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The Cozy Impact Pod
Season 3, Episode 4: Boost Your Oxytocin!
Welcome back to the Cozy Impact Pod, where we explore how softness, joy, and embodiment can be powerful tools for change.
In this episode, Malia and Julia reconnect after a full season of life and work. They reflect on burnout, shifting energy cycles, and the ways we find rest in a world that rarely slows down. From crocheting sea turtles to walking through botanic gardens, they explore how small sensory pleasures, like touching yarn or eating a peach, can ground us when things feel overwhelming.
They also dig into the deeper currents under their work: imposter syndrome, the pressure to have all the answers, and how meritocracy and white supremacy culture show up even in our most well-intentioned spaces. Together, they ask: What would it mean to embrace “I don’t know” as a radical practice? And how can we find comfort without losing our fire for justice?
This is an episode about pausing, recalibrating, and remembering that connection is a form of impact.
Mentions and Resources
Listener Invitations
What could you do this week that feels non-productively productive?
What’s one thing you can say “I don’t know” about — with softness and without shame?
Big Announcements
🌊 Bridging the Gap: From Fear to Trust
A 5-part disability inclusion series led by Malia Wright and Sarah Kerwin
→ Starts June 12, 2025 — second Thursday each month
→ Learn more + register: https://www.maliawright.com/bridging-the-gap
🌺 Phenomena: An Embodied Retreat in Hawai’i
August 22–28, 2025 | Kirpal Meditation & Ecological Center
→ Early bird through June 1 – but mention this podcast and keep the discount!
→ More info: https://www.ebbwithus.com/phenomena-retreat
🧘 Julia’s Community Open Houses (free)
→ Second Wednesday of every month, 12–1pm ET
→ Mindfulness, connection, and non-networking networking
→ Sign up: https://juliafirestonecoaching.com/events
💼 Coaching with Julia
→ Sign up for a 6-12 session package with Julia (special rates through June)
→ Start by booking an initial session: https://calendly.com/juliafirestonecoaching/coaching-clarity-session
Reach out to us!
Julia Firestone - [email protected]
Malia Wright-Merer - [email protected]
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By The Cozy Impact Pod with Malia Wright-Merer and Julia FirestoneThe Cozy Impact Pod
Season 3, Episode 4: Boost Your Oxytocin!
Welcome back to the Cozy Impact Pod, where we explore how softness, joy, and embodiment can be powerful tools for change.
In this episode, Malia and Julia reconnect after a full season of life and work. They reflect on burnout, shifting energy cycles, and the ways we find rest in a world that rarely slows down. From crocheting sea turtles to walking through botanic gardens, they explore how small sensory pleasures, like touching yarn or eating a peach, can ground us when things feel overwhelming.
They also dig into the deeper currents under their work: imposter syndrome, the pressure to have all the answers, and how meritocracy and white supremacy culture show up even in our most well-intentioned spaces. Together, they ask: What would it mean to embrace “I don’t know” as a radical practice? And how can we find comfort without losing our fire for justice?
This is an episode about pausing, recalibrating, and remembering that connection is a form of impact.
Mentions and Resources
Listener Invitations
What could you do this week that feels non-productively productive?
What’s one thing you can say “I don’t know” about — with softness and without shame?
Big Announcements
🌊 Bridging the Gap: From Fear to Trust
A 5-part disability inclusion series led by Malia Wright and Sarah Kerwin
→ Starts June 12, 2025 — second Thursday each month
→ Learn more + register: https://www.maliawright.com/bridging-the-gap
🌺 Phenomena: An Embodied Retreat in Hawai’i
August 22–28, 2025 | Kirpal Meditation & Ecological Center
→ Early bird through June 1 – but mention this podcast and keep the discount!
→ More info: https://www.ebbwithus.com/phenomena-retreat
🧘 Julia’s Community Open Houses (free)
→ Second Wednesday of every month, 12–1pm ET
→ Mindfulness, connection, and non-networking networking
→ Sign up: https://juliafirestonecoaching.com/events
💼 Coaching with Julia
→ Sign up for a 6-12 session package with Julia (special rates through June)
→ Start by booking an initial session: https://calendly.com/juliafirestonecoaching/coaching-clarity-session
Reach out to us!
Julia Firestone - [email protected]
Malia Wright-Merer - [email protected]