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We’re surrounded by messages that confuse harm with strength. That tell us success means pushing harder, speaking louder, dominating more. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
If you’re done playing by rules that never felt right in your body…I’m here.
It’s impossible to have your eyes open and not have your heart broken. — Gabor Maté
I’ve felt this deep in my chest lately. In the clenching of my jaw. My disrupted sleep. The feeling of wanting to cry almost all the time. The news. The protests. The silence. The cruelty. The inhumanity.
We live in a culture that sells quick fixes for deep needs. But the nervous system knows better. When you're tired, burnt out, and aching, but still scrolling, sipping, pushing through... That’s not as normal as we are led to believe. That isn't success. That’s survival.
So many voices in the world tell us what we should do, where we should go, how we should think, and on and on. What happens if we listen to the silence and follow our intuition?
Text: Your boundaries are not a challenge. People who cross them are not your people.
Your boundaries are not a challenge. They are not something to be tested or pushed. They are your sacred space, your nervous system’s call for safety, respect, and care.
Text: Being a first-generation gentle parent, a cycle breaker, is brave, beautiful, and exhausting. You're not just parenting your kiddo(s). You're reparenting yourself. Breaking cycles. Healing wounds. Doing what wasn't done for you. Keep going. You are the shift. You are doing legacy work
Text: Dear Nervous Systems of Grownup Survivors. You're not in danger. You are not in trouble. That was then. This is now. You can find and feel safety in this moment. The threat you once braced for is no longer here. You are allowed to rest.
Text: Any offering of care or kindness, from one soul to another, helps lighten the weight of this heavy world.
We often underestimate the power of small things. A soft tone. A patient pause. A grounded presence. These are not just nice gestures; they are regulating forces in a dysregulated world.
Overwhelmed nervous systems in children often present as tantrums, meltdowns, withdrawal, irritability or aggression, difficulty focusing, and even physical complaints. In those moments, choose connection over control. Support over shame. Our kiddos aren't making a scene, they are searching for s
Image: Lead the room by calming the room, not by controlling it.
True leadership isn't about control, it's about co-regulation. People don’t just follow your words, they follow your nervous system. Lead with presence, safety, and steadiness. That’s the kind of leadership that transforms.
Healing isn't never being triggered It's noticing the trigger and choosing not to run or hide It's the same feeling but a different response A breath instead of a breakdown A pause instead of panic Regulation instead of reaction That's healing Feeling the same thing but responding differently
Image: We don't heal by avoiding our triggers. We heal by walking ourselves through the triggers with love and self-compassion.
Avoiding your triggers isn’t healing. Healing is when you get triggered— and walk yourself through the pain, the pattern, and the story to a different ending.
