The blog.
You Don’t Need to Burn Out to Earn Rest
I used to think I hadn’t “earned” rest — that I wasn’t doing enough to justify how tired I felt. But the truth is, I didn’t need more motivation. I needed a regulated nervous system. This gentle reflection explores why you don’t have to burn out to deserve rest, how cultural conditioning fuels rest guilt, and what it really means to reclaim softness in a world that glorifies pushing through.
I Tried to Heal by Pretending I Wasn’t Me
I thought healing meant becoming someone else—someone calmer, cleaner, more “put together.” I tried to outgrow the parts of me I didn’t want to admit existed. But true healing didn’t begin until I stopped performing and started telling the truth. Not just to others—but to myself. In this post, I’m sharing the real story of how I stopped trying to be the perfect version of me, and started healing by actually being me—messy, raw, real, and still worthy of softness and growth.
It’s Only in Your Head: My Journey out of Repetitive Negative Thinking
Struggling with constant negative thoughts? You’re not alone. In this deeply personal post, I share my journey through Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT)—from feeling overwhelmed and stuck to finding relief through mindfulness, self-awareness, and gentle mindset shifts. If you’ve ever felt trapped in your own mind, this story offers hope, insights, and practical tools to begin healing.
