After an emotionally layered week and the passing of my mother, I’ve been reflecting on what it really means to be. In this entry, I explore my evolving relationship with grief, purpose, and aliveness—and arrive at a truth that feels both soft and revolutionary: I don’t want to do—I want to exist. This one is full of presence, raw joy, and a permission slip for anyone living life on the edge.

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In this entry, I share a fresh wave of clarity that hit me during a business mentorship call—and how it revealed the ways I’ve still been shrinking myself. I talk about loving this life, loving the human experience, and remembering that a simple shift in perspective can unlock a whole new version of you. This isn’t just about building a business, it’s about building it my way—in alignment with my soul, my vision, and my truth. No proof needed; I am the proof. Tune in for a reflection on expansion, inner knowing, and the audacity to show up fully—because this version of me? Oh, she’s fly. I LOVE US.

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What if the version of you that’s been silently screaming finally got the mic? In this entry I share what happened when I held a board meeting with myself—inviting every version of me to speak their truth. We talk about emotional overwhelm, freedom from expectations, future self embodiment, and the beauty of walking boldly in your own light. This is an ode to the audacity of being fully, wildly, unapologetically you. Shout out to “I’m Hattie on TikTok for the inspiration to having a meeting with myself.

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In this raw and reflective entry, I share what unfolded when I received the news that my mother may be is transitioning. This isn’t a story about grief in the traditional sense—it’s a story about boundaries, neutrality, clarity, and the release of old roles. I’m not here to perform daughterhood. I’m here to live free. 

This entry may not sit well with everyone. I get that. And that’s okay. This one’s for the ones who’ve had to break away to breathe.

I LOVE US.

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A moment of clarity. A shift in direction. A deeper trust in the path.

Let me tell you what I realized: this is it. My business isn’t a side thing or a maybe-later dream—it’s the whole plan. I’m talking about trusting the unknown, building with intention, and choosing alignment over security. If you’re in a season of leap-or-hold-back, this entry might speak to some aspect of you.

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Before anyone told me who I was supposed to be, I just was. I existed as myself—curious, expressive, free. But somewhere along the way, people started highlighting my “differences,” and I started internalizing the noise. In this audio entry, I’m reflecting on what happens when we carry other people’s discomfort as our truth… and what it looks like to let all that s**t go. This is about control, conditioning, and coming back home to yourself. Who would you be without the outside noise?

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In this entry, I reflect on a Substack post that stirred something deep—and I let it all out. What if what we’re witnessing in American politics isn’t new, but simply unmasked? What if control, threat, and manipulation have always been the foundation? I explore the systems, the conditioning, the illusion of safety, and the urgent need to remember our humanity. This isn’t about one president. It’s about the mirror.

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This raw, layered entry is a love letter to the dreamers—the ones who are building something out of nothing, who are often judged for where they started or punished for refusing to play by the rules. Inspired by stories on TikTok and real-life reflections, this episode explores the emotional labor of choosing your truth, the myth of safety, and the deep remembrance that our starting point is part of the masterpiece. It’s not laziness. It’s soul-led living. And that takes more courage than conformity ever will. I LOVE US.

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This is a real-time reflection—a raw moment inside the emotional fog, when the noise of old stories gets loud and fear tries to creep back in. In this entry, I sit with the weight of internalized judgment, financial anxiety, and the ghosts of past survival, and I remind myself—and all of us—that healing/remembrance isn’t about perfection. It’s about staying with the truth, even when it trembles. This is what choosing alignment looks like, in the middle. Not from the mountaintop, but from the messy, miraculous climb.

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Listen… I just woke up from a good-a$$ nap and got hit with a TikTok about Social Security being on the chopping block again—and baby, it fired me up. This is what I’m talking about. So many people are living life on layaway, waiting for permission to breathe, to rest, to finally live… banking on systems that were never built to keep us safe.

We are not guaranteed anything (aside from death of these bodies)—not retirement, not safety, not even tomorrow. And that’s exactly why we must stop living our lives on layaway. This entry is a reminder to return to the now, to reclaim your freedom, and to stop waiting for permission to rest, to live, to breathe. 

The old narratives are crumbling, and this moment right here is the only thing we’ve ever truly had. So what are we doing with it? This is real-time reflection. No outline, no script. Just truth. Let’s stop postponing joy. Let’s stop outsourcing freedom. Let’s live now—on purpose.

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