ll hear a gentle, honest reflection on what it feels like when joy is expected but numbness takes its place. And I also share my personal story—giving birth, being left to navigate postpartum while husband was deployed, and only years later realizing I had lived through depression without even knowing how to name it.

This episode is a hand on your back in the dark.
A reminder that even if your light feels dim—you’re still the light.

When a military spouse starts experiencing strange things around the house — vacuums that turn on by themselves, lipstick messages on the mirror, cake that appears out of nowhere — she thinks she’s being haunted. But the ghost? It’s her. Or rather, the version of herself she’s forgotten to care for.

In this gently hilarious and deeply heartfelt episode, we explore what it means to rediscover yourself in the silence of separation. Whether your partner is deployed or you’ve just been putting yourself last for far too long, this one’s for you.

💭 A soft horror-comedy of self-care, longing, and the kind of healing that shows up with candles, cake, and under-eye serum. You’re not alone — you’re just being called back to yourself.

This Thanksgiving (I know we're a tad late), we turn gratitude inward. In this soft, metaphorical story, a mysterious mailbox that only sends thank-you letters receives one for the first time—addressed simply: To Me. What follows is a tender exploration of self-recognition, invisible strength, and the quiet power of thanking yourself for surviving, for trying, and for becoming. This episode is a love letter to your own endurance—because you’ve always deserved your own kindness.

Original Song: "Thank You, Me"

In this special episode dedicated to my son Arthur Skye, I share a quiet, celestial story about a child who moves to a rhythm no one else can hear and a mother who learns to stop fixing and start listening. Through the lens of autism and motherhood, this episode gently unpacks guilt, difference, and the beauty of learning to love without condition. A soft space for moms raising autistic children, for parents raising kind children, and for anyone learning that difference is not a flaw, it's another kind of brilliance.

This episode is the most personal one I’ve ever recorded.
It’s about love, loss, and learning how to carry both joy and sorrow at the same time.

I share the story of losing my sister, Riezelle, in early 2025—and how even in the darkest moments, the light still finds a way in. This one is raw, reflective, and full of heart.

Lots of tears were shed in the making of this episode (seriously, a lot), and there’s a little breakdown moment somewhere in there—so maybe don’t listen while wearing mascara. 😅

But I hope it reaches the hearts that need it.
Because even in grief… there’s still love.
Even in the bad… there’s still something good.