Hey, hey! I’m Mara.
Wife, mom of three, advocate, speaker, educator, recovering overthinker, buyer’s remorse champion—and now, podcast host (!!).

My Heart is Aiken was born from my real life: messy, hilarious, heartbreaking, beautiful. Here’s a little peek into who I am when I’m not chasing dreams (or tiny humans):

🎥 The Wizard of Oz? Terrifying. Still not over it.
🧠 I have approximately zero poker face and an even smaller filter.
🍝 Pasta and bread = my love language.
🧺 I fold my underwear. Yes, really. (But if it doesn’t have a “proper” place, it’s not getting put away.)
🎶 I’m a country music girl at heart with a side of clean hip-hop.
🙃 I swear a lot—but explicit music makes me weirdly uncomfortable.
🎥 Rom-coms > anything that will give me nightmares.
🍦 I could eat ice cream with rainbow sprinkles every damn day.
💄 I love cooking, skincare, makeup, shoes, and a good cocktail.
🧡 I’m working on loving myself louder than my negative thoughts. It’s not easy—but it’s worth it.

This space?
It’s been a dream of mine for a long time.
I’m so freaking excited to finally be here—and even more excited that you’re here too.

Thank you for being part of this story.
Stick around—it’s about to get real. 🤍