Hey Reader, Do you ever find yourself losing it over something small, then wondering, “Uhhhh, what just happened?” Sadie and I have both been there. That’s actually how this week’s conversation started on the podcast: with a story about sunglasses, a slammed door, and very big feelings that didn’t make sense…until they did. Here’s what we’ve both learned on our journeys (the hard way): Most of us were never taught how to really feel our emotions, let alone understand them. We’re taught to...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Have you ever confused approval with love? Think about that for a moment. That’s a big question. If we're honest, I think most of us have, at some point. We’re taught to be good, impressive, selfless, pleasing. We earn gold stars and praise and think, this must be love. But what if it’s not? This week’s podcast conversation is one we’re still thinking about and honestly, a message we think a lot of women need to hear. Ashley Jordan, lawyer, journalist and author of Unhappy...
16 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, At some point, most of us start to feel a quiet discomfort…A sense that the life we’re living doesn’t quite match who we are.But it can be hard to name what’s wrong because on paper, things seem fine. In this week’s Life Intended podcast, Sadie and I are unpacking something that sits at the root of that feeling: identity. We’re talking about: – The early labels we absorb (“the good one,” “the strong one,” “the achiever”) – The ways we wear masks to fit into roles that were never...
23 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Awaken starts this week and we couldn’t imagine a more aligned time to kick it off. Because let’s be real. Most women, like us, don’t need more information. They need more space to integrate what they are learning, more support to process it and more courage to live it. And this is exactly the kind of experience we’re creating inside Awaken. Awaken is not an information download. It is a 6-week guided journey for women who are juggling a multitude of roles in their lives, and who...
30 days ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, We ended last week with a powerful Friday Reset on a topic that, is concerningly, but maybe not so surprisingly, out of reach for women - Self compassion Intentional kindness toward yourself, especially when things are hard. To help us explore this for ourselves, Sadie shared a framework from researcher and author Kristin Neff, who describes self-compassion as having three core components: Self-Kindness – Speaking to yourself the way you would a close friend Common Humanity –...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, You’ll hear us talk a lot about Self-leadership, which really starts with self awareness. This is a life skill typically not taught in school so as adults when we go through any transition, or feel pulled to change in some way, it’s hard. Becoming honest with yourself is an important step to cultivating self-awareness, through the quiet, everyday check-ins where you pause and ask: What do I actually care about? What's draining me? What energizes me? What feels out of alignment? You...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, The topic of self-belief has been showing up everywhere for us lately. We’ve been seeing it surface in conversations with clients, in a recent Friday Reset and even in our own inner dialogue. The more we listen to our clients, our community, and ourselves, the more obvious it becomes: so much of what we’re wrestling with comes back to self-belief. We often think our confidence comes from certainty, experience, or other people’s validation.Real self-belief is built from the inside...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Let’s Talk About Balance. You’ve probably heard it before:You just need better balance.You need to prioritize better.You'd feel more balanced if you were more organized. But what if that’s not the real problem?What if the pursuit of balance is actually what’s making you feel off? At Life Intended, we’re not here to help you manage more. We’re here to help you realign so that your life, energy, and choices actually reflect what matters most to you. This is the conversation we’re...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Before I get started today, I wanted to remind you that TODAY is our first Masterclass - it's at noon ET and available to anyone. Click here to register and join us! Now onto today's topic - this is really fun, empowering and exciting. Last week during our Friday Reset call, we explored a question that sparked some really powerful reflection: If you had no constraints (no limits around money, time, or resources) what possibilities might you consider for your life? It’s a simple...
2 months ago • 1 min read