2 days agoThe beauty of a beginner’s mindAnd other random thoughts. Subscribe to the Sunday Soother here. The beauty of a beginner’s mind (and other random thoughts) Happy Sunday, Soothers. As I do sometimes, I was drifting through the file where I keep all of my half-formed ideas for Sunday Soother essays and realized it was getting…Life7 min read
Jun 19One reason change is so hardSubscribe to the Sunday Soother here. One reason why change is so hard Happy Sunday, Soothers. In my year-long mastermind for highly sensitive women, Soothe, which is a curriculum that goes month by month, learning things like mindset, nervous system regulation, inner child healing, shadow work and lots more, we’re…Change5 min read
Jun 12What does it actually mean to surrender?What does it actually mean to surrender? Happy Sunday, Soothers. What does it mean to surrender? And why do we struggle so mightily with the concept, and resistance to it? It might have something to do with what we’ve been taught surrender is. Definition of surrender (Entry 1 of 2) 1a: to yield to the power, control, or…Life6 min read
Jun 5A lesson on how the “how” doesn’t matterWhat I learned from a simple drawing exercise. Subscribe to the Sunday Soother here. A lesson on how the “how” doesn’t matter Happy Sunday, Soothers. Recently I was on a lovely spiritual retreat in Sedona, Arizona. (Check out Katie, who hosts these retreats, she’s the best.) …Entrepreneurship4 min read
May 30Your comfort zone isn’t what you think it isGrowth doesn’t always happen in the space you might think Subscribe to the Sunday Soother here. Happy Sunday, Soothers. A short but hopefully sweet and potent one for you this week. Many times in personal growth, we’re challenged to go outside of our comfort zone in order to grow. I think there is something to this. Most times when I’ve…Growth3 min read
May 22Guilt, boundaries, and meHow I’m staying with it all. Some boundaries I’m setting lately and how I’m dealing with the guilt Happy Sunday, Soothers. If you’re like me, a thoughtful, empathetic, perfectionist and people-pleasing do-gooder tryna live her life out in the world, you have probably struggled to set boundaries. Setting boundaries has been a huge challenge for me throughout my life, mostly driven by…Self Improvement6 min read
May 157 tips to use affirmations so they actually workThey’re not what you think. How to use affirmations so they actually work Happy Sunday, Soothers. If you’re anything like me, you know that affirmations are a big cornerstone and tenet of self-development but they never fully just… clicked for you. Maybe they felt fake, they felt lame, you couldn’t really actually believe they would work, or the…Positive Thinking7 min read
May 8The risks of visibility and trying (and why to do it anyways)You can do this. Happy Sunday, Soothers. I just finished a period of “launching” (aka, simply just selling something that has a concrete start and end date to the selling period) my dating course and I was doing some reflecting on it afterwards. Being a recovering codependent, people pleaser, and…Business7 min read
May 1How I’m finally embracing my slowSlow seems to be the way that works for me, despite my best efforts. Happy Sunday, Soothers. I have decided to just claim: I am a person who processes the world and moves through it slowly. I make decisions slowly. I need all the time in the world both in…Life4 min read
Apr 24What I do when I’m creatively blockedWhat is true? What do I need? Happy Sunday, Soothers. Did you know I actually write the Sunday Soother on Mondays? I let the day itself pass and try to put myself in a Sunday state of mind at the start of the week when I’m writing the newsletter. Normally…Creativity5 min read