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Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

Who do I think I am?

I’m human, that’s what I am.
I’ve made mistakes… and I’ve learned from them.

And I show up every day doing the best I can to be someone I can be proud of.

And I am proud of me.

Because I’ve taken risks.
I’ve been vulnerable.
I’ve been real.
I’ve embraced my imperfections.
I’ve broadcasted them online for the world to see.
I’ve shown up for myself and had my own back.
I’ve done the hard work.
I’ve been brave when it’s been scary.

And I’ve been gentle with myself through it all.

So, who do I think I am?

I’m someone I’m proud to be.

xx

A moment in time of my present identity 🌸✨

While there’s so much more to me — than a few lines on a reel…

Here is a tiny little taste of what I’m (currently) about. *Hehe always giving space for growth & change 💫💫

Every morning I ask myself this…

“what does the world need for me today?”

And what came through was grace and love.

And so I asked myself how… how do I give that to the world?

What followed was, “there’s a message that needs to be said”

And the message is a reminder…

You don’t need to add to what’s already on your plate, by being hard on yourself, by criticising yourself, or beating yourself up for not doing it better, for not being — better.

A lot of people don’t realise, that maybe things don’t have to be quite as hard. And maybe that little extra bit that’s on top, was put there by you.

So take it off ❤️

Give yourself some grace, give yourself a little love.

You are doing your best xx

Hehe did I surprise you?

To be honest, I actually wanted to go shorter…

However, my lovely hairdresser Andrea - planted the seed of doubt in my mind when I told her I wanted to cut it off to my shoulders. “Oh no it’s so beautiful” stopped me in my tracks 🤣🤣

So I thought to myself, okay I’ll chop it a little bit longer - and if I want it, I can always come back.

I’m pretty happy with the length actually so I’m glad I listened.

And to be honest, all of the blonde on the end of my hair that was making it so long… was so dry and dead. It just needed to be gone.

What do you think? ✨✨✨

🍫🍫🍫 brands tagged for you
top @hara_thelabel
pantalones @moran.sewn
necklace @freepeople
natural deo @wildrefill (discount in my linktree)
concealer @kosas
crème mineral blush @youngblood_cosmetics
lip stain @summerfridays

The noise of life can sometimes be pretty overstimulating huh?

And I wonder what you do to support yourself with that…

In the past when I got activated in that way I’d turn to food – particularly something sweet.

And I know that there’s a lot of people out there who say things like “oh I need a drink”
Do you really, though?
Or is there a different way you could support yourself in that moment which doesn’t depend on something like food or alcohol?

That’s what I hope this content gives you…
Another option.
Because options are great!

✨ Your breath is free – use it.
✨ And @ecomodernessentials are discounted when you use my ambassador link – find it in my link tree, get some.
✨ Plus, a simple, devotional morning practice will be the greatest gift you give to yourself (and your nervous system) at the start of each day.

Story of my life lol…
I have been self-conscious of my tummy, my entire life.

I don’t actually remember there being a time where I wasn’t self-conscious of my tummy.

I don’t remember a time where I didn’t wish I had a tight, flat, toned tummy.

I don’t remember a time in school where I didn’t cross my arms across my front, and slightly lift them to give off the appearance of a flatter “more perfect” tummy.

I know that there’s a lot of other women out there, who also have insecurities.

I know that there’s a lot of other women out there, who won’t LOOK at those insecurities.

And I get it.
I did the same for a long time.

What I now know, is that when we look away from our insecurities — we are rejecting ourselves.

We’re saying to ourselves that we’re not good enough, that we’re not acceptable the way that we are. That we need to change to be loved.

Wanna know the important secret?

All that we actually need — is to love ourselves.

And to love oneself isn’t super simple and easy all the time right?

There are insecurities.
And yeah, maybe they’re not physical…
Maybe you’re insecurity or something different.

Whatever it is, it doesn’t matter.

Learning to truly look at yourself is the first step.
Intentionally changing the thoughts in your mind is the next step… (and yeah it’s okay if the other thoughts are still there too.)

To love yourself is to look at yourself.
And to love yourself is to look beyond the surface.
To love yourself is to embrace both sides - the light and the dark, the ugly and the beautiful, the messy and the polished.

My beautiful sister, you are both.

Spend time with ALL of you ❤️

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

It’s not an overnight transformation…

This took years.

It’s been a jourrneeeyyyyyyy.
And that’s life huh?

It’s a journey.

What’s cool about that – is you choose your own journey.

I got to a point where I was sick of feeling like sh** and fkn done with repeating the same cycles and patterns.

I could also just feel that I has so much more to offer.
That there was MORE meant for me.

And I knew no one was going to just show up and hand it all over on a silver platter to me.
I had to be the one to do something different.
I had to be willing to change.

And I was.

Each time I invested into myself, I got something profound out of it.
It’s given me pieces of myself back.

Self love.
Self trust.
Self worth.
Self repect.
Self image.

A better life – genuinely.

There’s a lot of different ways one can “do the work” – and I wanted to share some of the highlights and most profound pieces of my journey.

good luck on yours xx

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

There’s a lot of pressure…

On where to be in life…
To reach certain “milestones” based on age.

A lot of pressure from society, to be living a life - that’s based off a set of values ideas and expectations - that aren’t even yours.

So I’m here to tell you it’s okay…
I’m here to tell you that, you make the rules.

Because guess what? Sister, it’s your life.

Sometimes we just need to be reminded.
And sometimes we just need someone to say to us - “hey, you decide”

You decide what you make of your life.
You decide what success is for you.
You decide your own timeline.
You decide what’s important to you.
You decide where you invest your time and energy.
You decide what you make things mean.

You decide what happens next.

And let it be, what YOU want, need & desire✨

I don’t blame the people who thought this was weird…

Honestly, not that long ago, I would’ve been one of them. I used to think people who meditated were hippie weirdos 🤣

I was judging something I didn’t know anything about. It was different and to me then – other peoples “different” made me uncomfortable.

The people that had a problem with this video think I’m weird for a few different reasons…
The big one being showing myself crying on social media – thinking its cringe. Even thinking I set this moment up for attention or something.

Let’s be genuinely curious for a moment…

Why is it that expressing emotions like sadness, hurt or grief is something we’re “supposed” to do on our own? Why is it meant to be hidden? What’s that about? When did we decide that?

Seems strange to me… because FEELING and having emotions is an intrinsic part of being a human. That’s what we’re here to do. Weird how disconnected society is from it. And the judgement and side eyes I was getting in the comments clearly shows that.

Expressing emotion needs to be normalised. And I’d go as far as to say – it needs to be encouraged and embraced.

Because NOT feeling, NOT expressing them – CREATES DIS-EASE (disease, yeah) IN THE BODY, MIND & SPIRIT.
There – I said it.

If that’s new information to you – look it up, check it out! Super interesting. There’s a wide body of research which explores this.

And if no one has told you lately - feeling everything doesn’t make you a mess, or weird, or cringe.

It makes you alive – human xx

This is vulnerable…

Little disclaimer… I set my camera up to film a snippet of my tea ceremony, told Siri to stop… and she didn’t 😅

It kept recording while I sat with tea and had this release.

There was more after this… more tears, more crying… and then a really gentle period of self-soothing.
I couldn’t show the full 15 minute emotional process, and I wanted to keep this as raw as possible.

For a lot of us… this wasn’t how our emotions were met growing up.

It sounded more like…

“Stop crying, you’re fine.”
“You’re being dramatic.”
“Other people have it worse.”
“Just get over it.”
“Be a good girl/boy.”
“Go to your room until you can behave.”

Responding in this way teaches a child certain things…

It teaches them that it’s not safe to feel.
That their emotions are “too much”… or not valid.

And on an unconscious level, it creates a program…
a set of beliefs that shape how they move through life.
Beliefs like:
“I can’t express myself”
“My feelings don’t matter”
“To be loved, I need to suppress parts of me”

And then later in life…
when emotions come up… they feel overwhelming.

Not because they are…
but because they were never safely felt.

This isn’t about blaming our parents.
They were taught the same.

This is about awareness.
And from awareness… you get choice.

An invitation…

Notice how you respond to your emotions now.

Do you shut them down… or actually let yourself feel?

Because if this wasn’t something you were shown…
it’s something you get to learn.

This moment was me practising that and perhaps next time you feel something emerging, you can give something new a go ❤️

Who else is constantly caught in the “what’s next” and missing out on the whole point of life?

The point of life isn’t in the “what’s next…”

The point of life is in ✨ the now ✨

That’s where the miracles happen. That’s where true magic exists.

We’ve grown up in a society where the focus is on what’s next… no one’s stopping and smelling the roses. 🌹
They’re powering past, trying to make it to the next thing.

Next time… stop and smell them. Because they’re so sweet. And that’s the gift the present moment gives you. Sweet, precious moments. And if you’re rushing - you’re going to miss them. And you might just find you miss out on life…