It’s not you. It’s me.

Thank you so much for your supportive words last week as I shared about grief and the creative process (or, at least, my creative process). This week will be especially intense as what would have been my mom’s 77th birthday is upon us and we’ll gather together as a family to remember her (big breaths in and out and lots of hand holding and hugging are in order).

We’re nearing the end of the semester which means i am doing what I love most: reading my student’s Beautiful You journals and final process papers. My students this semester? Responsible for big feelings.

While I buckle down and get this semester wrapped, I wanted to share with you a podcast that I had the joy of being a part of recently.

“Our responsibility is not to match the standard of beauty that we’re given in the advertising world. Our responsibility is to feel well enough so we can go out and do what’s purposeful and passionate for us.” -Rosie Molinary

Amy Medling is the PCOS Diva and she helps women move beyond the pain, struggle and symptoms of PCOS so that they, in turn, can live the life they were meant to live and shine their light without PCOS holding them back. Amy came across Beautiful You for the first time in 2011 and has been recommending it to her clients for years. I follow and really admire Amy’s work and was so honored when she asked me to be a part of her podcast. In this episode, we talk about self-acceptance, self-care, building positive and healthy relationships with ourselves, recognizing that worthiness is our birthright and more.

Listen or read the transcript here.

“A lot of women say, ‘I don’t have the luxury of taking care of myself.’ The reality is you don’t have the luxury not to.”

Rosie Molinary