Journal & Insights
Reflections on healing, functional medicine, rooted wellness, personal growth, and living in alignment.
When Did You Stop Trusting Yourself? Have you ever made a decision that you felt really good about, only to begin questioning it almost immediately? Maybe someone expressed a different opinion. Maybe you wondered whether you’d overlooked something. Maybe you knew what you wanted to do but still asked three or four other people what…
Who Are You? If I asked you today, “Who are you?” how would you answer? Most of us would immediately begin listing things. I’m a mother. A wife. A grandmother. A daughter. A sister. A friend. A nurse. A practitioner. A business owner. A teacher. A leader. A caregiver. Or perhaps we’d describe ourselves by…
Let’s Have a Cup of Coffee and Talk About Alignment We’ve spent the last three months exploring some powerful ideas around awareness and alignment. So instead of moving immediately into the next topic, I thought we’d do something different. Grab a cup of coffee. Imagine we’re sitting across the table from each other—or maybe sitting…
Can You Recognize Alignment While You’re Living It? Are you able to recognize alignment in the moment when you’re actually living your life? Over the past several weeks, we’ve talked about recognizing what isn’t ours, releasing what isn’t ours, and learning to pause instead of react. But alignment isn’t something we only think about afterward.…
Have You Ever Wished You Could Take Your Words Back? Have you ever responded to something and immediately thought: I wish I hadn’t said that. Maybe you wanted to scoop the words back up and put them into your mouth—but the damage was already done. And maybe anger isn’t your typical reaction. Maybe you defend…
Recognizing It Is One Thing. Releasing It Is Another. Last week, we asked a difficult question: What am I holding that isn’t mine? Maybe something immediately came to mind. Someone else’s emotions. A problem you’ve been trying to solve. An outcome you’ve been trying to control. A responsibility that belongs to another person. Or perhaps…
Why Do We Carry So Much? Have you ever felt responsible for something that you know, logically, isn’t actually your responsibility? Someone is unhappy, and you immediately feel the need to fix it. Someone is struggling, and you step in to help. There’s tension in a relationship, and you find yourself trying to make everyone…
What comes to mind when you hear the word boundaries? For many women, it’s not a positive image. We think about guilt. Conflict. Disappointing people. Saying no. Or building walls to keep others at a distance. For much of my own life, that’s exactly how I viewed boundaries. They felt restrictive and uncomfortable. I associated…
When we think about transformation, we often imagine dramatic moments. A breakthrough. A fresh start. A major life decision that changes everything overnight. But if you look back over your own life, you’ll probably discover that most meaningful change didn’t happen that way. More often, it happened one decision at a time. One conversation. One…
Have you ever noticed that your body seems to “speak up” at the most inconvenient times? Maybe it’s a headache before a difficult meeting. A knot in your stomach before a conversation you’ve been avoiding. The tension in your shoulders after another day of carrying everyone else’s needs. Or perhaps it’s exhaustion that doesn’t seem…