Episode Notes

On this week's Braving the Waves, Mikaela Brewer reads a poem that explores the painful experiences some people have around their birthdays. As with any milestone, birthdays can be marked and haunted by emptiness and feelings that we haven’t accomplished or fulfilled our purpose enough (among other things). This poem attempts to reframe birthdays in a supportive way.

Here's an excerpt of the poem (the full written & visually formatted versions can now be found & read at mikbrew.substack.com!):

And I wondered, what if birthdays were every day rather than once a year?

If every day were one of birth?

Because more days for birth means more soil space for seasonal joy and the way it changes & charges us.

Listen to this week's episode to hear the full poem! If you’d like to share your moment or memory on the podcast, please head to tinyurl.com/bravingthewaves.

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