Do you remember that annoying girl in high school who would preach about the dangers of underage drinking and drugging? Or the partner who put you up on a pedestal and only chose to see the very best within you, even if you didn’t feel as awesome as s/he made you out to be? Yup. That was me. What was once my biggest flaw is now my greatest gift—the ability to see and cultivate the highest potential in those around me. While this is a beautiful gift to have, I didn’t understand how to best utilize it when I was younger. Having this gift made my life feel dark and...
Slay the Subconscious Mind: How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs in Five Simple Steps
Are you struggling to get the results that you desire as you pursue a major goal? It’s not due to a lack of skill or action on your end. In fact, you’re very capable of achieving this goal and you’re doing everything that you can in order to get to where you want to go… BUT the results you want just aren’t happening. I’ve been there before and I know how frustrating it can be. My first business FAILED—not because I didn’t have the skill or talent or motivation to succeed, but because I was stuck in outdated programing that was operating below the surface in my subconscious mind. This...
Turn Off Your Light: How Disowning Your Darkness is Slowing Your Success
Did you know that I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology? Or that I was the Valedictorian of my college class? Or that I worked for four years as a Residential Counselor, coaching young adults with mental illness? Maybe you did. Maybe you didn’t. Either way, I don’t speak about these much. So when my cousin stood up at the end of my workshop this past weekend to announce that I was short-changing myself and my credentials, I honestly felt really angry with her. I knew she wasn’t trying to be harsh or brag about my accomplishments, but it still made me feel really uncomfortable and I wasn’t sure why....
“I’m Not Worthy.” How Bali Shifted My Perspective on Personal & Professional Worth.
I went to Bali to write my book. What happened in Bali was far greater than anything I had hoped to accomplish. It was a beautiful unfolding of fate—a divine intervention waiting to happen. Sisterhood was forged. Life-changing insight was revealed. What I found was friendship, clarity, and an unshakable faith. I admitted things I hadn’t even admitted to myself. I found answers I didn’t even know I was looking for. It’s funny how travel does that. With every venture into the unknown, a new layer of yourself is revealed. You learn things. You make connections. You see things in a different light. Life finally makes sense and just as...
When Life Hands You Lemons, Go to Bali
I’m still in shock that I’m flying half way across the world tomorrow… To write my book. In Bali. On a Writer’s Retreat. How crazy is it that dreams you thought weren’t happening for years, HAPPEN?! It all began last Wednesday evening, as I was flipping through the worn pages of my travel journal and came across an entry that stopped my heart. Here’s what I wrote: “I realized, that for the first time, mental illness was absent from my every day life. I interacted with other people like me–driven, motivated, passionate. They were all “normal” people, living a life of their own personal effort. Most were very successful. I...
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted is Already There
My mind is expanding. My consciousness is expanding. I feel like I’m expanding beyond the confines of skin and bone and limbs. There’s too much light and awareness and magic and knowing bursting forth, I can hardly contain it! HOW DOES IT FEEL TO KNOW THAT EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED IS ALREADY LINED UP FOR YOU TO HAVE? It’s true. Everything you desire is waiting for you to step into. It’s not without struggle, it’s not without patience, it’s not without action. But it’s there. Oh boy, is it there. You see, when you believe in your vision without a doubt, when you can see your vision in your mind...