This past weekend was my bachelorette party, or as my sister cleverly named it, The Rachelorette Party. I had a blast, but something struck me harder than ever before. I love my friends so so much. They all got along so well, and I heard multiple conversations where mutual excitement over a certain topic was… Continue reading An Ode to Friendship – The Rachelorette Party
(The following is brought to you by Ms. Hyde in the depths of my Luteal Phase. I thought about not posting this, but maybe somebody else out there is struggling just as much as I am, or maybe you have advice.) PMDD or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is defined by various medical publications as "very severe PMS."… Continue reading The Truth About PMDD – It’s not just “severe PMS”
I've seen a few posts on Substack listing things that bring you joy. Deb Dana coined the term "glimmers" in her book The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy. Glimmers are tiny, seemingly insignificant moments when you feel a sense of joy, pleasure, peace, and gratitude. They’re micro moments that begin to shape our system in very… Continue reading Glimmers – Small joyous moments
Things have been hard recently. Whether it's work, politics, world events, friends struggling, or the oppressive heat, life feels like a struggle right now. It's so hard not to be distracted by everything happening around me. I used to be so good at falling into my stories as an escape. I could write and write… Continue reading The Struggle is Real – Finding Escapes
A lot of what I've spent the last 12 weeks working on has been my "why." Which is just a fancy way of saying "What are your core values?" If you've ever gone through this kind of exercise you know how incredibly HARD it is. Especially if you tend to judge yourself more harshly than… Continue reading Building My Personal Mission Statement…almost
Subtle Stories 