Day 12: Just Be You, Boo
Do you ever hide the parts of yourself you think nobody wants to see? I know I do. How dare I start this post telling you to “Just be you”…
Day Nine: I’ve Got The Magic in Me
When you’re not afraid to be yourself, magical things start happening. You start meeting people in unexpected places who will uplift you and reaffirm your decision to commit to…
Day Eight: Scrubbing The Stories We Inherit
The past two days my mother and I have been spending time in her hometown of Sturgis, SD. Sturgis is a small city, boasting a population of 6,914 people….
Day Seven: Choose Your Narratives
Boy have I had lots of narratives to change over the past two years. Back in May, I moved my dog, my stuff, my bus, and myself from CT…
Day Five: Perfectionism is a Gold-Coated Turd
Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries? Does my haughtiness offend you? Don’t you…
Day Four: My Power Lies Beneath Limiting Beliefs
Some days I wake up with a strong sense of anxiety and a feeling that I’m supposed to be doing something more. On days like these, I question what…
Growing Up Fat and Insecure: Hating My Body to Glimpsing Radical Self-Love
I was in third grade when I became acutely aware of two things: I was fat and being fat was apparently a bad thing. One morning I was sitting…
The Secret Power of Micro Goals: How Small Goals Can Lead to Big Results
We all set goals in our lives, and many of us start by setting a macro goal. These are big picture goals that we want to achieve. Maybe we…
How I Stopped Shrinking to Please People and Started Reclaiming My Space
By Dr. Jess “A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be…
53 Simple Ideas for Designing Your Life
Now more than ever, more people are looking for ways to build a life that is meaningful and functional for their needs. But how do we actually do this?…