04/19/2026
We hold space for everyone else.
We show up, we support, we give.
But when do we truly hold space for ourselves?
Not the quick breath in the middle of chaos…
Not the “I’ll get to it later.”
I mean real space.
Earlier this year, my body was living in fight-or-flight.
That’s when I learned Transcendental Meditation—and now it’s a non-negotiable.
20 minutes, twice a day.
Not because I have time… but because I need it.
We’re taught to put ourselves second.
To people please.
To shrink so others feel comfortable.
But what if we cared for ourselves the same way we care for the people we love most?
Mind. Body. Emotions. Inner child. Even the messy parts.
Because when we stop abandoning ourselves…
everything shifts.
Not just for us—
but in every relationship we’re part of. 🫶
What a beautiful perspective shift. And one that I’ve needed in my own journey of how I see both myself and my body.
When I was younger, I didn’t think of my body with this level of grace and reverence.
As someone who can so easily put how other people feel ahead of myself, it became standard protocol for me to consume food and alcohol to treat the pain of that self abandonment.
The irony is that through the same lens of consideration for how someone else might feel, I’m able to see very clearly how I must be treated sacred by myself, first.
I set the standard for everything and everyone I allow in my life.
When I raise that bar, I change my body, my life, and my relationships.
