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We are living through a collective unraveling that is impacting the lives and consciousness of every single one of us. A...
03/26/2026

We are living through a collective unraveling that is impacting the lives and consciousness of every single one of us. Are you allowing yourself to be touched by it, to be changed by it?

Carrie
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I encountered my inner critic yesterday. He was working really hard to keep me in line, saying the usual things like, "w...
03/20/2026

I encountered my inner critic yesterday. He was working really hard to keep me in line, saying the usual things like, "who do you think you are? You're not allowed to do that!" But, his tone caused me to believe he was growing tired of his relentless job of keeping me small. Honestly, I felt a little bad for him as I watched him frantically reviewing the list of rules he was trying to enforce: 1) She must not be herself 2) She must stay silent 3) she must get it right...and so on.

But, then something interesting happened. The very part of me he was trying to suppress showed up. She lives in my heart and she has changed. You see, despite inner critic's efforts, she has become more free, less shielded and afraid. She trusts me completely. She feels safe with me. And, so with her heart open wide, she turned toward inner critic and said, "I forgive you."

This gesture of forgiveness melted him. It instantly relieved him of the terrible burden he has had to carry. Together, they burned the outdated list of rules and came up with a new hopeful message for the future. The "inner critic" also decided he would rather be known as the "helpful architect" now in service of HER heart's mission.

Friends, I’m curious, as you read this what do you sense would be different for you, if your inner critic didn't have such a strong hold?

With care,
Carrie
xx

I met my future self in meditation, and let's just say she was a badass. She could basically move energy with her mind. ...
03/16/2026

I met my future self in meditation, and let's just say she was a badass. She could basically move energy with her mind. We were looking into a crystal ball together, we both knew that part wasn't necessary but it made it fun, and then she asked me to tell her about the gold, serpent necklace.

You see, I had been eyeing this necklace in a shop in town for weeks but I kept talking myself out of the purchase. It felt too much...too much money, too big, too bold. Where would I even wear it without standing out?…as if that were a bad thing. But, I did end up purchasing it because, in the end, I knew I would regret not going for it. But, it stayed in the box, for months.

Some time later, I was invited to an event in NYC. It was exciting and edgy, it reminded me of my past. I was creating my outfit for this event, when it hit me that The Serpent Necklace was the perfect final addition. And, you see my friends, at this event in the city, this necklace that represented a core, authentic, meaningful part of myself, a part of me I had been longing to reconnect to, did not feel like too much. It felt perfectly me, in an environment and with people that not only allowed me to feel more free to be her, but to feel celebrated as her.

I was reveling in the memory of this event, when I became aware of myself in my robe at my kitchen table, meditating. 😂 My future self said to me "this is you too." And, "you can be whoever you want to be." My future self, telepathically communicated a few more important messages. The first was that I (we) are meant to be fluid and alive in our expression. It is only when we cling too tightly to a particular identity that we get stuck. Second, we need to find and stick with the people that lift us up and celebrate us for who we TRULY are. And, at the same time, we have the capacity to experience this kind of freedom within our very own being, wherever we are and whoever we are with, inspiring this relaxed freedom in others. So, my friends, today I invite you to BE BOLD and BE YOUR FREAKY SELF! Can you do it?

Power to you,
Carrie
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I still remember the first time I cried after years of depression and emotional numbness. I was 20 years old and still t...
03/14/2026

I still remember the first time I cried after years of depression and emotional numbness. I was 20 years old and still trying to exist as if nothing was wrong. Then, one day while outside with some friends, I felt the tears coming. I tried to suffocate the feeling like I had so many times before but an empathic friend noticed something was off and came to check on me. I ended up sobbing in her arms and it was in that single moment of her genuine care and the tremendous release that followed that I was able to imagine a hopeful path forward.

Sweethearts, my emotional drought almost ruined me and because I wish more for you, for all of us, I need you to know the truth: We are marinating in an emotion-phobic society that is causing tremendous disconnection and dis-ease, a society carrying the legacy of just "pull yourselves up by your bootstraps," a legacy of "boys don't cry," or your emotions are "too much." In service of creating a new more hopeful legacy, I'm here with a different message: THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR EMOTIONAL RESPONSES. You are not weak, brittle or broken. In fact, it is unprocessed emotional pain that makes us most vulnerable, guarded, out of tune with ourselves, susceptible to further hurt and stuck forever in the past.

Emotional fluidity allows us to digest painful experiences, to access our center, experience relief, joy, greater clarity and greater capacity to be with emotional discomfort in ourselves and in others So, when there is heartbreak, overwhelm, or you find yourself generally numb or feeling an emotional flood, I invite you to acknowledge what might really be going on for you and the conditioned response to distract from it and make yourself wrong for it. I invite you to thank those parts of you for trying to help you self-regulate and instead try giving some space to....

breathe with it
talk about it
write about it
dance about it
sing about it
cry about it
scream about it
let it be witnessed by someone you trust
release it through ritual
burn it
send it down the river
bury it
memoralize it
set yourself free of it by allowing it to move through you

What do you think? Or rather, what do you feel? Can you give this a try?

In liberation,
Carrie
xx

Copious lines of text reflected back to me a version of myself I hardly recognized. It had been a while, many years in f...
03/03/2026

Copious lines of text reflected back to me a version of myself I hardly recognized. It had been a while, many years in fact, that I had revisited the therapy forms and documents that I send to first-time clients. I needed to make some updates and I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Who was this person that wrote these words and compiled these paragraphs that read like they were reading someone their Miranda Rights. I barely recognized her....the anxious, burned out, albeit determined and hard-working woman, SO focused on professionalism, liability with fearful undertones, and an aura of self-importance in her work. Her words echoed the century old tabula rasa or “blank slate” approach to therapy. That a therapist should be neutral, unmoving, entirely objective and opaque. My words felt cold and distancing.

The gap between when I wrote those words to who I am now, was immense. I felt grief and I felt compassion...for her. In my mind's eye, I allowed myself to wrap this part of me from the past in a blanket of warm light, reassuring her that she can relax, she can let go, she can finally be herself because the me of today trusts myself completely to do so.

Sure, I have grown professionally overtime, but I have also sought to heal the parts of myself that were hiding behind my position of power as a therapist, more masculine views of success and what "effective therapy" should look like, focusing more on pathology than the person in front of me.

Whether it's a popular view or not, my work in the world is becoming more intuitive, feminine, embodied, non-pathologizing, community based, authentic and real. And, the rewards my friends,... more connection, more freedom, more joy and more healing.

I hope as you read this you are inspired to reflect on the places your own life is being touched by patriarchal views that oppress meaningful parts of yourself or others, whether in your family, your job, your church or inside your very own heart and mind. There are a lot of reasons to feel helpless right now and it’s also possible there are real opportunities for change right under your nose.

Thanks for listening.

In liberation,
Carrie
xx

Heart-centered Rebel: Someone who resists authority, tradition, rules and established norms for the sake of personal and...
02/25/2026

Heart-centered Rebel: Someone who resists authority, tradition, rules and established norms for the sake of personal and collective liberation. 🔥

Changemaker: Someone who has found the self-permission to advance change for the good of all. ❤️

You in?
Xx

Stick around friends if you’re interested in learning more about shadow work, multiplicity of mind, and the inner workin...
02/24/2026

Stick around friends if you’re interested in learning more about shadow work, multiplicity of mind, and the inner workings of your subtle energy body! 🌈✨

Carrie
xx

02/20/2026

Hey loves,

I hope this message moved you in some way AND I also want to share some very real and important things with you.

First, I want to send so much love and compassion to the good girl in you. ✨ Let’s just take a moment and wrap her in blanket of warmth and light. She has worked so hard to keep you safe. Whether her efforts have ultimately paid off or not, she deserves a huge gold star for her efforts. ⭐️

Also, healing the good girl complex is a journey as it requires us to balance the need for safety with the need for change. We do the inner healing and then we take whatever brave step (big or small) our nervous systems can tolerate to build trust and begin to feel in our bodies that our power is survivable. ❤️

Lastly, I want to acknowledge all of the women past and present around the globe whose safety truly has been threatened. It is for you that we rise up!

In liberation,
Carrie
Xx

P.S. If you feel compelled, leave me a 🖤, 🔥 or one word comment. I’d love to hear from you!

Hey loves,This is your permission slip (if you need it) to let yourself off the hook for how you are showing up or not, ...
02/19/2026

Hey loves,

This is your permission slip (if you need it) to let yourself off the hook for how you are showing up or not, for needing to check out, binge, scroll, lose it on occasion or for just feeling off. Your system is trying to self-regulate through a very enraging, devastating and tumultuous time. Don’t make it any harder by beating yourself up. ❤️

In liberation,
Carrie xx

Confession: I’m a sensitive empath and highly intuitive person. I was very much in touch with my sensitivity as a child....
02/18/2026

Confession: I’m a sensitive empath and highly intuitive person. I was very much in touch with my sensitivity as a child. I could easily sense what was “underneath the table”…the feelings, emotions and thoughts even, that nobody was talking about. For example, my mom and I would run into the neighbor at the grocery store, the adult women would exchange niceties, and all I could sense in the smiling neighbor was the anxiety in her chest and sadness in her heart.

Knowing no boundaries between my energy and others, my sensitivity felt like a confusing problem much of the time. And, because nobody else was talking about these kinds of experiences, I learned pretty early on this was something I was going to have to figure out on my own. But, for most of my life, I didn’t figure it out. I numbed myself and found other ways to cut myself off from it. I stayed pretty disconnected until my late teens when reconnecting with my sensitivity was the only way back to myself after some years of depression.

It wasn’t until about 15 years ago that I really started to understand the depth of my sensitivity and that in certain contexts as a therapist and energy healer it was a tremendous gift. Over the past 10 years after much practice and internal healing of my own, I have developed a deep intimacy with the subtle energy body that allows for profound attunement and intuition to occur between myself and another person. This has become the bread and butter of my work. And, it’s why I love what I do! I get to help people in a way that also allows me to bring forward the most real, true and long-lasting part of myself. People come to see me BECAUSE they want help with what’s underneath the table. It’s alignment at its best and I’m beyond grateful for it! ✨

Happy Lunar New Year! In the spirit of Fire Horse, I am harnessing my inner fire and will to break through a stuckness I...
02/17/2026

Happy Lunar New Year! In the spirit of Fire Horse, I am harnessing my inner fire and will to break through a stuckness I've been feeling around using my voice by participating in a 30-day Garbage Challenge. My goal is to post everyday for 30-days. Allowing my posts to be utter "garbage" lets my perfectionist parts off the hook, no need for over-thinking. This challenge is largely for me but if you're reading this, you are welcome along for the ride. Who knows, maybe you'll get something out of it too!

Carrie
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Here is another take on the chakra system.
02/04/2026

Here is another take on the chakra system.

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