If your energy feels different than it used to — lower,quieter, or more selective — there’s a reason for that. In this episode, weexplore how life experiences like burnout and grief change us over time, whycomparing yourself to past versions of yourself creates unnecessary suffering,and how adaptation can be a form of wisdom rather than loss. This is asupportive conversation for anyone learning to live with a different kind ofcapacity than they once had.

Grief doesn’t just affect your emotions — it changes your energy, your capacity, andthe way you move through the world. In this episode, we talk gently about howgrief reshapes your nervous system and energy over time, why exhaustion andsensitivity often follow loss, and why none of this means you’re doing grief“wrong.” This is a compassionate conversation for anyone noticing that theydon’t feel like themselves anymore after loss — and wondering if that’s okay.

This episode is a short, guided pause for when everything feels like too much. There’s nothing to fix or figure out here — just a few minutes of gentle grounding and presence to help your nervous system settle. You can listen while resting, driving, or simply taking a break. Think of this as a quiet place to breathe, soften, and borrow a little calm before returning to your day.

Feeling stuck, numb, or unable to start doesn’t mean you’re failing — it often means your nervous system is protecting you. In this episode, we talk gently about the freeze response: what it actually is, why it happens after burnout or prolonged stress, and why pushing harder rarely helps. This is a compassionate, non-judgmental conversation for anyone who feels immobilized, disconnected, or overwhelmed and needs permission to move slowly.

If rest sounds good in theory but feels uncomfortable, anxious, or even impossible in practice, there’s a reason for that. In this episode, we explore why slowing down can feel unsafe after long periods of burnout, stress, grief, or survival mode. You’ll learn how your nervous system learns to associate rest with vulnerability, why forcing rest often backfires, and what it actually takes to begin feeling safe enough to slow down. This is a gentle, non-judgmental conversation for anyone who wants rest but doesn’t know how to receive it yet.

When motivation disappears, emotions feel bigger, and even simple things feel hard, it’s easy to believe something is wrong with you. In this episode, we gently unpack what’s actually happening when your nervous system has been under stress for too long. You’ll learn why exhaustion, shutdown, and overwhelm are often signs of protection — not failure — and why nothing about this means you’re weak or broken. This is a compassionate reframe for anyone who’s been carrying more than they were meant to carry alone.

This is a gentle introduction to Showing Up Undone — a space created for anyone navigating burnout, grief, and the weight of being human. In this short episode, I share why this podcast exists, who it’s for, and what you can expect moving forward. There’s no fixing, no toxic positivity, and no pressure to have it all together. This is simply a place where it’s safe to show up exactly as you are.