In this episode, I’m reflecting on what it means to keep living — fully and honestly — after loss.

Last week’s episode was released around my son’s birthday. He would have turned four. I needed time and space before sharing it, because grief doesn’t move on a schedule. That episode held a lot of love, remembrance, and truth.

This week, I’m talking about what comes after that acknowledgment — permission.

Permission to feel joy again.
Permission to create again.
Permission to dream without guilt.

After losing my son, losing my mother, and living through seasons of deep trauma, I’ve learned that grief doesn’t end love — it reshapes it. Creating has become one of the ways I process, heal, and stay connected to purpose.

I also share the heart behind the soft launch of Dearly Departed, a collection created to honor love that lives on. The first piece carries the message “Grief Is Love Remembered,” because that truth has carried me through some of my darkest moments.

This episode is an invitation — not to rush healing, but to remember that you’re allowed to build a life that feels good to you. Even after loss. Even after pain. Even if no one fully understands your journey.

As long as you’re still breathing, there is purpose.
As long as you’re still here, there is more ahead.

Thank you for sitting with me.