The Gift of Desperation feat. Cara Matsukane

Join our cozy Substack community!→ https://asayee.substack.comAbout this EpisodeThis week on MONSOON SEASON, I sat down with writer and Integrative Trauma Coach, Cara Matsukane for a conversation that moves through chaos, forgiveness, and the particular ache of staying steady in the in-between. We talk about what it means to sit with desperation instead of running from it, what it looks like to hold grief without losing yourself in it, and what it means to keep showing up at your own altar, however you define it, even when you don't know what will meet you there. It's a conversation about surrender, about letting yourself receive, and about the long, unglamorous work of becoming someone you don't yet have proof you can be.*This episode was recorded live on Substack on July 22, 2026.Chapters00:00 | Welcome & Anchoring Ritual05:44 | Introducing Cara Matsukane07:26 | Chaos Muppets: Finding Comfort in Crisis14:29 | Radical Forgiveness and Reclaiming Your Power28:00 | The Gift of Desperation35:14 | Miscarriage, Grief, and Rebuilding After Loss42:06 | How Partners Can Show Up in Grief48:37 | Depletion, Burnout, and Learning to Receive1:02:20 | Devotional Business: Partnering with the Divine1:12:03 | Closing Wisdom and GratitudeConnect with Cara✨ Website: https://caramatsukane.com/ ✨ Substack: https://caramatsukane.substack.com/ ✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caramatsukane Connect with Monsoon Season✨ Subscribe on Substack: https://asayee.substack.com✨ YouTube:    / @asa-yee  ✨ Instagram:   / asa.yee