Tag: mindfulness

  • Regulating Your Emotions When Everything Feels Overwhelming

    When your emotions feel like too much and the world won’t slow down, even simple things—breathing, thinking clearly, staying grounded—can feel impossible. In this post, I share what emotional regulation really looks like (hint: it’s not about controlling how you feel) and offer tools that can help you come back to yourself when you’re overwhelmed.… Read more

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    Sara

  • Permission to Rest: Redefining Productivity

    We’ve been taught to earn our rest—to push, perform, and prove our worth through productivity. But what if rest isn’t something we have to justify? In this post, I reflect on the guilt we carry around slowing down, what it means to rewrite our relationship with rest, and why healing often begins with permission to… Read more

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    Sara

  • The Power of Small Wins: Why Tiny Steps Matter in Healing

    Healing isn’t always loud or visible. More often, it lives in the quiet choices we make each day—the small wins that no one else sees but matter deeply. In this post, we explore why these tiny steps are worth noticing, how they build self-trust over time, and why you don’t need a dramatic transformation to… Read more

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    Sara

  • The Myth of “Having it All Together,” and Why You Don’t Need To

    We’ve been sold the idea that by a certain age or season of life, we should have it all figured out—but what if “having it together” was never the real goal? In this post, I’m unpacking the pressure to appear perfect, the quiet ways we carry shame when we don’t measure up, and why being… Read more

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    Sara

  • The Art of Holding Space: How to Support Yourself & Others

    Sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer—ourselves or someone else—is simply presence. In this post, we explore what it really means to “hold space,” how to support others without fixing or rushing them, and how to offer yourself the same compassion. Because real healing happens in spaces where we feel safe, seen, and supported. Read more

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    Sara

  • Reframing Failure: Why Falling Short is Part of Growth

    We’ve all had moments where things didn’t go as planned. But failure isn’t the opposite of success—it’s part of it. In this post, we take an honest look at the sting of falling short, how to shift your mindset when things don’t work out, and why every misstep is actually a step forward in disguise. Read more

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    Sara

  • Reclaiming Your Power: What Resilience Really Looks Like

    Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back—it’s about adapting, growing, and reclaiming your power in the face of life’s challenges. In The Strength Within series, we’re exploring what resilience really looks like and how you can cultivate it in a way that feels empowering, not exhausting. This first post is all about shifting the narrative around… Read more

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    Sara