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06/17/2026

Take a deep breath in...
Hold it.
Slowly exhale.
Repeat
This is your reset.

🌊 Mid-Week Exhale

See you next Wednesday.

06/17/2026

Take 15 seconds.

Breathe in.
Hold it.
Slowly exhale.
Gaze at the flowers.
Repeat.

Pause before rushing into what's next.

🌊 Mid-Week Exhale

See you next Wednesday

06/16/2026

I've noticed something about capable women.
We apologize for things that don't need apologies.

𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺.
𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?
𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

I started paying attention after last week's conversation about the word "just."

Once I noticed it...
I couldn't stop hearing it.

I've heard women say 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 for…

Speaking up in meetings.
• Asking for help.
• Taking a sick day.
• Needing a deadline extended.

….and for simply existing in a space they had every right to be in.

I've done it too.

The other day I caught myself again.
I started an email with…

𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶...

And then I stopped.
Was I actually sorry?
Or had I simply learned to make myself smaller before asking for something?

I think that's the part that’s so interesting.
Most apologies aren't about politeness.

They're about permission.

• Permission to ask.
• Permission to need.
• Permission to take up space.
• Permission to be human.

This week, I'm paying attention to the word "sorry."

Not because I want to stop being kind...
Because I want to notice the moments
when kindness quietly turns into an old story.

And I've learned that the smallest words
often tell us the biggest stories about ourselves.

BUT once we notice them...
We get to choose if we want to believe them.

06/12/2026

This week's lesson brought to you by Bruce. 🐶
On our walks, Bruce has a habit...

He'll stop dead in his tracks, staring at a bunny in someone's yard.

Then he'll look at me with those innocent eyes like,
Mom... I just want to get a little closer.

Uh huh.
Sure, buddy.

We both know this isn't a wildlife appreciation tour.
😂

It made me laugh because after writing this week's newsletter about the word "just," I started noticing it everywhere.

Not just in emails.
Not just in conversations.

In my own thoughts.

I just need to get through this week.
I just need to lose a few pounds before beach season ;)

But honestly, it's funny how one tiny word can make us feel smaller than we are.

Bruce, on the other hand, doesn't apologize for wanting what he wants.

He's clear.
Curious.
And completely unconcerned with what the neighborhood thinks.
(We could probably all use a little more of that energy... minus the bunny chasing.)

💙 Weekend Refill:
Pay attention to the little words and stories you've been telling yourself this week.
You might discover they're smaller than you are.

06/10/2026

Pause for 15 seconds.
Breathe in slowly.
Exhale completely.

Let your shoulders drop.

Nature has a way of reminding us...
You don’t have to hold everything at once.

🌊 Mid-Week Exhale

See you next Wednesday.

06/08/2026

We have a habit of making ourselves smaller before anyone else gets the chance. Sometimes... it starts with one little word:

Just.

I was thinking about this over my morning tea this week.

𝘐'𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯.
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱.
𝘐'𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢.

It's such a small word that we hardly notice it.

But I've heard women lead teams, solve impossible problems, raise families, manage crises, and somehow still soften their own voice before sharing a thought.

I've done it too.

I caught myself writing an email recently.
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯...

And I stopped.

Why was I apologizing for taking up space in someone's inbox?

The interesting thing about little habits is that they rarely stay little.

I've noticed it show up in meetings.
In interviews.
During performance reviews.
When asking for help.
When asking for a raise.
When sharing an idea.

We quietly edit ourselves before anyone else gets the chance.

Maybe it's because we've learned to be accommodating.
Maybe it's because we don't want to sound demanding.
Maybe we don't even realize we're doing it.

I don't think the word "just" is the problem.

I think it's the story hiding underneath it:

Don't take up too much space.
Don't ask for too much.
Don't be too much.

This week, I'm paying attention to that little word.

Not judging it.
Just noticing it.

Because I've learned that the smallest habits often tell us the biggest stories about ourselves.

And once we notice them...
we get to decide whether they're still true.

06/05/2026

I was watching the tide come in this week.
The ocean doesn't worry about whether it's making progress.

It simply keeps moving.

Sometimes we're so focused on how far we still have to go that we forget to notice how far we've already come.

The mindshift:
Progress doesn't always look dramatic.
Sometimes it looks like showing up consistently and trusting the tide.🌊

06/03/2026

Take a deep breath in...
Slowly exhale.
This is your reset.
🌊 Mid-Week Exhale

See you next Wednesday.

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06/03/2026

06/03/2026

While watching this short video…

Take a deep breath in...

Slowly exhale.

Let this be your reset.

🌊 Mid-Week Exhale

See you next Wednesday.