My big shift…

For many years I had pushed through my life. I had multiple jobs, I was training for big running races, volunteering for every organization I could in the community, and had a vibrant social life. My life looked full and purposeful on the outside, but here’s the thing, I was EXHAUSTED. My health was suffering in many hidden ways. My period stopped, I felt like I could never get enough food in my body to satiate me, my body felt heavy, and I started to develop migraines. 

I took a year off to travel the world, and the turning point for me, came in a woman’s therapy office in Bali. I took one step into her office and she turned to me and said “you have so much masculinity, but I’m not surprised, it happens to a lot of women from the U.S.” I looked down at my muscular body, tight clothing, and crossed arms, and my eyes widened. We spend the next hour diving into the ways I had been pushing against and through my life. 

From that day, my life took a turn. I dove into every resource I could find - books, workshops, mentors, self-inquiry, and trainings, to discover what femininity and what being a woman in this world is. 

Through this journey, I found a new way to live with the cycles of my life. As my period and health returned with rhythm, my mind became more attuned to the cycles of the year, the moon, and the phases of life. My schedule now includes rhythmic knowledge that allows for the flow of life and for the wide range of emotions and superpowers that women hold. 

The most incredible thing about sharing this work is your body already knows it, you just need to remember. When I share this knowledge as a mentor or as a birth doula, lightbulbs go off for women because this wisdom is held in their DNA. This is not another thing to learn, it is an unlearning, a remembering of the wisdom you hold. Creating this rhythm creates a balance that you and your loved ones can count on for lifetimes to come.