Welcome back to Therapy Mixtape, where I romanticize my coping mechanisms and call it self-awareness.
In this episode, I unpack a tension I’ve carried for years: the desire for intensity, movement, and beginnings—while also craving slowness, depth, and deliberate creation. Therapy, astrology, and music helped me realize something simple: I’m not inconsistent. I just never allowed both sides of myself to coexist.
We explore what it means to:
Slow down without losing momentum; Choose deeply which ideas to nurture; Build projects that last, not just impress; Translate contradictions into power.
Tems’ Free Mind sets the tone: a gentle reminder that creation doesn’t need to be loud, urgent, or optimized. Sometimes, meaning comes from slowing down, listening to your rhythm, and letting your fire light something on purpose.
This episode is for anyone who feels torn between intensity and stillness, ambition and patience, fire and depth. Let’s explore how slowing down can actually help us start living fully.
Credits :
Written by: A fire-and-water soul learning to balance speed with stillness
Produced by: Therapy, astrology charts, and late-night reflections
Executive Producers: Overthinking, contradictions, and a stubborn desire to create deeply
Mixed & Mastered by: Stellium in Capricorn & intentional patience
Special Track: “Free Mind” — Tems (because some things are meant to be slow and felt)
