It’s been a year since I last wrote here, a year of navigating the changes motherhood brought and finding my way back to myself. In this post, I open up about the challenges of postpartum, the moments that felt heavy, and how I began to rediscover my joy and my voice.
Today is a Taurus new moon. And it has me thinking about how lovely it is to slow down. To actually tend to the soil of what we’re creating rather than bulldozing our way through life on default. Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is: why are we rushing? Why is faster better? And is it even better at all?
Read Morelisten to yourself when something doesn’t feel right to you, become aware of your creative rhythm + what inspires your best work, ask yourself, how can I love who I am right now? what about this version of myself is so incredible?…
Read MoreIt’s Gemini season. A season that asks us “who do we need to connect with to get where we want to go?” A type of energy that supports the sharing of ideas and opinions in order to reach our goals. It’s a social energy that knows the power of togetherness and teamwork. This year though, the person we most need to connect with is ourselves. Here are a few things I’ve been doing to disconnect to reconnect with myself, to create space to hear myself outside of the noise of others/the collective mindset. Tips and tools that might also help you if you are also highly sensitive.
Read MoreWhen you get guidance from the universe, do you trust it? When repeating numbers and other coincidences show up, do you know how to decipher and act on what they are telling you? In this blog post, I’m talking about the six unexpected ways we communicate with our higher selves and intuitively receive our next steps. Some people call these signs from the universe.
Read MoreIf you’re new to this work, the mother wound is the collection of harmful beliefs passed down through the maternal lines that keep women small — and because of that trapped into cycles of martyrdom, self-sabotage, and feeling shame and guilt for wanting more.
Read MoreIt’s a new moon, and this one feels special.
Not only is it a new moon, it’s in a physical sign that helps us reach further towards our real-world goals. I’ll be releasing a podcast episode tonight on how this is manifesting in my world and a few of the new moon lessons we’re working through, but I also wanted to leave you with a new moon ritual.
Virgo is a yes/no sign. It knows how to designate and categorize. For that reason, it rules discernment and the ability to judge what is and is not in our best interest. It asks us to commit. And set boundaries for what doesn’t align with the life we want to live.
Which isn’t always the easiest, stepping into worth never is, because… what if?
Over the last few days I’ve been spending a lot of time outdoors, we’re in Virgo season afterall, a call back to nature, and all her wisdom. For me, that learning has come through all the autumnal flowers. I love their muted tones; the mustards and plums.
And as I walked by a flower last week I thought about how unafraid they are.
Flowers don’t ask permission to grow, or question their place in the world, and they don’t see another flower and close up their petals, thinking they aren’t as beautiful.
If they did, earth would lose so much of her soul.
And so many insects and animals would lose their homes.
I’ve been back to my notebook. I feel inspired to write more. I’ve filled three journals. Words I used to share with the world. An open book; sharing my everything and helping others through the same, so they would know they weren’t alone.
In a way I was creating a home.
A place of refuge from the real world for myself and those who followed my work.
I struggled with boundaries, though.
And the home I was creating was dysfunctional.
Opening my doors to whoever wanted to walk through, even if it meant I was taken advantage of, or left hurt. Or helped at the expense of my own needs and nourishment. So I pulled back and learned to value my output. Curating new rules for what I shared, when, and with who.
New passcodes for new doors.
Doors that didn’t just open to others, but kept me safe too.
Our lives are the result of the stories we believe to be true, and for many of us, we are buying into stories that do not support us at all. Stories like "business is hard" or "living your calling is impossible" or love has to be difficult on you.
A story you were told and bought into.
But did you ever think about where those stories come from? And why you are buying into them?
In business there is a concept known as *sell or be sold* and it relates to the idea that you are either selling your product or being sold the reasons why someone can't buy from you. And though helpful in marketing an offer, maybe even more so in convincing yourself of your own potential.
What stories are you buying into? And how could you sell yourself on what you'd much rather?
