I got married in Colorado The mountains made feel really small and insignificant, which I realized, was not a bad thing. In fact, I'm often anxious because I get up in my head and feel like my problems are huge, gigantic, life altering, world ending problems. But when I stared up at the mountains, I realized how tiny me and…
Some people see a public suicide as an opportunity to tell everyone to “reach out when you need help”, “call the hot line”, “know that you are not alone”, etc. This feels helpful, but in therapy we learn to self regulate...or I did anyway. In therapy I learned that when I'm struggling, I'm the one who has to give myself…
Photo by Valeriia Miller from Pexels Estimated reading time: 8 minutes At the end of the day, she winds down with an ice cold beer and a Black and Mild cigar, wood tip of course. The day was so stressful, she felt like she could hardly breathe. Why does she put herself in these situations? Why is she so serious…
Uranus has been retrograde in Taurus since August 15th 2020. During this time, we experienced heavy re-evaluations on what it means to be safe and secure; what it means to be free; and what is worth fighting for and rebelling against. Now that Uranus is moving direct in Taurus again, we will still be focusing on these themes; but, rather…
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. Vincent Van Gogh So here I am, 11 pm on a Sunday, writing about what it feels like to be alive. I've been experiencing significant breathing issues this past week. I won't go into details, except that everything is fine. I was checked out…
I’ve been distant from the blog lately, but I'm back here to tell you all about the identity shift I'm experiencing. For a while, my posts have felt extremely negative and dark. I shouldn't be embarrassed to express this sad side of myself; but, I also shouldn't staple this emotion as my identity. One dangerous thought to have is "I…
How does one write when everything that comes to mind is self deprecating and sad? How does one serve happiness and love to others when they can't even serve it to themselves? How does one push through doubt? Estimated reading time: 6 minutes These are some of the questions we'll be addressing in this article. Venus and Mercury retrograde in…
Model: Me - Artist: My Boo Pluto- the planet of transformation, death, and rebirth Stationed direct in Capricorn- the sign of patience, rigidity, and structure Estimated reading time: 9 minutes This is my second attempt at this post. The first one was the most negative, depressing thing I’ve written in a long time. While sitting on that post, Pinterest for…
Left: Photo by Nathan Martins from Pexels Right: RWS Tarot Deck - 2 of Swords Hello everybody. We're well on our way into Virgo Season (August 23rd-September 22nd), and I'm late to the Virgo Season posting party. Estimated reading time: 10 minutes You may be wondering why I used the 2 of Swords as the image for this Virgo Season…
Since I was on an Instagram hiatus when Venus entered Cancer, I’ve decided to work it into my Uranus in Taurus retrograde post. Taurus is Venus ruled after all, I think we can make this work. 😍 Estimated reading time: 11 minutes I know it’s like every other week I announce that I’m going on a social media detox, but…
