Ink Speak with Maverick Malone

Do you have a dream - some big goal, some vision, some incredible thing you feel called to in this life? Are you taking any baby steps to get there? What separates the you here, in this moment, from the you that is living your dream? In today's episode, I'm tackling these big questions and diving deep in the "why" of dreams - why they are so necessary; why we chase them; why they are the crux of w...

There is something inherently magical about travel – what it does, how it moves us, the way it inspires and changes us. On today’s episode, I wrap up my St. George solo travelogue series with some closing thoughts on travel and why I find it so necessary. I also discuss some of the things I did on my last days in St. George and where I went. If you need a little escape from your day or are just cu...

Have you been struggling to rest? Not just to carve out the time for it but to mentally allow yourself to even get to this place where you can put down the armful of things you're carrying and turn some of that love and care towards yourself? As a society, we are bombarded with this idea that rest is lazy or unimportant or that we must constantly be doing something "productive." We put rest (ie. o...

Let's face it: being human IS HARD. Like, really, really hard. We all struggle and when we're in the thick of it, we want just some respite, some way to weather those storms and know we're gonna be ok. Spoiler alert: you will. If you're having a hard time right now, press play on this one. I recently took a long solo weekend trip to the gulf coast of Florida in the pursuit of rest, as a way to wea...

Sometimes when we reach a crossroads in life, we're hit with several things all at once and can so easily become overwhelmed. There is a grieving process. We have to learn to let go of what we had, what we used to know, who we were, in order to make space for the new. With healing, we continue to go back to gather ourselves, each time picking up the pieces and learning how to keep those safe, with...

No one gets married thinking they will one day get divorced, but sometimes it's just what happens. Now that I'm on the other side of it, I'm finally able to open up - in depth - about my codependency and people pleasing that kept me in a relationship longer than I should, and the journey towards the monumental decision of finally leaving that 14 year relationship and getting a divorce. There's suc...

"This is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends - not with a bang" ...but with a glimmer. Today's episode asks us to reflect on the state of our world, the role we are currently playing in it, and where its future lies. We are at an incredibly pivotal time here, and if we want to see any kind of positive change, it has to start with us, in our minds and with what we believe to be t...

Have you ever felt called to something so viscerally but something held you back? Fear? Anxiety? Self doubt? We've all been there. Today's first ever episode dives deep into my "why" of starting this podcast, one that is rooted around my own fear of public speaking - of speaking in general and how I found salvation in the creative writing process. I struggled with anxiety and a deep fear of public...

Have you ever thought, “There has to be more to life than this”? You’re not alone. I had this same thought before I decided to leave a 14 year relationship and choose myself for the first time. Join me, author and poet Maverick Malone @mavmalone, as I recount stories of that transformational journey, one that began with a very powerful shower-thought download instructing, “Go out into the world. M...