Tag: health
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The Soft Girl Era That Saved Me After Years of Just Surviving
How Pretty Princess Pilates, Somatic Healing, and Breathwork Helped Me “Did you lose weight?” That’s what my friends notice first. And yeah, I do feel lighter—but not so much in my jeans. For me, it’s more like… less bloated, more breathing room. I feel lighter in my belly, in my breath, in how I carry…
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Incase no one warned you: healing comes with exhaustion
Rupture comes from the Old Latin word rumpere, which means to break. And broken is exactly how we feel when we rupture. – Regena Thomashauer “Tired.” For weeks, that had been my answer almost every time my therapist, Rachel, asked how I was doing, as I walked over to her couch and moved one of…
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Giving it to God: Letting Go When it Hurts
The last month has been kind of crazy. This week I turned 30 years old. I also found myself signing papers for a new home on my birthday instead of celebrating my birthday in Hawaii as I’d initially planned. My mom loves to say, “God has a reason for allowing things to happen.” We’re…
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Creating space for gratitude in a daily journal
I have to be honest here. I have many, many journals I’ve kept over the years. My daughter and I joke that someday, when I’m no longer on this earth, she’ll have access to all my secrets – all my “good stuff.” Journaling has truly changed my life. For me, this typically happens early in…
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Let’s Charge Up those Immune Systems this New School Year
It’s been over a year since my child has physically gone to school. Today was her first day into third grade! We’ve been prepping for back-to-school for the past couple of weeks – shopping for school supplies and snacks, going to bed early and visiting campus. She’s been so excited, but as a parent I’ve…
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Behind rejection is opportunity
Rejection. Do you remember the last time you felt rejected? I do. It was when the guy I grew interested in told me it wasn’t going to work just hours after he told me he liked me A LOT. That same week, I felt it again when my supervisor scratched off my marketing campaign idea…
Mommy Finger, Baby Finger 