Self Preservation Weekly

Hi Reader, Can I just say that this has been a particularly hard season for me? And I say this because I know I’m not alone, not to elicit any response from you at all. But because I know you care and will want to know a little more about what’s been going on, here’s part of my own tea… A few weeks back, I made the difficult decision to hit “pause” on my birth doula work. The work that fills me with joy, allows me to feel purposeful and of deep service to the mamas, babies and families in my...

{Psst...this email and its contents are specific to obtaining healthy, radiant and glowing skin with the support of waterless beauty products via Oliveda. If you want to opt out of receiving this kind of email from me in the future, but want to remain on my greater list, click here and you'll be immediately removed.} Hey Reader, real quick! So, I launched a new skincare business a few months ago with a company called Olive Tree People a.k.a Oliveda (if you didn’t know, see this post) and it’s...

Hey Reader, So last week we talked about where healing starts. Now, this week I’m sharing 5 tips for beginning the healing process. Honestly I started writing this email earlier this week and felt like, after some time, it was looking more like a chapter for the book I’m writing (more on that at a later date) than an email you’d have time to read in one sitting. So I made the decision to bring season 3 of Stay (my podcast) back this month instead of July as I had previously planned. The...

Hi Reader. In case no one has told you lately, it is ALWAYS okay to choose yourself. (Long story less long, I'm inviting you to subscribe to my bi-weekly moon letters for moms starting this month.) Okay so...Have you ever slowed down long enough to take a look at your life and realized you have no idea why you’re operating in life the way that you are? Like you’ve been on autopilot and no longer sure who pushed the button to begin with? If that has happened to you it might be an invitation to...

Hi Reader, How many times have you opened your mouth and heard your mother’s voice fall out of it? Now, I don’t know about you, but anytime that happens to me I am a bit horrified. As much as I love my mother, the sound bites that ring in my ears from her aren’t the ones I use to pick myself up from low places. They usually sound similar to the mean girl in my head that pops up and dampens any celebration I should be having. My hope for you is that your mother was super nurturing, never...