The Art of Onward

I realize we are so underserved in the emotional support aspect of Chronic Illness….

So I’m starting this membership for consistent support

We start June 7 (and then every first Saturday of the month) with a private community for ongoing support 🤍

No commute. No getting dressed.
No pushing your body past what it has today. Just show up from wherever you are.

A space built for those of us who know what it’s like to smile through it.

The Chronic Illness Support Circle is opening June 7 — a once-a-month virtual gathering with
gentle art therapy,
a group RIM® experience,
and a private community to lean on in between.

No toxic positivity.
No “have you tried yoga.” 🙄
Just people who get it.

Monthly membership is $77. Spots are limited.

👉 DM me “CIRCLE” to get the details.

Finding your own tribe isn’t easy.
Keep going.

I heard this quote recently...

“You grow into the woman your younger self would run to for protection”

Maybe you needed that reminder today too.

Your younger self is watching. She’s seeing you show up, set boundaries, choose yourself, rebuild what was broken. She’s seeing you become the safe place she always needed.

Letters to the Girl I Was is a guided conversation with that younger version of you—the one who survived, who deserves to know she made it.

Through 13 letter prompts, you’ll offer her the protection, reassurance, and fierce love she’s been waiting for.

Because healing isn’t just about moving forward. It’s about turning around and holding the hand of the girl you were.

Ready to write those letters?

Link in bio 💚

TheArtOfOnward GentleReminder YouAreNotAlone

You spent so long believing the problem was you 😥
your tone, your delivery, your timing, your “communication skills.”

But you were communicating clearly.
You were communicating honestly.
You were communicating from your heart.

The truth is
you were talking to someone who never intended to listen.
Someone who benefited from keeping you doubting yourself.
Someone who made you feel like your needs were “too much”
so they never had to meet them.

This isn’t a communication issue.
It’s a self-worth awakening.
You deserve relationships where your voice matters,
your feelings land,
and your truth is received — not dismissed.

You weren’t the problem.
You were the mirror they didn’t want to look into.

You get to outgrow that now. 💜

They called it “relationship problems.”
You called it “trying harder.”
But your body knew the truth long before your mind could name it.

That knot in your stomach.
The constant bracing.
The way your breath got small.
The tension that never left your shoulders.

That wasn’t you being dramatic or overly sensitive.
That was your nervous system recognizing danger…
even when you didn’t yet have the language to explain it.

Your body has always been on your side.
You just finally get to listen to it now. 💜