Weeklyish Thoughts

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Are You Ready for Some Football, Emotional Regulation and Inner Stillness?

Happy Sunday! I somehow picked the very best pumpkin santal candle from Home Goods, and I am delighted that it's filling my home with cozy vibes. I've fallen for it. (Dad joke) Football season has started. I went to the high school game on Friday. My own high school experience was top of mind bec...

Sep 07, 2025

How to Get Drunk and It Will Be Okay

Hey You! If you've been here awhile, you know that my lowest drinking moments happened on the bookends of summer: Memorial Day Weekend/summer kickoff, and Labor Day Weekend/ summer's end. I always looked forward to the day-drinking-free-for-all with friends on a long holiday weekends. I liked to ...

Aug 31, 2025

Fall Into YOU

Hi! Ahhh! Can you hear the big exhale here for me? I spent the weekend nurturing, nourishing, and nature-ing myself. It was just the reset I needed after a wildly busy summer. My husband attended happy hours and football drafts. I was so glad to not feel any FOMO about it. Instead, I got everyth...

Aug 24, 2025

Sunday Sermon. On Monday. August 18th. Prayers Answered.

Hi! I wanted to get this newsletter out on Sunday. I've been told that Sundays are the best time to send a newsletter. I've also been told the same about Tuesdays. And 11 am. And 8 pm. I like the idea of a Sunday sermon, as you know. I've talked about that before. Reading a newsletter on a Sunday...

Aug 18, 2025

Surprises in a Gone Girl Story

Hey You, I am writing to you in real time on this Sunday night. It is my 23rd wedding anniversary. I was 20 years old when my husband and I started dating. Our firstborn is now 20 years old. Time is wild. I am currently sitting in a makeshift DIY hospital bed on the living room floor with my dog ...

Aug 11, 2025

Unlock Your Best Self: Human Design Insights, Yoga Nidra Relaxation, & Fair Play

Hi! How's your Dry July going? For me? I got a personalized summary of my human design, and now I am absolutely obsessed. Here's a snippet of what I learned about myself. "Heather's purpose is like an open heart here to embody compassion, inspire authenticity, and guide others back to love throu...

Jul 21, 2025

Ready to kick the habit without kicking yourself?

Hello! How's Dry July going? I loved our kickoff call in the Insider Community. You better believe I kicked, like Molly Shannon, and stretched and kicked! 🦵🏽 There's a beautiful optimistic buzz as new members join in. Keep 'em coming! I feel so grateful for every hopeful woman who shows up worki...

Jul 07, 2025

Your Dry July Toolkit 🧨

Hey, you! July marks the halfway point, a moment to pause, reflect, and reset with intention. I am ready for a soft girl summer, a sober girl summer, and a tomato girl summer. 🍅 After attending a human design workshop the other week, I am all about alignment. To me this means to thine own self be...

Jul 01, 2025

Outta my Cage, Sober in the Brew City, Dry July Kick Off Party 🎊

Hi! I am so excited to catch up with you. I want to tell you about my experience seeing The Killers at SummerFest in Milwaukee. The last time I was at SummerFest was to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2000. It was a shitshow. It rained torrentially for the entire concert. My boyfriend (who is no...

Jun 30, 2025

Brain On, Sunday Scaries, Dry July and 108.

On Friday night, because I am a lonely loser with no plans and my husband was out of town, after my 🔗 30-12-3 treadmill workout, I spontaneously signed up for 108 sun salutations on the summer solstice with a group of people on the rooftop of my gym as the sun went down. That's a brag, and two da...

Jun 23, 2025

Cigarettes, American Pie, and Becoming More of Me

Happy Sunday (and Father's Day if you care, and not if you don't; either way is fine with me). I am writing from the cutest little Airbnb in Columbia, Missouri, where I am visiting my #1 daughter, Lily, who is spending her first summer away from home, like a real baby grown-up. I've been here ma...

Jun 15, 2025

The Pursuit of Pause + Throwback Pricing

On July 22, 2019, I completed my notes for my first-ever webinar called The Pursuit of Pause. It was the official grand opening of my sober boutique. My website was live. My first digital course, 🔗 Jumpstart, was ready to go. I was ready to accept students and payments (skip to the end for throwb...

Jun 09, 2025

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