Two years ago, Eva packed up her life in Portland, left a breakup in the rearview mirror, and hit the open road to start over in Austin, Texas… solo. What followed was an epic road trip, equal parts grief, healing, awe, and badassery. In this reissued episode, Eva shares the behind-the-scenes of that transitional season—one where everything was falling apart, and somehow also coming together better than she ever could’ve planned.
It’s summer. People are road-tripping. Maybe you’re also in a season of upheaval. Maybe you're grieving, starting over, or wondering if it's possible for life to get better than you imagined. Spoiler alert: it is.
This episode is your message from the future: you’re gonna be okay. Actually? Better than okay.
What we cover in this episode:
- 😭 The messy, nonlinear reality of grief (and how Eva tried to "do it well")
- 💔 Rage, sadness, and the surprise healing that comes from visiting an ex
- 🧼 The difference between surviving grief vs. trying to control it
- 🐍 Lessons from nature, the desert, and the wide open sky
- 🔥 The secret catharsis of screaming and throwing rocks into water (yes, really)
- 🌈 The beauty of trusting the in-between and letting arrival be just another beginning
- 💡Why it's okay to romanticize a new life—and why it's also okay when it turns out to be messy AF
- 💃🏼 The importance of place: finding the kind of land that makes you feel alive
- 🤝 Friendship as medicine and why it's absolutely possible to make real friends as an adult
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