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When Shannon said she wanted us to do something nice for ourselves and tell her about it, I don’t think she had this in mind. Shannon or @liftinglawyer turned 31 yesterday. Her only request was to be selfish and do something just for you and then tell her about it. I know it's an odd… Continue reading It’s not just a cup of coffee
Sometimes when I feel overwhelmed I start to think what would happen if I ran away. What would happen if we packed our bags and just got on a plane and left everything behind? How happy could that be? How relieving could that be? How long could those feelings last? I buckled down on studying… Continue reading Great escape
There's no magic. It feels sad just writing that, but I think we need to have a conversation about what magic really is. I think many of us imagine magic to be a pill or a drink. It's the fairy dust that Fairy Godmother sprinkled on Cinderella that turned her rags into a ball gown.… Continue reading Magic can’t be dumped on you
For many, meal planning can be difficult. This is something that I see online and talk to clients about as well. The struggle can is figuring out how to make meals that… Taste good. Keep us full. Can be made in a timely manner. Aren’t too boring. I think the first thing I want to… Continue reading 7 kinds of meals that I make to start my day + a few cooking hacks
Good. Better. Best. Or something like that. I don’t know how I feel about ‘best self’. To me it feels finite. I started thinking about my ‘better self’ a few years ago. I thought I could be a bit better each day and therefore allow for growth. I thought if I said I was working… Continue reading Good. Better. Best.
Recently while I was talking to a client, I said to her that it sounds like you’re trying to take a new you and make it fit an old routine. Not those exact words, we all know I don’t talk that concisely – but that was the gist. The weather changes with the seasons and… Continue reading You can’t make a new you fit an old routine
Happiness seems like something we're always chasing. I've said I just want to be happy as though I'm not in a current state of happiness. I've never thought about it before. The other day I was listening back through a few podcast episodes from Ted Radio Hour and I came across one called Where Joy… Continue reading Finding Joy
Be you. Love you. Embrace you. ‘We’ - and I’m going to lump myself in there - we tell you that you should try to love yourself through the bullshit and through the noise. We even acknowledge that it can be difficult to do so. I know I'm not perfect, and it can be hard… Continue reading Why you can’t embrace yourself
Today was the first day that my stomach wasn’t in my throat. That’s kind of weird to say, but that’s how it felt. I had therapy on Friday because I go once month. I know I’ve explained before that I’ve gone since I was a kid for a number of reasons and as for this… Continue reading I wish I could pinpoint it
I’ve been feeling like I want to throw up all morning. My chest has felt tight too. I felt fine when I woke up. But you know what they say about being fine. I called the electric company because I still hadn’t received confirmation that they turned off the electric at the apartment we moved… Continue reading Stepping into life again kind of anxiety