Everything Changed at Once

The Mackenzie Cooney Show · Sep 24, 2026 · 34m

After ending my long-term relationship, I thought I was changing one part of my life. Instead, nearly every relationship and structure around me began changing at once.

In this episode, I talk about feeling my sibling relationship slipping away, my parents announcing their divorce, and becoming an aunt as my family took on an entirely new shape. I share what it was like to end a relationship while still living together, continue taking previously planned trips, and remain committed to leaving even when the person I remembered from the beginning briefly returned.

I also tell the story of…