Stop Wanting. Desire Instead.
Most people confuse wanting with desire, and the consequences are far more costly than they realize. Wanting sounds innocent enough, even aspirational, but it quietly anchors the mind in lack. I remember learning this decades ago, long before it was dressed up in manifestation language or spiritual branding, and even then I understood it in my head. What took much longer was understanding it in my body, in my relationships, in the way life actually responds when you orient yourself one way versus another.
Perfection is Just Fear in a Better Outfit
I wrote this a decade ago, before I had language for what was happening. It’s a reflection on perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the quiet moment a woman stops asking for permission, trusts herself, and recognizes that the life she’s lived is still unfolding.
Intention Is the New Glow-Up: A Soulful Rebellion Against Resolutions
Every January, we get ushered back into the same familiar ritual of deciding who we think we should become. We call them resolutions, but they often feel more like negative reviews we give ourselves. Most fail not because people lack motivation or discipline, but because the whole thing is rooted in performance instead of intention.
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.
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