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This is question #8 in Rachel Hollis' book "What If YOU Are the Answer?" In this chapter, Rachel talks about social media, and how it affects our lives. She essentially broke it down into 3 elements - what we post, how others respond to what we post, and what we risk when we focus so much energy posting our lives on social media. I'm going to delve into each of these components. 1) What we post Rachel discusses how many people only post their "highlight reels" - them and thei

This is question number 7 in Rachel Hollis' book "What If YOU Are the Answer?" In this chapter, Rachel discusses the law of attraction, and emphasizes an important point - we don't attract what we want - we attract what we are. The things that we bring into our lives are a result of our thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, and actions. For example, we can say that we want money, but if we worry about money, have a negative attitude towards it, have a scarcity mindset, and act in way

This is my response to question #6 in Rachel Hollis' book "What If YOU Are the Answer?" The question is: When did you know something was wrong? I love this question. I've heard her talk about this before, and I think it's such an amazing question for us to think about the times we felt that gut feeling telling us that something was off...and we ignored that feeling. A lot of people who are people pleasers (hello!) do this. It could be something little, it could be something b

Last time, I spoke about Rachel Hollis' 4th question in her book "What if YOU Are the Answer?" Question number 4 was "What big thing is actually little?" Today's question - question number 5 - is "What little thing is actually big?" I was listening to what she had to say; she threw out some examples of what we could consider little but when we think about it, it is actually a big deal, and is actually important. She had mentioned something about ourselves, or our belief in ou

This is question #4 in Rachel Hollis' book "What if YOU Are the Answer?" In other words, what seems intimidating, but is really no big deal? For me and anyone who struggles with anxiety, this list of things can be quite long. From making a phone call to being alone in public, there are things that feel like they are a huge deal, and we build them up in our minds. We think they are going to be really hard, or everyone is watching and judging. While I do often feel that way reg

Question #3 in Rachel Hollis' book "What If YOU Are the Answer?" is: What is NOT your passion? What is definitely not your purpose? I really like this question. It can be overwhelming to hear all these things about finding your true passion and figuring out your entire purpose in this world. There are some that believe everyone has a purpose on this Earth, and some who don't believe that it goes that deep. For those who do believe everyone has a purpose, but are struggling to

This is question number 2 in Rachel Hollis' book "What If You Are the Answer?" Oh boy. This is another great question. #1 - Fear, depression, and anxiety I talked about this in my last post. After my dad passed away when I was 12, I became a very fearful, depressed, and anxious person. I won't go into too much detail, but I saw a lot of terrifying things when he was sick. I could make a separate post just on this topic alone, but for now I'll say that he suffered from a nasty

I've been on a personal development journey for a few years now, and have been reading/listening to Rachel Hollis throughout my journey. She has helped me so much (and she doesn't even know it). I just started reading her last book, called "What if You Are the Answer?", which consists of 27 questions to help you figure out difficult answers in your life. I decided to blog my answers to each question. The first question is - What and who are you waiting for? This is such a gre

I took Spanish for 2 years in high school. The first year, I really enjoyed it. I had a wonderful teacher, which helped a lot. The second year, I had a teacher that was not so wonderful, and then she ended up taking leave for half the year due to a medical situation. Our substitute was mediocre at best. I was also very caught up in all things high school related of course, so even though I enjoyed Spanish, I guess I didn't have the capacity at the time to really fall in love

As I walk the path of personal development, I believe more and more that society has set a lot of people up for failure when it comes to the concept of selfishness and selflessness. I’m going to speak from my own perspective, as to not put words in anyone’s mouth. Growing up, I was constantly surrounded by the idea of being selfless, and how this is a value that someone must have in order to be considered a good person. I still continue to hear this nowadays, being taught to

One of the things I am worst at is being patient. When I am waiting for something to happen, or I know that something is going to happen but it hasn't yet, boy oh boy does this take over my life. I am completely aware of this character flaw that I have, and I swear I'm trying to work on it. But MAN is it hard. I pray, I try to distract myself, I try to remind myself that things take time and not everything happens at the pace I would like it to (which is basically immediately

I tried to have a different mindset and approach going into 2026. Usually, I fall into the classic trap of setting enormous goals/New Year's resolutions that sound fantastic, but are extremely difficult to achieve (especially all at once, which is how I expect it to happen). I have realized that the main reason these goals do not come to fruition is because I put this insane pressure on myself to be absolutely perfect in regards to achieving the goals as soon as the clock str

My husband and I just finished Season 5 of Stranger Things. Before watching the final season, we did a complete re-watch from Season 1, since the first season came out like 20 years ago (not really but it feels like it) and pretty much all I could remember was Will being trapped in the wall of his house. We had a goal of finishing the re-watch before the final season dropped, but you know how it goes - you set goals that are hard to achieve. In other words, I tried. I tried m

We are currently in the middle of winter. There are so many things I love about this season. I love the way the snow looks as it is falling, and how pretty it is when the fresh snow covers the grass, roofs, and tree branches. I love the smell of winter - some people think I'm weird for saying this, but every season has such a unique smell and I appreciate them all. I love the coziness that winter brings. Sipping on a hot cup of coffee while looking out the window at the winte

I recently turned 33 years old. This birthday was difficult for me. My previous employer did 3 rounds of layoffs and ended up closing down business operations in November. My time there ended in early June. My family had limited childcare during the summer due to daycare being closed, my mom being sick, and my mother-in-law having surgery. Therefore, my job search was on hold for a while. When I did begin to apply for jobs, it was slim pickings. I have a wide range of experie

I want to preface this blog post by saying that it has taken me a while to write this. I have been undergoing a transformation period...

I think that it is fairly well-known that there is a stigma when it comes to mental health. We have certainly come a long way overall,...

I am a big goal-setter. I love the process of setting goals. I love helping other people set goals. I am a health coach, so the idea of...

I can now look back on the days before I had kids, and feel utmost compassion for any time a coworker needed to take off work because...