Tag: mental-health
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The Power of Developing Your Personal Brand
When you hear the phrase personal brand, what comes to mind? For many people, it conjures images of social media influencers, carefully curated feeds, networking events, or people relentlessly promoting themselves online. It can feel corporate, performative, or even a little uncomfortable. For a long time, that’s how I viewed it too. I assumed a personal…
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You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind: A Note on Personal Evolution, Permission, and Becoming
There’s a quiet kind of bravery in saying:“I used to think this…but now I don’t.”“I thought that was the right path…but now I’m not so sure.”“I chose this once…but it no longer feels true.” We don’t talk about that much. Because somewhere along the way, we were taught that certainty equals strength. That to change…
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Coming Back to Calm: Regulating My Nervous System & Relearning What Safety Really Feels Like
As 2026 began, I set an intention to carry the peace I had felt over the festive break into the new year. There had been something so gentle about that time. Slower mornings and softer evenings. Days that didn’t feel like they were chasing anything. For a little while, life felt spacious. Unrushed. Quiet in…
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Carrying the Peace: Christmas Reflections and Entering the New Year in Bliss
Christmas has a way of softening us. Even amid the busyness, the gatherings, the lists and logistics, there is often an undercurrent of calm that quietly settles in. Perhaps it’s the slower mornings, the familiar rituals, the candlelight, or the simple act of being together. Perhaps it’s the collective permission to pause — to rest,…
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Making Peace with Life’s Questions
Perhaps it is because I am now in my “late 30s” (or approaching 40…), but I seem to be being asked a lot about my life choices of late. It’s a question that often comes with the best of intentions, yet one that can still feel heavy — as though life is a checklist we’re…
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Autumn Bliss: Finding Peace in the Season of Change
There’s something unmistakable about the moment autumn arrives. It’s not just the shift you can measure on a thermometer, but something in its texture. The breeze carries a slightly sharper edge, a whisper that summer is beginning to pass the torch. One evening you notice you need a light jumper. One morning you spot the…
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The Art of Not Having It All Figured Out: Finding Bliss in the In-between
I have often found myself wanting clarity – craving certainty, neat timelines, and five-year plans. We’re told from a young age to decide what we want to be, who we want to become, and how to get there as quickly and efficiently as possible. But it didn’t take me long to discover that life rarely…
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The Unseen Work of Healing: Why Feeling Better Doesn’t Always Look ‘Productive’
We all have different reasons for embarking upon a journey of healing. And for every one of us, each journey looks different. We tend to imagine healing as a radiant before-and-after moment. A clear, often visual, “glow up”. A strong and obvious “after” to a painful, messy “before.” We think of it as a destination…
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Romanticize Your Everyday: How to Find Bliss in Small Moments
There’s a quiet kind of magic waiting for us in the everyday – if we’re willing to see it. It lives in the steam of a morning cup of coffee, the softness of sunlight on the floor, the first page of a fresh notebook, the ritual of putting on perfume – even when there’s nowhere…
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The Blissful Balance: Creating Space for a Life You Love
Every morning, we start with good intentions. Maybe today we’ll get it all done – finish the work, get to the gym, eat something nourishing, be present for our people, and even, if we’re lucky, have a quiet moment of relaxation to ourselves. But so often, the hours slip by, packed and rushed, and we…