Soulful Healing

12/26/2025

12/22/2025

Front Porch Diaries take 165.

12/17/2025

With another new year about to roll in it’s got me thinking about traditions. The new year seems to be a time to maybe create changes in your life, your health etc. I use to many, many years ago and usually around my weight. If you are a member of a gym we all know that things ramp up between Jan-March and then people fall back into old habits.
A few years back after not making any “resolutions”, I decided to choose a word that would be my essence for the year. I’m still thinking about my 2026 word.
What do you all do? Nothing? A resolution? A word? Setting goals? I would love to hear ideas of what you all do!
A new year, a new chapter, letting go of the old and welcoming in the new!

12/13/2025

While I love the holidays and all the family gatherings, they can be fairly lonely and difficult for many. My own holidays have changed with the loss of family members. The void of those lost is never filled.
So let’s try to remember as we push through the crowds at stores or wait for service at a restaurant that we are fortunate to still be here, that the holidays are more about being together than rushing around to make everything perfect.
The smile or compliment or tip you leave for someone might just be the nicest part of their day.

12/05/2025

65 days post end of my treatment. I think it is finally sinking in. It is really done. Focusing on getting strong, enjoying life and getting back to my teaching.

11/21/2025

Beautiful song says this brown eye girl!

11/21/2025

11/21/2025

Because pink heels for this Friday vibe…oh and the short hair too!

11/18/2025

Front Porch Diaries Take 164.

10/31/2025

Front Porch Diaries take 163

Laying in bed after a long day at work and a busy few hours at home prepping for my girls weekend away. I’m tired and sore from last nites body pump workout and then I realized the date. October 30. It is officially 1 month since I finished my cancer treatments. That month went by fast. Bone pain hasn’t gone away. Some days are better than others. I feel ….. different. Idk how to explain it. I feel … free, sometimes fearful but I try my best to breath through that emotion. My oncologist told me it is perfectly normal to feel nervous when you are no longer treating… I thought he was crazy but nope he is right. Like treating was keeping it at bay. But I didn’t treat for 5 yrs and go thru 13 surgeries to only be a prisoner of my thoughts for the rest of my beautiful life.
I am feeling really drawn to yoga again. Maybe because it brings me such peace to practice regularly. Finding myself planning a lot of things…. This winter and the updates I want to do to my house, I bought a cabinet for 40 off of yard sale site and I am going to try my hand at restoring it, I want to paint my basement walls and then there is this voice that is urging me to do all the things I want to. Retire in 2 yrs, plan a retreat, do a bo***ir shoot, hire a trainer and really work on getting fit. Any recommendations for a good trainer and photographer who does bo***ir shoots pls message me.
I want to have FUN, LIVE FULLY.
I started writing a book about my experience. Taking my time and only writing when I feel called to. So far 3 chapters. I could go on n on…it’s like my brain is on fire to do, feel, experience.
Now I really wish I had thrown a party for the end of my treatments. I didn’t because I just felt really overwhelmed but now… I would like to celebrate life, celebrate all of you who were my sounding board for 5 years. If I could, I would love to hug each and every one of you.
I just love parties! Laughing, have fun, just exhaling and enjoying being here and if I am lucky to make a few more friends.
Lastly, the meds i was taking stripped me of all hormones. I feel a little more energy and oddly, kinda lost my appetite. I have been intermittent fasting from about 8 pm to 11 a.m. I want to work my way up to a 3 day fast once a month. At the 72 hour mark your body releases all the sick cells and replaces them with new clean ones. My goal is to do 1 72 hr fast a month. I have 14 lbs to lose to be at my goal weight. I have no timeframe and the number isn’t as important to me than my strength.
My goal… be good to myself, be kind to myself and don’t put off till tomorrow what I can and want to do today!
Xoxo,
Michele
❤️

10/02/2025

How many times have you heard or read that you breath into your life what you think and speak?
Ask yourself why you are trapped in this viscous circle of negative beliefs,actions?
It just may really be speaking what you want out loud even if you don’t believe it! Who or what do you want to feed? God or the devil or if you are not a believer think of it this way good vs bad.
Practice speaking everyday how you envision the life you want, the person you want to be, the family you want.
You’re worth it!

10/01/2025

Front Porch Diaries take 162.
The final chapter.