Love in Real Life: Beyond Mantras, Mood Boards and Spiritual Glitter
When growth looks less like enlightenment and more like farts and forgiveness. A reflection on shadow work, real love, and the messy middle of human being-ness in a world of spiritual glitter and goddess talk.
The Badass Way to Make Peace (Even When It’s Messy)
The holidays don’t create drama…they amplify what’s already there
The holidays are a cluster fuck of family, friends, feelings, expectations, Hallmark joy … and conflict. The truth is that the season rarely matches the version we imagine it should be. In between the glossy good times come the gritty ones that smack you sore.
Badassfirmations: The Art of Belief and Manifesting
Beyond mantras and mood boards, beyond affirmations and airy mindfulness, does any of it really work? If you’ve ever tried to meditate and ended up frustrated, skeptical, or rolling your eyes, we’ve met in spirit.
The Power of Belief & the Art of Appreciating
We’ve all had those moments when the world feels like it’s crumbling, when the noise of our worries drowns everything else out. The fears get louder. The sadness settles in. You look in the mirror and wonder, what happened? Why do I feel so lost, so stuck, so confused? I call these Doubt Goblins—those nagging voices of resistance, rebellion, fear, anxiety, and limiting beliefs. They have a way of ruining happiness, disrupting self-care, and keeping dreams stuck in the clouds instead of grounded in reality. Doubt Goblins are pros at pulling us off course. But you can become a pro at shrinking them in the face of something transformative; a three-step process I use and teach to help ferret those pesky destroyers of peace and possibility.
The Language of Lack vs. the Language of Abundance (examples)
What if, despite your best intentions, you're anchoring to struggle, scarcity and survival?
You’ve practiced gratitude. You’ve made the lists, whispered thank you through tears, and tried to find the lesson in the chaos. But deep down… something still felt off. Like maybe gratitude wasn’t the whole story. Like maybe your soul was asking for something more.
And in those moments when you’re tired, stuck, or overwhelmed, gratitude may have felt like a spiritual band-aid. A well-meaning fix that doesn’t touch the wound.
My Night(mare) in a Haunted B&B
Meeting Casper the Horny Ghost was Not on the Itinerary
The plan was simple. Romantic. Take my new husband to a charming B&B, then soak in the healing waters of a mineral spa. He'd never been to either, so this had to be good.
I researched it all - every detail curated with love and intention. The spa was divine. The B&B was straight out of the Gone with the Wind movie set...if Scarlett had a thing for flickering shadows and antique dolls with side-eyes.
A Tonic for the Body is Healing. A Tonic for the Soul is Wholing
Your Nervous System Knows More Than You Know
Nine years ago, my life cracked wide open. I fled a marriage that felt like a freefall from abuser rock.
My nerves were frayed by shock, fear, anger, and overwhelm. I questioned everything including my worth, my choices, my future. The ground beneath me wasn’t just shaky. It was gone. I tried all the things from distraction to spiritual bypassing (though I didn't know it at the time). None of it landed. I wasn’t soothed or grounded.
Can you relate to feeling like you're doing all the work, but your body is bracing for impact?
The Gratitude Trap and the Power of Resistance
Resistance Isn't Futile. It's Fuel.
You’re knee-deep in the manifesting world. The vision boards, the gratitude lists, the meditation marathons. You’re doing all the right things.
But underneath the affirmations and the “I’m so grateful for everything” mantras, you feel cheated. Short-changed. Like life handed you the scraps while others got the feast. This manifesting stuff is bunk, you secretly worry.
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