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Tired of scrolling on your phone, feeling alone??? Let's talk. "The middle is messy, but that's where the magic happens."
~Brene' Brown

Your life's a story.

There's a clear beginning, you're living the middle, but what about the ending? What do you want your story to be? Through the power of story, I believe you can connect with yourself more deeply - to bravely connect with the world around you. If you want to read more about me, I'd be honored if you would visit my website (Launching June 30th!). There's a whole page dedicated to it. But since you're here, let me take a brief moment to say a few things about myself:

I used to teach dance, and I've acted since I was 13 yrs old. I now work as a therapist. I spent the majority of my 20's worrying about what people thought. I struggle with fear and self-doubt on almost a daily basis. I'm dedicating this part of my life to the pursuit of joy, freedom, and living a life that is on purpose and on my terms (Please forgive the run on sentence). I am incredibly proud of this online community, and honored that you want to be a part if it too. My desire is to share stories, resources, and communities that have been helpful to me, with hope that it will help you find your own answers. Be the heroine/hero of your story. Let’s work together.

11/27/2025

One of the many things I’m grateful for today? LaShell giving me a whole new way to think about trust, timing, and uncertainty.⁣
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She said:⁣
“The GPS can see everything. We can’t.”⁣
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And oof… yes.⁣
The road is laid out, even when it feels unfamiliar.⁣
There will be delays, detours, pit stops — but that doesn’t mean we’re off-track.⁣
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Sometimes the only reason a route feels wrong is because… we’ve never taken it before.⁣
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💛 On this Thanksgiving evening, may we all trust the path a little more than the panic.⁣
💛 Trust the GPS of our life — the part of us that sees the whole picture even when we don’t.⁣
💛 And give thanks for the reminders we didn’t even know we needed.⁣
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What “detour” in your life is teaching you something you didn’t expect?⁣
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11/26/2025

Ever “floated into” a whole career before you even realized what was happening?⁣
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LaShell went from Bronx kid → publicist for Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, and En Vogue…⁣
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And honestly? That SAME energy led me to becoming a ballroom dance teacher for seven years. 😂⁣
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Her line that got me:⁣
“That’s how life should feel. You should feel like you’re floating in.”⁣
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Sometimes the best chapters of our lives weren’t on the vision board — they found us. ⁣
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✨ Gentle reflection:⁣
Where did you accidentally float into something wonderful?⁣
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Tell me in the comments — I love these stories. 💛⁣
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11/25/2025

“Once I get to X, THEN I’ll feel Y…”⁣
Yeah… same. 🙋‍♀️⁣
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Shell hit me with the reminder I needed:⁣
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“The process IS your life.”⁣
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Not the end goal.⁣
Not the achievement.⁣
Not the polished moment.⁣
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It’s today. Right now. The messy in-between.⁣
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A mid-week invitation:⁣
What part of your journey deserves more presence… and maybe even a little joy?⁣
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11/24/2025

Shell said it best: “Express what you desire… and engage with it when it shows up.”⁣
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Whew. 😅⁣
We love to want things…⁣
but receiving them? Whole different skill set.⁣
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This is your weekend reminder:⁣
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Don’t “make do.”⁣
Don’t shrink.⁣
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And don’t ignore your life when it finally hands you the thing you asked for.⁣
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✨ Question:⁣
What desire of yours is knocking right now?⁣
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11/21/2025

Rolling into the weekend with this reminder:⁣
“Feelings are flags.”⁣
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Not failures. Not overreactions. Not drama.⁣
Just… information. 💛⁣
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And when we pause long enough to listen, they tell us exactly what we need.⁣
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What feeling has been waving a little flag at you this week?⁣
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Share if you feel comfy — someone else might really need to hear they’re not alone.⁣
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👋🏻 here’s mine: play. When I’ve felt bound up, irritated or tense, the root is a desire to get my to do list done “enough” so that I feel free to play. ⁣
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11/20/2025

So many of us hustle for worthiness without even realizing we’re doing it.⁣
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We shape-shift, smooth the rough edges, and send our “PR version” of ourselves into the world…⁣
only to feel deeply lonely when she’s the one getting all the compliments.⁣
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Not the real us.⁣
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This line from the clip is the one that still gets me:⁣
“It’s your PR representative getting all the flowers — not you.”⁣
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✨ Gentle reflection:⁣
Where in your life do you feel pressure to “perform” instead of just be?⁣
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Drop a thought in the comments — you never know who your honesty might help.⁣
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11/19/2025

Ever feel like you’re living between worlds?⁣
Trying to fit in, blend in, show up, prove you’re enough… all while carrying a mental load nobody sees?⁣
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Marianne said this and I felt it in my bones:⁣
“Being biracial felt like being a bridge — always connecting things, but never fully belonging.”⁣
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But then she added this:⁣
You don’t have to earn your belonging. You get to claim it.⁣
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Can you relate? Drop a 🙌🏻 in the comments and a thought below — someone else might need to hear it too.⁣
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11/18/2025

Elizabeth Gilbert said it best:⁣
✨ “In the absence of control, you realize you never had it. All you had was anxiety.”⁣
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Letting go isn’t giving up — it’s choosing freedom over fear. And sometimes the tiniest “yes” to the unknown opens the door to possibility, creativity, and a gentler way forward. 💛⁣
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Gentle reminder:⁣
You’re allowed to loosen your grip. You might be surprised by what opens.⁣
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✨ Where in your life are you craving more freedom and less control?⁣
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11/17/2025

“Visibility is a love language.”⁣
said this in our conversation… and I felt it in my bones.⁣
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Because here’s what visibility looked like for me last week:⁣
I walked into the kitchen after — juggling work, kids, emotions, all of it — one look and David said:⁣
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“What’s your sushi 🍣 order?”⁣
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No decision-making.⁣
Just… being seen.⁣
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It wasn’t about sushi.⁣
It was about recognition.⁣
About someone noticing I’d hit my limit and stepping in with softness.⁣
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That’s visibility.⁣
That’s care.⁣
And honestly? We all deserve to feel that — from others and from ourselves.⁣
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Gentle reflection:⁣
What’s one small moment recently when you felt seen or cared for? Share with me below.⁣
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11/14/2025

When life feels heavy, pick up something light.⁣
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Creativity and anxiety can’t live in the same space at the same time. When your thoughts start spiraling, get your hands busy — doodle, bake, arrange flowers, reorganize a shelf.⁣
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You don’t have to solve the problem to soften it. Sometimes a small act of creation is the first breath of calm.⁣
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Watch the full conversation on YouTube or listen wherever you find your podcasts.⁣
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11/13/2025

When life feels unbearably heavy… this story might change how you carry it.⁣
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Dahlia’s story is a reminder that we can’t always choose our circumstances, but we can choose how we show up to them. Even in deep loss, she found joy — and invited her family back to the table, not through food, but through connection.⁣
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✨ Take a deep breath. You can hold both joy and sorrow — and still find your way forward.⁣
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You can watch on YouTube or 🎧 Listen to the full conversation on “Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs” wherever you find your podcasts.⁣
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