to be free | creative
Hello again my friend 🙂 It’s great to be back… After writing about the passing of my grandfather last month, I have been struggling as to what to write about and how to express certain things I’m dealing with. I’ve been going through a period of instability as well as uncertainty. Honestly, I just haven’t…
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing. At other times it feels like being mildly drunk, or concussed. There is a sort of invisible blanket…
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I’m not sure how to start this post or how to put into words some of the things that I went through… all I know for sure is that I am ready to tell my story. I’m ready to tell my story because I realize that my story is also the story of many other…
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metamorphosis + spiritual freedom + feminine energy My spiritual journey has taken me many places. I’ve learned that each time a door opens or closes – certain symbols follow or proceed. Throughout the past couple of years, I have noticed butterflies coming across my path. If you look at the photo below you can see…
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How Her Music Defined My Decade It feels like a lifetime transpired between 2010 to 2020. From a little girl – to a teenager – to the young woman I am today: I had so many “firsts” during this time period. My first time in high school, my first time playing tennis, my first kiss,…
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Last year, when researching the topic of womanhood and feminism for my senior design project, I never expected to discover the things I did. I knew woman’s issues stretched over hundreds of years and touched on many topics. What I did not know was how much health + wellness affected women. While combining my passion…
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Dieticians, body image, intuitive eating & set point. Yesterday I spent the day at the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine meeting with a Celiac dietician through the Center for Digestive Diseases at the University of Chicago (wow, that’s a lot of important sounding words). This was a big appointment for me because I had only…
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back again w/ another spotify playlist : this dreamy mix is a concoction of surf rock, bedroom pop & retro bops… these are tunes to chill you out & get your head in the clouds. sensual & soothing. day dreaming in solitude Music is one of my many forms of therapy… these particular songs have…
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From ballet to daddy daughter dances to high school homecoming to my first zumba class … dancing has come in and out of my life since I was a little girl. With every passing year, I start to become more in tune with my truest self. With that personal growth comes a lot of hard…
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. . . where the cool fall breeze meets nights filled with apple cider & scary stories. Whether you like it or not, summertime has come to an end. Until next year! There is something so special and ritualistic about the changing of the seasons. The seasons of the midwest remind me of the magic…
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