hey, caramel apple. i was watching the most recent episode of ted lasso today, and ted had hung up a new “believe” poster in the coaches’ office for the women’s team he now coaches he kept saying he wasn’t sure if that’s where it should go assistant coach alice ended up moving it to the locker room, and the team wasn’t feeling it the episode had begun with a small clip of each featured member facing some tough decision or circumstance of life — from an unexpected rent hike to a car that won’t...
about 22 hours ago • 3 min read
hey, spiced syrup. every tuesday morning, with VERY little exception, i get up for a 7am movement class called “connect + destress” with billie smith there’s honestly not much else i get up at that time for, and i’ve been doing it for something like a couple years now the “connect” part is where we share about our weekend, including any wins or complaints we want to share or release and then we do a movement-based destressing practice that includes stretching, mobility work, visualization,...
2 days ago • 4 min read
hey, tuna noodle. are you tuckered the eff out from putting everyone else’s needs over your own? is the only person you’re ever willing to risk letting down… yourself? is your relationship with the word NO more complicated than your FB relationship status back in the day? listen, there are about a bajillion + five reasons why it might feel scary, overwhelming, or damn near impossible to say NO when someone asks something of you that you don’t want to do and depending on your past experiences,...
3 days ago • 2 min read
hey, homemade cinnamon bun. one of the hallmarks of intuition-driven decisionmaking is listening to wisdom that may come through less conventional messengers whether you call them synchronicities, coincidences or signs from spirit, source or god — when you open yourself up with curiosity to patterns + potential signposts in the world around you, you gain access to a true abundance — of joy, delight + wonder, as well as spiritual support + divine guidance most importantly, you accept an...
13 days ago • 4 min read
hey, curly parsley. so, I went to the beach monday afternoon, because damn did i need it i’d put it off a few times already in order to do the “responsible” thing, and had figured out a plan that, in theory, would have allowed me to meet responsible needs while also tending to what would heal + soothe my soul because that’s the trick in this life, isn’t it? to find + ride that sweet spot between taking care a biz + doing what you love to not overly favor one at the expense of the other and to...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
hey, crunchy peanut butter cup. you know i’m not here to explain HOW these quickie card readings manage to bring you *just* what you didn’t even know you needed that i’m not going to try to PROVE that they work or barrage you with EVIDENCE that they do that the SCIENCE, frankly, doesn’t interest me much the whole premise of intuition-driven decisionmaking is that you KNOW so much more than you give yourself credit for so much more than you ALLOW yourself to own as truth and if you’re curious,...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
hey, coffee cake. wednesday night is the full moon night market at the BRANFORD location of NEBCO! ima be there… will you? if you’re in CT + a lover of beer, beauty + the kind of mystical magic that lives within us all, you’re gonna wanna come throuuuuugh!! i’ll be offering my market special “quickie” co-created card readings, alongside some amazing vendors + foodmakers these short sessions deliver a powerful dose of insight, inspiration + guidance — on whatever’s been weighing on you whether...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
hey, pickled pepper. please stop saying “no worries” when no one has apologized — specifically, when you ask someone to do something, and they say NO to your invite or request i mean sure, most NOs from halfway decent people these days DO come with an automatic side of apology but that doesn’t mean they should. or that you should assume they do and i’m all about shifting those defaults, one client, reader, friend at a time assuming apologies reinforces the idea that we should ignore our own...
2 months ago • 3 min read
hey, crunchy cubanelle. are you telling yourself you're wrong without even realizing it? every week in my membership community, the UPRISING inner sanctum, we explore an oracle or tarot card for the insight it might bring on our life + biz (as passion-powered coaches + visionary small biz owners, you know there’s ultimately little real separation of the two) the community card pulled today was CREATURE OF WATER, creative expression*, and it was pulled in reverse (upside down) our practice is...
2 months ago • 2 min read
hey, thai limeade sorbet. i get it… joy can feel a little unattainable, especially in times like these when you’re struggling to stay afloat, the idea of claiming joy can feel so damn BIG too big to go after, too much to handle too high stakes and at the same time, not big enough to justify investing energy into not packed with enough ROI to prioritize too freaking cute to take seriously and while i can talk all day about why all that’s just not true — today i want to talk a little bit about...
2 months ago • 4 min read