Today my therapist asked me: "What are you most scared of happening if your business fails?" He prepared to write my answer on the whiteboard, steadying the grip on the expo marker. “That everyone will think I’m a fraud” He turned around and looked at me. His eye widened. “Wow. I wasn't expecting that. That breaks my heart to hear.” He wrote it down. Cue the tears. Seeing that sentence written on the board reminded me of something that happened during my fi[...]
This weekend kind of weird. I was trying to figure out what was "right" or "wrong" to do for the fourth of July in the midst of political unrest, rising COVID-19 cases, and my own desire to find a bit of joy in the midst of it all. I didn't want to seem complacent but I also didn't want to feel guilty for enjoying the holiday. Should I celebrate? Should I stay at home? Should I get dressed up?Should I wear black? Ultimately, I ended up spending the day to soaking up some sun in[...]
This image is what we lovingly refer to as “The Journey”It is the process of growth.It is a process to healIt is a process to bloom.The kind of “growth” we’re talking about here can be difficult to understand because it’s an internal process. We rarely notice the external signs of the change unless they are “obvious” or unless we know how to look for them.What we’ve outlined here are 6 steps that serve as an imperfect guide to the change in self-awareness we might experience in thi[...]
I woke up this morning to the sound of rumbling thunder outside my window. I love waking up to rain. It is peaceful and cleansing.To me it feels like the world is giving me permission to take a break and be present.But then, I picked up my phone and did a quick scroll through Instagram and every bit of peace left my body and was replaced with a tightness in my chest.I saw people crying. I saw broken glass. I saw fires. I saw people pushing each other and dragging each other. I saw people yelling. I saw fist[...]
I feel stuck in “the in-between”.Somewhere in the “upside-down”Or maybe just caught in the rain.Last week was my dads birthday and next week is the first anniversary of his death.It’s been a weird week with a lot of feelings. And I’m anticipating these emotions to overflow into a tsunami throughout the coming week.At the same time, I'm really excited and celebrating the birth of this business (Letters to My Little Sisters is OFFICIALLY a registered LLC as of last Tuesday btw! She’s a Tau[...]
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