Soft Survival

Can we trust our own instincts? And what happens when the part of us meant to keep us safe starts seeing danger everywhere? This episode is about learning where intuition ends and fear begins.

My sister Christina joins me for an honest conversation about the family we remember. Using humor to push through, we reflect on growing up in the same family but remembering it in completely different ways. We talk about childhood, trauma, addiction, grief, our brother Jimmy, and the stories memory leaves behind.

What do you do when you miss someone who hurt people you love? This episode explores grief, conflicting memories, family history, and the uncomfortable truth that people are often more complicated than we want them to be.

What if perfectionism isn’t about being perfect, but fear? A conversation about shame, overperforming, self-worth, and learning to be imperfect.

Can you be loved if you don’t fully love yourself yet?

In this episode, I explore that question through real experiences, personal patterns, and the relationships we hold onto—romantic and platonic.

From loving someone’s potential instead of their reality, to outgrowing a friendship, to learning when to let go without resentment… this is about what we accept as love, and whether healing has to happen alone—or can happen alongside someone else.

Spring cleaning isn’t just about what’s around you—it’s about what you’re carrying. This episode is about stress, letting go, and finally creating space to stand up for yourself.

In this episode, I explore the difference between strength and resilience. People often use the words interchangeably, but I’ve come to see them as very different. One is about holding it together. The other is about learning how to bend, break, and still find your way back.

In this episode, Darryn Lewis and I talk about the invisible weight of being the oldest, the leader, the athlete — the one expected to hold it together. We explore how those early roles shape the adults we become, and what it costs to always be the strong one.

Gina Gonzalez-Iwakiri and I talk about what real confidence feels like — and how it’s different from cockiness. We explore losing it, rebuilding it, and learning to walk into a room without shrinking.

Are you an extrovert or introvert? Or, a lot/little of both?

In this episode, I talk about the quiet ways we disappear — into isolation, into our phones, into endless scrolling that feels comforting but leaves us more anxious than before. We explore how doomscrolling tricks us into thinking we’re coping, what it’s actually doing to our nervous system, and gentle ways to come back to ourselves, our bodies, and real connection in a loud, overwhelming world.