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04/10/2026

I want to tell you something important…

You matter ❤️

I saw a crossguard the other day and for some reason remembered this amazing older gentleman who was my elementary school crossguard. Everyday, he would smile at me brightly and give me the warmest happiest “good morning!!” And I loved it. Everyday. I felt like the sun was shining on me and that everything was going to be okay.

I thought about how, he most likely has passed away now and wondered who was at his funeral. I wish I had somehow magically known about it and been able to share with his family about how he changed my life with a simple good morning.

I knew he knew his good mornings were meaningful. When he said it, he knew he was brightening each kid’s day. He knew he mattered. Even tho, he probably didn’t make too much money, probably had little status, and maybe people even made fun of him for what he did.

But 40+ years later, this adult still remembers someone that believed they mattered.

If you believe you matter, you will change someone’s life for the better. If you believe you don’t matter, you disappear or hide. And that doesn’t help anyone.

You matter. However big or small. However successful or poor. You matter❤️

The Voice in Bloom Workshop is next saturday April 18, 10am!!! Only select spots available, it will also be on zoom! We will explore the roots of people pleasing, conquer our fears, practice self love, and even find our clear, unique self expression!! Just $25 this time!! Link in bio

04/08/2026

The ego resists what is most transformative to you.

That means, whenever you are about to do something good or healthy for yourself that is beyond your normal routine, you will run into a voice at the back of your head that says - noooooooooooo! Dont do it! Stay in the rut!

It’s so real.

So here’s what I do to move past that moment:
1. Just start taking baby steps actions that get me closer to the thing (like opening the computer to post)
2. Then start cheerleading myself- you’re allowed to do good things for yourself. You’re allowed to feel good! Etc.

That’s it! So easy but soooooo hard! You can do this!!!

If you are interested in joining my upcoming workshop- Your Voice in Bloom- message me and I’ll send you details! April 18, 10am. Breathwork, reflective journaling, voice practices to move out if people pleasing and into clear self expression!!

03/31/2026

For much of my life, people regularly commented on my voice and how I sounded stupid or uneducated or insecure.

Actually, the problem wasn’t with how I sounded or that I wasn’t enough or that there was something wrong with my brain. The problem was- I had no confidence in my own voice, my own truth, my own being. The problem was- I was always striving to be someone other than myself.

The more you are YOU, whatever that looks like, the more you will belong wherever you go. You don’t need to be anyone besides YOU.

Now the question is - who are you?

If you’d like to discover your true essence, come join my in Ireland for the Activate Your Soul Voice Retreat! 6/21-6/28. We’ll will be doing so many awesome voice practices and explorations to discover your authentic voice! It’s going to be so incredible!!! Link in bio.

03/26/2026

When your third eye is buzzing and you need to calm your mind and get clarity…. This is my go to technique.

Pause the scrolling for just one minute (preferable 2-3) and try it out!

We’ll be doing all the breathwork during the upcoming Activate Your Soul Voice Retreat in Ireland. It’s so profoundly transformative, no drugs required! I won’t lie, it’s not easy, but you’ll leave a different person.

Last year in portugal, we were all staring at each other, like- who are you?? Why do you look so different from day 1?! If you are ready to GLOW, check out the link in bio.

03/25/2026

Your real self is the most beautiful self you can be!

Let’s quit pretending we are perfect and start a movement to be REAL and human instead.

You don’t need to be perfect, you just need to be you.

So… what happens if you do know who YOU are? That’s okay, I work with a lot of people are discovering who they are.

If you are on a mission to find your own voice, what you sound like when you actually love yourself and believe in yourself, then I’d love for you to join me at the Activate Your Soul Voice Retreat in Ireland!!!

Imagine a life changing experience where you discover a new, powerful aspect to your voice you never even knew existed. Ready? Check out the link in my bio!

02/24/2026

I used to shun my throat chakra. I remember thinking- what’s the big deal with the throat chakra? I don’t get why it’s the first of the spiritual chakras.

Turns out I was just projecting how I felt about my own voice. And yes, I felt small, insignificant, powerless, weak, insecure. I struggled speaking up at work and constantly questioned and judged myself when speaking. Then would go home and beat myself about my presentation.

Here’s the thing: Your voice is so much more than just a series of sounds or a series of words.

Your voice represents your choices, your expression, your unique connection with the divine, your intention, your wisdom, your fearlessness, and your love.

Your voice reflects how you see yourself, how much you believe in yourself, trust yourself, love yourself.

Your voice is your vehicle for expressing what is in your heart, soul, and mind… for taking the beauty that is within you and sharing it to the world outside of you.

No wonder it’s such a tough chakra to crack open!

My last year at work in the government, I had a coworker tell me they thought I was intimidating. I laughed and took it as a compliment, because I knew the journeying and work I had put in to love my voice and express myself in my own unique way.

I’d love for you to come with me to Ireland on a journey to unleash your throat chakra, discover the power of your own beautiful voice and all the magic that comes with it! We’ll be incorporating all kinds of fun practices so that you can grow in love with your own voice and return home confident and assured! June 21-28, link in bio.

02/13/2026

Since I’m on this roll of expressing my authentic self, I might as well go all out and share one of my deepest insecurities….. (drumroll, breathe, I can do this)

I’m the middle child and I had major middle child syndrome (could you guess). In other words, I generally felt like the ugly duckling, the less special one, the extra angle who just happened to be messing up what should have a nice 4 cornered square. (Does anyone even know what a 5 pointed shape is caller?)

In other words, I was sure my mom loved my brother and sister more than me.

As an adult, I forgot about being middle child and I thought that feeling had gone away and of course, I did so much self love work that I was really happy with myself and life in general.

But during winter break, a couple little events happened that took me back to that place of feeling less loved. Nothing big, but enough that middle child Christina was pretty loud in my head.

I managed to do good healing work on it, but those kinds of wounds are so hard to fully heal.

Right after we took my mom off life support, I felt her spirit come to me. She cupped my face gently and told me, “I loved you just as much.”

That was all I ever needed to hear. I didn’t need to know reasons or whys. I just needed to hear truth.

In any case, I don’t know why I’m sharing this besides that I am going to be hosting a Soul Retreat all about finding your authentic voice and expression and I sure as heck better be living that truth myself.

Love you, want to join me to work on the scariest thing in the while world? Finding your authentic voice???? I know you are brave enough to do this!! Let’s go! June 21-28, 2026. Beautiful Wild atlantic way in Ireland! Link in bio.

02/12/2026

This is not how I feel right now 😂. That being said, I also know it’s the essence of who I am, no matter how s**tty I feel.

I’ve been struggling with feeling inadequate and moving thru painful memories of not expressing my full appreciation for my mother.

So before I lose this moment when my throat chakra feels open….

I appreciate you. I appreciate that you follow me, that you comment on my posts and stories, that you care about what happens to me, that you send me things when you think of me, that you even think about me and wish me well.

In a time when it seems the biggest stories are about meanness and lack of compassion….. I keep seeing the beauty of humanity played out over and over again in YOU. In all the little loving actions and thoughts.

That’s the thing about kindness and kind people- the actions and love are often underplayed, off display, quietly done. But all your actions big and small are what make humanity worth it.

If you are looking to discover your soul essence and the beauty of you own unique voice AND be surrounded by kind folks with pure intention, check out the Activate Your Soul Voice Retreat in Ireland, coming up so soon June 21-28!! First 3 sign ups save $300!!

01/30/2026

A few months ago, I told Nick… we need to drink in every moment right now when we are all so healthy and feel so at peace.

I think I had a feeling that things would change at some point even though I didn’t think it would be quite so soon.

I tried my best to do that, but kept getting caught up in all the hullaballoo of life.

Then death brings us a moment of clarity….

We are here for love. To experience the joy, the connection, the heartbreaks. Love comes in a total package. To deny the grieving is to deny love.

Every time my heart wants to collapse in and shut down, numb out… instead I open it up and let all the love in. Then somehow the grief blends in with joy and becomes the sweetness of connection.

Let’s continue on the journey to experience the whole ride, to put more intention into being in and loving this very moment even tho it’s so much easier to worry about the future.

Who do you want to appreciate more in your life? Maybe today you take a moment to really look at your loved one and say- wow, I am so grateful I am with you, right here, right now. I am so grateful FOR you, just as you are, right here, right now. ❤️

01/28/2026

How do say goodbye to the person who breathed life into your being, poured their blood to create you, housed your soul before you even knew what life was?

How do you let go of the person whose feelings you felt more acutely than your own?

Goodbye to my mom today. I remember as a child, praying everyday that mommy would know happiness. It was the greatest longing in my heart. I felt like my whole being depended on seeing mommy happy one day.

Thankfully, my mom was so happy these past few years, and it was the most beautiful and meaningful experience for me.

She had a sudden brain aneurysm on Monday and we take her off life support today.

Today I honor all mothers….peace and so much love for your creation, love, nurturing, patience, endurance and so much more ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

01/26/2026

That’s a real owl. I questioned it at first too. From harry potter movies. Yup.

Back to real point: About a year after I first started posting on social media for my business, I noticed that I never posted videos. Then I noticed that I never SPOKE in my videos.

So I challenged myself to post videos (very hard) then to speak in videos (excruciatingly painful).

I would hear my voice and cringe - oh lordy is that what my voice sounds like? But I’d hit post anyway.

Then it evolved to - ok just don’t worry about it too much. Then I caught myself smiling at one of my speaking videos one day.

That was a big day for me, the day I realized I could love myself and even my voice.

Your relationship to your voice is a powerful indicator of your relationship to your soul self- it shows whether you feel you have a choice in this life, or whether you’re allowed to impact/change your own life. It shows how clear you are in your mind, how much you trust in your own mind/intellect/wisdom.

Your voice is your tool for expressing your authentic self.

If you’d like to discover your own authentic voice and expression, you’ll want to check out the upcoming Activate Your Soul Voice Retreat in Ireland!! Join me in unleashing the power of your throat chakra! First 3 sign ups save $300!

Link in bio.

01/20/2026

Last month, I got in a car accident one week, then flew up in the air while roller blading and landed on my lower back another week.

Def no fun.

That being said, i feel really proud of myself for handling it with as much self love as possible because I really wanted to beat myself up.

Sometimes you are going to make mistakes, sometimes you won’t be as careful as you could be, sometimes you’ll decide to do something really silly like go rollerblading thru a hilly neighborhood at the age of 44.

Sometimes luck just won’t be with you.

And when that fall happens, it’s gonna feel crappy, but you don’t have to stack s**t on top of s**t.

In other words, when you do something silly, you don’t have to make the situation worse by beating yourself up. Take the lesson and forgive yourself. It’s all part of the journey. ❤️

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