I often come back to the idea that we need to create safety within ourselves, not just in our external circumstances. Because life will continue to change. Our circumstances will change. Our relationships will change. Our bodies will change. We’ll experience unexpected challenges, loss, and uncertainty. And even when life is going beautifully, we willContinue reading “Your Dream Life is Still Going to be Life”
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What Happens When You Finally Get What You Want?
Imagine you’ve finally achieved financial freedom. You’re on a beautiful beach somewhere in the world. You have no meetings to attend, no deadlines to meet, and no financial pressure weighing on your shoulders. And yet, you wake up one morning feeling sad. Maybe you miss someone you love. Maybe your body hurts. Maybe you’re feelingContinue reading “What Happens When You Finally Get What You Want?”
Feel It to Heal It
This is where the deeper work begins. You cannot regulate what you cannot feel. Once you’ve recognized what is happening, see if you can allow the experience to be there without immediately trying to change it. Let’s say you’re anxious before an important conversation. Instead of immediately trying to eliminate the anxiety, try this: Recognize:Continue reading “Feel It to Heal It”
The 3 Nervous System States: Learning to Be With What You Feel
What if the goal of nervous system regulation wasn’t to feel calm all the time? What if, instead of trying to change how you feel, you learned to recognize what’s happening inside your body, understand the emotions that are present, and allow yourself to experience them without immediately needing to make them go away? WeContinue reading “The 3 Nervous System States: Learning to Be With What You Feel”
How Do We Reset Our Nervous System’s Programming?
In my previous blogs, we’ve explored how our nervous system begins developing in utero and continues learning through our early relationships and experiences. But what happens when those early experiences shape patterns that no longer serve us? Maybe you find yourself constantly tense, easily overwhelmed, stuck in fight-or-flight mode, or struggling to relax even whenContinue reading “How Do We Reset Our Nervous System’s Programming?”
How Your Nervous System Learns After You’re Born
In my last blog, we explored how your nervous system begins developing before you are born. But once you enter the world, the programming doesn’t stop. In many ways, it becomes even more interactive. Because as a newborn, you are completely dependent on the people around you. You can’t feed yourself. You can’t bathe yourself.Continue reading “How Your Nervous System Learns After You’re Born”
Your Nervous System Before You Were Born
We often think of our nervous system as something that develops after we’re born. But it actually begins developing in utero. As your nervous system develops, it’s influenced by the environment you’re growing in. During pregnancy, Mom’s physiological state can affect the developing baby. When she experiences stress, hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline areContinue reading “Your Nervous System Before You Were Born”
Changing My Mind
I changed my mind. I had originally announced that my next experience was going to be Manifest—a 4-week guided journey into manifestation and connecting to all that could be. But as I started to sit with the idea, it wasn’t quite sitting right with me. So I paused. I contemplated. I listened. And I realizedContinue reading “Changing My Mind”
You Are Manifesting All the Time
Every day, through your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, choices, attention, and actions, you are reinforcing a particular experience of yourself and your life. The question isn’t whether you are manifesting. The question is: What are you manifesting more of? Are you focusing on what you want or what you don’t want? It’s easy to spend ourContinue reading “You Are Manifesting All the Time”
The Wisdom of the Dying: What If We Listened Now?
There is a powerful body of wisdom that comes from an unexpected place: the end of life. Palliative care nurse Bronnie Ware spent years caring for people in the final stages of their lives. In her work, she noticed patterns in the things people wished they had done differently. These became known as the fiveContinue reading “The Wisdom of the Dying: What If We Listened Now?”