There’s a slowing down that’s been moving through me steadily for the last couple of years, and it’s pulling at my life at an increasing rate. The paradox of how this is unfolding isn’t lost on me; the increased speed at which I’m being called to slow down is ironic....
I feel a lot of energy from people, places, and things, and it provokes emotions that feel like too much. At times I want to stop noticing so many feelings and numb out. In those moments, I open Instagram and scroll until the numbing is overwhelming, and I realize...
It’s early, my alarm isn’t set to sound for another hour, and yet I’m awake. I’m tired, but I can’t sleep. I feel a wave of anxiety wash over me as I realize that the brain fog I’ve been contending with will continue today, as it does when I’m tired. My emotions start...
For many, if not all, having purpose sustains emotional stability. Losing purpose is often a catalyst for feeling lost or depressed and lacking vision in life. For those who’ve felt a lack of purpose, you know intimately the hollowness that it can bring to your...
Is anyone else noticing the shifts happening around us? Is anyone feeling that there’s something altering the entire ecosystem? The ethos of all the cultures on this planet are shifting, old models are no longer serving this new world and things are changing from...
There was a time when unhealthy relational dynamics were commonplace in my life. I spent years in a relationship with unhealthy dynamics, I danced in this struggle, trying to sort myself and the relationship out. Thinking that perhaps one day I would be able to figure...
Growth manifests in various forms, and as I've discovered in my own journey, much of it stems from the challenges we encounter in life. The most apparent signs of growth emerge once we've navigated past challenging experiences, allowing time for peace and perspective,...
Lately I’ve been contemplating my dissatisfactions, judgements, critiques, and expectations of others. I’ve watched myself get swept up in the storms of my thoughts, convinced that my ideas are superior and my judgements are justified. Watching my arrogance and...
When my daughter is agitated and frustrated, she can be impatient and snappy with me. I’ve had to learn not to shame her for that or make her ‘show me respect.’ Her frustration is an emotion that I want her to feel, I want her to feel the complex emotionality of being...
I lived in a constant state of anxiety — I would wake up and feel it gripping my heart. My jaw was in a permanently clenched position, and I think I even slept like that. I couldn’t slow down, and I constantly felt like I was drowning. I felt alone and desperate. It...