I’m starting this series by sharing my own early stories- my first period, first experiences with pleasure, body image, and intimacy. I’ll explore my journey of learning to embrace authenticity and let go of external expectations. It’s been a deep, ongoing process, but I’m grateful for the challenges that shaped me. My hope is to inspire the younger generation with a different way -one that feels easier, more beautiful, and truly connected.

A big theme for me has been about returning to authentic pleasure. For many years, I associated pleasure with outside images, which created a disconnect from my body, my boundaries, and my authentic desires. It shaped how I saw myself- looking at my body from the outside instead of truly inhabiting it from within.

These experiences are why I feel so called to remind the younger generation to disconnect from the external noise, the endless images drilling into us what is “sexy” or “beautiful”, and instead stay rooted in themselves. When we can connect to our bodies and our truth at a young age, we don’t have to spend years in silent suffering, abandoning ourselves while the world around us tells us how open, beautiful, or desirable we must be. Instead, we can grow into womanhood with wholeness, trust, and self-love.