In this intimate episode of TK and Goliath, TK records fresh from the heart of the holiday weekend to capture that slow, heavy moment when the house finally falls silent. With candid humor, from the mashed-potatoes-on-Thanksgiving anecdote to boisterous family nicknames like “6-7”, TK invites listeners into a living room still warm with laughter and memory, yet suddenly echoing with absence.

Through personal diary-like reflection, TK names the feeling many of us can’t quite describe: the come down. She explains how the surge of connection, the flood of oxytocin and joy, can flip into an emotional crash when everyone leaves. Using the psychological lens of “contrast shock,” she threads science and soul to show how our nervous systems and hearts struggle to land after extreme highs.

TK shares the weekend’s play-by-play...the games, the late-night dinners, the van that drove away with family members...and how those ordinary moments turned into profound loss the second the door closed. She speaks openly about the bittersweet awareness that with age and distance we see each other less, and how that scarcity turns love into a kind of ache. This is not weakness; it’s evidence of having lived fully.

To deepen the arc, TK brings in a striking example: the late Chadwick Boseman. She draws a parallel between his public highs and private battles and the two-truths-that-can-exist-at-once, joy and sorrow, presence and pain, reminding listeners that quiet resilience can be the most heroic kind.

Far from offering a quick fix, the episode gives permission: name the giant, honor the come down, sit with it without guilt. TK argues that grief and gratitude are braided... that missing someone proves the moment mattered. She encourages small acts of tenderness toward yourself as you land back in routine, and even shares a closing slingstone: "Missing someone means the moment mattered. The come down isn't the end... it's proof that your heart was awake."

By the episode’s end you’ll feel seen...whether you’re returning to work at 4 a.m., packing for a move, or simply scrolling through photos and longing for one more hug. This is a tender, truthful journal entry that turns a universal post-holiday ache into a shared, human story and a reminder that feeling the come down means you were truly alive in the moment.

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