Journal
Welcome to my Journal
Insights from the Path
There’s practical advice, and then there’s putting it into action. Sometimes we don’t know where to start—that’s where the Actually Yes blog comes in. Other times, we have an idea of what to do but feel overwhelmed or hesitant when it’s time to implement those skills in real life. When your past was scary AF, creating a future from scratch can feel way too risky without a map or an assured outcome.
That’s where this journal comes in. It offers insights from my hard-earned, well-worn path of recovery, healing, and mastering life skills. It documents how I untangled the impact of a dysfunctional upbringing, broke the cycle, and built a life of stability, meaning, and joy. And today, it’s about how I continue to grow and refine the way I care for myself.
If seeing how I’ve made it through gives you even a small glimmer of encouragement to step into a new reality of empowered creation and fulfillment, then this journal has done its job. Your inner self—the part that’s protected you all these years—might just feel a little more willing to take an extraordinary leap forward into a life that’s currently unknown, but soon to be celebrated, cherished, and way better than you ever could have imagined.
You can do this. Let’s go!
Recent Entries
Breaking Generational Trauma: Worst Deal, Best Timing
Being tasked with breaking the cycle is a raw deal. Why you? Why not your parents, or their parents, for that matter? Why didn’t they do the work? Why do you now have to spend so much of your young…
The Oddest Couple? Wellness and Tech
Wellness has always been about connection—the innate balance between body, mind, and spirit, and how this balance extends to our relationships, environments, and our world. For most of human history, we lived in rhythm with nature. We woke with the…
Technology Promised Ease. I’ll Take It!
I’ve spent the past week working on my wellness tech post, exploring whether it can actually improve our lives… or if it just adds to the relentless pace of on-all-the-time, tracking of everything, and notifications demanding instant attention. I was…
When did “Being Present” become “Feeling Grounded”?
As I was working on my easy grounding techniques post, I woke up in the middle of the night with a thought: feeling grounded is the same as being present. Away from subconscious reactions. Away from fight or flight. Simply…