Julie Jewels Smoot

Within Still Alive, this recording serves as a reminder that healing is not about becoming someone else. It is not about leaving behind every difficult experience or pretending that hardship never existed. True expansion includes what has been lived through. It creates room for both possibility and truth. The sounds unfold gradually, allowing spaciousness to emerge without urgency. There is no pressure to reach for something bigger. No expectation that the listener become

This Can End Whenever You Want is a reminder that choice remains with the listener. Many experiences come with an expectation of completion. We are encouraged to finish what we start, stay until the end, and push through discomfort. While there are times when perseverance is valuable, there are also times when the healthiest choice is to stop. This piece honors that possibility.