How beautiful to be in a constant state of new beginnings. Did you forget? Did you forget that you get to go through the chrysalis stage again and again and again over the course of your life? To change from one state to another just like the butterfly, albeit maybe not as visibly obvious. The… Continue reading New Beginnings
There are some words that just capture the things that matter so well. Like many things, media is a powerful tool that has the ability to give us a lens into ourselves… but it can also be used to manipulate and separate. It's easy for me to focus on the things that I hate about… Continue reading Breathe and Decide
I have been working on my relationship with my body, and a part of that requires looking at the messaging that I have received that has helped to form that relationship in order to systematically confront and dismantle what isn't serving me. Growing up young girls start receiving comments on their bodies and the pressure… Continue reading My Body, My Palace
It's not fine, but it'll be okay. There was something so reassuring and affirming about hearing those words. Countless times throughout the day we are asked how we are and many of us respond automatically with those simple two words, "I'm fine." Or, how many times have we been treated in ways that are the… Continue reading It’s Not Fine, But It’ll Be Okay
Let's live. So often we become robotic clock punchers. Living our lives by routines and obligations. All the things on our to-do lists become quiet bossy dictators of our time, and take over our minds with frantic worrying. Let's decide what we think. Push the worries aside... the pile of laundry or dishes that await,… Continue reading To Live
Photo by Malachi Brooks on Unsplash We live lives full to the brim with various events and doings, but only a handful of them are mile markers. Events that mark a significant period of time, events that veer us off course, and - if we were a house - these are the ones that gut us down to… Continue reading Mile Markers
If you don't love yourself and feel wholly worthy as you are, this is the evidence. These are the landmines you're planting your relationships. The doubts, the questioning, the need for validation, and for someone else to be responsible for your emotional regulation. I know, because I used to plant them and then be surprised when they would erupt in my face.
"Dressing 'Single'" Recently I reflected on what happens when you step outside of your comfort zones to change, grow, and bloom into something new. The external result of your internal changes may be to make others uncomfortable with the new and unfamiliar version of you. There will be those that cannot continue on a mutual… Continue reading The Pull of Self Abandonment
Opening yourself up to something new can be scary, whatever that 'new' might be. It's easy to get stuck in comfort and what is known and familiar. While I do think that there is something valuable in being able to be content in life, I also think that it is equally valuable to grow and… Continue reading Comfort Zones & Disappointment
We all make mistakes, say things we don't mean, or have awkward social moments and all of these can result in embarrassment. Whether you learn at the end of the day you've had food in your teeth since your lunchtime salad or you send a scathing email to your boss instead of the co-worker you'd… Continue reading Embrace Embarrassment
