Befriend Your True Self + Walk in Freedom, Health and Joy
Inside: What is hope? It’s not wishful thinking or fairy dust. It’s practical, action-oriented, and has a lot in common with resilience. In its simplest sense, hope is, I believe, the ability to envision a new joyful possibility. To hold a vision for where we’re heading or where we want to go, and then choosing …
Inside: Purposeful living – living on purpose rather than on autopilot – makes it possible to build a life that feels like home. I want a life that feels like home. I want to feel safe, at home, and joyful in my body and my life. The kind of purposeful life I want is aligned …
Inside: Choosing simplicity in life will help you live on purpose in every season. Even the hardest of them. I’ve shared 10 great questions to ask yourself when life is messy! Building a right-sized life means one that is authentically aligned to your True Self, your wiring, needs, desires, life stage, values, and sense of …
Inside: Life is messy but we can show up afraid. Joy and pain coexist in a brave and beautiful life. As we stop waiting to feel ready or for life to feel neat and tidy, and learn to show up through fear, grief, or pain, our experience of life changes. Real-life is messy. A joyful, meaningful, brave …
Inside: A full, meaningful, beautiful life will also be a messy life. Ask yourself these 7 meaningful questions and then practice imperfect action to bravely bring your vision your life. Your joy is not dependent upon perfect circumstances. Your worth is not dependent on looking, sounding, or showing up like anyone else. And a brave …
Inside: Diversity is beautiful and needed. When each of us honours our wiring and operates in our strengths we form a beautiful whole. Have fun with this short quiz and identify which of these 5 plants or fungi most feel like you! I like messy people. Colourful, honest, owning the truth of who they are …
Inside: What it means to hold space, how to know if you’re the right person to hold space for another, and 5 ways to hold space without losing yourself in the process. I include details about holding space for my son as he fought for life. This post includes referral links. As I advocated for …
Inside: If you’ve ever felt stuck in fear or pain, if you’ve spent time hiding or procrastinating on what matters most to you, if you’ve felt despondent about the state of your life or the world, learning how to practice fierce self-compassion will help. This post includes referral links. Fierce self-compassion is what helped me …
Inside: Comparison tells you that you’re not good enough. The way you are is bad. It’s destructive and soul-destroying. And it is a liar. The more we compare the unhappier we are. Comparison is at the root of much of our discomfort, distraction, and dissatisfaction. It pulls us out of being present to our lives …
Inside: We have to be the change. We have millions of small choices to make as we walk about our ordinary life that determine how we’ll help build a kinder, safer world for everyone. A Message From My Mother’s Heart on Mother’s Day weekend, 2020. My heart hurts. How is it that we still live …
Inside: Forced or willingly there come times in life when our familiar ground falls away and we are thrust into turbulence or transition. These 5 habits can help you show up with strength and resilience if you must begin again. In times of turbulence or transition, the structure and flow of our daily life shifts, …
Inside: There is no perfect way to simplify life and perfection is the enemy of progress. Choose to accept imperfect progress, embrace your own beautifully unique journey and find freedom in the letting go. This is a guest post from Julianna Poplin of The Simplicity Habit. Six years ago, I started reading books about simplifying …
