respite: friends, whales and rainbows

in this episode of i taste like magic, sisi in brasil explains why she created the respite, what it is, and what it is not. this is not the porch. it is not guided. it is not a place where she is holding conversation, facilitating energy, or carrying the room.it is a quiet online space built for pause, grounding, privacy, and energetic reset.recorded from bahia, brazil, this episode moves through the real reasons behind the space: privacy, nervous system overload, social media noise, energetic sensitivity, detachment, and the need for somewhere softer that still lets people feel connected without being swallowed by algorithms.major talking points:the respite is not the porch, and there are no peer guides or guided conversations.sisi explains why privacy and security matter now, especially compared to how things felt when the porch began in 2017.she talks about living between two places in brazil, both with beautiful views she cannot fully share publicly.she describes feeling heavy, itchy, foggy, and energetically affected before connecting it to a larger energetic shift.she explains how social media, loud trending audio, and constant scrolling can affect the nervous system.the respite was created as an online space that feels offline.visitors can watch quiet videos, listen to natural sounds, sit with scenery, or use the private forum.the forum is hosted outside major social platforms, so people can speak without feeding an algorithm.sisi makes clear that she is not there to facilitate conversation or hold everyone’s energy.she talks about detachment, friendship, capacity, and why disappearing is not always personal.the space includes reminders from past homes and sacred places, including detroit, oklahoma, and florida.the point is not to make the respite the tool. the point is to remind people to regulate themselves.the respite is a pause.not a performance.not a classroom.not another place to be consumed.https://respite.faafo.apphttps://faafo.appyou can watch the YouTube video "doom scrolling" at https://www.youtube.com/live/jPRmfwlro_Y?si=G8HHIWp-mbhZBjza