Aug 1Member-onlyThe World is Full of RainbowsEven if you can’t always see them. The other day I saw rainbows (yes multiple). While sitting in the back seat of my friend’s Subaru, heading to the local swim spot. My glasses with polarized lenses made the world through the car’s windows a prism. The once black tar of…Mindfulness2 min read
Jul 13Member-onlyStop Trying to be a “Better” Version of YourselfIf you are here reading what I am writing then I am going to assume you are not a stranger to the wellness space. You’ve probably felt the urge to “work” on yourself to be that “better” version of yourself, “healthier”, more “sustainable”, more “spiritual”, more “self aware” ect. If…Self Improvement4 min read
Jul 4Member-onlyTomato Plants Can Teach Us A Lot about PrioritiesBecause sometimes you do what you want to grow Tomato plants can teach us a lot about priorities. You see, I have these tomato plants my friend gifted to me as seedlings. They were sprouting three to a cup. They grew pretty tall too in the largely climate controlled space…Personal Growth6 min read
May 21Member-onlyUsing mindfulness to help you feel good enough? This is what you are missingAs someone who got started on her mindfulness journey out of a desperate attempt to fix the feelings of not good enough I carried with me into my life and relationships, the idea of mindfulness, that I was simply supposed to accept negative thoughts and feelings, didn’t make sense. I…Self Love6 min read
Apr 30Member-onlyThe Art of Stillness in a Fast Paced WorldThis is because there is a lot blocking the view. This modern world, after all, is fast paced and demanding. You are always lacking something, no matter how arbitrary or significant the measure, and so you do what we have been told to do, force your way forward. It’s the…Mindfulness2 min read
Apr 30Member-onlyWhy Living in the Moment Matters to Your Personal GrowthYou only truly exist here. In this place. In this lifetime. Arriving. And yet, so much of your time can be spent somewhere else in the waiting and the wanting and the what ifs, hoping, yearning, striving for something different. This striving is the desire for change, the determined forward…Mindfulness2 min read
Jan 23Member-onlyThe Joy of SofteningI think it’s safe to say I am tired, that we are tired. Tired of COVID, tired of unrest, tired of the immensity of things outside of our control that no individual can alone amend, let alone begin to unravel. …Mindfulness3 min read
Dec 5, 2021Member-onlyActually Being in your BodyThere is a concept in the wellness space called embodiment. It’s the act of being in the body and acknowledging what it has to tell us. Embodiment is a type of mindfulness where the focus is on sensation and visceral experience rather than on thought and the more ephemeral stories…Embodiment3 min read
Nov 28, 2021Member-only5 Ways to Use Mindfulness to Make Changes in your LifeThe other day I learned workaholism is a sign of codependency, which makes sense because I’ve struggled with manifestations of both most of my life. I mention this to you because recently I have been noticing over and over again how I shy away from pleasure, play and nourishment for…Self Improvement5 min read
Nov 4, 2021Member-onlyWhy External Validation is Never EnoughI’ve spent a lot of my life in mistrust of myself, which is to say “over there”, some external measure was always the answer. Validation of what was right or wrong, good or bad, wanted or unwanted, came from outside myself: do what other people want so they won’t be…Mindfulness7 min read