Powerful lessons I learned from living with chronic invisible illness.

Mar 27, 2023 | podcast

LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY   A solo reflection episode!  I wouldn’t wish having a chronic illness or chronic pain on anyone. I am not grateful to have it, AND yet I can see these powerful lessons that I learned due to suffering...

Give yourself a fucking break

Jul 23, 2019 | Dear Diary

Yesterday, I felt terrible.  It wasn’t my best day.  I didn’t feel great in my body, but I also didn’t feel great in my mind.  I felt a real struggle with feeling like I was doing “enough” and being “enough”.  I put that word...

Allow Your Passion to Be Stronger Than Your Pain

Jan 9, 2015 | Dear Diary

If you were wondering, not all days start out with gold shiny stars and unicorns flying over rainbows in my life.  Some days it is a struggle to get out of bed.  One, because lets be real, beds are comfy cozy and especially in the winter no one wants to step outside...

Ash-wha-what-a? Adaptogens…what the heck are they? #tuesdaytip

Apr 15, 2014 | Health + Wellness

I will be completely honest in saying that I am mostly writing this post because I don’t really know what the heck Ashwaganda is.  Yet, I have been giving it shout outs in my smoothies for the past couple of months and I do feel it working.  I know that it is an...

I am being blessed with imperfect skin.

Feb 18, 2011 | Dear Diary

Just now, I was in my bathroom putting on my new W3LL Narcissist Stick Foundation (thanks to No More Dirty Looks for introducing me).  I caught myself in the mirror and with no pre-meditated thoughts, said outloud, “I am blessed with imperfect skin.”   I...