Acceptance. This word has been popping up lately and it's powerful. Acceptance can be confused with resignation or giving up, and let me assure you: it is not that. Something magical happens when we reach a true acceptance of ourselves right here in the present moment. Our energy shifts away from that fearful, desperate longing for things to be other than they are and turns into an expansive love. There's a sneaky message in that grasping for change that says "I have to be di

Emotions, when not expressed, can get trapped in the body and wreak havoc. Suppressed emotional energy is linked to decreased immune function, stress, anxiety, depression, digestive issues, muscle tension, sleep issues, high blood pressure, chronic illness, and more. One side effect I often experienced was panic attacks. 😓 We often ‘cope’ with these conditions in various ways that can lead to more problems… cue alcohol & drug use, people pleasing, explosive anger, numbing ou

The other day I could feel sadness and anger building up inside of me. Sometimes these emotions seem like an inconvenience, “Not now! I don’t have time for a break down!” In the past I would deny and push away my feelings. I would keep running around staying busy and these emotions would build and build, leaving me either in a state of overall numbness or eventually exploding (cue alcohol…) I have enough awareness and experience now to know that suppressing emotions doesn’t w

5 years ago I had awareness around things that I wanted to shift in my life. The truth is I was drowning deeper in shame than I even knew. Shame is dangerous because it keeps us isolated. I was so ashamed of some of my behaviors I felt like I couldn’t even be fully open with my own therapist. My protective “good girl” mask was running the show. I was also really good at keeping myself so busy that I never even had to admit the truth. I could just keep numbing it out and suppr