@ZenMomma
Zen Momma
@ZenMommaΒ Β·Β 5:00

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And I considered several different things, was kind of leaning in one direction, liked things with apparently the word soul in it and like collective soul, wandering soul wander woman, but with a WA N-D-R. However, this week on Sunday, something kind of changed what I was thinking and I kind of got a new perspective

Thank you to everyone who has joined me in this journey of self-discovery. I hope you give yourself similar kindness & reflection as you did me. 😘

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@ZenMomma
Zen Momma
@ZenMommaΒ Β·Β 3:47
We'll get her to the bed and look at her and stuff. It's been very emotional packing up all our things and leaving our home, and we just weren't in a place to be able to face that, but we will and see what's going on with her and take good care of her. So thank you so much. Hopefully nobody's let down by my and I'm one
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@Astroality
Carly D
@AstroalityΒ Β·Β 1:30

@ZenMomma

Hey. First off, I just want to say I love that gift. It made me laugh so hard. So thank you. I needed that belly laugh first thing this morning. It made me laugh. And I have to say, I'm actually really happy that you're keeping your current username. I feel like Zen Mama fits you. Like, it's your voice, your, like, calming pres your nature
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@Swell
Swell Team
@SwellΒ Β·Β 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

@RensLens
Renee πŸͺ¬
@RensLensΒ Β·Β 4:12
First of all, I just want to say thank you for taking us through this with you. I can feel your grief. I don't know if it's because it's voice and not written word, but it took me there with you and I'm grateful ##ful that you had the strength to share it
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:43

@ZenMomma

I want to say that no matter what you did with that name, we were going to be here for it anyway. And you are so much stronger than you think. And I am sending so much light and love and good energy. Your direction, I hope you can feel it. Like I want to cry. I think you're awesome. Everything I've seen of you, you're awesome. Oh, I'm going to cry. I'm going to do it
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@ZenMomma
Zen Momma
@ZenMommaΒ Β·Β 0:58

@Astroality

I think it's want you to turn it or they turn it, and every time they're just like so it got me tickled. Anyway, thank you again for all your supportive words and just making me feel very heard and seen and yeah, I appreciate you cheering me on. Bye
@ZenMomma
Zen Momma
@ZenMommaΒ Β·Β 4:58

@TheDailyDose

Um I realized really early in, especially with this particular grief, that even just recording on my phone and even if I didn't listen to it again, something about releasing that hearing my own voice and my own emotion, acknowledging those feelings, really was necessary and helpful to me. To not just hold it in or suck it up, but really feel it. So it didn't consume me. But I do believe in sharing our most vulnerable moments in a safe way
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@ZenMomma
Zen Momma
@ZenMommaΒ Β·Β 0:35

@TheDailyDose

Hey. I also wanted to apologize for all of the as I listened back to my response, I realized how many there were, and normally I would have re recorded. However, I felt like there was a lot that I covered that I would have missed. So, yeah, maybe I say that much all the time, but my past college speech teacher would have been very disappointed. Whatever
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@ZenMomma
Zen Momma
@ZenMommaΒ Β·Β 1:39

@Renee_Slay

There's just been so many little ways as we've put this whole life that we have here in boxes to give away and even our home that really got us through a hard time. It's been a kind of an exercise in love, be grateful and release. Love, be grateful. Really appreciate these things or these memories that these things bring up and release and yeah. Good things, I hope. Good things for all of us. Yeah
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@RensLens
Renee πŸͺ¬
@RensLensΒ Β·Β 1:34

@ZenMomma

Sometimes I like to script things out and stick to that five minute rule and get as much in as possible. But other times I'm like, I just want to rant. And those rants are going to have a lot of UMS in it. And so if you're talking about something that's personal to you or that you're working out some pain, you can't have it scripted and you can't have it perfect. It's going to be messy
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Renee πŸͺ¬
@RensLensΒ Β·Β 3:02

@ZenMomma

Yeah. You know, that's the thing about having children is you I like, I didn't deal I haven't dealt with the the tragedy that you dealt with. But I know that, like, I often think about, would I even be here if I didn't have my kids? Because they really force you to have to get up every day and put 1ft in front of another and deal with your s***
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@Her_Sisu
J.L. Beasley
@Her_SisuΒ Β·Β 0:32
It's. Well, thank you for sharing your reflection on your decision to keep your name. And at the end of the day, what matters most is you're doing what is authentic, fulfilling, and is right for you. And I am confident you recognize the Swell community has your back. And we look forward to your continued reflective content
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