I used to put a TON of pressure on myself around self-care practices. It would go something like this: ‘ok, so tomorrow I am going to wake up at 5am, do yoga for an hour followed by a half hour of meditation, and I’m not going to eat any dairy or sugar ever again, (insert…
Author: Gina Puorro
the art of resilience
If you pay any attention to the news, it is easy to feel like we are moving headfirst into the apocalypse, and fall into a perpetual state of grief around the suffering and horrors that occur at every moment. Within the microcosm of our own lives, we can also be thrown some major curveballs that…
full moon proclamations
Reflecting on the many miles travelled to get to this moment… humbled by the many miles yet to go. Setting some intentions with this full moon…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Speak softly to myself in all of the love languages. Collect the bones. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lick my wounds with tenderness and resilience. Remember. ⠀ Keep the heart open and soft,…
the myth of ‘not enough’⠀⠀⠀
As I am slowly unpacking and untangling a lifetime of stories I have been carrying about myself, l am noticing that there is a reoccurring theme beneath the surface of many seemingly unrelated storylines: a belief that I am not enough. I know I am not alone in this feeling – that we, just as…
no apology necessary
I’ve been thinking about how often I say ‘sorry’… it seems to be a default when I am needing or wanting something, expressing myself, in someone’s way, or feel that I am sharing too much. Beneath that phrase, what I am really saying is sorry that I: had a thought, an opinion, an emotion, spoke…
honoring the mother
Taking a moment to honor the mother that resides in me, and in all of us. As it becomes more and more likely that I will not give birth to another human, I find myself at times feeling grief over the loss of that possibility, and other times feeling deep peace around it. It is…
an unexpected journey
It’s been a strange couple of weeks, and quite frankly a strange few years… it’s an uncomfortable form of vulnerability to feel like your body and mind are not working the way they should be (big respect to those living with chronic illness), and not even being able to pinpoint when it all began… at…
on spring & growth
The older I get, the more I understand that growth, like most things, does not follow a linear path. After a long tough winter, we expect the first day of spring to bring flowers and sunshine… but sometimes a blizzard comes through and covers all the fresh buds with an icy blanket and cracks weakened…
of earth & sky 