Healthy Habits
from the journal
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The Company You Keep: The Real Power of Positive People

There are people who change the temperature of a room the second they enter. Not because they’re loud or relentlessly cheerful, but because they carry a steady kind of “we’ll figure it out.” Spend enough time with them and your shoulders drop, your thoughts unclench, and the next step stops...

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Turning My ADHD Into a Creative Superpower
For years, ADHD made me feel unpredictable—even unreliable. Now I see the patterns for what they are: energy, momentum, instinct, and yes, creativity. Here's how I work with it instead of against it....
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When My Brain Can’t Create, I Rearrange Furniture
When the strategic or creative part of my brain starts to dim, I don’t walk away—I shift gears. I make something small, something physical, something beautiful. It’s not about distraction. It’s about sparking the return....
Woman with long wavy blonde hair enjoying a peaceful morning with a coffee cup on a sunlit porch.
What I Know Now About Rest That I Didn’t at 25
At 25, I thought rest was something you earned. Now I know better. Rest isn’t a reward—it’s a necessity. A form of strength. A skill worth practicing. In this journal entry, I reflect on how my understanding of rest has evolved—and what it truly means to protect your energy without...
What Atomic Habits Got Me to Actually Change—And What It Didn’t
Atomic Habits makes behavior change sound simple. In this post, I share what actually worked for me (and what flopped), and how I made habits stick without becoming a different person....
Sometimes It’s Okay to Be Misunderstood
We spend so much energy trying to be understood. But sometimes, growth means letting go of the need to be seen a certain way. This is a post about that kind of freedom....
What I Do Every Day That Makes the Rest of Life Easier
Some habits are loud. Others just quietly keep you going. This post shares the one thing I return to daily that helps me navigate stress, decisions, and creativity with more ease....
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The Power of Unlearning: Habits, Beliefs, and Goals I’ve Let Go Of
We talk a lot about learning new things—but unlearning is often where real change happens. This is a reflection on the patterns, roles, and goals I’ve had to release to grow....