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There are seasons in life when the old way of living no longer fits, but the new way has not fully taken shape. As I share in the following podcast episode, I find myself in one of these places right now. Maybe like me, you are feeling unsettled and uncertain, or like the ground is …
Do you find yourself in a season of life—or transitioning from one season to another—where you are asking, “What is my purpose?” It’s easy to get stuck thinking purpose has to be found in one big answer. In reality, purpose is often quieter and more personal than that. It is something we sense, shape, and …
You’re not a self-improvement project. You are a growth-minded woman ready to let go of judgment and being hard on yourself so that you live with ever-increasing freedom and joy (right?). In this post, you’ll learn 12 soul-honouring practices that will support you in getting to know, love, and trust yourself more deeply — starting …
Inside: Stop treating yourself like a self-improvement project. Start treating yourself like a person worthy of love and care. The work I do with my clients and community members isn’t about fixing you. Or improving you. It’s about shedding the layers of conditioning so you can meet and befriend your True Self. IMPROVING = to …
Inside: I walk you through the steps of a yearly, seasonal, and weekly review that will support you in living intentionally. I also share resources that will support you along the way. Want to live on purpose? Yearly, seasonal, and weekly reviews are essential for an intentional, soul-honouring life. The regular reviews mean that you …
Inside: Learn what a mantra is, examples of powerful mantras, and how choosing a mantra can guide your personal growth this year. Choosing a mantra to guide you for a year involves a dance between intuition or listening inward to our inner wisdom, and a commitment to consistent practical action. Listening inward, or setting aside …
Inside: Learning how to practice true rest in each season of life is one form of learning to trust the wisdom of your body. Learn new ideas for how to practice true rest in your 40s, 50s, and 60s. Rest comes in many forms (beyond naps or quality sleep). And our precise rest needs change …
Inside: I’ve had three core dreams for my life. They give me a clear sense of purpose and direction. I’ve learned to release urgency and let things unfold in their own time. In this post I also share about how simple a “Life Vision” can be and how I use mantras. It’s early 2025 and …
Inside: Winter seasons can feel harsh and destabilizing. I offer ways to think about and practice good soul-care so that you are able to mine for the beauty and wisdom of the season and thrive forward. In “winter seasons”, or following times of prolonged stress or over-giving, you can tip into sluggishness or low motivation …
Inside: Learning to honour your wiring and capacity helps quiet all the internal and external noise so that you thrive and experience health and joy in every season. It also supports healthier families and communities. You’ll learn 14 ways to get started. Western culture promotes a linear, constantly productive, ‘more and faster is better’ way …
Inside: If you’re doing the work to let go of the life you wanted or the version of life you once had, here are 5 truths that will help you thrive forward at a soul-honouring pace and with compassion. Let go. Let be. I wrote this at the top of my planner the past couple …
Inside: When I look back and remember how I used to think, I feel like I was a different person. It seems like this was a lifetime ago. Learning to shift my thinking helped change my experience of life. It’s shocking to me to look back at how I used to think. How I’d allow …
Inside: Middle age is full of big changes. Rebranding middle age will help you live joyfully in the messy middle season of life- and beyond. This post includes one referral link. Firmly in my messy middle season of life, this has been a season of stretching, stripping away, meeting and befriending my True Self (or …
Inside: The people you spend the most time with determine who you become. Here are 28 books to read as you grow into your True Self. Referral links included. You know the adage that we become like the 5 people we spend the most time with so choose wisely? I like to apply this idea …
Inside: Mind-body-spirit intentions are words that paint a vivid mental and emotional picture of who we choose to be or how we want to feel in our body and life. This post includes resource referral links. I homeschooled my kids for many years. About 15 years ago during a friend chat with my friend Renée, …
