How an Entrepreneur Lives, Works & Tries to Play Post-Trauma
Rest is a new concept for me, and one I am working on more often these days. I’ve found that not only does my body tell me when I need to rest, it will knock me down if I don’t. I fell sound asleep at 8:30 last night and didn’t wake up until 9 this…
If I had been given the choice, I would have hit healing like a crash course, and done it in a day. Healing happens as it happens. It happens when we are ready. It happens as we are able. It does not happen in a straight line. It does not happen in a clear, predictable…
One of the best things that has come out of my long journey out of numbing is that I am so much more aware of how I feel and when I need to make rest a priority. I often don’t, and that is still a challenge to work on, but I can at least recognize…
I had forgotten until yesterday that about this time of year I used to do something a bit drastic or challenging for about a month, just to shake things up, try something new or put focus into something I wanted to accomplish. On year I lost 20 lbs (yes, in one month), one year I…
Turns out I didn’t have any pictures of my boots, so everyone will have to use their imagination here. I think there is absolutely a time and place, a necessity and a deservingness of being kind to yourself in a calm, easy and non-pushing way. Sometimes you just don’t have anything left in the tank…
I chose to not drink last night. I didn’t go out. I didn’t stuff my face or whip up an Insta-worthy plate of food. I was asleep by 10 and woke up late this morning. No first day hikes, no getting outside, no parade watching. I didn’t fear missing out. I didn’t fear not being…
