No Stone Unturned
An exploration of health, wellness, and mindset—because the more we uncover, the closer we get to our fullest selves.
Propelled Into True Wellness: A Journey Through Loss, Grief, and Awakening
I discovered a version of myself I had never met before. I could hear my dad’s voice in my head, guiding me, reminding me what he wanted for me. He didn’t want me to shrink. He wanted me to expand. To live bigger. To shine brighter. He wanted me to stop hiding the parts of myself I had been keeping small for so long. I wanted these things, and I could feel him rooting for me.
Life suddenly felt so short, and I decided I was not going to live the rest of my life by anyone else’s standards and expectations but my own. If I could withstand this devastating, unimaginable loss, then I could do anything.
When you’ve experienced a loss this massive, what do you have to lose?
Where It All Began: My (Messy, Beautiful) Journey to Self-Love & Wellness
It starts with that one decision. Sounds easy, right? Hell no. Self-love is just like anything else—it’s a practice, a discipline. I find that a lot of people want to love themselves but don’t actually want to do the work to get there. For me, it started with giving myself grace through pregnancy and postpartum—choosing not to ‘bounce back’ immediately. I kept showing up for myself in the gym and getting to yoga when I could.
I found meditation when I had a two-year-old and a five-month-old. I started with a guided meditation program called Camp Calm, where you commit to meditating for 5-30 minutes daily for 30 days. I’m not exaggerating when I say it changed. my. life.
Just thinking about this brings me to tears. It was hard. I showed up for myself on the hardest days, and I am so grateful for that.