May is recognized annually as Mental Health Awareness Month. Most long-time readers know that I’m passionate about promoting overall wellness, sharing my own experiences with anxiety and depression, and advocating for others who are unable or afraid to share their own voice. Last month I attended the annual NAMI Walk with my husband (my resident…
thinking out loud
10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Marriage
Today is Mark’s and my TENTH anniversary! I honestly can’t believe we’ve been married this long. It seems like just a few years ago we’d met in college, and here were are with a 3 ½ year old child and a decade of “wedded bliss” behind us. Similar to last year, I thought I’d share…
Give Yourself Permission
I know I’m late to the game, but right now I’m about half-way through Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic (affiliate link)—and I’m loving what she has to say about creativity, authentic living, and not taking ourselves—and our art—too seriously. I’ve also recently become obsessed, you might say, with reading about the Enneagram, and I am 90%…
Food Isn’t a Feeling
For a decent portion of my life, I’ve had a tumultuous relationship with food. From extremely picky eating and food dye allergies as a child to culinary adventures and fervent attempts at “intuitive eating” throughout my adult years, food and I have long shared a power struggle. The thing is, though, at its core, food…
Why I Don’t Want to Hustle
Everybody loves a good motivating quote or image, but some of the inspiration I see today seems misguided. At least for me personally, in my current season of life. I’m talking about what I’ve termed “the hustle mantra.” Some of my inspiration is from Carla Birnberg’s recent post, but much of it comes from the…
5 Books that Have Changed My Life for the Better
If you know me personally, then you know I love to read as much as I love to write. There is just something so special about losing yourself in a good story, getting to know an author when reading through a memoir, or having an “it all make sense!” revelation while absorbing the advice and…
NEDA Week: Let’s Get Real
February 26 – March 4 marks this year’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDA Week) and 2018’s theme is “Let’s Get Real.” I am not a medical professional, nor have I ever been diagnosed with an eating disorder, but this topic is important to me, so I wanted to contribute to the conversation. Please take…
Sometimes It’s Just a Thought
The past couple of weeks—last week, in particular—I’ve had a lot of negative thoughts and replaying of limiting beliefs. I objectively know that thoughts are just…thoughts…nothing more, nothing less, yet I still struggle with giving them far too much power and control. Control to shape my moods. My attitudes toward coworkers and family. And, a…
Love Yourself On Valentine’s Day
Next Wednesday is Valentine’s Day—everybody’s favorite greeting-card holiday filled with price-gouged roses, generic chocolates, and maybe something expensive and sparkly. Oh, and it’s the day of love. If you haven’t guessed, I’m not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. It’s not that I’m bitter or anti-romance (after all, I’m quickly approaching my TEN-YEAR wedding anniversary),…
Have We Taken Self-Improvement Too Far?
As somebody who’s “hobby-blogged” for almost 5 years, I have to say I’ve become a little annoyed. Not with individuals—especially not with my handful of faithful readers and followers (love you guys! <3)—but more so with the extended blogging community and its central message at large. I touched on this in an open letter and…
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