It Started with Love (and Pressure)

July 2025

It all began with love — and a whole lot of pressure.

Not the kind of pressure that crushes. The kind that calls.
Calls you to show up even when you’re tired.
Calls you to dream even when your hands are full.
Calls you to build something that holds you while holding others too.

The Sweet Between started as survival.
Now, it’s sanctuary.

Maybe you’re here because you’re a caregiver.
Maybe you’ve buried someone you love.
Maybe you’re the strong one. The soft one. The seeker. The cycle-breaker.
Maybe you’re all of that at once.

Whoever you are — welcome.

This space was built to be real. To be rooted. To make room.
It won’t be perfect. But it will be true.

My story — our story — is still unfolding.
And this site will grow with it.
Right now, this is where I put the pieces of myself: the book, the store, the journal, the vision, the hope.
This is my offering. This is my breath.

So take your time.
Take your breath.
And take what you need from The Sweet Between.

Later will take care of itself. It always does.

— Maya