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Self-Care Serenades

Self-Care Serenades

Hosted by: Pami

For the women who woke up to a life they didn’t plan — and chose to live it anyway. Still Here Stories is a podcast about resilience in its quietest, truest form. This is not a show about “bouncing back.” It’s...

Episodes

The Quiet House

Season #1

The cereal box is still half fullThe hamper's empty, the house is lullNo backpacks dropped by the doorNo muddy sneakers on the floorI cooked for four and ate for oneLooked at the clock — where have they gone?I always...
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The Body Knows

Season #1

Three in the morning, wide awake againSheets are damp, heart is racingI don't recognize this skin I'm inSomething's shifting, something's changingThe calendar says one thingMy body says anotherLike a language I was...
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Something Needs To Change

Season #1

I set the table, poured the teaSmiled the smile that everyone needsChecked the boxes, held the lineBut something underneath feels like a signI can't name it, can't explainJust this quiet, restless acheLike the life...
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Koo-Keey, Brother

Season #4

I still half expect to hear youComing through the trees,Like you’re just a little ways off,Laughing in the breeze.And then that old call rolling,Like it always used to do,“Koo-keey!” through the morning woods—Man, I...
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Making Room for What Comes Next

Season #1

Making Room for What Comes NextShe opened up the closet doorAnd saw the boxes on the floorOld paper dreams and worn-out shoesAnd pieces of the life she knewA sweater from a harder yearA stack of notes she kept too...
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When Everything Changed

Season #1

There are seasons that divide life into before and after. Before the loss. Before the ending. Before the moment, everything familiar began to feel different. This song is for the woman learning how to live in that...
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Soft Place to Land

Season #4

Sometimes life changes before the heart has caught up. Sometimes a woman finds herself standing in the middle of a life she no longer fully recognizes, carrying questions she cannot yet answer. This serenade is an...
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The Woman in the Mirror

Season #3

Lyrics She caught her reflection in the kitchen glowHair pulled back but her eyes still showThe house was silent the day was throughYet a whisper asked where are youShe used to dance with no set rhymeBarefoot spinning...
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Armor on the Conference Room Floor

Season #2

Armor on the Conference Room Floor She used to wake before sunrise  In a navy suit and quiet sighs, Coffee cold by the time she’d breathe, Trading dreams for security. Corner office, polished name, Gold-star goals in...
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Still Here

Season #1

Still Here The morning the world split open I was buttering toast You kissed me like any Thursday Said thirty-six feels old Your coffee cup by the sink Your shoes still by the door By noon a stranger’s voice Said you...
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