Dec 6, 2021The Top 5 Pieces Of Bullsh*t You Need To Break Up WithJust posted all five on insta with very short commentary on each, but wanted to expand on them here. For today, let’s start with the first: Hey look, I get it. I’ve said it! It’s even been “true,” but only because I MADE IT SO. Art is intimate. It’s risky. Both creating it, and sharing it. As human beings, we naturally…Art2 min readArt2 min read
Aug 25, 2021On Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces, and Finding a Home in YourselfWhen all you do is remove triggers from your environment, you don’t grow. I appreciate the sentiment behind a trigger warning. I personally have a number of triggers that can send me to an entirely different mental reality, totally derailing my day, week, month… I understand that there are some…2 min read2 min read
May 15, 2021On the Importance of Finishing StrongI’d been working toward my Master Certified Coach Credential for many years. On one of my first vision boards, I had “Michelle Akin, MCC” on it. You can’t see it in this video still, but you can see the board itself… I remember putting it up there and thinking, “will that actually ever happen?” It seemed wildly unachievable to me. …3 min read3 min read
May 9, 2021Today, I honor myself as a mother to myself.My inner parent didn’t used to exist. Then, once she did… she was mean. Everything was about judgement and punishment. It showed up in many forms: -Scolding myself for “bad” behavior, and always trying to whip myself into shape. -Never allowing me to just be me, full expressed and unapologetic. …Mothers Day3 min readMothers Day3 min read
Feb 17, 2021I hope you enjoyed reading this, and I hope even more that you’ll find this mind hack valuable for you as much as it is for me.The One Thing That Finally Helped Me Manage My Anxiety12Oren HodAfter reading this, I realize I already do this to help myself fall asleep (and sometimes I can't…After reading this, I realize I already do this to help myself fall asleep (and sometimes I can't come up with the scene myself so I listen to audio books and try to let my mind get lost in the story) This is how I dealt with my mother having…1 min read1 min read
Feb 17, 2021…le mode, I hyper-focus on something that I love, that excites me, and that makes me think a little. In my case, it was basketball and sex. Separately.The One Thing That Finally Helped Me Manage My Anxiety12Oren Hodhahaha I love that you made the distinction of these not happening at the same time.hahaha I love that you made the distinction of these not happening at the same time. THAT'S an image! :D1 min read1 min read
May 30, 2019What do Harry Potter FanFiction and Life Coaching have in common?Well, not much… unless you say so. And, I say so! It’s funny, my first coach gave me that phrase: “Because I say so.” So much of my life up until that point was lived from what other people said. Now, if you ask my big sister, she will tell…Harry Potter4 min readHarry Potter4 min read
Feb 26, 2019Casual Only Exists Outside of CommitmentI only applied to one college. I was very casual about the whole process while my classmates were patently freaking out. (I didn’t want to go to college, I wanted to go to cosmetology school. My Mom forbid it. And she was scary about it.) Had my Mom said it…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Dec 24, 2018Being Married SucksToday is my 6th wedding anniversary and I gotta tell you, marriage blows. What it essentially is is getting to know someone so well that you could successfully win a court case proving why they are the worst person imaginable. Like my husband, for example… He doesn’t side-seat drive, exactly…6 min read6 min read
Dec 18, 20187 Years and 7 BooksIt was December of 2012, almost a full year after I had lost my Mom. I had been numbing out on a steady diet of cheese fries, video games, beer, and weed… not to mention obsessively listening to Harry Potter on audio book. One of those not so fun facts…Harry Potter5 min readHarry Potter5 min read
