I took a week of vacation and here’s what I realized… This whole creating my “biggest, bravest life”... it is working. Did I need a hard reset? Absolutely. But was I eager to get back to my home and work and life? Big time. I don’t know if I have ever experienced this before, to be honest. The[...]
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What if I let myself dream about having all the things I wish for everyone else? What if I let myself dream about… -the love -the opportunities -the smiles -the laughter -the joy -the support -the rest -the belief in my own enoughness -the kindness -the fullness -the acceptan[...]
Trauma is weird. I feel like the last week or two I have been tiptoeing the line hard of allowing the healing from my trauma to move me and letting the trauma paralyze me with fear. The tug and pull of that middle space is intense. And exhausting. The constant pinballing back and forth between being grounded in c[...]
Buffalo Wild Wings Brain It is not a secret that the overwhelming majority of the time the mother carries the mental load of their family. The appointments, school functions, activities, childcare schedule, etc. but also which kid doesn’t like certain foods in their lunch, which kid needs to take an apple to[...]
Practice Doesn't Make Perfect, But It Does Make It Easier Hey friends, I am back today with Part 3 in the Body Image Series. If you haven’t yet read Part One and Part Two then you should definitely pause and go do that. Today is going to focus on the real changes I am making as I put into practice all of the[...]
It Can Be Different Our world has us convinced that struggling with body image and feeling uncomfortable in our body is simply how it has to be, but today I want to talk about how it can be different. If you haven’t already read last week’s post, Part 1, go back and read it. It will provide some really[...]
Why It Is So hard to Exist in a Body It is so hard to exist in a body. Especially as a woman. I have been hesitant to talk about body image and really just body stuff in general because it is such a sensitive and layered topic. But I keep feeling this pull, so I’m going to do my best to dive into it[...]
This past weekend I attended a funeral for a little girl. I had never had to do this before. I knew it would be hard, but even still I was not prepared. It was one of the most deeply moving and completely devastating experiences I've ever had in this life. It was absolutely gut wrenching walking in and s[...]
I think a lot of us assume we trust ourselves, but I learned recently that maybe the person I trust the least in this world is myself. It felt like a devastating and even dramatic realization, so I want to share with you how I’m repairing that trust. I’ve spoken very openly about my experience in therapy a[...]
My kindergartner is smarter than me. No doubt. Or at least at (almost) six she’s already handling life transitions, major stress, and new experiences far better than me. I’ve spent the last two weeks watching her walk straight into kindergarten without even a glance backwards. She has handled it with so much[...]