Category: Slow Living Lifestyle
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Slowing Down Changed My Money—Here’s What Shifted
I grew up hearing the same things so many of us hear: “If you want more, you have to work harder.” “Good things come to those who hustle.” “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” It was embedded in my bones before I even knew what money really was. And I believed it. I didn’t just believe…
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The Wealthier Side of My Slow Life
It was one of our yummy book club meetings—the kind that makes you want to pull your knees up on the couch, sip something warm, and just be. We hadn’t even cracked open the book yet; everyone was still coming in, finding their spots, settling in. You could hear the low hum of laughter, the…
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Give Yourself the Last Word
Why honoring your “no” might be the most luxurious thing you ever do The phone rang.And before I even picked it up, I knew what was coming. It wasn’t cruel.It wasn’t loud.It wasn’t even unexpected. It was love—wrapped in cultural expectation.Care—dressed in pressure.Concern—masked as conversation. My mother, in her usual mothering way, opened with the…
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What Slower Feels Like in Real Life
A true love letter to your nervous system, your time, and the life you get to design Slower doesn’t always look like taking a nap.Sometimes slower is just… not rushing. It’s waking up without an alarm.Not because you don’t have things to do, but because your body is learning it doesn’t have to be startled…
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This Pleasure Is Mine: Creating Beauty for the Woman You’re Becoming
She asked me if I trusted myself. Just a simple question.And I broke. I was sitting in my therapist’s office, trying to explain something I couldn’t quite name. And when she gently asked, “Do you trust yourself?”—I fell apart.Not because I didn’t want to.But because I had been taught not to. I Was Trained to…
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The Soft Rebellion of Doing Less (And Loving Every Second of It)
I spent months saying, “I’m shifting.”I could feel it in my bones, but I couldn’t name it.Every conversation with my girlfriends sounded the same:“Something’s changing, but I don’t know what.”We were swirling. In the middle of the fog. Searching. And then one day, I was scrolling on TikTok—just trying to pass the time—and there she…
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Be the One Who’s Willing to Fail (And Still Grows the Flowers)
Some mornings, I want to crawl into the softness of my covers and not come out.Not because I’m sad.Not because I’m defeated.But because trying again can be its own kind of exhaustion. Trying again means opening yourself back up.To effort. To hope.To not knowing how it’s going to go.To the possibility that it might not…
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The Life You Want Might Be Hidden in the Thing You Keep Postponing
A true story about tired mornings, hidden wealth, and why delay is often disguised as protection Let me tell you the truth:I don’t want to get up early.I don’t want to interrupt my rhythm.And I definitely don’t want to start my day with insurance study quizzes. But I’m doing it anyway. Because after months—and honestly…
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The Gumbo of Happiness: A Wealthy Woman’s Recipe for Feeling Alive
In 2023, I decided puzzles were going to be the thing.The thing that would bring my husband and I together for quiet moments.The thing we could do side-by-side on Sundays.The thing that felt slow, intentional, connected. I had a whole plan. Bought the first three puzzles in January.A puzzle for each month.A little glass of…
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You Won’t Know If You Love It Until You Try It (Luxury in Curiosity)
I still remember the day she told me she was walking away from her business. She was a client. A friend. A woman I admired deeply. I had coached her through some of her biggest pivots, watched her grow a studio from scratch, and helped guide her through decisions that brought her success and freedom.…
Slower, Wealthier, Happier 