“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” ~Theodore Roosevelt We are used to people talking about Dry January or Sober October but rarely a Sober Summer. That doesn’t seem to be a thing—but what if it was? What if it could be your reality this year? I knew I wanted my relationship with alcohol to be different at many…
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.” ~Brené Brown I used to believe that if someone was in need and I had the ability to help, it was my duty to step in. Whether it was managing caregiving responsibilities for family, fielding crisis calls from friends, or stepping up…
“I feel like I can see with my whole body,” I said to my peer after our last session exchange. As part of my ongoing growth and development as a practitioner, I regularly participate in somatic therapy exchanges with a small group of peers. On completion of our last session, I found myself sitting with a sense of a…
“When we listen to our body with kindness, we honor the present moment and give ourselves the care we truly need.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh It started back in middle school for me—the need to feel thin in my English riding breeches. I’d compare myself to others at the barn—the ones with the long, slender legs and tiny waists. My thirteen-year-old…
“Sometimes, the hardest person to trust is ourselves. But when we do, everything changes.” ~Unknown For a long time, I thought the key to changing my life was out there—somewhere. I thought that if I just found the right program, the perfect plan, or the expert with all the answers, then I’d finally feel in control and like I…
“The journey of the perfect daughter is not about perfection; it’s about finding the courage to be imperfect, to be human.” ~Robert Ackerman, Perfect Daughters Growing up in a home shadowed by addiction is like living in a house with no foundation. The ground beneath you is unstable, the walls feel fragile, and the roof could collapse at any…
“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.” ~Abraham Maslow Have you ever wondered what true personal development requires? What it truly takes to change your life? I have, and it’s a question I have been asking myself for years. As someone who was on a journey that could…
“Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing.” ~Miles Davis When I first read that quote, it hit me right in the chest. Not because it sounded profound—but because it was something I had been slowly, painfully learning over the course of a very quiet, very long year. Time used to feel like a race. Or maybe a…
“And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~Anaïs Nin I used to think something was wrong with me. I cried at the wrong moments. I felt anxious before a phone call, only to find out the other person was deeply upset. I…
“Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you—all of the expectations, all of the beliefs—and becoming who you are.” ~Rachel Naomi Remen For years, yoga was my safe space—the place where I felt strong, grounded, and whole. My practice wasn’t just physical; it was my sanctuary, my moving meditation….
