I’ve devoted so much of my life to creating. I bet you have too: Creating memoriesCreating mealsCreating an ideaCreating a familyCreating a mindful momentCreating a new pathCreating a conversationCreating a piece of artCreating a relationshipCreating a tidy spaceCreating a dream jobCreating a space for yourself in this world The other night, my husband and I[…]

I love a good cooking analogy, don’t you? When cooking a sauce or soup you stir the ingredients so the flavors are distributed throughout the pot, right? But if you stir the entire cook time you won’t really have that delicious simmered soup taste. In the end, delicious flavor and taste is all about balance. Do[…]

Have you ever been going through a tough time, and you’ve thought: Oh, maybe I need to revisit this feeling because I didn’t process the emotions totally last time. Maybe. Probably not, though. I think there are gifts (in that underground emotional mucky place) that you didn’t see the last time you were there. That’s[…]

Recently at a gathering, I overheard my husband telling someone: she does everything for our son. He was talking about me, and though I didn’t hear all of the tale, I knew it was a song of praise. A lot of people talk about transparency, and this is mine: I have a great partnership (I[…]

Recently, I learned from someone I don’t know irl. I’ve never met her, but her insta comes into my explore feed a lot. This what I thought once when I read her photo caption: she’s so full of herself. Then I stopped myself to say: What’s wrong with being full of yourself? Y’all I’m a[…]

Confession: I grab my phone a lot when I’m needing something that my phone can’t give me: – companionship – reassurance that things will be ok– finding my worth This patten was getting ridiculous and the I said to myself: your phone is not an Oracle. And it began an evaluation of what in the[…]

Change excites and and terrifies me. In the same breath. Yet when I’m going through difficult times, knowing that life will change is like my life jacket. I’ve been really pondering a few things, maybe you can share your thoughts, too: 1. Why do we try to change everything when something feels difficult?2. How can[…]

The way you see the world is truly your power. I’ve said this before but I’m repeating myself because this is fascinating: the way you see life is so unique that if someone else were to try on your point of view, they would feel like their visiting another planet. And, knowing that, isn’t it[…]

About a year ago I started to actively heal my experience of trauma after bringing my son into this world. And one of the things I know about healing is this: it’s not easy. But it’s a great reminder of how resilient we people are. I’m experiencing a lot of joy making these real mantras[…]

Their opinion doesn’t matter. I know it’s not that easy to inhabit, no matter what you’ve got on your plate. And we’re made to be in connection with our people. So opinions can feel like a big deal. Yet, in the end I think that what matters is the bigger picture of who you are.[…]