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Wisdom and Guidance Channeled from Within

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My Journey To A More Magical Life

I’ve always known I’m meant to live a creative life. The need for creative expression feels like an innate part of who I am. Over the years, I’ve explored what it truly means to walk the path of a creative person and an artist. I’ve learned that creativity is powerful. It’s had a positive impact on my own wellbeing, facilitated moments of deep healing, and reconnected me to my own intuitive gifts. I believe wholeheartedly that the creative path has the power to transform your life, and I’m excited to share the 5 resources I keep coming back to for inspiration. 

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When Everything Falls Apart

I’ve always known I’m meant to live a creative life. The need for creative expression feels like an innate part of who I am. Over the years, I’ve explored what it truly means to walk the path of a creative person and an artist. I’ve learned that creativity is powerful. It’s had a positive impact on my own wellbeing, facilitated moments of deep healing, and reconnected me to my own intuitive gifts. I believe wholeheartedly that the creative path has the power to transform your life, and I’m excited to share the 5 resources I keep coming back to for inspiration. 

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Newsletter Archive No. 05 - Beaches, bonfires, and bullshit

Every June, like clockwork, I fall into a pit of sadness. I start to panic about having plans and making the most of my summer. My future happiness and success are now solely based on how many beach bonfires I’ve been invited to. (If you’re wondering, the answer is, and always has been, none. In fact, I’m not sure I even know beach bonfire people. (It's a rigged game.)

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Newsletter Archive No. 04 - What is your guilty pleasure?

Opening up my Zillow app and perusing new listings while sipping coffee has become part of my morning ritual. I’ll look at a listing and try to picture myself there. How would I arrange the furniture? What decor would I need? Which nearby coffee shop would become my spot? If I moved to New York, what would the New York version of me be like?

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Newsletter Archive No. 02 - I was about to delete everything

You might be wondering what kittens have to do with crutches. The short version is that my cat went into labor the night before I had ankle surgery, and I welcomed two kittens and two crutches into my life simultaneously. The long version of how this all happened is quite a story in itself and maybe I’ll tell you someday. Right now I want you to join me on another journey.

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Newsletter Archive No. 01 - In my kittens and crutches era

You might be wondering what kittens have to do with crutches. The short version is that my cat went into labor the night before I had ankle surgery, and I welcomed two kittens and two crutches into my life simultaneously. The long version of how this all happened is quite a story in itself and maybe I’ll tell you someday. Right now I want you to join me on another journey.

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