When I Faked My Confidence
Your confidence can feel elusive. True story of how I faked my confidence while becoming a yoga teacher.
Finding the Courage to Change
When you’re a kid a big cardboard box is the best toy because it can be a train, a store, or a house. Your imagination is limitless and everything feels
What If It Was Easy to Ask for Help?
Humans are community focused beings, our ancient ancestors lived in small groups where we had to help each other in order to survive. That's wired into our
What Led Me to My First Career
In elementary school I wanted to be the lead singer in a pop band and also a veterinarian. Stardome looked stressful with all the
How to Unblock Your Blocks
When you love and respect someone it becomes easier to open your heart to your deeper self. You may have built a shield around your heart from past pain, it's a normal thing to do. When you
How to Unfreeze from Fight Flight Freeze
It's totally normal to feel flight, fight, or freeze in situations where you're not in danger. That's just the reptilian part of your brain perceiving a threat, when in reality you're feeling shame, embarrassment, or misunderstood.
The Magic of Being Rejected
As a child were you ever super excited about something you’d done and you were bursting to tell someone? But they just brushed you off, ignoring your excitement and left you wondering if what you’d done had been so amazing after all.
How to Feel Optimistic
I thought that it was normal to not feel good around everyone. Some people just rubbed me the wrong way and that was how it was. I didn’t think I had a choice.
The Real Thing Holding You Back
I felt ridiculous anytime I heard someone say “speak your truth” because I didn’t know what my truth was. It’s like we’re living in the matrix and you have a choice:
How to Write Affirmations that Work
I thought affirmations were just this fluffy way of pretending to be super positive and I didn't want anything to do with them. But then I learned a new way to craft them that showed me affirmations are the best tool for rewiring my inner critic and today I'm sharing what I learned with you.
How I Unlock My Inner Wisdom
We all have deep inner wisdom within us. Sometimes this wisdom comes through in ways that don't necessarily make sense, like a sensation in your body, a random word or song popping into your head, or
The Source of Fear in Trying New Things
Trying new things feels scary because our brains are hardwired to resist change. The ancient reptilian part of your brain thinks that all change is
The Truth About Inner Critics
The people around us don't live inside our heads, so they believe waaaaaaaaay more in us than we do because they don't have our inner critic nagging them. Our inner critics focus on telling us
How to Experience More Joy
Your thoughts, actions, and feelings all have energy behind them. It can be as simple as a compliment, bringing someone their tea that they left in
Why Does Fear Hold Me Back?
Indecision should have been my middle name. It ruled my life to the point that I felt helpless. I was so dependent on the opinions of others that I could
Why You Feel Stuck and How to Get Unstuck
When we give ourselves permission to be curious, we discover that within our normal habits there are things that would benefit us if we changed. And that may sound kind of abstract so let me give you a
How to Hear Inner Wisdom
Your body is so smart, it gives you subtle cues to guide you through every moment of your day. When you take the time to listen to your body you unlock knowledge you didn’t know existed. That means the answer you’re seeking is
Why We Need So Many Yoga Teachers
When I decided to become a yoga teacher I realized that there were already A LOT of yoga teachers in the world, so why did I think that I could do it too? Well because it was something
How to Choose People That Cheer For You
The people that surround you, that you spend the most time with, influence how you feel, act, and respond to everything that pops up in your life. Who's in your corner no matter what? I’m gonna get really real for a minute here, more real than I normally do. Keep reading, I start on the darker side and offer more hope by the end of this
What’s the Difference Between Excuses and Reasons?
I once emailed an acquaintance that I longed to be besties with, asking to hang out, except I didn’t ask to hang out. Instead I went on a diatribe about