There are a couple relationships in my life that have always felt… hard to navigate. For years, I thought the answer would be some major shift in them.
But this past year, there’s been a huge improvement in one of those relationships. Not because anything astronomical happened. Anything they did or I did, except kept doing the quiet work. Therapy. Self-awareness.
When I brought up the shift in therapy, we landed on a reason that felt true:
space.
This relationship used to take up so much space in my life. More than I ever realized. I’d get easily triggered, annoyed, and reactive because truthfully, I had no room. My own load was heavy for the past few yrs, and they demanded more than I could give.
The shift has been in reclaiming that space. I’ve quietly redefined what I let in, what I hold onto, and what I give energy to. And because of that, I can show up differently. More grounded. More spacious.
I’ve realized that healing looks like reclaiming your internal ground. Rebuilding capacity. Learning how to stay regulated, rooted, and present even in the spaces that knock you off center. And this has nothing to do with the other person. The beauty!
This relationship still tries to take up the most room ofc lol, but now I meet it with some internal boundaries. And because I’m in a season where I am carrying less, I actually have the capacity to support them without losing myself in the process.
It’s not always about fixing others.
Sometimes, it’s about yourself and reclaiming your space.
Does this resonate? Are there relationships in your life that feel like they take up all the space?
Things that are bringing me joy or I am loving lately:
Well, I just came back from the most fabulous trip to Sardinia, Italy and rewatching my videos for the 100th time is bringing me so much joy and gratitude.
We just got our new couch, and I am sooo happy (photo below). All I want to do is sit on it and relax haha.
Eating all the fruits!
SolidCore 30min core class. Y’all I cannot believe I’ve now been doing solidcore for 3 months! I only like the core class because I find their full body ones not as effective for me, but I love it. Actually, I am a bittt obsessed haha.
Creating color themed monthly Pinterest boards. Just doing all the creative things this year, after all, it is my word of the year 😍
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I deeply resonated with this message and am currently working through setting clearer boundaries with similar relationships in my life. I just restarted therapy and I am really looking forward to committing to my peace more than ever before.🤍☀️