Why January Isn’t Always the Best Time for a “Fresh Start”
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Why January Isn’t Always the Best Time for a “Fresh Start”

Every January, we’re told it’s time to reset, optimize, and become a new version of ourselves — but for many people, January feels slow, heavy, and resistant to change. This post explores why that’s not a personal failure, but a seasonal reality — and offers a more effective, nervous-system-aware way to approach goals and planning in the new year.

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A Letter for December: The Light Returns
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A Letter for December: The Light Returns

December invites us to soften into the ending. This Soul Note explores slowing down, quiet integration, and noticing where the light is returning in your life—gently, without urgency.

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A Letter for October: The Season of Gathering What’s Yours
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A Letter for October: The Season of Gathering What’s Yours

October slows us down with golden light and shorter days, but it also brings a quiet invitation: to gather what’s truly yours, and let go of the rest. This letter explores the themes of harvest, release, and renewal—along with seasonal practices to help you ground, soften, and find clarity in the midst of change.

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What If College Isn’t What It Used to Be? Navigating Campus Fear, Nervous System Overload, and the Sacred Threshold of Becoming
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What If College Isn’t What It Used to Be? Navigating Campus Fear, Nervous System Overload, and the Sacred Threshold of Becoming

College doesn’t feel like it used to. With swatting threats, lockdowns, and rising anxiety on campuses, students and parents are carrying fears that institutions can’t contain. This blog explores why college feels so different in 2025—and offers tools for nervous system regulation, emotional support, and reimagining the college experience as a sacred initiation.

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A Letter for July 2025: Navigating the In-Between Season with Emotional Insight & Soulful Grounding

A Letter for July 2025: Navigating the In-Between Season with Emotional Insight & Soulful Grounding

A soul letter for the ones in the in-between. July invites us to pause, recalibrate, and release the pressure to reinvent. If you’ve felt stuck, emotionally tender, or unsure of what comes next—you’re not alone. This month holds space for softness, nervous system healing, and the quiet work of becoming.

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A Letter for June: On Boundaries, Burnout, and Becoming More Yourself.

A Letter for June: On Boundaries, Burnout, and Becoming More Yourself.

June brings intensity—not just in sunlight but in emotional bandwidth. In this soul note, I write to the part of you that’s tired of being everything for everyone, and ready to reclaim your time, your truth, and your energy. A tender reminder that you are allowed to pause before you people-please—and that your truth is worth protecting.

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A Letter for May: A Month for Shedding, Softening, and Starting Again
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A Letter for May: A Month for Shedding, Softening, and Starting Again

If you’re hovering between “What now?” and “I can’t keep doing it like this,” May has arrived right on time. This isn’t a month of answers, but of alignment. A quiet kind of reckoning where the soft truths rise, and the roles we’ve outgrown fall away. If you’ve been tired — soul-tired — this letter is a place to land. To return. To remember that change doesn’t always look like a grand becoming. Sometimes it starts with a single honest pause.

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Sliding Into DMs and Into Lifelong Friendships: Finding Your College Roommate in 2025
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Sliding Into DMs and Into Lifelong Friendships: Finding Your College Roommate in 2025

Finding a college roommate in 2025 feels a lot like online dating, but for twin XL beds and mini fridges. It’s awkward, nerve-wracking, and kind of weird—but also, it’s where the magic begins. I remember messaging girls on Facebook back in 2013, unsure what to say, wondering if we’d vibe. Some convos went nowhere, but a few led to friendships that are still going strong today—some of those same girls even stood beside me at my wedding in 2024. So to the Class of 2029: send the DM. Post the intro. You never know where one message might take you.

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