As time has gone on, I have grown more in touch with my emotions - the good, the bad, and the ugly. I used to avoid the extreme ends of the emotional spectrum - never too angry, too excited, or too saddened. I lived in the middle - a safe place where I could feel without reaching my peak of vulnerability; and actively avoided all people, circumstances, and experiences that would take me to the edge. Truth be told, I didn't even realize what I was avoiding until it was explai

To my fellow ladies: Forget what our society has told you. Release your mind of what social media makes you believe you should have. Let go of the longing to be enough. For every mean girl, jackass guy, or collection of people who made you believe there is something wrong with you, I offer you the truth. You are perfect. Just as you are. Yes, you have flaws and imperfections. But they are beautiful and unique. A combination as unique as you was not created by chance. It was i

When your mind is facing uncertainty (and subsequent anxiety), it craves a sense of surety; a calming reminder that everything will be okay.

As I spend more time on this earth and exploring every crook of this body, I have become increasingly aware of myself – of the way my energy rises and falls with the season and the moon; of the tendencies that bring me safety and the habits that lead to disconnection. The more time I have spent with myself, the more I have become aware that I (like you) am complex and ever-changing. Nothing remains the same, and nothing is as simple as it seems. Hours digging through dark co

Recently, I was blessed to sit in a room with a group of dynamic and brilliant women. Each woman was unique, linked to the others only by a commitment to spend the morning learning more about herself. We began sharing our unique experiences and goals - drawing out, visioning, and chasing the lives our hearts were calling for. As I looked around the room and listened to these women, it suddenly became clear that there was far more linking us than our love to learn and create.

Say goodbye to the voice that tells you aren't enough and own the life you've dreamed of with these tips.

We live in a world of social sharing and growing expectations. We load ourselves with long to-do lists and hold ourselves at remarkably high standards. And, we watch as the people we know share photos, stories, and posts about the awesome things happening in their lives. And then, no matter how hard we try, we find ourselves feeling ‘not good enough.’ It is time to let go of the limiting voice of ‘not good enough’. Give rise to the voice of the best you – the one that recogni

I recently stumbled upon a magnificent quote from a yoga instructor in New York. His words beautifully sum up the question that plagues so many of us. What are we here for? “We are not here to make our strengths stronger. We are here to share them as gifts, while we lean in and strengthen our weaknesses.” - Rian Bodner When we are not only aware of the strengths we were born with, but share them with humility and grace, we uplift and empower our communities. We help ideas gro

Sometimes the universe works in magical ways to give you exactly what you need at the exact moment that you need it. Take this morning as an example – as I am getting ready to start a new chapter in my life, I open my daily meditation book to today’s excerpt, and from out of the pages comes the most brilliant and relevant message that I could ever ask for. Thank you, universe. Whether you are struggling with choices in work, in relationships, in school, or in your responsibil

Work, relationships, appearance, money – no matter what it is, society has trained us to believe that the more we have, the better off we are. The result? This unrealistic and unending chase for more, in an effort to make ourselves feel worthy and accomplished. And this unrealistic chase manifests as unhappiness, sadness, and the exact opposite of the feeling that we were trying to find. Chasing worthiness through abundance will leave you feeling unworthy. Shift your thinking

We were raised to be humble, to be gracious and kind, and to never ever boast about how wonderful we are. And so, we shrink ourselves. We play small in everything we do, for fear of upsetting those around us, worried that we might offend if we play big. By playing small though, we reinforce these lessons to all of those around us. We tell the young women in our life that they too should live to a fraction of their worth. And we tell our best friends, our sisters, and ourselv