Made for Meaning, Wired for Light

What if your soul-aligned path doesn’t look graceful or easeful — but instead looks like years of firefighting, surviving, and quietly rebuilding? In this episode, I speak directly to those who’ve spent decades just trying to stay afloat and are still here to tell the tale.We are the quiet warriors, walking our own path — often two steps forward and one step back.If you’ve ever felt behind, broken, or too late — this is your reminder that you’re not. You’re just right. And you’re right on time. Even

What happens when you don’t have kids, don’t go to church, and have a long history of sugar addiction... not to mention other addictions. But the whole world is celebrating Easter? In this episode, I share why Easter has always felt difficult for me — and how being autistic, HSP, and in recovery shapes the way I navigate it now. If this time of year brings up anything uncomfortable for you, you’re not alone 💙🎥 Prefer to watch instead? This episode is also available on

Everbeen told you’re “too intense”? In this episode, I explore what that label hasmeant in my life as an autistic HSP — from addiction recovery to cold plunges,from deep conversations to cherry blossom ecstasy. I talk about high sensationseeking, emotional depth, and how my intensity brings richness, meaning, andconnection. If you’ve ever felt “too much,” this one’s for you.Here’sthe poem I mentioned: https://www.poemtree.com/poems/LoveliestOfTrees.htm🎥 Prefer to watch instead?This episode is also

In this episode, I reflect on how the hardest parts of my life — addiction, illness, trauma, and not knowing I was autistic or HSP — became the very foundation for my Bonus Life.I share the story of my blind rescue cat Xavi, whose struggle mirrored my own. He was only noticed, only brought to safety, because of his blindness. In the same way, my pain became the turning point. The thing that pushed me to change.This isn’t a motivational story. It’s an honest one — about what it takes to truly

In this episode, I talk about what I’ve come to call The Bonus Life — the second act that began when I finally stopped trying to survive and started listening to what felt real.I share some of the harder parts of my backstory: addiction, people-pleasing, codependency, and the slow discovery of being both autistic and an HSP. This isn’t a how-to. It’s just my story — a kind of timestamp of what it’s taken to get here, and why I’m grateful to still be alive.If you’re walking this road too, I hope this

In this episode, I share some of the areas of life where I’m working on forgiving myself, now that I know I’m autistic and an HSP.I talk about: – Things I found (and still find) hard—like directions, driving, and cookingStruggles with relationships and the path I’ve takenNot having childrenNot “acing” my early career, despite being brightThe many coping strategies I developed—masking, addiction, people-pleasing, binge eating—and how I’m learning to meet them with compassionForgiveness isn’t always