"Social media gives me anxiety. Only those who are closest to me would know this. I have to ask myself again and again why I feel that...

People say love comes when you stop looking. They also say it only shows up when you start looking. “But what if neither is true?” you...

When I sat down to write the Holiday Issue(s) last year , I was determined to hold myself accountable for change. And I did. I’ve...

Isn’t this the everyday dilemma we all face? Your mind thinks it’s too risky; your heart feels caged. Your mind says it knows what’s best in the long run; your heart insists it has to be now. Your mind tells you to walk away; your heart begs you to stay. Life is full of decisions: which major to choose, what career to pursue, who to marry, when to quit, how to respond—the list goes on and on. When the mind is bound by logic and the heart tangled in feelings, the soul transcen

“Always give at least a little bit more than you have to.” That’s what I’ve been trying to remind myself ever since I wrote it down,...

(“What if I lose the one I love?” - Part 2) Here you are, back at the same old crossroads again. Down the chosen path. Alone. Let the...

If you know me, you probably know I can talk endlessly about how yoga has changed my life. But setting aside what yoga is (which I find impossible to condense within the limit of a few thousand words), I also love yoga for what it is not . ✨ Yoga isn’t a competition. Everyone’s journey is different, but anyone who practices yoga for more than just the physical benefits knows that it’s not about trying to get ahead of others. On the contrary, it’s about learning to understan

It’s painful, I know. Be it romantic or platonic, heartbreak aches deeply. Sometimes it feels like we’ve lost everything. Sometimes, it feels like nothing at all. Sometimes ‘feeling’ itself becomes the scariest word. We shut down. We let it burst. We stay, even though every cell in our body wants to leave. We walk away, even when every shattered piece of our heart yearns to cling. We long to be more. More seen. More understood. More loved. Stronger. Happier. Better. We think

- Have you ever had suicidal thoughts? - Yeah. When I was young? Oh, yeah. - Really? Why? - Well, like other people… I guess. I didn’t...

Be strong The dark night of the soul isn’t for the faint of heart. You experience it for a reason, and that reason is for you to be...

- How do you teach them about surrender, though? They’re so young… My older boy wants to join the military, and it’s been really hard for...

- So, tell me your top three pieces of advice you'd give to others right now. - Wow… Are we doing some kind of rapid-fire question...

(found this little note i wrote to myself a few months ago... 🙏) War is inevitable. We will never be able to stop wars from happening...

It’s frustrating, isn’t it? We hear ‘let go’ all the time, but ironically, that phrase can be misleading, leaving us feeling stuck because we’re not sure how to let go of the energy we carry. But what if it’s not really about trying to let go at all? What we often forget is that energy isn’t an object. It’s not something we can simply throw away or turn off like a light switch. Energy doesn’t just disappear—it shifts. It transforms and can be transformed. Think of energy lik

Isn’t it terrifying to ponder the 'what ifs'? “What if everything goes wrong? What if I’m not ready? What if I’m abandoned again? What if I fall out of love? What if I lose my freedom? What if we become codependent and lose our sense of identity? What if we actually don’t want the same things? What if I’m not good enough? What if I’m never good enough?” You long for happiness, but all you can hear is the chatter in your mind and the external voices telling you that love just

Do you really need to fight? Love is intrinsic to you. When you think you need to fight for it, you subconsciously assume it exists outside of you. But if it lives outside of you, it might not be yours to fight for. The love you deserve is the kind that holds together, builds together, and grows together. Despite any external interference, it’s the kind of love that fights together. True love is not a competition. No winning or losing. It’s never forced—indeed, it can never b

Love, and you will let go. Think of it like breathing. If you keep holding onto the air and resist breathing out, you will suffocate. You need oxygen to stay alive, but you can’t survive by holding onto a breath forever. It’s the act of breathing in and out that keeps you alive. Inhale: you fill yourself with love. Exhale: you give that love the freedom to fly. Your mind convinces you that you want to be loved, and your heart whispers that you want to feel loved. But your s

When I was little, I used to be so flexible that when I did a backbend, my feet could easily touch my nose. I was always the appointed ‘model’ for the class. I thought I’d become a dancer when I grew up (don’t get me wrong, I thought I’d become many other things too 😬)—it’s natural to imagine continuing something when you’re good at it. But that thought didn’t last long. I had to quit and focus on school when I entered third grade. Twenty years later, I never practiced again

I get it. Emotionally detaching helps us shield ourselves from what our mind convinces us are ‘unnecessary distractions’ so we can keep going. And that’s okay if you need to run away. That’s okay if you want to detach from the overwhelming feelings rising inside of you. There are times when it’s actually healthy to do so. As human beings, we’ve learned to numb our pain to survive, and being able to control our emotions is an incredible superpower. But you can’t keep ignoring

Can you hear it?
 Can you listen to that little voice inside of you that’s been trying to guide you through your life? The voice that’s...

Will you be your own best friend and stay with your long sigh after a bad day? Will you hold yourself with grace? Will you listen to...

But what if you do? What if you let go of the idea that it has to be a certain person, and instead embrace the belief that whoever you...

You know, I believe the best gift we can give to ourselves is to embrace our wholeness. It may feel scary and even wrong when we let our...

In battles that may arise between us I’ll let you claim each victory But I know deep within my heart My love, you are me 🤍 You can...