Barbie cracked it open. Here's what I see now.


The Art of Making Life Magical

A spark of hope and softness

05.04.2025

Last summer, we had the rare emotional space to sit in a theater and feel.
We laughed. We cried. We saw ourselves - and each other - in new ways.

But the Barbie movie wasn’t just fun.
It was a soft awakening.
It handed us a little pink mirror and whispered:

“You’ve been living in a story someone else wrote.
You can choose a new one now.”

And I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

This week, I’m sharing a new post I wrote about the difference between patriarchy and true matriarchy... and how that movie cracked something wide open that we desperately need to remember in this moment.

BLOG: Barbie Walked So the Matriarchy Could Rise

What the Barbie Movie Got Right (and Wrong) About Power, Purpose, and Soft Rebellion

When the Barbie movie dropped last summer, we were in a strange little window of emotional spaciousness.
The world wasn’t calm - but it wasn’t yet on fire.
We still had the bandwidth to cry in the theater, laugh at the absurdity, and feel the ache of recognition.
We were still safe enough to process art before we had to prepare for impact...

FREE DOWNLOAD: The Soft Life Guide

This blog post stirred something in me—and I knew I wanted to offer more than just a reflection.

So I created a gentle journaling guide for you: The Soft Life Guide: 7 Ways to Make This Week Softer
It’s a quiet little ebook with space to write, reflect, and reconnect to your nervous system, one page at a time.

This isn’t just a download.
It’s a permission slip.
To pause. To breathe. To come back to you.

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Now Playing: Soft Life Playlist

I wish I could take credit for this amazing, soft life vibe playlist... however I'm just grateful that someone else put it together. It's a lovely, five and a half hour long playlist that has such a beautiful softness to it that it's pure perfection

That’s all for now, friend.

Let softness lead this week.
You don’t need to fix everything.
You don’t have to earn your rest.
You are allowed to begin again...gently.

And if you’re craving deeper support, I’ll tell you more about the Soft Life Society next time.

For now… just breathe. Just begin.

Love you,
Mean it,
Big Time

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