The Episode Your Younger Self Was Waiting For (ft. Coffee, Healing & Michelle )

A soft, soul-deep conversation on girlhood, post-grad identity, and learning how to love yourself in the moments you feel most lost.

This episode feels like sitting in your favorite coffee shop with the girl who just gets it. I’m joined by Michelle Sylvester —fellow iced coffee enthusiast, gentle soul, and someone who has walked the same messy, magical path of trying to be everything for everyone, and finally choosing to come home to herself.

We talked about the things our younger selves didn’t know how to name—the pressure to be perfect, the ache of not feeling like enough, the exhaustion of chasing a version of “success” that didn’t include softness. We unpacked what it means to feel like you’re falling apart even when it looks like you have it all together.

✨ Topics we cover:

– the version of you who had to grow up too fast

– navigating the weird, identity-shifting space after graduation

– how hard it is to rest when you’ve only ever known hustle

– the ache to be understood, not just seen

– rewriting the story your inner critic keeps trying to narrate

– iced coffee orders, body neutrality, and tiny rituals that bring you back to yourself

This isn’t just a podcast episode. It’s a mirror. A soft landing. A reminder that you don’t have to fix yourself to be worthy of love. You are allowed to unravel. You are allowed to change your mind. You are allowed to begin again.

And if no one’s told you lately—

💌 You’re doing better than you think.

💌 You are so deeply worth loving.

💌 You’re allowed to take up space in your own story.

Let this episode be a letter to your past self, and a love note to the version of you becoming.

For more of me—

The girl who turned pain into purpose, who’s healing out loud so no one feels alone…

💌 Real talk, wellness, and poetic chaos: @rylinrosee

☕️ Chronic illness, soft girl science, and the podcast that holds your hand: @takecarebyry

Come find me where the healing lives. I’ll be there—with a matcha, a messy bun, and a heart that’s still learning, too. 🤍🫶🏼

For more of our guest michelle: Follow her @michellesyllvester for your daily dose of grounded girlhood, healing reflections, and iced coffee confessions. You’ll love her. I promise. 🤍☕️🦋