A mantra is a phrase or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation. Some of us may have them and not even realize we use them. I’ve adopted a few over the years to help ease my anxiety, re-focus my energy and come back to my moment. Below are a few mantras that I turn
How I Use CBD To Manage My Anxiety
Are you feeling extra anxious lately? I know I am. I have a history with anxiety, and wasn’t formally diagnosed until about 10 yrs ago when I saw my first therapist. Over the past decade, I’ve become committed to learning more about mental health and trying new ways to manage my symptoms. I’ve found a
Burnt Out
I haven’t been writing. Or reading. Or meditating. Or journaling. Or moving. Or cooking. I’ve just been…existing. Like, I’ll read a click bait news article or throw together some dinner. But I haven’t been doing anything to mindfully nourish my mind and body. And it shows. I can feel it. It snuck up on me
Learning To Feel Still Instead of Stuck
I’m usually very decisive. But sometimes, I just get stuck. I feel like I have to make a move and I just can’t figure out what it is. And I hate that feeling. I feel anxious and restless and antsy. I was in the middle of one of these spells the other day when I
Getting Back Out There
Is anyone else feeling really anxious about “getting back out there”? My anxiety has kicked into full gear this past week with things starting to reopen. And it’s less about fear of the virus and more about changing my routine. Over the past couple of months, I have become used to staying home. When this
Maybe writing it out helps. Maybe not.
It’s only 930am. And I already feel like this day has won. I already feel defeated. I already feel flattened. I know that feeling can change just as quickly, but right now, I’m down. I’ll be up again eventually, sure. But right now, I’m down. And I have four people who need me to not
Quarantivities
Quarantivities: Activities I busy myself with throughout the day to get through quarantine without crying into a bottle of wine👌🏼Some of my quarantivities so far have been,👚Bleach dying my entire closet 🍪Cooking and baking 🧹Cleaning the house 🌿Gardening 😝Making Tik Toks👟Taking walks 🎨 Arts and crafts 🌳 Going outsideAll of these activities take me away
Author Milestones
I got some good news the other day. Really good news, actually. The kind of news that stops you in your tracks and sets your heart on fire. A couple of days before my 30th birthday, I got an email from an agent saying they’d like to move forward with my book. This is the
Crumbling Under The Pressure
I can’t take the pressure anymore. I’m crumbling beneath it. The pressure to keep everyone’s spirits lifted. The pressure to keep the house clean. The pressure to keep up with the kids schooling. The pressure to respond to every group chat and email. The pressure to cook healthy meals. The pressure to sanitize every package
On Turning Thirty
Thirty trips. Thirty trips on this floating spec spinning around a ball of fire. I am so proud of these thirty trips. I am so grateful for them. I look back on them with a heart full of every emotion I can conceive of. Interesting how in these moments of reflection, my head becomes noisy