Several months ago I received an email from a woman who’d read my post on antidepressants. She was so thoughtful and brave by reaching out to me and sharing a few details about her own anxiety and decision to begin taking an antidepressant, and I truly hope that she is doing well today. I love…
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Responding to Your Inner Critic
Every single day for me is a practice in valuing and loving myself. As a chronic people pleaser who yearns for acceptance and respect from my loved ones and the authority figures in my life, it’s not easy to simply wake up, ready to take on the world simply because. My inner critic is harsh….
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…
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…
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…
Embracing the Mess
Oh, this post has serendipitous timing (for me—hopefully for you, as well). At the beginning of the week, all my thoughts were a jumbled mess in my head. I felt certain I was coming down with an unearthly case of writer’s block and was so close to panic (because clearly, my life and yours rely…
Living The Triangle
The older I get, the more I value simplicity. Simple, fresh food and drink. Timeless and well-made clothing. And easy days spent relaxing with my family (because we know that “the dust of everyday life” isn’t necessarily a bad thing). But in addition to simplifying the things I consume, I’ve been trying to simplify my…
A Holiday Gift Guide for Self Care
The last few years I’ve done a few holiday gift guides (for him, for her, for foodies, etc.), but I feel like those are a dime a dozen in late November and early December. I’m not entirely sure why, but I’m just not feeling very materialistic this year. Maybe it’s part of growing up. Or…
Shatterproof
Oh my gosh. Last week on Halloween morning, we (I say we, but I wasn’t even in the car) had the scariest “trick” while Mark was driving Bazooka to daycare. Yep, that’s a completely shattered rear passenger window—right next to where my son sits in his car seat. The car’s already fixed and everybody is…
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