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Permission Granted

Remember when you had to raise your hand to use the bathroom in grade school? Or ask if you were allowed to have dessert? It’s funny how we carry that habit into adulthood. Still waiting.Still asking.Still hoping someone will give us the green light to do what we already know we want. For so many…

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Garage or Garbage?

The other day, I was mindlessly scrolling through social media and misread the word garage as garbage. It made me laugh—and then it made me think. A garage is a space where we store valuables: our cars, tools, workout gear, maybe even a second fridge for party supplies. It holds things we might need, use,…

Just because you're struggling does not mean you're failing

Spring: A Season To Start Again

Spring doesn’t just bring flowers.  It is an opportunity for rebirth, regrowth, and rediscovery.  It brings permission—to try again, to begin again, to become again. Sometimes, before a new beginning, all we can see is the end. When we experience a job loss, a breakup, or even the death of a loved one, the landscape of…

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Feeling Off? Me Too.

Lately, I’ve been noticing a certain malaise in the air. A general funk.  Everyone I’ve talked to—friends, clients, even myself—has been feeling off. Maybe it’s the aftermath of Tax Day. Or the post-Spring Break slump. Or Venus in retrograde (which, for the record, I don’t fully understand—but it sounds like a solid excuse). Whatever the…

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What Needs Replanting in Your Life?

I’ve said it before: I am not a gardener. I have, historically, been a plant assassin. Succulents? Dead. Pothos? Brown and crispy. If a plant comes into my home, it’s living on borrowed time. So you can imagine my shock when two of my orchids decided to bloom again after months of what felt like…

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Feeling Stuck? Try My Favorite Reset Hack

Have you ever felt like you’re always waiting? Waiting for a job to get better or to get a new one.Waiting for someone else to change.Waiting for life to finally feel easier. What if, instead of waiting, you focused on what YOU can change? But you want to know what the most powerful reset is? Cleaning…

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The Fear of Making The Wrong Decision

Do you ever feel stuck because you fear making the wrong decision? You’re not alone. Overthinkers, people-pleasers, and perfectionists often treat every choice like it’s life or death. But here’s the truth… More is lost by indecision than by making the wrong choice. The real danger isn’t choosing wrong. It’s not choosing at all. Here’s a simple…

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Learning to Say No… without the guilt.

Do you ever feel like your to-do list has a life of its own? You know you should say no, but somehow, you always end up saying yes? There is an old saying, “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.”   Are you that person? Overachievers and people-pleasers have a particularly difficult time…