Turning Well-Intentioned Self Love into Intentional Self Love
The concept of self-love has wildly evolved. This phrase can be viewed as honoring your emotions, avoiding conflict, taking care of your health, putting your needs above others, treating yourself any chance you get, etc. None of these are inherently good or bad, but I want to focus on an overall balance of the concept. Webster’s Dictionary has multiple definitions for the phrase, but the one that resonates with me most is, “proper regard for, and attention to, one's well-being.” To truly focus on true, overall well-being, will require discomfort at times, and possibly making shifts in various areas. Now, let’s dig into what this looks like and how self-love can become a more regular and balanced practice in your life.
Redefining Mom Guilt
I truly believe social media has impacted our parenting experience (specifically for mamas in my generation) and has amplified feelings of guilt and shame. There are accounts we follow hoping to gain knowledge and resources as new parents, but the content we are consuming quickly becomes what we view as the “right” way to do things. It becomes a pattern of all-or-nothing thinking. When we see things posted on social media, it turns into all the things I’m *not* doing - enter feelings of guilt and shame. It can be really beneficial to do an emotional check-in with social media. How are you feeling before engaging in content, and how are you feeling after? Are there certain accounts you might need to unfollow in this season of life? Is the information you’re consuming helping or hurting?
Life After: Student Athlete
Transitioning out of being an athlete and into my body today. Addressing body image and expectations through the transition from being an athlete to the next phase of adulting.
As an athlete at any level, no one really prepares you for when that chapter of your life comes to an end. It’s a transition that can feel bittersweet with a mix of excitement and grief
Friendships In Adulthood
Friendships are such unique relationships that fill space in our lives. So– how do we navigate friendships in adulthood, especially when life continues to throw changing dynamics into the mix?