I have a confession: I've never seen a single episode of Stranger Things But I don't have to have watched it to understand The Upside Down. It's this dystopian world where everything seems to be reversed, right? Yeah... that's what America feels like right now. And if you're feeling it while everyone around you is going on like nothing has changed and you feel like a madwoman.... YOU ARE NOT ALONE. NEW BLOG POST: When the World Feels Upside Down Waking Up From Hypernormalization The other...
19 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
*Gently peeks out of hiding* Oh how I've missed you! It's been a couple of weeks since I've sent out a newsletter - but with good reason š Almost two years ago when we first found this house, we knew full well that two empty nesters did not really need a 4800 sq ft house.... However, when I walked through it the first time, I had a vision: We could hold retreats here. At the time I didn't really have a sense of why or how, I just knew it would be the perfect space for it... and I was...
22 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Yesterday, we marched.We raised our voices.We reminded the world: we will not be silent, and we will not be small. And today? Today, Iām puttering. Zhushing. Dilly dallying. Not because Iām disengagedābut because I know how to refill my own damn cup. Because I know that beauty, rest, and joy are protest, too. NEW BLOG POST:The Sacred Art of Dilly Dallying If you've been here awhile... you'll know that there is nothing on earth I love more than just puttering around my house. Room redos....
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Lately, thereās been this heavy hum beneath the surface, a sadness sitting like a fog in our bones.But the deeper I feel into it (and ask you directly)... Iām realizing something big:That sadness?Itās not weakness.Itās rage that never got permission to rise.And today I wanna talk about it. Because ALL emotions are valid... but some are more effective for change than others. NEW ON THE BLOG They Taught You to Cry Instead of Scream. Letās Change That. Iāve been watching this wave roll through...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
I usually love summer so much that I donāt spend a single second of it in anything but pure joy.But this year hits different. Iām tired. Likeā¦ soul tired. I donāt know if itās just me, if itās the chaos unfolding around us, or if maybe I just need a damn vacation. Either way, itās reminding me that balance doesnāt come from the world outside. It comes from within. And around here? That means a little rebellion, a lot of rest, and finding the kind of beautiful distractions that soothe the...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
This morning I woke up and realized I have been WAY too overstimulated lately. Even though we're in this magical time of year where the birds are singing and the flowers are blooming... I am seeing signs of frazzledness. From seeing the way people act in person to the comment sections online... as the weather gets warmer, we have to be more intentional about keeping our cool - aka staying calm. It's the most important thing we can do for ourselves and each other. So today, I'm sharing these...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
The Soft Life Society Daily 05.23.2025 Happy Saturday, soft soul! Itās Saturday, and Iām inviting you to give yourself permission to slow down today. The week may have been full of doing, pushing, and striving... and thatās all good. But today? Letās embrace the magic of being. No deadlines, no to-do lists. Just you, in this moment, exactly where youāre meant to be. Thereās a quiet power in allowing ourselves to simply be. Itās in those quiet moments, when we stop rushing and start listening,...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Every day I have one major goal:Spend 15 hours fighting fascism and 15 hours seeking joy. Whether that's working on the magazine or taping a million pink watercolor polkadots onto my studio ceiling... I find INTENTIONAL ways to curate, spread, share and be in joy each and every day. And I hope you do, too! NEW ON THE BLOG: 15 Hours + 15 Minutes On the blog today, I'm diving deep into this philosophy. Because when we know the why behind ideas, they are far more likely to stick. Not only am I...
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Have you ever stepped back to notice just how much the economy is in the news? And how the talking heads frame it so it feels more like they're blaming society than they are the folks in power?Not from a place of care... but with this subtle pressure:That if weāre not spending, if weāre not consuming, weāre failing the system. Honestly, though? The system itself is the failure. And it's failing us. The system depends on us being exhausted, distracted, and disconnected from our own enoughness....
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read