Menopause belly sucks. Let’s just say it. This belly you didn’t ask for, that wasn’t there for decades, suddenly shows up like an uninvited guest—and it’s hard to live with.

This isn’t an episode about fixing it or pretending to love it. It’s about naming what it feels like to live in a body that’s changing when you’re not ready to accept it, but you’re also not ready to give up.

We’re talking about the frustration, the grief for your old body, and what it looks like to care for yourself in the middle of it all—without shame and without apology. If you’re in this season, you’re not alone.

Having a coach, mentor, or working with a wellness guide can be instrumental. But there’s a fine line between receiving help and handing over your power to someone else. In this episode, we’re talking about how easy it is to lose yourself while trying to find yourself, and how to start recognizing when you’re outsourcing your knowing.

This isn’t about rejecting help—because we all need some. It’s about taking ownership of your life while still allowing yourself to be supported.

Sometimes you’ve just got to preserve the little peace you have. In this episode, I’m sharing a few simple, slightly unexpected things that are helping me stay sane and in my soft era. No tips, no pressure — just small comforts, quiet joy, and a reminder that softness is a form of self-care and self-preservation when the world feels like it’s lost its mind.

If you’re tired of being tired — but rest still feels impossible — this episode is for you.
We’re closing out the Reclaiming Rest series on Juneteenth with something different: not a conversation, but an experience. A guided meditation designed to meet you exactly where you are.

If your nervous system won’t power down...
If your shoulders never seem to drop...
If the idea of rest feels nice, but not safe — this practice offers a gentle way in. 

No need to be perfect.
No need to impress.
Just small, honest moments of softness, stillness, and nervous system relief.

Because rest isn’t a reward. It’s your birthright.
And today, we return to it — together.

Reclaiming Rest Series

1. Why Rest Isn’t Working for You - Reclaiming Rest Series Pt 1
2. The Hidden Reason Rest Feels So Damn Hard - Reclaiming Rest Series Pt. 2
3. Reimagining Rest: Tiny Moments of Relief - Reclaiming Rest Series pt. 3
4. This Is Rest: A Guided Meditation to Return to You – Reclaiming Rest pt. 4

If deep rest feels hard right now, let’s start with what’s possible.

We’ve been taught that rest means shutting down, doing nothing, or waiting for the perfect moment of peace. But for high-functioning women raised in hustle culture, stillness can feel unfamiliar — even impossible.

In this third episode of the Reclaiming Rest series, we challenge everything we’ve been taught about what rest “should” look like.

This isn’t about productivity hacks or setting up perfect rest scenarios. It’s about everyday acts that send gentle signals to your nervous system that it’s safe to pause — even briefly. I’m also sharing my personal struggles with rest and offering real-life ways to create micro-moments of relief that feel doable inside a full life.

Because rest isn’t always about stopping.
Oftentimes, it’s about softening, one small choice at a time. 
Let's begin to remimagine what rest in the real world can feel and look like. 

Reclaiming Rest Series

• Why Rest Isn’t Working for You - Reclaiming Rest Series Pt 1
• The Hidden Reason Rest Feels So Damn Hard - Reclaiming Rest Series Pt. 2
• This Is Rest: A Guided Meditation to Return to You – Reclaiming Rest pt. 4

If rest was just about stopping, you’d feel better by now.
But instead, you pause — and still feel wired, tense, or agitated.
What if I told you this isn’t a mindset problem or a lack of motivation?

In part 2 of the Reclaiming Rest series, we uncover what’s really happening beneath the surface: the hidden nervous system patterns, unconscious pressure, and protective reflexes that make rest feel impossible.

This isn’t about doing more to relax — it’s about learning what’s keeping you “on” even when you’re still.

Because until your body feels safe,
rest won’t feel like relief.
It’ll feel like resistance.

Listen now to start finding the relief you deserve.

Reclaiming Rest Series

• Why Rest Isn’t Working for You - Reclaiming Rest Series Pt 1
• Reimagining Rest: Tiny Moments of Relief - Reclaiming Rest Series pt. 3
• This Is Rest: A Guided Meditation to Return to You – Reclaiming Rest pt. 4

You’re not failing at rest. The way you’ve been taught to rest is failing you.

In this first episode of a four-part series, we’re naming what no one’s really talking about: the guilt, confusion, and disappointment that comes when you try to rest — and still don’t feel restored. You’ve done the journaling. You’ve taken the nap. You’ve said the affirmations. So why does it still feel like nothing’s changed?

We’ll explore six subtle ways our current version of rest is failing us, and why it has nothing to do with your ability — and everything to do with the system you’ve internalized.

This series leads up to Juneteenth — and it’s about more than just pausing. It’s about reclaiming rest in a way that actually feels like rest.

Reclaiming Rest Series

• The Hidden Reason Rest Feels So Damn Hard - Reclaiming Rest Series Pt. 2
• Reimagining Rest: Tiny Moments of Relief - Reclaiming Rest Series pt. 3
• This Is Rest: A Guided Meditation to Return to You – Reclaiming Rest pt. 4

You’re tired. Maybe beyond tired. But stopping feels dangerous—like if you really let go, you might not come back from it.

This episode is for the woman who wants to fall apart but doesn’t trust herself to. The one who keeps going because too many people are counting on her… and she doesn’t know how to stop. If you’ve ever whispered to yourself, “Not yet. Not now. I can’t afford to break,” this is the moment to pause. 

No fixing. No to-do list.
Just truth, recognition, and a voice that says: “I see you.”

You knew better… but you still didn’t listen even though that gut feeling was loud.
The signs were there. And still — you overrode your own knowing.

Now the loop won’t stop: “Why didn’t I listen to myself?” 

And what makes it even more frustrating? We keep doing it.

This episode isn’t about giving yourself Grace or self-forgiveness as it's deeper than that.

We’re talking about:

• What happens when you override your intuition
• The internal loop of self-betrayal
• Why the voice inside gets louder — not quieter — with time
• And the grief no one talks about

If you’ve ever been stuck in that loop, questioning why you keep ignoring your intuition… This conversation is for you.

And if you’re starting to wonder what it would take to finally stop that loop —
I’m working on something that might help.

You know you’re worthy. So why does constantly trying to feel or prove it still feel so damn heavy? In this episode, I’m unpacking the quiet exhaustion of living a life measured by value—and what I’m choosing instead.