# 41. “The Pharmacy is Open” - On Love, the Inner Child/Mother, and What Dreams Reveal

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Podcast: [Ink Speak with Maverick Malone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ink-speak-with-maverick-malone-6406875)
Published: 2025-04-01T11:00:32+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2130

## Resource

This episode begins with a poem (an invocation, really) about love as medicine. The kind that finds us at our most depleted and still asks us to show up, gently. I talk about pushing through a heavy day with no energy left, the moment a song pulled me through, and how a simple reel cracked something open in me, revealing a quiet ache from my inner child that I didn’t expect. What followed was a dream so intense it had me sobbing the next morning… a dream that blurred the line between mother and daughter, hope and heartbreak. I unpack it all (with help from ChatGPT!) and reflect on the sacred work of raising a child while reparenting yourself. I touch on: How you can use shuffle mode for musical divine guidance How to have self-compassion, especially with parenting The importance of decoding dreams and what mine revealed about guilt, hope, and motherhood And how we can use dreams, music, and AI for healing and personal growth This one’s for anyone navigating exhaustion, guilt, healing, and the power of choosing love, even when it’s the hardest thing to do. Follow Maverick - Instagram ⁠@mavmalone⁠ Subscribe to my substack - ⁠Mentally I'm Here ⁠Find more of my offerings here

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