It Hurts So Good

Happy Pride, Y'all

June holds a lot. Pride. Juneteenth. Community. Identity. Joy. This week, a reflection on first Pride memories, taking up space, finding belonging, and learning that sometimes the most radical thing a person can do is become more of themselves. A conversation about queer joy, chosen family, visibility, fear, and the freedom that comes from finally realizing there are more of us. Happy Pride, Y'all.  If this episode felt familiar in any way—like your mind, your room, your routines, or your quiet—you’re not alone in it. You can reach out anytime at 7amkingsil@gmail.com or on Instagram @abstract_catalyst. Messages don’t need to be perfect. They don’t need to be important. They just need to be yours. Everything sent gets read. Even if it takes time to sit with it. And wherever you are right now—whether you’re moving fast, standing still, or somewhere in between—you don’t have to force clarity out of it today. Just keep going gently. Even if it’s messy. Even if it’s uncertain. Even if you’re scared.

Strong Enough

Strength is often celebrated, but rarely examined. This episode explores what happens when resilience becomes second nature—when responsibility, grief, debt, healing, friendship, and survival begin to blur together. From persistent muscle spasms and health anxiety to inherited responsibilities and the pressure of always being "the strong one," this conversation sits with the reality of carrying more than one person was ever meant to carry alone. At its heart, this episode is about questioning what strength really means. Is strength pushing through no matter what? Or is it knowing when to set something down? Is it carrying everything? Or trusting that some things were never meant to be carried alone? A reflection on grief, growth, Pride, hope, and the ongoing search for a life that contains a little more ease. Because maybe being strong enough doesn't mean carrying more. Maybe it means finally allowing some of the weight to be shared. If this episode felt familiar in any way—like your mind, your room, your routines, or your quiet—you’re not alone in it. You can reach out anytime at 7amkingsil@gmail.com or on Instagram @abstract_catalyst. Messages don’t need to be perfect. They don’t need to be important. They just need to be yours. Everything sent gets read. Even if it takes time to sit with it. And wherever you are right now—whether you’re moving fast, standing still, or somewhere in between—you don’t have to force clarity out of it today. Just keep going gently. Even if it’s messy. Even if it’s uncertain. Even if you’re scared.

The Quiet Parts

A slow, unpolished, and deeply personal look at what life becomes when nothing is fully finished and nothing ever really stops. Inside a 1,000-square-foot Brooklyn apartment, days blur between routine and drift—waking on a couch instead of a bed, moving through a to-do list that never quite changes, and living in the quiet loop of work, memory, and survival. Ordinary details—like a missing remote, shifting light on the walls, or labeled bags left behind by a mother—become anchors in a life that feels constantly in motion. This episode doesn’t try to tidy itself up. It moves the way real thoughts do: messy, nonlinear, and honest in its incompleteness. It sits in the space between stillness and overwhelm—living alone, thinking too much, loving from a distance, and trying to stay present in a mind that rarely turns off. Nothing is resolved here. Nothing is completed. It’s just life, continuing—one quiet moment at a time. If this episode felt familiar in any way—like your mind, your room, your routines, or your quiet—you’re not alone in it. You can reach out anytime at 7amkingsil@gmail.com or on Instagram @abstract_catalyst. Messages don’t need to be perfect. They don’t need to be important. They just need to be yours. Everything sent gets read. Even if it takes time to sit with it. And wherever you are right now—whether you’re moving fast, standing still, or somewhere in between—you don’t have to force clarity out of it today. Just keep going gently. Even if it’s messy. Even if it’s uncertain. Even if you’re scared.

Somewhere Between Overwhelmed and Hopeful

This week’s episode explores consistency and what it looks like when life feels scattered, heavy, and unfinished. A long distance, open relationship sits alongside deep missing, emotional honesty, and the complexity of staying connected across distance. Work as a bartender shapes how attention, flirting, and perception are experienced, often blurring the line between presence and projection. Beneath it all is the daily weight of adulthood—maintenance, exhaustion, grief, and the quiet effort it takes just to keep going. There are no answers here, only the act of continuing anyway. If this episode felt familiar in any way—like your mind, your room, your routines, or your quiet—you’re not alone in it. You can reach out anytime at 7amkingsil@gmail.com or on Instagram @abstract_catalyst. Messages don’t need to be perfect. They don’t need to be important. They just need to be yours. Everything sent gets read. Even if it takes time to sit with it. And wherever you are right now—whether you’re moving fast, standing still, or somewhere in between—you don’t have to force clarity out of it today. Just keep going gently. Even if it’s messy. Even if it’s uncertain. Even if you’re scared.

Mother's Day Special "The First Women I Ever Loved"

A special Mother’s Day episode dedicated to the women who shape us, love us, raise us, and remain with us long after they’re gone. This episode reflects on the loss of a mother and sister, the weight and beauty of remembrance, and the ways love continues through family, ritual, memory, and everyday acts of care. From dressing an altar and sharing a meal to holding space for complicated family dynamics and generational love, this conversation honors motherhood in all its forms. A deeply personal episode about grief, gratitude, devotion, and the first women who ever held my heart. If this episode felt familiar in any way—like your mind, your room, your routines, or your quiet—you’re not alone in it. You can reach out anytime at 7amkingsil@gmail.com or on Instagram @abstract_catalyst. Messages don’t need to be perfect. They don’t need to be important. They just need to be yours. Everything sent gets read. Even if it takes time to sit with it. And wherever you are right now—whether you’re moving fast, standing still, or somewhere in between—you don’t have to force clarity out of it today. Just keep going gently. Even if it’s messy. Even if it’s uncertain. Even if you’re scared.