This past week, I had the most beautiful opportunity to travel across the country to San Francisco to witness my oldest niece’s wedding. My heart was so full—being surrounded by so much of my family, sharing in a day rooted in love, connection, and celebration. For those who have been walking alongside me on this journey, you know that showing up with family hasn’t always felt easy for me. There has often been anxiety… old stories of not being “enough” that I carried for many years, for many...

Why do I hold onto certain things? The old handkerchiefs that were my dad’s. My mom’s jewelry tucked carefully away. Seashells. Pinecones. Bits of lace.

Isn’t it amazing how small thoughts drift through our minds—sometimes quietly, sometimes with sudden clarity—like whispers from our deeper consciousness? We move through life surrounded by metaphors, phrases, affirmations, and familiar sayings: What goes around comes around. The more you give, the more you receive. Everything happens for a reason. We hear them in childhood. We see them in quotes, books, conversations, and even on Instagram. At first, they feel like pleasant words...