Jul 11, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Joy & Contentment, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
“You use up everything you’ve got trying to give everyone what they want” Nina Simone When it comes to compliments, I find them easier to accept if I don’t make too much of them. I don’t need people to tell me that I’m amazing for me to continue doing something I... 
Jul 5, 2020 | Contemplations, Expanding self-awareness, Joy & Contentment, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
Looking at myself in the mirror, wiping the sleep out of my eyes, I’m disgusted with my reflection. I’m thinking about how horrible I must be to have had people I loved and trusted treat me so poorly. I pick apart my character piece by piece, dismantling my freedom to... 
Jun 28, 2020 | Befriending sadness and grief, Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
It’s kind of poetic, the idea of being broken. Being broken allows us to behave in certain ways – generally ways that keep us small. Being broken becomes a badge of honor that we proudly carry along with us. It feels almost righteous, like we have earned something.... 
Jun 22, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Imagining a better world, Love & Relationships, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
My heart rate was increasing, tension was developing in my chest and I was feeling swallowed by anxiety. It was the middle of March, and two things were happening simultaneously: The world as we all knew it was changing at a rapid pace, and in my business I was... 
Jun 14, 2020 | Befriending sadness and grief, Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Self-improvement & psychedelics
“Sometimes when I say ‘I’m OK’, I want someone to look at me in the eyes, hug me tight, and say ‘I know you are not”’ Unknown Only within the last few years have I learned that I’m not alone when I’m in a dark emotional place. Most of my life, I thought I...