Becoming
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Learning to Sit With the Hard Stuff
There are moments in life when the weight of what you carry feels almost unbearable. The instinct is to push it away, to distract yourself, to find anything that will make the heaviness disappear. But I have learned that sometimes the only way forward is to stop running and sit with it. Sitting with the Read more
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When You’ve Been Holding It All Together Too Long
Sometimes being dependable turns into being invisible. You’re there for people. You make sure the bills are paid. You do what needs to be done without needing applause or attention. You’ve done it for so long, it feels like the only way you know how to be. But lately, it’s starting to wear on you. Read more
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Starting Small Still Counts
Sometimes you look at everything and don’t even know where to begin. So you don’t. You wait. You tell yourself you’ll get to it next week. Or when the paycheck hits. Or when you’re less tired. But that feeling just sits there. And every day you don’t do something small, the pressure to do something Read more
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Carrying It Anyway
There was a stretch of time when I was in a dark place. Not a moment or a bad day, but a stretch. A season where I was struggling quietly. Most people didn’t know. I was still going to work. Still keeping commitments. Still showing up the way I always had. But underneath all of Read more
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I’m Not in a Hurry, But I’m Not Stuck
Sometimes I wake up and feel like I should be further along. Like maybe I missed something, or I’m behind some invisible schedule I never agreed to. But then I think… I’m still showing up. I’m still listening. I still care about where I’m going, even if I don’t have all the details. I’m not Read more
