On The Path with Kissiah Young
Welcome to On the Path!
In this space we explore some of the most tender and painful aspects of life, which happens to also be some of the most meaningful. We reflect on living, dying, and the many layers of life in between. This is a space of vulnerability and healing, of repair and reconciliation. We grow here.
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Episodes
105 episodes
Don't Let Fear Lead
When someone we love is facing illness or loss, fear has a way of changing us. This episode invites you to notice who you become in those moments—and whether your presence is shaped more by your own fear or by the needs of the person beside you...
Packing the Boxes: What Will You Leave Behind?
Every so often, that simple truth finds its way into my thoughts. It's a truth that demands that I sit with it and begin asking myself what it is I would be leaving behind if my life ended today.This episode isn't about fear or preparing...
Self Care Is the Attention You Deserve
In this episode, we flip the script on self-care. It's not about doing more; it's about getting curious about who you are. Let's explore the power of paying yourself genuine attention and finding a deeper connection within.Grateful for y...
The Art of Goodbye
In this episode, The Art of Goodbye, I reflect on losing someone dear and what it means to be present when goodbye is near. We explore holding space, the quiet weight of closure, and how love lingers in the moments in between.
What Death Can Teach Us About Living
Death is one of the few experiences we all share, yet many of us avoid talking about it. In this episode, I explore the fears, uncertainty, and discomfort that often surround conversations about death, and how becoming more familiar with our mo...
The Intimacy of Aloneness
In a world filled with responsibilities, distractions, and endless to-do lists, it can be easy to lose touch with ourselves. In this episode of On the Path, I explore the intimacy of being alone and the importance of creating space to ...
Cancer: When It's Time to Say Goodbye
In this deeply human episode of On the Path, we explore the heartbreak, tenderness, and complexity of saying goodbye when someone we love is dying from cancer. This conversation reflects on grief, anticipatory loss, vulnerability, and the quiet...
You Do Not Get Time Back
Today, On the Path, we pause long enough to ask what truly matters beneath the noise of responsibility, productivity, and the endless list of things to do. A gentle invitation to return to what is real, meaningful, and deeply human before life ...
The Tears We Were Never Allowed to Cry
Many of us learned early that our emotions were too much, inconvenient, or unsafe to express. Overtime, we began holding back our tears, mistaking emotional suppression for strength. This episode is an invitation to soften, to feel ...
Trouble Doesn't Last Always
There are seasons in life that feel unending; moments of overwhelmed, uncertainty, frustration, and pain that makes us wonder if things will ever shift. In this episode of On the Path, we reflect on the reality that trouble...
The Future Isn't Promised, So Why Are You Waiting?
Are you holding off on the life you want, trusting there will be time later? Maybe you keep telling yourself you'll live fully later – when things settle, when the timing is right, when life forces you to. What about the reality that later isn'...
When Staying Starts to Feel Like Betraying Yourself
Sometimes relationships don't end in a dramatic way – they quietly stop aligning with who we're becoming. In this episode, I explore what happens when you grow, but your relationship doesn't. We talk about self-awareness, t...
When Everything Feels Like Too Much
This episode is for anyone who's going through something right now – loss, stress, burnout, a diagnosis, or feeling overwhelmed by life. It's a reminder that what you're experiencing won't last forever, even if it feels like it will. You don't ...
Life Is Not a Guarantee
What if this moment is not one you get back? Today's episode is a reflection on the fragility of life and the illusion that we have endless time. As I hold the realities others are facing, I'm asking the same question for myself and for you: If...
Trusting Your Own Voice
There are moments in life when we're faced with decisions that matter – and instead of turning inward, we began to question what we feel. We look outside of ourselves for clarity, we weigh other people's opinions more heavily than our own, and ...
It's Time to Climb Down from The Ladder
We spend our lives climbing the ladder, chasing security, wealth, and success – only to realize it doesn't feel the spaces that matter most. In today's episode On The Path, we return to the start of the beginning, and refle...
You Want Closeness, But You Can't Take Feedback
We say we want deeper, more honest relationships – but something shifts the moment feedback enters the room. In this episode, I reflect on how quickly we take things personally, how that shapes the way we listen, and what it does to...
Technology Can't Replace Presence
In a world moving faster than the human heart was ever meant to keep up with, it’s easy to forget what truly connects us. In this episode, we reflect on the rise of AI—not as something to fear, but as something to hold in its proper place. Tech...
Don't Leave Yourself Out of the Equation
What are you struggling with right now, and how are you facing it?So often when we encounter difficulty, we respond by criticizing ourselves, judging our reactions, or believing we should be handling things better than we are. Yet...
One Day, You Will Die
We move through our lives as if they will go on forever. But what if we truly remembered that they won't? In this episode, we explore how remembering our impermanence can clarify what matters, shift how we spend our time, and soften...
Are You Neglecting What Matters The Most?
What in your life matters so deeply that if you stopped tending to it, you would eventually lose it?In this episode of On The Path, we explore the quiet reality that what we neglect does not stay the same; it slowly fades.--and not mater...
You Are Not The Hard Moments of Your Life
In this gentle reflection, we explore the truth that while sadness, grief, anxiety, and hardship are real parts of life, they are not who we are. So often we over-identify with our experiences and lose sight of our deeper nature. This episode i...
When Cancer Treatment Becomes Too Much
Living with cancer can bring people to a point where continuing treatment feels more exhausting than hopeful. This episode pauses to reflect on the reality of treatment fatigue, the weight of deciding whether to stop, and the importance of hono...