Living Unmuted Insider
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When healing words hurt
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. Hey friend, I'm going to open up today and tell you something I haven't told anyone before. There was a season when I was desperate for relief. My body was struggling so much that my husband was missing work to help at home. I was in therapy. I was doing everything I was “supposed” to do. I wanted healing badly enough that I would have tried almost anything. So when my therapist suggested meditation, I said yes. I carved out time. I sat still....
Why most resolutions don’t last and what does
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. BLOG Happy New Year friend! Every January, we are told to decide who we will be and then prove it through discipline and willpower. And yet, most people already know how this story goes. Roughly 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions do not last past February. Not because people are lazy.Not because they lack motivation. But because we are taught to start in the wrong place. Most change efforts begin with power.Goals. Pressure. Control. Force....
A New Year tradition I almost skipped
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. BLOG Hey friend, As the year comes to a close, I keep thinking about one of my favorite New Year traditions. I love creating a charcuterie table with fondue dips. It is simple and creative and slow. Food laid out beautifully. Everyone gathering and grazing. No rush to clean up. No pressure to perform. Just presence. I have come to believe that one of the most regulating things we can do during the holidays is create memories and actually be in...
My most memorable Christmas wasn’t about presents
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. Merry Christmas beautiful friend. I wanted to share a quiet memory with you today. One of the most memorable Christmases of my childhood was the year we did not exchange presents. Not because we could not afford them.But because my parents made a different choice. That year, the money that would have gone toward gifts was used to buy coats, socks, toiletries, and food. We wrapped everything anyway. Carefully. Thoughtfully. We did not go to a...
The kind of woman I’m becoming
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. Hello beautiful friend, I went to the Trees for Charity this year and took my time reading the stories attached to each one. Not the decorations.The people. Each tree represented a family or individual who would receive support through the auction. And as I stood there, I noticed something quietly rise in me. I wished I could bid. Not from obligation.From desire. I want to be in a place where next year I can raise my paddle and say yes —...
Tiny lessons from a text message
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. BLOG Hey beautiful friend, I used to get completely thrown when someone didn’t respond to a text. The silence would hit and my mind would sprint in every direction. They don’t careThey’re upsetI annoyed themI embarrassed myselfI shouldn’t have reached out All of that from one quiet screen. I remember sending a simple message onceI’m sorry about last nightand the lack of response pulled me into a spiral before I even realized it. Maybe I should...
The Quiet Power of Becoming Attuned to Yourself
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. BLOG Hi friend, I have been thinking a lot about emotional attunement. Some people are unfamiliar with that word, so here is a simple way to think about it. Attunement is the ability to tune into what someone is feeling in a way that helps them feel seen and understood. It is presence, noticing, and responding with care instead of reacting out of habit. And while we often talk about attunement in relationships, the kind that quietly shapes...
Survival mode was activated
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. BLOG Hey friend, This week, the flu moved through our house like it had a laminated schedule. One kid. Then another. Then an adult. Then another adult.Buckets. Sheets. Lysol. Repeat. At one point I realized we had spent hundreds of dollars at the grocery store buying every flu medicine they make, like maybe if we owned enough varieties, one of them would feel impressed and actually work. I’ve learned something about my body over the years. It...
Something big is coming
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. BLOG Hi friend, I am writing this with a cup of tea beside me and my camera still set up in the corner. I just finished recording pieces of something I have been quietly building for January, and I can finally say it is almost ready. I’m keeping the deeper details tucked close a little longer, and here is what I can share. This is going to be big.Not flashy big.Not loud big. The kind of big that feels like relief in your chest.The kind of big...
Why cooking can calm your nervous system (and taste amazing too)
Living Unmuted Insider Real stories. Real advice. BLOG Hey friend, Some of you already know this about me… but if I’m going to eat the calories, the calories better taste amazing. I am a total food snob in that way. I want simple, nourishing meals that feel cozy, grounding, and delicious, without turning my kitchen into a war zone. So whenever I find a meal I can prep in under fifteen minutes — with no giant mess, no complicated steps, and maximum flavor — I am all in. And this week I’ve been...