Tag: Emotional Wellness
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Some moments stay with you because of how they smelled.The sharp sweetness of orange peel on a winter morning.The comforting trace of wood smoke on a wool sweater.The quiet warmth of coffee drifting through a still house. Smell has its own language — one that speaks directly to memory, to emotion, to home.A single scent…
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Guilt is one of those feelings that rarely travels alone. It comes with stories, with expectations, with invisible rules we never agreed to but still try to follow. Many women carry guilt as a constant undercurrent: for not doing enough, for not being enough, for choosing themselves. This guilt can creep in when we rest.…
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Many of us struggle with setting boundaries, not because we don’t know what we need — but because we’re afraid of what will happen if we say it out loud. The fear of rejection or abandonment. The anxiety that we’ll seem selfish or unkind. The discomfort of potential conflict. For some, there’s guilt and a…
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There’s a kind of tiredness that runs deeper than sleep.The kind that lingers in your bones even after a full night of rest.The kind that doesn’t go away with coffee or a weekend off. This kind of tired is not laziness.It’s not failure.It’s not something to push through. It’s a signal.A whisper from your body.A…
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Why boundaries aren’t rejection — they’re self-respect There’s a kind of power that doesn’t shout. It doesn’t show up in titles or loud opinions. It doesn’t fill up every room it enters. Sometimes, power looks like a quiet no. A soft voice, steady and kind, that says: I can’t right now. That’s not for me.…
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I remember a morning on the road when the map looked more like a question mark than a plan. The evening before, I had pulled into a quiet patch of pine forest. There was no cell service, no signal—just the hum of the wind and the occasional crackle of pinecones under paw (my dogs, always…
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Some days, it feels like the world is moving faster than I can follow.Everyone’s building, launching, planning, sharing.And I’m… pausing. Reflecting. Starting slowly. Sometimes, not starting at all. If you’ve ever felt like you’re falling behind — like you missed a memo, or forgot how to “keep up” — this post is for you.And let…