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Self-Discovery

Discover your true self by challenging old narratives and turning inward. Trust your journey, embrace yourself fully, and step into your power.

  • How to Love Living Alone: Musings of a Woman Who Lives Alone and Loves It

    • Joy, Self-Discovery
    Woman lounging on a bed in a fur coat, holding a bottle of wine and glass, embracing the joy of living alone.

    “The chances are that at some time in your life, possibly only now and then between husbands, you will find yourself settling down to…

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  • How to Love Being Single: Musings of a Happily Single Woman

    • Joy, Self-Discovery
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    A few years ago, I ended an 11-year relationship because it had long lost it’s joy and I entered into life as a single…

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  • How to Love Your Life: Musings of a Woman Who Loves Her Life

    • Joy, Self-Discovery
    Smiling woman relaxing on the beach at sunset, embodying peace, joy, and the freedom of living a life you love.

    Dad passed away last month. I know that’s probably not the most graceful way to begin a post like this, but it matters. Because…

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  • How to Love Yourself: Musings of a Self-Loving Woman

    • Joy, Self-Discovery
    A woman lifts a flower toward the sky, embodying freedom, self-expression, and the joy of loving yourself.

    For the longest time, I was kind of confused about this whole question of “Do I love myself?” Like, I didn’t hate myself. I…

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  • What Kind of Woman Are You? Living the Slow Dating Ethos

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A woman in a silky top with gold jewelry rests her hand gently on her chest, looking serene and reflective, symbolizing self-respect and inner strength.

    A couple of months ago, a local South Beach woman reached out to me for life coaching. We’d met through a mutual friend and,…

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  • Slow Dating: Presence Over Permanence — The Third Principle

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A joyful couple sitting barefoot on the beach, laughing and leaning into each other, capturing the playful, present-moment energy of slow dating.

    Living in the moment is one of the hardest things for most of us to do. Boy, don’t I know it. And when it…

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  • Slow Dating: Curiosity Over Conquest — The Second Principle

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A playful scene of two people reclining in a nearly empty movie theater with their legs up on the seats in front of them. One wears leopard-print shoes and socks, the other shiny pants and high heels, holding a red drink cup. The quirky, carefree vibe captures the spontaneity and fun of slow dating—where connection is more about shared presence than perfection.

    I have a guy friend who knows how to play the dating game almost better than anyone I know. Funnily enough, I met him…

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  • Slow Dating: Anchored Over Attached — The First Principle

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A joyful woman swinging her arms as she walks through a sunny field, symbolizing freedom, self-trust, and the lightness of anchored, intentional dating.

    “I want what you want.” It sounds sexy when you say it to someone who wants you back. When they want you to get…

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  • Taking it Slow in Dating: 5 Slow Dating Principles to Change the Way You Date

    • Love, Self-Discovery
    A relaxed interracial couple holding hands while seated together, embodying the calm and connection of slow dating. The Asian woman faces sideways, and the Black man’s body faces the camera with his head turned toward her. A softly blurred plant is visible in the foreground.

    “So, your place or mine?” he texts me. We haven’t even been on a date yet. I met him once… twenty minutes at a…

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  • How I Learned to Choose Myself First (And How You Can Too!)

    • Self-Discovery
    A woman reclines in a leather chair, facing the camera with a relaxed, unapologetic gaze. She wears an upscale black top, with tinsel draped on the chair like remnants of a long night out—capturing the quiet power of choosing herself after giving so much to others.

    I’ve always prided myself on being a helluva wingwoman. A genuine hype girl. You could be excited about lizards, and although I’m not gonna…

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