WHY YOUR STUCKNESS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A GOOD SIGN

Published on: 19/03/2025

Have you ever found yourself right on the edge of achieving something important, only to mysteriously pull back at the last moment? Or perhaps you've set an ambitious goal, only to find yourself procrastinating, getting distracted, or suddenly feeling overwhelmed by anxiety? I spent years thinking I just lacked discipline or willpower. But what I've come to understand is far more fascinating–what we call "self-sabotage" is often our nervous system trying to protect us in the only way it knows how.

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THE PLAY PARADOX: WHY WE RESIST WHAT WE NEED MOST

Published on: 26/02/2025

Wanna dance? 💃🏼 There isn't a dance floor I don't love—it's my favorite. Once the music hits, it's like a gravitational pull, I just can't help myself! Whether it's jumping around to 90s pop in my kitchen or cutting it up on a dimly lit dance floor, dancing transports me. I remember trying silent disco (a must do!) for the first time last year on a family vacation.

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A LOVE LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER & A REFLECTION ON THE MOMENTS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT SHAPE US ALL

Published on: 08/02/2025

Becoming a mom for the first time is a moment that changes you forever. For me, that moment came eighteen years ago when my daughter Ava arrived in this world. Today, as she stands on the cusp of adulthood, I find myself reflecting on the journey we've shared and the lessons she has taught me along the way. I want to share this love letter to Ava with you. Not only in celebration of her...

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STRUGGLING TO FIND BALANCE BETWEEN BEING PRESENT WITH THE EASY GOING VIBE OF SUMMER AND PRODUCTIVITY? FOCUS ON THIS...

Published on: 29/07/2024

🎶 Summer, summer, summertime… time to sit back and unwind! 🎶 A Fresh Prince gen X classic that will NOT stop playing on repeat in my mind (and maybe now in yours too 😁). Are you finding time to sit back and unwind this Summer? I find my 3 pm self does quite well embracing the easygoing vibes of Summer. But 3am me? She doesn’t always approve, she’s...

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HOW TO BE CURIOUS

Published on: 21/07/2024

I find myself thinking about Fall/Winter and the kiddos heading back to school, with it comes a myriad of emotion (recently we went back to mandated masks indoors here in Oregon as COVID numbers have been rising). I’ve been feeling some ambivalence recently which is always a signal to pause and pay attention! I am feeling both optimistic and realistic about potential...

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SOMEONE YOU LOVE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH? THESE 5 Q'S ARE FOR YOU.

Published on: 23/05/2024

A big mistake I made was believing that I could somehow “fix” the struggle my daughter was having with her mental health. That I could study and read and think our way out of the terrifying reality of the uncertain time we were in. I spent hours privately consuming ideas, tools, podcasts, books, videos, suggestions and stories from other parents who had already been where we were....

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