Do I have words for today? In this moment I am acutely aware of how "out of practice" I am at writing here. When I started this Heart-Letter in late 2017, it began with me writing to you every week. Each Tuesday to be exact — I would sit and…
Read MoreSome of you that are used to hearing from me a lot more may be feeling like I've been a little MIA these days. And I have been! And that's because the "action" part of that acronym has had me in a level of…
Read MoreAnd just like that it's June! Here we are swiftly inching toward the longest day of the year. Preparing to honor the balance of dark and light, day and night, the official beginning of Summer…
Read MoreI have intentionally been on this journey of healing and change for a while. When I look at my journal writings from past months or even years, I can see so many tangible changes and self-improvement. Many of the goals that I have set for…
Read MoreThe start of a new year is always a interesting time. Sometimes we enter the newness full of clarity, ready with our intentions, certain we are going to crush it the next twelve months. That's what the beginning of 2022 was like…
Read MoreOn the news of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade — I wanted to share a poem that I wrote the other night when I couldn't sleep... (jet lag + outrage will do that to a person). Although I was never officially diagnosed with…
Read MoreI am still easing into expressing myself in the form of writing. Confidence resurfaced, once I stepped out of my comfort zone. This has been a new journey of no longer searching for validation externally, but within. I affirm myself that I am worthy of…
Read MoreI first began writing for Held In The Heart in July of 2019. Beth was my first ever yoga teacher in Los Angeles and though she had relocated, we had kept in touch through social media. At the time, I took it upon myself to go through a weekly…
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