The One Where I am Learning to Let Go and I hate It

The One With The Hallmark Bullsh*t

We were raised on soulmates, grand gestures, boomboxes over heads, and the idea that someday someone would arrive and magically make everything okay. But what happens when real life doesn’t look anything like the movies? In this episode of Chaos with Kori, I talk about the unrealistic expectations we’re sold about love, rescue, motherhood, healing, and emotional support — especially as women and moms. From Hallmark fantasies to therapy sessions squeezed between diapers, ABA, and dinner, this episode is about realizing that maybe nobody was ever meant to carry every part of us forever. Maybe soulmates aren’t people who complete us. Maybe they’re the people who walk beside us while we learn how to carry ourselves. This one is reflective, funny, a little heartbreaking, and deeply honest. And yes… Hallmark still doesn’t make “you didn’t kill yourself” cards. #ChaosWithKori #HallmarkBullshit #Motherhood #MentalHealth #EmotionalLabor #SelfWorth #Soulmates #HealingJourney #PodcastLife #WomenWhoPodcast #TherapyThoughts #ParentingReality #RealTalk #Overthinking #EmotionalSupportStanley #LifeNotMovies #PersonalGrowth #MomLife #HealingIsMessy #ChaosQueen

The One Where I am Learning to Let Go and I hate It

I thought I was just being responsible. Turns out… I might be controlling everything just to feel safe. In this episode, I talk about: * why I can’t “stand down” * what my brain does when I leave the house * the moment I almost skipped a medical appointment because I couldn’t let go * and how control slowly started making my world smaller No neat ending. No fix. Just me, figuring it out in real time. #ChaosWithKori #MentalHealthPodcast #AnxietyTalk #LettingGo #ControlIssues #MomLifeUnfiltered #RealTalkPodcast #EmotionalGrowth #SelfAwareness #PodcastLife #ParentingReality #AnxietySupport #Overthinking #NervousSystem #HealingInProgress #HonestPodcast #WomenInPodcasting #LifeInProgress #TrustTheProcess #PodcastCommunity

The One for Lily & The Emotional Medic Who Tried

Some episodes are planned. Some are written. And some… just come from a place you can’t ignore. Yesterday was Lily’s birthday. In this episode, I talk about the kind of grief that doesn’t always have words—the quiet kind that sits underneath everything while life keeps moving. I share what it feels like to be someone who fixes things, who pours love into people… and what happens when love isn’t enough to change the outcome. This isn’t a perfect episode. It’s not polished. It’s just honest. If you’ve ever loved deeply, lost something that should have stayed, or carried a version of life that never got to happen… this one is for you. Happy birthday, Lily. 💛 #ChaosWithKori #TheOneForLily #GriefJourney #Motherhood #LossAndLove #HealingThroughStory #EmotionalMedic #RealTalkPodcast #PodcastLife #HonestConversations #MentalHealthAwareness #GriefSupport #LifeAfterLoss #StorytellingPodcast #WomenInPodcasting

The One With The Shit Covered Cherries

You ever feel like life hands you something good… and then immediately dumps on it? In this episode of Chaos with Kori, I talk about what I’ve started calling the “shit-covered cherry” effect — that pattern where you finally find your footing, start becoming the version of yourself you’ve been working toward… and then something blindsides you. After a therapy breakthrough, I thought I was finally expanding into who I wanted to be. Then came the worst pain of my life, an unexpected diagnosis, and a 9:30 p.m. MRI in my pajamas. This episode is about catastrophizing, body betrayal, motherhood fears, music as emotional processing (thank you Ronnie Radke and Florence), and what it means to brace for a fight you didn’t ask for. It’s not inspirational. It’s not tied up neatly. It’s just real. And for what it’s worth… I don’t even like cherries. #ChaosWithKori #ChronicPain #SpineHealth #MRI #MentalHealthPodcast #TherapyJourney #Catastrophizing #Motherhood #ParentingWithAnxiety #HealthScare #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalProcessing #LastResort #FlorenceAndTheMachine #LifeUpdates #Resilience #WomenInPodcasting

The One Where I Am A Emotional Medic

In this episode of Chaos with Kori, I talk about a realization that hit harder than I expected: how often I’ve stepped into the role of emotional medic in relationships, friendships, and life. Always listening. Always supporting. Always trying to stabilize hearts that were never mine to save. What started as compassion slowly turned into a painful pattern — confusing being needed in a crisis with being loved in full. This episode is about the grief of seeing that clearly, the anger of realizing how often I accepted scraps, and the deeper question underneath it all: Who am I when I’m not the one holding everyone else together? This one is raw, honest, and probably one of the most revealing episodes I’ve recorded in a long time. #ChaosWithKori #EmotionalMedic #HealingJourney #SelfWorth #PeoplePleasing #TraumaPatterns #EmotionalBurnout #Relationships #FriendshipPatterns #PodcastLife #MentalHealthPodcast #PersonalGrowth #Boundaries #SelfDiscovery #EmotionalHealing #WomenInPodcasting #StorytimePodcast #InnerWork #WorthBeyondUsefulness #ChaosWithKoriPodcast