Before an anxiety-inducing event (such as a job interview or presentation), I’ve developed a routine to get myself in the best headspace possible. I’ll be sharing what works for me, though feel free to experiment and find what works for you! Move Sometimes I put on a video, but oftentimes, I move intuitively. Stuff like […]
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I’ve been on a long and winding path with sex and romance. I have so many truly insane stories. (Like the sommelier who told me verbatim: “Time for action. Time for anal” or the programmer who said she genuinely thought she had more value to society than I did.)
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Astrocartography (also referred to as locational astrology) is the astrology of place. It uses a map generated from where the planets were at the exact time you were born. Each person’s map is unique. You can activate different themes in your life, such as love, career, or home by going to different areas on your […]
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I’m someone who has always liked the idea of intuition. While the sentiment of trust your GUTS is spot on, it can feel confusing to recognize my intuition at times. Is what I’m listening to my intuition? Or is it another part of me, like ego or fear? Intuition is a muscle A defining experience […]
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Growing up, I didn’t think much of astrology. I thought it was fun to read horoscopes sometimes, but often, they didn’t resonate with me. As I got older, I thought of astrology as silly: astronomy is legit, astrology isn’t. But a couple years ago, something shifted. I got curious about astrology—and I learned that astrology […]
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Somatics is a field that explores the mind/body connection, with practices such as yoga, bodywork, and dance. In a similar way, somatic coaching is a form of life coaching that incorporates movement. We can see the power of movement in the animal world—often, after something traumatic or stressful, like being hunted, an animal will shake […]
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I auditioned for my college’s improv group every year I was there—and I never made the cut. I remember taking an improv workshop in college and feeling so awkward (not in an endearing way) and saying “I’m sorry” multiple times. But still, there was something about improv that lingered in my brain. For years, as […]
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Forgiveness is hard. Scratch that, forgiveness is really hard. It’s easier to remain angry or hold a grudge than make peace with the past. It feels scary and unsafe to do the thing that is actually healthiest for us. But when we don’t forgive, what often happens is we live through the lens of previous […]
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Whew, my first blog post (on this site, anyway.) I remember being in high school—which, for me, was sometime between 2005 and 2009—and reading a book about blogging. Even then, it felt like it was too late for that. But I did write a blog for my semester in Chicago and I think it captures […]
