Adulting or just...stuck?: Fine isn't the finish line
You're holding it together—technically.
You're getting it done. You're even smiling when someone asks how you're doing. (“Fine!”)But sometimes behind that smile is a fog of stuckness.Not a crisis, just... blah.As always, you've been following all the steps, checking most of the boxes, doing what ...
Jul 22, 2025
Optional label, actually: You're not wired that- you're practiced
If you’re using an adjective to describe yourself, we’ve got news for you.Adjectives are never facts. They’re interpretations. And interpretations are always subjective and optional. In fact, often the opposite adjective could also describe you, maybe even better.
Ever hear yourself say somethin...
Jul 15, 2025
Let's not coach the life out of it: Just because you can coach yourself...doesn't mean you should
Let’s talk about a sneaky trap that super smart, self-aware people (hi, you!) sometimes fall into once they learn coaching tools.
You feel something hard—grief, resentment, dread, shame. And instead of just feeling it, your brain starts flipping through your box of self-coaching tools like:
“This...
Jul 08, 2025
Rest deserves better PR: You're allowed to restore without a side of shame
Ever taken a moment to sit down—just to breathe, to think, to scroll, to stare out the window—and immediately thought:
“I should be doing something.”
And then it comes…“Ugh, I’m doing nothing.”
Calling rest “nothing” is a systemic lie, and it’s costing you your sanity.
Rest is not the absence of ...
Jul 01, 2025
"But I see both sides...": Why your attempt to be "fair" might feel dismissive
Here’s one of the sneaky reasons it can feel hard to validate someone else’s experience:
Their side of the story is not the only one we see. And then suddenly, offering validation starts to feel… disingenuous.Like we’re telling half the story.Like we’re picking sides.Like we’re lying a little?
So...
Jun 24, 2025
Feeling weird doesn't mean it's a mistake: You said no. Your brain freaked out. It's okay.
You finally said no. Yay you! We know how hard it is to set a boundary.
Maybe it was a no to the extra shift. The last-minute favor. The thing you technically could do, but at the cost of your sanity or your kid’s bedtime or your own quiet moment sneaking a snack crouched on the pantry floor.
And...
Jun 17, 2025
What to do when you feel a little green: How to see envy as just intel and not a moral failure
Ever had one of those moments where you're scrolling through social media and suddenly—there it is.Someone else’s life, someone else’s announcement, someone else’s something that lights up a flare of envy in your chest.
Before you even process it, the shame rushes in:"I should be happy for her.""...
Jun 10, 2025
What if you didn't spiral today? Why focusing on what's directly in front of you creates more peace
Ever feel like your brain is stuck in an endless maze of What ifs?
You take one turn—What if I mess this up?—hit a wall, backtrack, try another route—What if this was the wrong choice?—and before you know it, you’re looping in circles, mentally exhausted, and somehow right back where you started....
Jun 03, 2025
The field trip, the earache, and the real win: Writing your own parenting rubric
We’ve all had those moments where we mentally dock ourselves points on some invisible parenting scorecard.
Missed a school event. Raised our voices. Forgot the extra pair of socks. Again.
But here’s something we’ve been thinking about lately: You write your own parenting rubric.
So… why does it ...
May 27, 2025
Why Tracy is drawing and Juliette is dancing: What Martha Beck says about creativity & anxiety
We both just read Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck, and one line has been echoing in our minds ever since:
“Just as anxiety is the end product of a paranoid imagination, inspiration is the end product of a creative imagination.”
We talk a lot in our work about using intentional thinking to reduce an...
May 20, 2025
Your brain on reels: You're not alone if you've lost track of time while scrolling...
“Just one more reel.”
Ever told yourself this while standing in the grocery line or between patients—just filling a few spare moments—only to find yourself still scrolling long after you meant to stop? Yeah. Us too. And guess what? You’re not alone.
Getting sucked into a time vortex of reels isn’...
May 13, 2025
You deserve confetti. Or a nap. Or both: Celebrating you this mother's day week
Happy (almost) Mother’s Day.
Whether you’re getting sticky pancakes in bed, a last-minute text from a grown kid, five uninterrupted minutes in the bathroom, or it’s just like any other day— we want you to know we’re not just celebrating you on Sunday.
Being a mom is hard. There’s no real day off....
May 06, 2025
