Think of a time when you did something really hard. Something that, at the time, you believed you couldn’t do or could not overcome. I think back to when I used to smoke cigarettes. The wild part was I didn’t even enjoy them. It had just become such a regular habit that I maintained from my teenage years into adulthood, that I didn’t know any other way. Over the course of my early 20s, I tried so many times to give them up, but I couldn’t seem to cut the habit. Then around age 25 when I got heavy into heated power yoga, I decided cigarettes didn’t have a place in my life anymore and I let them go. Just that small little switch of belief in my brain and that was that. It was that minor change in belief that began my journey to truly building confidence within myself.

Twenty, twenty-four is quickly coming to a close. It is often the week between Christmas and New Years that we begin to reflect on our intentions for the upcoming year. What lifestyle habits, environments, people, and behaviors do we want to leave behind in 2024; and what would we like to continue or begin in 2025? When mapping out our intentions for the upcoming year, it is common for us to overlook what actually matters to us. Meaning, we create our intentions based on what we think we should be doing, rather than what actually aligns with what we want. To support you during this process, I have created a formula so that you can successfully set your intentions for the year 2025. Lets dive in >>

For some, the holidays are a joyful time spent enjoying food, beverages, and time with family and friends. For others, the holidays can bring to the surface some very painful feelings; mourning the loss of a loved one, navigating a conflict with a parent, or indulging in toxic behaviors. The holiday season is meant to be a time when we practice gratitude for all of the people who are present in our lives, but for some of us we walk away from the holidays feeling awful. I created this little guide for both groups of girlies, because even a joyful holiday season can leave us feeling tired + worn out. These are some of my favorite rituals that support me in easing painful holiday emotions and showing up as my favorite version of myself.

Money is always available to me. That is the affirmation that pops up on my phone every day at 5:55 pm. A constant reminder that contrary to popular belief, there is enough money for all of us to go around. Like many of you, I grew up in a household with a scarcity mindset. There was and never would be enough money. I carried this belief with me well into my adulthood and it is something that I still work through every day. A lack mindset is very much alive in our society. I see it through the eyes of a business owner when potential clients are offended by the cost of my offerings, as well as, through the eyes of a consumer when I complain about the price of something. The belief that if we spend money, we won’t ever get it back is keeping us from living in energetic alignment with abundance.

A common concern for many adults today is that there is not enough time in the day to accomplish our to-do lists and care for ourselves. We often either have to sacrifice our responsibilities or (for most of us) we sacrifice our health and well being. I, myself, so often get caught up in the hamster wheel of responsibilities; too much over scheduling and overcommitting myself and not enough space to care for my overall well-being. I daydream about how I would structure my day if my only responsibility was to care for myself; if time and money wasn’t a construct that ruled over my daily life.  So what do we do? How do we create more space in our day to check off our to-do lists, as well as properly care for ourselves.

Today marks my 33rd year around our beautiful, radiant sun. I feel an immense amount of gratitude for the current well-being of my mind, body, and spirit. It truly has me reflecting on my life as an adult thus far + how very much I have evolved over the last 13 years. While I do believe that all of the experiences I have encountered in my adulthood have led me to where I am today, there are some bits of wisdom I wish I could tell my younger self in hopes that it could ease some of her internal pain and heartache. If you are in your 20s, this baby is just for you and if you are 30+ know that the journey never ends. Let’s dive in…

Back in May I posted on my socials about a confrontation I had with a woman at my work. Said woman was attempting to bully me into making a call that is completely unethical for my position. Let me backtrack a bit. Aside from the glamor of Embodiment by B (sarcasm please), I also work as a school counselor in South Philly. I have been honoring the role as a school counselor for four years now. It has had its challenges nonetheless and I thought many times about throwing in the towel and picking up a few bartending shifts to supplement income. Back to my story. After the confrontation, I asked someone higher up to reach out to this woman and tell her that what she was asking of me was not allowed. When they did, I heard crickets so being so naive to the cutthroatness of the school system, I believed the issue was at rest. And oh boy was I wrong.

I recently returned to Philadelphia after a two-week trip through Southern Italy and let me be blunt with you; I fucking indulged. The food and wine completely surpassed my expectations. I was eating all of the bread, pasta, and cheese I could get my hands on. The wine was some of the freshest I’ve ever tasted. Not only was the trip physically nourishing, but the culture that is Italy was lovely. From the history we experienced in Pompeii to the views on the Amalfi Coast, Eric and I truly enjoyed ourselves. It is a trip that I will forever hold near and dear to my heart.

I will never forget the first time I ever experienced the feeling of anxiety – I was 10-years-old and meeting my father for the first time. All day at school my palms were sweating and my stomach felt like it was in my butt. I didn’t have terminology for how I was feeling or why exactly I was feeling that way. The adults in my life wrote it off as nervousness, assuring me that there was nothing I could do to avoid this uncomfortable feeling. However, I knew this wasn’t typical nervousness. Nervousness is what I felt before getting on a rollercoaster or taking a test at school. This was nervousness on steroids.

‘It’s Gemini Season.’ ‘I am in the ovulatory phase of my cycle.’ ‘The weather is warm and the sun is out.’ ‘So why am I experiencing a creative block?’ These were the thoughts running through my mind while I was reflecting on what I should write about for this week’s blog post. There were ideas and topics coming through, but none that were firing me up; nothing I felt passionate about. Creative blocks do not need to coincide with the season, your cycle, or the weather. While I do feel a heightened sense of creativity when the weather is beautiful and my body has more energy, there are times when the outside world is aligned perfectly, but my inside world is not. If this resonates with you, let’s dive on in –

Full disclosure – everything I talk about on here, I have experienced. I wrote about co-dependancy because I was co-depenant. I spoke about misusing substances because I used substances to numb my feelings. I discussed toxicity in relationships because I was an active contributor to a toxic relationship. So when I speak about the negative effects of a victim mentality it’s because I moved through phases of life believing I was a victim. Full disclosure – if you have the freedom to read this post, you are not a victim. You have full control over where you are and where your life is going from here. This one is not for the faint of heart. So if you’re ready, let’s dive in.

I was talking with a friend this past weekend who was recently diagnosed with IBS. During the conversation, I asked if her gastroenterologist suggested that she take a daily probiotic. Her answer was ‘no.’ I was floored. Yet at the same time, was I? I have listened to enough naturopathic practitioners to know that medical doctors are trained to do two things: diagnose and prescribe. While I agree, medical doctors are necessary for our modern world, our bodies deserve more than just a medical diagnosis and pharmaceutical medication. Our bodies are entitled to daily rituals and habits that will support the health of our bodies long-term; not just a prescription that will put a band-aid on the problem.

Luteal phase can be one hell of a roller coaster ride. This season can cause increased discomfort if your hormones are unbalanced or you lack knowledge about the phases of your cycle. Prior to a year ago, I considered this the worst time of my month. I judged the increase in my appetite and my body’s signals for rest. Little did I know that if I honored these changes in my body, this time of the month wouldn’t feel so uncomfortable. If I listened to what my body was trying to tell me, the symptoms of womanhood wouldn’t feel so symptomatic.

The story behind how yoga and I found each other isn’t much of a romance novel. It wasn’t cutesy and I didn’t fall in love. The first time I took a yoga class was in 2015 at Bikrim Hot Yoga in Doylestown, PA. It was 90 minutes long and hot as hell. It was far from a match made in heaven, however, I played it cool; low key vowing to myself that I would never go again. At that point in my journey I didn’t enjoy much of anything outside of smoking Parliament Menthol Lights, vodka sodas, and closing down bars. About a month prior my grandmother passed away, a woman who played an integral role in my upbringing. I was so closed off that even if fulfillment slapped me in the face, I wouldn’t have noticed.

Have you ever found yourself drowning in a relationship; like you are completely stuck head underwater and you can’t get yourself up for air? Yes? Me too. Way too many times before my current relationship. And, yes, it would be much easier to blame the other person than to take responsibility for my feelings, but the truth is they were my feelings. The truth is, I entered every relationship prior to my current one the exact same way: too much too quickly without truly knowing how I actually felt and what I really wanted. The truth is, I entered every relationship before my current one with the fear of being alone. If this resonates at all with you, keep reading because this is a goodie >>

Hey loves! Today’s topic was brought to you by Saturday’s Full Moon in Virgo. Her energy was fucking strong this month and forced me into a moment of change that my soul has been yearning for. I am naturally a live to work type of human. Since childhood, I have aligned my value with my productivity. I have two Virgo placements in my chart and my moon is in Capricorn so energetically my mind is in constant go mode. I live in a continuous state of yang. However, my soul does not align with this. Rather, it has been yearning for more stillness; more peace. If you resonate at all, this one's for you. Now let’s dive in…

Hey loves!  Sobriety is trending heavy right now and while I don’t label myself as sober, I have completely altered my relationship with substances over the last several years. While this new style of living has brought so much beauty into my life: a healthier body, more self-awareness, early mornings, and a conscious partner; it has also presented me with some difficulties.  There are aspects of my previous self that I’ve found myself mourning over the last year or so.  If you have changed or are working to change your relationship with substances this one's for you.  Now let's dive in…

Hi Friends! Welcome back. You have made it to the final part of the Embody your Cycle Series. Today we will talk ovulation and all of the ways in which you can align your everyday life with this phase of your cycle. Adjusting your productivity, movement, and nutrition with each phase of your cycle allows you to fully embody the gift we have been given as women. It gives you permission to embrace the changes that your body experiences throughout the month. In return, you will feel more aligned and in tune with your body. As women, we have been misinformed that our body is against us. Well I say fuck that. Now let’s dive in…

How many of you feel like an entirely different person from the time you hit luteal phase until the time your period ends?  It’s wild how two weeks can change our perspective of the world, how we view ourselves, and how we manage the people around us.  Now men, if you’ve made it here, I commend you.  It takes a lot of balls (and in my opinion a real man) to want to learn more about a woman’s cycle so you can optimize your time with your partner. Biologically, we are not the same from mid-luteal phase until we’ve awakened our internal spring.  So buckle the fuck up & let’s dive in.

Hey Embodiment Fam! Welcome to part two of the Embody your Cycle Series.  Today we are going to discuss the menstruation phase of the female cycle and all things moving in flow with this season.  As females, there are so many fables we have been fed about our time of the month and how it is a burden to our everyday lives.  I am here to tell you that the stories we have been told are a lie.  There is a way to embrace this season with purpose and with intention.  As a matter of fact, without menstruation we would not have the ability to create life.  Without the ability to create life, you would not be reading this right now.