Lessons of a well-lived, well-loved, and well-f*cked life.

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I Missed My Own Voice
I followed the rules, wrote the value, and lost the part of me that was alive.
 • Portia Mayari
The Unstoried Self
On navigating the liminal space between destruction and revelation
 • Portia Mayari
How Grief Brought Me Back to the Circle
What I’ve been creating through grief—and why it matters now more than ever.
 • Portia Mayari
Re-Mothering the Parts of Me That Were Never Held
For anyone who’s had to be strong for too long. For those navigating grief, broken dreams, and the messy middle of healing. This is what it looks like…
 • Portia Mayari
Meeting My Parts: A Love Letter to Sophia, The Executor, and the Messy Middle
This isn’t a polished reflection—it’s what’s real. These are the parts I’m just now meeting, the truths I’m just now learning to hold with tenderness.
 • Portia Mayari
The Body Remembers: Grieving Through Sensuality
How touching my own skin became an act of courage, resistance, and coming home.
 • Portia Mayari
When Grief Takes Up Space in the Body (and in My Relationship)
My father died on January 8th.
 • Portia Mayari
I was 35 when I had my first orgasm.
Not the kind I faked to get it over with. Not the kind I performed to make someone else feel good. A real, undeniable, body-shaking, soul-awakening…
 • Portia Mayari
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EP 3: The Shadows We Inherit: A Conversation on Fear, Loss, and Repatterning
Listen now | Dear seeker,
 • Portia Mayari
Lessons of a well-lived, well-loved, and well-f*cked life.
Lessons of a well-lived, well-loved, and well-f*cked life.
A newsletter and podcast of intimate stories, reflections, confessions, and practices for the curious and creative soul. Lessons in Life & Love offers an intimate exploration of life, sex, relationships, and love.
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