PSA: Sacrificing your 20s and 30s for more freedom in your 50s and 60s is not the flex you think it is.

Today's the anniversary of my uncle's death who passed away at 29. My ex-boyfriend passed away at 29. I nearly passed away in my late 20s and early 30s. 100% agree.

Came across this gem at my parents' house... Still trying to grow my eyebrows back from these years. 😂 Any photos to share from your blasts from the pasts? I'd love to see them! What year do you think this was... assuming I was with the time in my fashion... unlike I am now 😆

Self-criticism may feel like it's serving you by showing you were you may improve. However, the energetic impacts may deplete your energy and confidence. How may you explore your needs and areas of improvement with compassionate curiosity, instead?

Every dollar I spend on groceries, I save money on eating out: uncontroversial Every dollar I spend on making my own coffee, I save money on buying coffee at a coffee shop: uncontroversial Every dollar I spend on rent, I save money on homeownership: people lose their minds

When Worried About Not Doing Enough - Consider This youtube.com/shorts/vpNqduO… via YouTube

What Happened When I Stopped Abandoning Myself? youtu.be/5MJ1QgTEw14?si… via YouTube

Calming The Inner Critic - Mindfulness Exercise youtu.be/n_aUr5y0Qxc?si… via YouTube Happy Monday! I invite you to join me in this mindfulness practice for today and this upcoming week - exploring how the shift in perspective impacts your relationship with self and others ✨

It's intriguing that someone felt it necessary to combine Coca-Cola and Oreos? I'm perplexed. Anyone investigated if this innovation was successful? Seems very 🤢 to me! Maybe stimulating curiosity and confusion is part of the strategy to get people to purchase?

Anorexia nervosa: Silently suffering and debunking myths kevinmd.com/2024/09/anorex… via Kevin Pho, M.D.

Thank you to Vital WorkLife, Inc. for the invitation to share my story and life lessons in hopes to help others 💗 #SuicidePreventionAwarenessMonth insights.vitalworklife.com/healing-from-s…

Anxiety will tell you not to stand up for yourself. It will urge you to stay silent to avoid repercussions. However, it does not tell you the complete story. Silence is not a formidable deterrent to stop boundary violations. Set your boundaries by advocating for yourself.

don’t strategize how to impress others— strategize how you can make a difference.

Physicians Guide to Doctoring #392— Mental Health and Surviving Suicidality for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month youtu.be/sx7fxN3Gkcg?si… via YouTube

Such great advice! My response to overwhelm used to be to add more things to my plate that I could control with the illusion that having more things that I had agency over would reduce my stress. It didn't. Subtracting from my plate and breathing did!

Calming The Inner Critic - Mindfulness Exercise youtu.be/n_aUr5y0Qxc?si… via YouTube ☮️ My movement from high levels of self-judgment into self-compassion brought deep level healing. I invite you to lean in and calm the inner critic, feeling how the shift impacts you. 💕

Thank you for this! It resonates so much for me - I left oral and maxillofacial surgery residency after my third year and did a different residency then fellowship. I was so ashamed for leaving OMFS and you captured a lot of my whys for that, here. 💕

Yes!! In striving to gain the approval of others, we lose parts of ourselves and will therefore leave a void when seeking to be filled. Connect with meaning and offer it to the world, and you will receive what you are truly seeking.

Are You Aligned or Lazy? The Truth About Peace and Flow youtube.com/shorts/uKIo7kK… via YouTube