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Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right. ~ Henry Ford Have you ever found yourself in a seemingly endless cycle of ‘what ifs’ (especially as you lay awake at night desperate for sleep) with a stack of mostly unread self-help books by your bedside collecting dust? The books you bought with […]

Enough Reading, Start Doing: Turning Your ‘What Ifs’ into ‘Why Nots’

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Are you feeling like you’re trudging through your days, stuck in a midlife funk? My friend, you are not alone! Not by a long shot. Many of us hit a point where life feels a bit more monotonous, a tad less colorful, and a whole lot of WTF-ness. In fact, research shows that we hit […]

Handle Your Midlife Funk With These Tips

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The unseen burden of trying to juggle it all Life’s a whirlwind, yeah? Juggling the demands of a career, a never-ending to-do list, being a mom, taking care of aging parents because hello 👋🏼, sandwich generation, and everything in between. It’s…a lot. Add to that, the pressure to ‘have it all’ – a thriving career, […]

Self-Care Strategies for Busy Professionals

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Naming the things you love about yourself daily is a powerful practice that can boost your self-esteem and overall well-being. It’s a reminder to appreciate the unique qualities that make you who you are. And you? You deserve to celebrate your Favorite Self no matter what. But if I were to ask you to name […]

101 Things to Love & Appreciate About Yourself Daily

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Success is the progression of a worthy ideal. ~ Earl Nightingale How would you answer the question, “Are you successful?” which begs the question, “How do YOU define success and is your current definition helping or hurting you?”? Would someone on the outside looking in consider you to be an overall “successful” person? Maybe you […]

How Do You Define Success? Discover Your Personal Definition

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I know far too many women who are quietly unhappy in their lives. Who were sold a false bill of goods that said we could “have it all” but weren’t told the flip side…that we’d lose ourselves along the way. And it’s heartbreaking to me because it doesn’t have to be this way. It’s why […]

A Love Letter to the Woman Who Keeps Quiet Quitting On Herself

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tl;dr With specificity, define your version of a fulfilling life Use this specificity to find ways to make your day-to-day life more fulfilling Live with intentionality, at least most days In no way am I going to pretend I have all the answers or that I have the answers for YOU…because I don’t. But what […]

What Are The Keys To Living A Deeply Fulfilling Life?

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did. ~ Mark Twain Each of us leads a full life but…are you living a FULL life? That is the question and it’s an important one because life is too. damn. short. AMIRIGHT?! A life […]

How Full Is Your Life & Is It FULL Of What Is Most Meaningful To You?

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Unfuckwithable. ✨ When you know yourself inside and out. ✨ You have your own back always. ✨ You take control of getting your needs met so you can stay an emotionally well and whole human being. ✨ Have nothing less than the right fucks to give. ✨ Not beating yourself up when you make a […]

Are You Unfuckwithable? 7 Ways To Know For Sure!

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(* if you have concerns for your mental or physical health, please do reach out to a doctor or mental health professional for support) Restlessness. Do you haz it? The feeling that you want to move forward but you just can’t get out of your own way so you stay feeling stuck and it’s MADDENING?!?!? […]

Feeling Restless? It’s Time For Some Mother-Trucking ACTION!

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I’m going to keep this short and sweet and ask you one simple question… Who is driving your bus the majority of the time? Is it your brain? Is it your brain whose job is to keep your blood flowing and remind you to eat so you don’t starve, and drink water so you don’t […]

Who’s Driving Your Bus? Your Brain? Your Ego? Your Best Self?

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Connecting with your future self changes you. It changes your perspective, your mindset, what you spend your energy on, the decisions you make, and who you give your fucks to…it pretty much changes (or at least shifts) everything. It allows you to make better decisions in the moment or at the very least, helps you […]

Transform Your Present By Connecting with Your Future Self

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