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Imperfect AF helps humans just like you make realistic changes to be healthy, less stressed + more themselves through accessible group + individual coaching, workshops + motivational materials that meet you where you are. Imperfect AF helps humans just like you make realistic changes to be healthy, less stressed + more themselves through accessible group + individual coaching, targeted sessions, workshops + motivational content that meets you where you are.

12/28/2025

🎉 Welcoming in 2026 with a sale at my Etsy shop!

✨ 20% off everything

📦 Free shipping

🗓️ Now through January 4th

Treat yourself or grab those last-minute gifts!

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12/27/2025

✨ 3 resets you can do without finding a private space:

1️⃣ Hand on heart, 3 deep breaths
Looks like you're just thinking. Your nervous system doesn't care where you are.

2️⃣ Cold water on your wrists
"Just washing my hands" but actually hitting the reset button. Works every time.

3️⃣ The 5-4-3-2-1 mental scan
5 things you see, 4 you hear, 3 you can touch, 2 you smell, 1 you taste. No one knows you're doing it. Instant grounding.

💭 Sometimes you can't escape to the bathroom. Sometimes there IS no quiet corner. These work anyway.

🌟 Works for holiday gatherings, work events, crowded spaces, family stuff, or just... any moment when you're overwhelmed + can't step away.

Save for when you need it.

12/23/2025

🎄 The holiday feeling I'm allowing this year: All of them.

✨ The joy. The silly. The cozy. The "this sweater is ridiculous + I love it" energy.

💕 AND the tired. The complicated. The "I need a minute" moments.

🌟 For a long time I thought I had to pick one. Be fully festive OR acknowledge the hard stuff. But feelings don't work that way - they all get to exist together.

🛋️ So this year I'm letting it all in. The magic + the mess. The laughter + the need for a nap. The festive sweater + the fuzzy socks on the couch with wine.

However it shows up, it's welcome here.

What are you allowing space for this season?

12/22/2025

✨ When your calendar is full + your capacity is low (hi, holiday season - but honestly, this applies anytime):

🕐 Buffer time between everything. No back-to-back chaos.

🚪 Exit strategies ready. I'll stay as long as feels good, then I'll go.

💭 Regular check-ins with myself. What do I actually need right now?

🌟 None of this is selfish. It's sustainable. You can show up better for the things that matter when you're not running on empty.

Save this for whenever you need it, whether it's December or otherwise.

🥰 What's your energy protection strategy?

12/20/2025

🛋️ Sharpie modeled it best: Rest is part of the plan.

✨ Not the backup plan. Not the "if I get everything done" plan. THE plan.

🎁 Your body is working hard right now. Short days, holiday stress, end-of-year pressure. It makes sense that you're tired.

🌙 You don't need to earn rest by being productive first. You don't need to justify it. You just need it.

🍵 Give yourself permission to do less this weekend. What rest looks like for you?

😹 Bonus footage of me pretending to sleep during a Beat the Blerch race.

12/18/2025

☃️ Holistic Haiku time

☕️ Hot cocoa counts as
💦 hydration during winter.
🧁 Self-care with sprinkles.

✨ Fight me.

💕 Drop your version of "counts as wellness" this season in the comments!

12/16/2025

🎄 My actual holiday survival toolkit (the real stuff, not the aesthetic version):

📱 Do Not Disturb focus settings on my phone - because not every notification needs my immediate attention, especially during the holidays

🔕 Muting text threads that are becoming too much - group chat chaos doesn't require my participation 24/7

🎧 Airpods always on me - for when I need a quick timeout or music I love, even if nothing is playing (nobody needs to know)

🍫 Snacks in my bag - because hangry + overwhelmed is a terrible combination (also who doesn't like secret snacks)

👯‍♀️ My SOS person on standby - someone I can text when I need to vent or get a reality check in real-time

🚪 And yes, that's a Do Not Disturb door hanger. It's giving "boundary queen energy" + I'm not even sorry about it. If you are traveling for the holidays and have the space, bring it for extra support.

😌 None of this is fancy. None of this is optimized. It's just the stuff that actually helps me get through the season without completely depleting myself.

✨ What's in YOUR survival toolkit?

12/12/2025

💭 A day in the messy middle: this is what sustainable wellness actually looked like for me earlier this week.

Sloth-speed morning. Holiday movies + puzzle games before I did anything "productive." LMNT water + vitamins eventually. That banana that's been sitting on my nightstand finally eaten. A shower I had to convince myself to take.

10 minutes of strength training from my couch in regular clothes - not my gym, not in workout gear, just movement that fit my actual capacity. Journal time to set intentions. Taking out the trash between other tasks.

🍝 My partner made dinner while I helped with lighter tasks. It was store-bought pasta, sauce, meatballs, garlic bread. I added mushrooms because I was craving veggies. Nothing matches my usual nutrition approach. Everything was mindful about what my body needed. That's the adjustment.

💡 Here's what I'm learning about the messy middle: I need to check in with myself more frequently during these transitional times. Not just a morning ritual, but throughout the entire day - listening for signals, making micro-adjustments, weaving in wellness practices in whatever size they actually fit.

That means 10 minutes of movement instead of the 45-minute workout I planned. It means asking for help. It means choosing dinner at home over another round of exercise when exhaustion kicks in.

✨ I wanted to do more today - core work, restorative yoga, all the things. But when I checked in with myself, the signal was clear: you're tired. Making dinner at home matters more right now. So that's what I chose.

This is holistic wellness in practice. It's not the morning routine that looks good on Instagram. It's not the weekly reflection where everything makes sense. It's the actual unfolding of the day - checking in, adjusting, scaling down, asking for help, choosing what matters most with the capacity you actually have.

🌙 The messy middle isn't glamorous. But it's real. And learning to navigate it with frequent check-ins + self-compassion? That's the skill that actually sustains you.

What does your messy middle look like today?

12/10/2025

☕ December energy check: How are you actually doing?

💝 Not the "loving the holiday magic" version. Not the "crushing my year-end goals" version. The real version.

🙈 I'm tired. The days are short + dark. The expectations are high. The calendar is full. I'm trying to show up for end-of-year work stuff while also navigating what the holiday season will look like while also wanting to just rest because my body is clearly asking for winter hibernation mode.

🩵 It's a lot. December is always a lot.

✨ If you're feeling it too - the overwhelm, the fatigue, the pressure to make everything special while barely having energy for the basics - you're not alone. You're not doing it wrong. You're being human in a season that demands a lot.

🥂 Here's to permission to do December your way. To skip things. To rest more. To let some stuff go. To not be merry + bright every single day.

❣️ How are you actually doing this December?

12/08/2025

🥰 Three questions I ask myself every Monday to set the tone for my week.

🧡 These take 5 minutes. No journaling practice required. No perfect morning routine needed. Just three honest questions + whatever answers show up.

✅️ Question 1: How am I actually feeling right now? Not how I think I should feel. Not how I want to feel. How I actually feel physically, emotionally, + mentally. This gives me real information to work with instead of pushing through on autopilot.

✅️ Question 2: What does my body/mind need most this week? More rest? More movement? More connection? More space? Less commitments? The answer changes week to week. Asking the question helps me align my choices with my actual needs instead of my aspirational plans.

✅️ Question 3: What can I safely let go of? What expectation, obligation, or should can I release this week? What's taking up mental space without actually serving me? Naming it gives me permission to let it go.

🙌 That's it. Three questions. Five minutes. It's not about having profound insights or perfect clarity, but more about checking in with yourself at the beginning of the week so you can make choices that actually support your wellbeing.

✨ Holistic wellness includes this kind of intentional reflection as a practice that helps everything else feel more manageable.

❣️ Try it this week. What comes up for you?

12/04/2025

💬 Let me show you what boundary setting actually looks like in real time.

The text I almost sent: "Yes! I'd love to help with that. What day works best for you?"

The text I actually sent: "I appreciate you thinking of me. I don't have the capacity to take this on right now, but I hope you find the right support."

🦄 Boundary setting isn't always dramatic. Most of the time, it's these small moments where you choose your energy over people-pleasing. Where you honor what you know about your capacity instead of overriding it to make someone else comfortable.

☕️ It took me years to learn this. I used to say yes to everything because I was afraid of disappointing people, afraid they'd think I was selfish, afraid they'd stop asking altogether. Turns out, the only person I was disappointing (and draining) was myself.

🥰 Boundaries aren't walls. They're not rejections. They're honest communication about what you can + can't do while maintaining your wellbeing. That's it.

💜 What's one boundary you've set recently that felt hard but necessary? I see you + I'm proud of you for it.

12/01/2025

📣 You don't need a fresh start every Monday. You don't need a new routine, a new plan, or a reinvented version of yourself just because the calendar flipped to a new week.

💯 This week you have permission to:
🙌 Carry forward what was working last week instead of starting from scratch
🙌 Not have your whole week mapped out by Monday morning
🙌 Start your day slowly instead of hitting the ground running
🙌 Adjust your plans as you go instead of committing to rigid goals
🙌 Feel however you feel about Monday without forcing motivation

🙃 The wellness industry loves the "new week, new you" energy. Fresh starts. Clean slates. Monday motivation. But sustainable wellness isn't built on constant reinvention. It's built on consistency that allows for flexibility. It's built on meeting yourself where you are, not where you think you should be by Monday at 9am.

💫 You're allowed to ease into your week instead of sprinting out of the gate. You're allowed to build momentum gradually instead of forcing it from the start.

❓️How are you actually feeling about this Monday?

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