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New Year Overwhelm

Ā The past few months have been a lot- from a packed work schedule to lots of responsibility and some hard emotional things.Ā  Frankly, I'm nine days into the new year and feel behind, overwhelmed, and depleted. Even after two weeks withoutĀ client sessions, I didnā€™t get theĀ time off to rechargeĀ as intended.Ā  I was feeling a little cranky about it.

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Also, Ethan just left to return to college early to celebrate his 21st birthday tomorrow (šŸŽ‰), and I'm aware that my own milestone 50th is just 22 d...

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My Back to School Grief + Joy

All of the public schools around me in Orlando went back to school this weekĀ šŸ«Ā in what feels like the middle of summer to me.Ā šŸŒžšŸ”„Ā IĀ love the back-to-school feeling and season,Ā  but admittedly, Iā€™m not ready.Ā Ā 

On Saturday, Matt and I will help Ethan move into his off-campus apartment that he's leased for a year.šŸšš He's going into his third year of college, and after two years of on-campus living with a lot of challenges, he's thrilled to be living with friends and having his own bedroomšŸ . I'm excite...

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Ever felt like youā€™re not enough?

Youā€™ve probably heard people talk aboutĀ core limiting beliefs. They are the central painful story andĀ negative assumption youā€™ve told yourself, often stemming from experiences, wounds, and conditioning while growing up.Ā Ā 

These beliefs become ingrained in our subconscious, and our brain looks for evidence to prove them true.Ā Energy goes where our attention flows. You can imagine how thisĀ belief holds us back in immeasurable ways.

My core limiting belief was...Ā Iā€™m not enough.Ā Turns out many of...

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It begins with a declaration.

Today is a national holiday here in the States. Last night,Ā I got together with friends and familyĀ for good food, laughter, and a fireworks show over Lake Baldwin.Ā Itā€™s a tradition I love.Ā 

And yet,Ā Iā€™m not feeling particularly patriotic this year.Ā I worry and grieve about the upcoming election as more examples of corruption, system breakdown, hypocrisy, division, and the lack of compassion and leadership are revealed. But this isnā€™t an email about the collective world. Let's chat about how we ...

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