Hey friends, it's Dora here. Let's be real. Bedtime can feel like a constant battle.

The tantrums, the stalling, the screen fatigue, it's a lot. That's why we created Wiggle to Wind Down,

a brand new kid's sleep podcast from Headspace and Cocoa Mellon.

Each episode helps your little one move, breathe, and settle into a soothing bedtime story so they can relax and you can finally exhale.

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for everyone.

Hi, it's Dora, and you are listening to Radio Headspace.

Have you ever gone through a season of personal growth where you're journaling more,

going to therapy, minding your business, drinking your water, and yet, somehow, it feels

less like freedom and more like heartbreak.

You're evolving, doing all the right things, but underneath it, there's a strange sense of

loss. Like you're saying goodbye to something you didn't even know you'd miss.

And that's the part that no one really talks about when it comes to growth.

Sometimes, becoming your fullest self means grieving who you used to be and who others expected

you to stay.

We usually think of grief as something tied to endings like a breakup, job loss, or someone passing away.

But grief can show up in the beginnings too,

especially when we start growing into a new version of ourselves.

Because when you change, even for the better, things shift,

relationship shift, what you tolerate shifts,

how you spend your time, how you show up. Even what you laugh at,

it all starts to evolve. And as beautiful as that is, it can also feel lonely. Because while

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