Mother McIntosh

Kennedi McIntosh
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Welcome to Mother McIntosh. This is Kennedi speaking ❣️ This podcast is for people who want to love better. Love themselves without shrinking. Love others without losing their center. Love life without rushing past it. These episodes are conversations, not lessons. Honest reflections on growth, embodiment, patience, and staying open in a world that teaches us to harden. Sometimes I’m learning in real time. Sometimes I’m looking back with clarity. Always human, and usually intimate. If you’re learning how to stay soft, present, and yourself while loving deeply, I’m happy you found me 💋

  1. May 17

    Episode 21: Poetry Night

    This episode is about belonging. I talk about how I almost joined the military last year and truly thought it was the path I was supposed to take. I had the scores, the physical, the job picked out, the support, the direction. On paper, it made complete sense. But when it came time to actually go, something in me just… wouldn’t move. And after months of wondering if I had walked away from something important, I finally realized it wasn’t the military I was craving. It was community. It was people. It was a place to belong. I had convinced myself there was nothing for me in Cincinnati. But once I stopped trying to escape and started asking myself what I could build here, everything changed. This episode is about poetry night, grief, moving out on my own, feeling different, creating spaces for people to show up exactly as they are, and the realization that maybe community isn’t always something you find. Sometimes it’s something you create. And if you’re in Cincinnati and want to experience the room that inspired this episode: Poetry Night: The Listening Room First Monday of every month @ CobbleStone OTR 8:30pm ☕️🕯️💌

    25 min

  2. Apr 5

    Episode 20: Let It Play

    Sometimes the best part happens… and then what? In this episode, I’m talking about the weird little urge I’ve noticed in myself to skip ahead the second something stops feeling peak. Like when your favorite part of the song passes and suddenly you’re ready for the next one. Or when dinner is still so good, but you’re already thinking about dessert. Or when life gets quiet after something beautiful and instead of letting it deepen… we go looking for the next hit. This one is about what happens after the high. The part we usually rush through. The slower moments. The in-between. The rest of the song. Maybe the space after the “best part” isn’t empty. Maybe it’s just asking us to stay a little longer. If you’ve been craving more presence, more fullness, and less emotional fast-forwarding… this one’s for you. Today’s jazz: “Blame It on My Youth” by Brad Mehldau ☕️🎹 Come sit with me for a minute. And maybe… 👀 let it play :)

    20 min

  3. Mar 15

    Episode 19: Better Than Sex

    Sex gets talked about like it’s the greatest experience a human being can have. So good that people are constantly saying something else was “better than sex.” But what does that actually mean? In this episode I talk about growing up hearing sex described like some mythical event, losing my virginity at 23, working in a strip club surrounded by sexual energy, and what stepping away from sex for a while started to reveal to me. Somewhere in the middle of all of that, a realization appeared that I didn’t see coming. What if the thing people think they’re chasing through sex… isn’t sex at all? And what if that feeling exists in far more places than we’ve been taught to look?

    20 min

  4. Mar 5

    Episode 18: A Love Letter to Myself

    Love isn’t something we earn. What we earn is access. Welcome to Mother McIntosh. This is Kennedi speaking! This is the final part of the Lover’s Series, and today we’re sitting with a realization that can change the way we move through relationships… Love is not a currency! It isn’t something we have to earn from each other, because love is something we have an abundance of. What we protect is our time, our attention, and the closeness we allow people into. This episode is a reflection on boundaries, self respect, and how to stay soft while loving wisely.

    17 min

  5. Feb 22

    Episode 17: A Love Letter to Love

    Last year, I fell in love for the first time. And even though it ended, I wouldn’t take it back. Not for a second. For part 2 of the Lover’s Series, I reflect on what love actually taught me. That love shouldn’t cost you yourself. That real love brings out your grounded best, not your chaos. That something can be deeply meaningful without being permanent. And that romantic love is powerful, but it’s never the only place love lives. This isn’t a warning story or a breakup sermon. It’s a love letter. To what was real. To what was learned. And to the kind of love that changes you without breaking you.

    20 min

  6. Feb 8

    Episode 16: The Perfect Mug

    Hello my love :) Welcome to Pt. 1 of the Lover’s series!! Today we’re talking about love, patience, and why some things taste fine until you finally experience what’s actually meant for you. I use the ritual of making the perfect mug of tea to talk about waiting, steeping, fantasizing, and learning how to stop settling for what’s just warm enough. This episode is about realizing you can love things that aren’t right for you, and still choose to make room for something better. About how the waiting isn’t empty time, it’s the part where you learn what you actually want. The part where excitement builds. The part where clarity shows up. If all you have right now is time, let it steep.

    22 min

  7. Jan 25

    Episode 15: My Body The Cathderal

    After the tears dry and the noise settles, you’re still here. And the question becomes: how do you live inside yourself now? In this episode, we talk about what it means to come home to your body after survival and release. About movement, stretching, listening, and letting your body lead you back to yourself when your mind feels tired of trying to figure everything out. This isn’t about fixing yourself or becoming someone new. It’s about slowing down, softening, and remembering that your body has always known how to hold you. If you’ve been feeling open but ungrounded, emotional but untethered, or like you cracked something open and aren’t sure where to land, then this conversation is for you. Get comfortable. Take a breath. You’re safe to be here :)

    23 min

  8. Jan 18

    Episode 14: Let It All Out

    Crying is not something that needs to be fixed. It’s communication. In this episode, I talk about tears. Not just the painful ones, but the tears that come from awe, love, connection, and being alive. For most of my life, crying only meant something was wrong. Until one moment changed how I understood it forever. We talk about why crying is one of the first languages we ever speak, how we’re taught to stop our tears instead of listening to them, and why letting yourself cry can be one of the most grounding and honest acts there is. This episode is for anyone who has been holding it together for too long. For anyone who feels emotional and doesn’t know why. For anyone who needs permission to feel without fixing. Crying is not weakness. It’s intelligence. It’s energy moving. It’s proof that something mattered. Let it all out.

    29 min
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Welcome to Mother McIntosh. This is Kennedi speaking ❣️ This podcast is for people who want to love better. Love themselves without shrinking. Love others without losing their center. Love life without rushing past it. These episodes are conversations, not lessons. Honest reflections on growth, embodiment, patience, and staying open in a world that teaches us to harden. Sometimes I’m learning in real time. Sometimes I’m looking back with clarity. Always human, and usually intimate. If you’re learning how to stay soft, present, and yourself while loving deeply, I’m happy you found me 💋

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  • Creator
    Kennedi McIntosh
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kennedi McIntosh
  • Show Website
    Mother McIntosh