Matsu Love

Matsu Love I help moms of little ones heal their self-sacrificing patterns, realize their inherent magic, and live from the heart.

Loved the opportunity to be part of ’s Women in Wellness event!
11/07/2025

Loved the opportunity to be part of ’s Women in Wellness event!

11/05/2025

The #1 thing my clients struggle with: emotional pain that comes up from childhood when you become a parent.

Have you experienced this?

10/24-10/26 weekend getaway to Chicago. Traveling used to throw me off- I’d feel unhealthy, out of sorts, and moody. Now...
11/04/2025

10/24-10/26 weekend getaway to Chicago. Traveling used to throw me off- I’d feel unhealthy, out of sorts, and moody.

Now I follow a few principles every time I travel so I can feel good and regulate my emotions. I do this even on vacations!

✨ Plan meals in advance. I’ve gotten really good at hotel room cooking. I check to make sure there’s a fridge or prioritize lodging with a kitchen. You can request a microwave from any hotel. We try to do 2 meals we make and 1 meal out each day.

✨Get lots of steps in. Walking around is a great way to explore a new area! We plan our activities around movement.

✨Find a gym or scope out the hotel gym in advance. If we can go to a nearby gym, great. If not, I make sure to customize my normal training schedule for the equipment at the hotel gym. Usually I can find photos on their website or I’ll call the front desk to ask about equipment.

✨Bring my own supplements and containers. I always bring protein powder, electrolytes, magnesium, creatine, multivitamins, protein bars, and grass fed beef sticks. I bring a shaker bottle, a coffee tumbler, and my own water bottle.

✨Prioritize sleep. I stick to my regular sleep schedule: bed from 10pm to 7am. I make sure the room is about 65 degrees, and I unplug the tv, alarm clock, and anything else omitting light. I cover any other lights with black tape. I take my magnesium at 8pm.

✨I plan a recovery day from travel where I don’t have plans and work on unpacking, doing laundry, and relaxing. I try to have a meal prepared and frozen before I go on a trip so I come home to a homemade meal.

These are habits I’ve built over time. Travel means your rhythms will be thrown off, so it becomes even more important to care for yourself. Take care of yourself the way you’d take care of a child- keep as many habits as you can from home.

The bonus: I can enjoy any indulgences while traveling guilt free because I have such a solid foundation.

A mother who chooses joy in a world that profits from her exhaustion is doing radical work.She is saying no to burnout, ...
10/30/2025

A mother who chooses joy in a world that profits from her exhaustion is doing radical work.

She is saying no to burnout, guilt, and self-abandonment.

She is saying yes to aliveness, presence, and love.

It is an act of courage.

Doing the inner work it takes to experience and express TRUE joy is the most important work you can do for a better world for your children.

Our reality is a shared projection of our inner landscapes. Cultivating a beautiful, loving inner landscape translates to a more beautiful and loving world - one that is worthy of your children.

So choose joy today.

Take a moment to be present.
Put your hand on your heart and feel grateful for one small thing.

When you're ready to do the deeper work to cultivate lasting joy in your day to day experience, you know where to find me.

With (Matsu) love,
Cara

If you're carrying the weight of the world and all its problems on your shoulders, this message is for you.You don’t nee...
10/17/2025

If you're carrying the weight of the world and all its problems on your shoulders, this message is for you.

You don’t need to fix or change the broken systems we've inherited.

Start with your own inner landscape. It is the MOST important work we can all do as revolutionaries and activists.

Every time you choose
to rest instead of deplete yourself for others…
to take up space instead of make yourself small...
to listen instead of react…
to understand instead of judge...
to speak your truth instead of self-silencing...
to connect instead of divide...
and to care for your body and spirit…
You're empowering the divine feminine. You're balancing the scales. You’re creating a more peaceful world for your children to inherit.

💛 Inner work is world work. It is sacred work.

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” -Audre Lorde
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” -Rumi
“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself.” -Lao Tzu
“Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world.” -Marianne Williamson
“When we take good care of ourselves, we help everyone. Because peace in ourselves is peace in the world.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
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If you're ready to do this work for the world, DM me or schedule a free Clarity Call at the link in my bio.

Slowed down for 6 days in Washington state. The first day was a tough transition. I felt antsy and like I needed to be D...
08/18/2025

Slowed down for 6 days in Washington state. The first day was a tough transition. I felt antsy and like I needed to be DOING something. It was hard to just relax and rest without feeling I needed to earn it.

Here’s what helped:
-Keeping my phone away
-Communicating the struggle out loud
-Focusing on physical sensations
-Hugging my husband for 12+ seconds
-Allowing myself 45 minutes of intentional “productive” time and that was it. Kinda titrating my way into relaxing.

Do you struggle to slow down? What helps?

Now offering a la carte 1:1 coaching sessions. What some women have used these for:-Setting intentions and creating a pl...
07/31/2025

Now offering a la carte 1:1 coaching sessions.

What some women have used these for:

-Setting intentions and creating a plan for a vacation or event
-Processing emotional turmoil
-Working on the physical healing of an injury by including emotional healing
-Working towards a desired goal or outcome
-Creating daily practices that align with her values
-Giving me a brain dump of everything in her mental to do list so I can organize it into clear, actionable, aligned steps
-Working through interpersonal conflict

I believe the most powerful use of these calls is to create space and time to process your emotions.

15% off your first call.

DM me for the booking link and discount code.

Love,
Cara

Have you ever noticed how kids seem to lean on their mom or dad in different ways?They want mom to be safe, joyful, and ...
07/30/2025

Have you ever noticed how kids seem to lean on their mom or dad in different ways?

They want mom to be safe, joyful, and steady.
They look to dad for adventure, protection, and encouragement.

Psychology and neuroscience back this up- kids naturally orient toward the parent who offers nurturing for emotional regulation (often mom) and the parent who offers playful challenge and safety to grow (often dad).

Of course, these roles aren’t set in stone. Families look many different ways, and kids can get these qualities from a single parent, aunts, uncles, grandparents, or other chosen family members.

What matters most is that children receive both:
✨Emotional safety and attunement
✨Encouragement to explore and take risks

Either parent can offer both.

In fact, the most supportive homes are ones where these energies flow freely- where kids feel held and empowered by the adults in their world.

So whether you’re a mom, dad, or professional aunt like me- know that your presence, play, and love are shaping a resilient, emotionally intelligent little human being.

Save this as a gentle reminder, or share with your coparents.

My baby bear 🐻 70lbs and counting!Learning how to create peace when my mind is hardwired to anxiously think of all the w...
07/29/2025

My baby bear 🐻

70lbs and counting!

Learning how to create peace when my mind is hardwired to anxiously think of all the worst case scenarios so I can protect her. So much fear!

Trusting in a higher power is the most powerful way I know how manage fear and cultivate peace.

Some mantras that help:

“I will be okay no matter what happens.”
“I am doing my best and God will take care of the rest.”
“I am receiving the lessons I need in life.”
“I am strong and can handle anything that happens to me or my loved ones.”

07/09/2025

This is a terrific workshop. Please see below for information on registering. It is free on Zoom. I attended several months ago and really enjoyed it. Feel free to share with other Moms in your life :-)

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