Tag: self care

• Therapy: Back on the couch (my couch that is)

  Going Back, back to Therapy, therapy. So, I went back to therapy. Not because I had a major breakdown (though, let’s be real, I’ve been this close a few times), but because I finally admitted to myself that I can’t do this whole “be everything to everyone and be me in the mix of it…

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• Edit the Room

  If it drains you, it’s too expensive. Mute the chat, unfollow the noise, cancel the guilt-yes, and add one energizing cue to your space. Proximity is power—sit near the life you want and watch your focus and peace come back.

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• When Life Crashes, Bake Bread.

  Life crashed, my therapist told me to find a hobby, and now I’m over here feeding a sourdough starter named Fernandough. I’m not good at it—but maybe that’s the point. Sourdough has become my messy little metaphor for life: slow, imperfect, but still rising.

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• September jt.

  Why You Need a Monthly “Me” Check-In… Let’s be real—life moves fast. One minute you’re paying bills and buying snacks for school, the next thing you know, three months have flown by and you can’t even remember the last time you did something just for you. That’s where a monthly “me” check-in comes in. Think…

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