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Jun 2025
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how to live with intention (even when li...

cara and leo
About this episode

this week on the podcast, I’m joined by a very special guest — my twin sister Yara 🤍


from afternoon chats over tea to honest reflections on heartbreak, burnout, and building a life that feels like yours — this episode is all about what it means to live with intention.

we talk about:

  • ​creating a home that reflects who you are (and why Yara ditched the TV for a projector + books)
  • ​why moving on after a breakup has no timeline — and how to come back home to yourself
  • ​what work-life balance actually looks like in your 20s
  • ​letting go of timelines and learning to embrace the messy, nonlinear path of real life
  • ​the joy, chaos, and closeness of growing up with a twin — and how we’ve both grown into wildly different, fully ourselves people


this episode is soft, silly, vulnerable, and grounding — a little reminder that you’re allowed to take your time, change your mind, and choose yourself every step of the way. 💌


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