Are you like me? A total book lover by nature. I remember in junior high making a trip with my mom to Waldenbooks (RIP) and buying the latest Baby-Sitters Club book each month. And when I used to travel for work, wandering through the airport bookstore was a favorite place to pass the time. Somehow the potential of going to new places by air and in my mind was a new level of intoxication. Read on to see how they can help with your personal growth journey.

A couple weeks ago, I took my youngest son to a check-up for a congenital condition he had surgery for in the first year of his life. It was repairable and everything has been improving in the four years since. So I wasn’t too worried, but there is that lingering “what if” until you get the okay.

The theme of the week has been brave and all the different ways we can be brave.

The biggest kinds of brave are the ones that you face every day. The choices you make everyday in how you show up in the world.

Perfect or perfection?

Similar words, but can guide your life in wildly different ways.

Stuck for inspiration on how to connect your dots?

We don’t all have a magic fairy godmother making our wishes come true with a couple of mice and a pumpkin.

Do you feel like there is something that you are wandering about a bit aimlessly in your life, that you want to find yourself, know yourself better?

Well the good news is that you aren’t really lost, but you do need to do some work to uncover your true self.

As part of Happy YOU Year, I spent the week on Instagram highlighting how the Illumination Kit can help you with that. Let’s walk through an element in each of the guides and use it to grow your glow this week!

I have been taking my Mindset Monday advice to heart this week and really being open to trying new things... like scary open. I'm so proud of myself for not letting it keep me from saying yes.

You have an amazing talent to somehow get everything done that needs done. You pull off miracles everyday with ease that others would struggle with. And you make sh*t happen even when it doesn't feel easy. But we can all use a few tips to help make getting it all done with more alignment so you can thrive.

This week we are focusing on reframing our stories and giving new life, new perspective to the things we believe and tell ourselves. It’s like changing up the recipe of your life, just a little tweak can take it a whole new direction. Are you ready to try a new recipe for your life?

These past two weeks spring is in the air and it feels like a great time to let our inner light shine. You are your longest companion, yet we don’t fully know what makes us light up. How often do you take a look within yourself, open yourself up to moments of enlightenment, facing potentially difficult realizations and feelings? Knowing yourself better, taking action toward your goals, your passions, showing up for yourself every day is how you grow your glow.

How much do you really know about yourself? How often do you do a deep dive into your soul or have a moment of pause to receive a flash of knowing? In the often self-imposed chaos of life, of motherhood, we don’t take the time for uncovering insights into our most precious souvenir of this life- ourselves.