Weekly companion blogs to the Transformative Journeys to Growth and Resilience™ podcast.
Rewriting the Stories You Were Told – Reclaiming Your Inner Narrative
We have the choice to own our own narrative. “Owning the Narrative" means actively shaping our identity, goals, and who we want to be in life, rather than letting our past or other people do it for us. Thanks to our brains incredible ability to rewire itself (Yay neuroplasticity!!), with a little work, we can rewrite our internal narrative and craft the next chapter in our story the way that we want to see it.
Living with Intention and Purpose
Let’s clear something up right away. Living with intention is not about perfection. It’s not about 5am green juice and working out. It’s not about the hustle of controlling every detail of your day, and it’s definitely not living some Pinterest or Instagram-worthy version of “purpose”. Forget the rigid schedules, perfect morning routines, and tracking your macros while visualizing your five-year goals at sunrise.
10 Pieces of Advice I’d Give My 20-Year-Old Self (That Still Matter Today)
Whether you’re 20, 40, 60, or somewhere in between, I hope this post encourages you to offer yourself a little more grace, and a lot more belief in your worth.
Coping vs. Self-Care: How to Find Real Balance When Life Gets Hard
Let’s dive into what self-care really is (and what it’s not) and how it’s different from coping. But also why you need both - in balance - to support your overall well-being.
How to Build True Resilience Through Life’s Toughest Moments
Resilience isn’t about “getting over it” or pretending nothing affects you. It’s about: • Learning from life’s difficulties and challenges instead of letting them define us • Understanding our emotions rather than suppressing them • Developing healthy ways to navigate stress • Facing fear, pain, or grief and still choosing to move forward • Choosing to - and moving forward with - rebuilding when things fall apart. Sometimes one shaky brick at a time.
Post-Traumatic Growth: Learning How to Thrive After Trauma
Trauma changes us. Whether it’s a little… or a lot. It’s just a fact. And after the loss of a loved one, a life-altering event, an emotional wound, or any event that impacts us deeply, it’s common to find ourselves longing for the way life used to be. But what if I told you that your pain wasn’t just something to endure - but something that could lead to transformation?
