Have you ever found yourself in that strange, disorienting space where you used to feel your desires clearly, but now, all you hear is silence?

In this episode, Brenda and Catherine explore what happens when desire goes quiet. After spending so much time learning to follow the whispers of longing, what do you do when those whispers disappear?

Rather than rushing to fix it, they invite you to pause and listen differently. These quiet seasons aren’t failures—they’re invitations. Invitations to slow down, return to the body, and deepen your trust in the natural rhythms of desire.

They discuss how speed, overthinking, and life circumstances like grief can muffle desire’s voice. They share personal stories and practices that help them reconnect - like Catherine’s ritual of doing absolutely nothing for two hours, or Brenda’s reflections on trusting the unknown in her longing for home.

Most of all, this episode is about trusting that desire doesn’t abandon us. It simply changes form. Sometimes it simmers. Sometimes it rests. But it’s always alive inside you.

Episode Highlights
• Experiencing a lack of desire after learning to follow it isn't a problem - it's a signal
• When desire feels absent, check if you're in your head instead of your body
• Pivoting your attention often restores connection more easily than forcing clarity
• Reconnection strategies include movement, stillness, time in nature, relational support, etc
• Moving too fast can drown out desire - slowing down helps you hear and feel
• Life’s desires have a natural hierarchy - you can’t fulfill every want at once
• Grief and hardship often quiet desire; it’s not wrong, it’s human
• Gripping too tightly to desires creates resistance, practicing trust is more effective
• Holding the “what” while releasing the “how” is a powerful desire practice
• Desire isn’t a constant flame - it ebbs and flows, like everything else in nature

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