Can we please also agree to acknowledge the incredible amount of safety that is needed before self care, and self love are even an option?
Read MoreBefore you can start anything, you need to make a rational assessment of what and where the goal is. You need to allow yourself to see the opportunity.
Read MoreI make checklists for everything. Early mornings come with a scribbling of To-Dos, neatly prioritized by level of importance. I even draw little boxes next to each item, because I love the satisfaction of filling it in with an inky check mark. Done. Next.
Read MoreIt feels like everyone wants to know what I'm not good at. Even more terrifying, it's like they want ME to know what I'm not good at.
Read MoreI've been struck by a truth. An eye-opening, stare-into-a-fireplace-and-think, kind of truth.
It has shone a light into a place in my heart that had been hiding in the shadow of busy-ness and checkboxes, and it's been hiding there for a really, really long time. Why? because it's easier. It's safe and familiar. It keeps the heart and mind distracted from those things it most desires:
Read MoreDo you feel a push to do something new? Different? To break away from whatever your grind is and inject fun, or creativity, or maybe just reconnect with who you once were?
Read MoreDo you have those moments of self-loathing that drown out all other thoughts? You know, that feeling of embarrassment and shame so powerful they cause pain that can’t be healed with a few little pills or a chiropractor. It’s the pain of watching a moment in time over and over
Read MoreIt's the first day of spring. Time for festivals and days at the park and beach trips with the kids. I've always known I was meant to be a mom. And even on warm days when smoothies turn into tears
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