She walked in already exhausted. Not because she’d done too much…but because she thought  she had to. Her mind was full of lists, things to fix, habits to change, emotions to untangle, pieces of life that felt broken or behind schedule. The fear underneath it all was quiet, but heavy: What if this is too much? What if I can’t do all of this? What if I’m already too late? She hadn’t even started, and she was already tired. And that’s where so many people begin. The Weight of “

I was cooking pasta the other night, nothing fancy, just water, heat, and time. As I dropped the noodles into the pot, I noticed myself doing something different than I used to. I didn’t snap them in half.I didn’t rush them under the water. I just let them soften, bend, and slowly sink on their own.   And somewhere between stirring and waiting, it hit me. I rushed through so much of my life when I was younger. I rushed conversations. I rushed decisions. I rushed relationships

This might surprise you, but feeling a sense of dread when things are going well  is more common than most people realize. You finally get good news. You make p rogress. You step into an opportunity you’ve worked hard for. And then… something feels off. A subtle tightness.A heaviness.A quiet voice that says, “Don’t get too comfortable.” If you’ve ever experienced this, I want you to know something important: There is nothing wrong with you. Success Is a Change, and Change Wa

This time of year has a way of inviting reflection. Not the kind that turns into self-judgment or a mental highlight reel of what didn’t get done…But the quieter, more meaningful kind. The kind where you suddenly notice: I’m not who I was. And something about that feels grounding instead of unsettling. So often we move through life focused on what’s next that we forget to acknowledge what has already shifted. The internal changes. The moments where you chose differently. The