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If I want to live a simple life on my own terms I have to get my nose out of everybody else’s business on the internet. It’s easy to disengage from my own life when I read about other people’s lives and businesses too much. It makes me worry about
I have always wanted to call myself a writer. But lately, I haven’t been writing. And I just couldn’t understand what was holding me back. So I brushed it off with explanations like… What do you feel when you read those? I feel ouch. Because although some of these excuses
I had been feeling stuck for months and I had done what I could to figure things out. But still, I was stuck. I knew that somehow getting out of this stuck place was an internal job, although it looked like I just had to figure out the right actions
Sometimes things don’t go the way we want them to. Think: You want to have a baby so badly just to realize that you can’t have one because of infertility issues. Or how about: You want to settle down with the love of your life when your boyfriend leaves you. Those
Once upon a time, I struggled with sexual trauma. Think: Crying uncontrollably on the bedroom floor, having “broken, broken, broken” run through my mind as I wonder why my body is failing me. (If you’d describe your sexuality as “broken”, find someone to talk to) One day the desire to be
Let’s say you want to move in with your boyfriend. You’re on a budget and maybe you have a dog too. Your options are limited, or so it seems. Having a home is really important to you, and you’d love for it to be cozy and maybe have hardwood floors.
Starting a business – or running a business – can be a daunting task. It can seem like the whole project is just too big, and like there are too many things that you just don’t know how to do. It’s easy to be struck by overwhelm and freeze into
A year ago I decided to drop out of college. I knew I wanted to be a life coach and it was clear that my psychology degree wouldn’t help me with that. It was hard. All over sudden everybody seemed to have an opinion on my decision. Some felt compelled to
When I started building my business two years ago, I was all about goals. I spent a lot of time researching productivity, trying to find a system that would make me function better, taking the human quirks, needs and emotions out of me so I could move forward quickly. I
