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 hold one, I’d still clap in glee as you threw it over your shoulder, wrapped it around your neck, and did whatever other wild things reptile lovers do. I don’t know…
Reclaiming your life is an interesting idea. Honestly, I’m not sure I ever really claimed mine to begin with. Does anyone? Sure, there are moments I look back on now after getting lost in a man, marrying within months, moving across the world (effectively making my career credentials useless and my bank account nearly empty),…
When I was a teenager, I had a massive crush on a boy. Let’s call him Caleb. He was the most handsome boy I’d ever seen, and I was convinced he was the love of my life. Looking back now, I realize that crush on Caleb was the start of me becoming the poster child…
This past weekend I watched the Titan documentary. It’s a poignant retelling of the 2023 tragedy, when a submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic, killing all five men on board. There were many lessons in the story, but what struck me most was how determined Stockton Rush, the mind behind the Titan, was…
“You’ve got a helluva poker face, Candis.” My brother says as he sets his arepa down, looking at me like he’s just been hit with a plot twist straight out of a telenovela. I’ve just finished telling him the scandalous, layered, almost-unbelievable details of my decade-long marriage saga and the final ordeal that sealed its…
It’s a random Wednesday night in 2023, and I’m face down on the carpet in my friend’s living room, arms and legs splayed in a relaxed but utterly defeated starfish position. My ex-husband has just delivered the final metaphorical gut punch, almost a year after our breakup. The news is somehow mind-boggling, unsurprising, and deeply…
Hi, I'm Candis, a Life Coach and Embodiment Teacher for women. I coach clients, host gatherings, and share stories of love, reinvention, and the creative power of joy. Join me in slowing down, coming home to the body, and reimagining life, one day at a time.
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