I did not intended to be gone for 8 months, but I'm back and so much better. I was struggling to record this particular episode over the course of those 8 months, in efforts to not interfere with prolonging it's release any longer, I did minimal editing without listening through the whole thing.

Usually, when people have been through life altering situations, their main intention is to get "back" to themselves. Over the course of a few months I too have pondered over what It'd be like to access a version of myself that existed before my life changed. And while I think it is important to reach back and preserve certain parts of my existence, I've come to the conclusion that doing so would be self limiting. Just like the box I've been in over the last several years. I don't even know who I will be, the thoughts I'll have, the things I'll do, or the feelings I'll feel within the next few hours, let alone over the course of a few years. I say all of this to say, that I'm open and accepting to who I decide to be with each passing moment.

Although this episode doesn't span the range of topics that I thought it would when I previously tried to record, it honors what I was willing to share in my present state without overthinking. This is a brief recollection of where I was, where I am, and leaves room for where I'm headed.