This episode is not about a breakthrough.
 It’s about a breath.

It’s about the quiet, often invisible moments where we try to meet ourselves with softness.
 Not because we’ve mastered self-love — but because we’re still learning not to flinch when we fail.

These are the small victories that no one sees:
 Forgiving yourself for missing a message.
 Pausing instead of spiraling.
 Letting rest count, even when it feels unearned.

“Self-compassion isn’t enlightenment.
 It’s messy, repetitive, and absolutely sacred.”

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🎧 After the Light is a journal-style night podcast.
New episodes every week. Always at night.

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Thanks for being here — in the dark, in the mess, in the becoming.

This is After the Light.