Monthly Collection - april
This month, I’m sharing:
Something to listen to
This conversation feels especially relevant if you’ve ever found yourself saying “yes” when something in you really wanted to say “no”. It gently explores the patterns of over-giving, people pleasing, and over-functioning. It offers a more compassionate understanding of where these tendencies come from and how setting boundaries can create more ease, honesty, and steadiness in our relationships and within ourselves.
Set Boundaries Without Guilt (Spotify)
Something to read
5 Rituals to Reconnect in Your Relationship
This article from the Gottman Institute highlights how connection in relationships is built through small, consistent rituals rather than big gestures. These rituals are simple and intentional ways of turning toward your partner to create shared meaning over time.
The five key practices include:
spending screen-free time together
having daily conversations to process stress
engaging in activities together
maintaining physical affection
continuing to “date” each other
At its core, the article reminds us that relationships are strengthened through repeated moments of presence, attention, and care.
Something to nourish
There’s something about the sound of genuine laughter that softens everything. Joy has a way of moving between us, reminding the body what lightness feels like and offering a kind of nourishment that we don’t always realize we need.
Click here for a nourishing Instagram reel <3
“Spring is far more than just a changing of seasons; it’s a rebirth of the spirit.”
Something to try
Anxiety Surfing (PDF)
Anxiety surfing is a gentle, powerful shift in how we relate to anxious feelings. Instead of fighting or trying to escape them, we begin to understand anxiety as a wave, something that rises, peaks, and eventually passes on its own.
When we resist or avoid anxiety, we may feel relief in the moment, but over time it tends to strengthen the cycle, making anxiety feel bigger and lowering our ability to tolerate it. Anxiety surfing invites us to stay, to notice, and to trust that our nervous system can handle the wave.
Through simple steps like acknowledging what is happening, observing sensations, softening judgment, and remaining present, we build the capacity to move through anxiety rather than away from it. With practice, this creates a quiet confidence, a deep knowing that even intense emotions are temporary, and that we are capable of riding them.
