Here’s to feeling supported, nourished, and well-resourced each season with an affirmation, journal prompt, & meditation to focus on.

Last week, I held a little celebration ritual in private. I gave thanks to myself, my business, everything I have learned, all the ways I’ve grown, all the people who have had an impact on helping my business shape and grow into what it is, and to all the lovely people I have gotten to work with. I sat here, at my desk, in awe, wonder, amazement, and feeling so grateful and also very proud.

The change of seasons is an excellent time to do a lil energetic and organizational reset around your home. Here are some of my favorite rituals to do on or around the fall equinox (or just anytime during the season)!

These practices are part of my regular self-care routine that help me to take care of my physical and mental health so that I am better able to show up in the world to do all the things I love!

I usually have a hard time with this change of seasons. The days get colder, darker. Seasonal depression starts to set in. I'm working on practicing grace and self-compassion (as always), honoring my feelings, and exploring what it would be like to not resist this change in seasons. What if I welcomed it?

How is your heart these days? tbh, my chest has been full of anxiety. I've been riding the waves of grief as my last grandparent passed away this month. At the same time, we welcomed in a new baby on my partner's side of the family. Of course, on top of it all are all of the worldly stresses we're dealing with right now like covid.

Something lit up inside of me the other day as I was journaling. I had one of those ah-ha moments. I was thinking about the concept of being an "independent womxn." Something I've been striving for my whole life. To be able to take care of myself. But something about it just doesn't feel right. I think it's because I feel the need to prove I am independent. It's something societally programmed onto me to think I need to achieve.

My doctor at my therapist's office asked me three things I was proud of today. I laughed nervously. Three?! You want three?? I think I can come up with one but do you really need two more? She said yes- that she'd barely been talking to me for 15 minutes and could already list 5 things I could mention. I'm thinking heck, why is this so hard? Why can't I see these things in myself that other people can?

Today I invite you to get curious and take a little deep dive into yourself and imagine your life if you didn't feel like you had to impress anyone.

Go ahead, ask yourself,

What if... I didn't feel like I had to impress anyone?

I tend to ruminate. I go over and over the same situation. Again and again. Analyzing my actions and words. Sure, this is ok to do maybe once, so I can pick out any lessons learned to take with me into the rest of my life... but the part where I keep mentally beating myself up repeatedly AFTER I've already realized the lessons, is the unhealthy part that is not serving me or my highest good.

Do you give yourself a hard time when you don't finish a task, if you "mess up" or say the wrong thing, if you have a bad day or don't think you did a good job on a project? Or if you made dinner and it turned out like total crap? (hahaha I hate that one) But seriously, what does your internal dialogue look like? Are you beating yourself up? Or are you responding to yourself with loving kindness and compassion? If your best friend came to you with that exact situation, would you be telling them the same things you're telling yourself?