My entire life became about my business, making more money, how I could make even more money, and pretty soon, I didn’t even know who I was anymore.
For as long as I can remember, I loved allllll things cozy, soft, relaxed, and chill.
I’m the weirdo who loves the smell of a soft pillow, have been gaming since I was 15, and would often skip out on nights out with friends to go to Blockbuster, rent a couple movies, and stay in with some chips and dip.
However, when I started my business, it grew really, really fast to the point where I basically had a cult group of people who loved everything I did, was making more money in a month than most people make in an entire year, and I was.. miserable.
I first started becoming interested in the cozy lifestyle movement when, bluntly put, I realized my business had destroyed my life.
I wanted this all the time.
The feeling I'd get on weekends when I didn’t have to worry about work and just got to “be”, and noticed how full my heart was when spending quality time with my boys, being a mama, a wide.. a happy woman with a spacious mind, tons of capacity, and an overwhelming feeling of calmness..
Cozy hobbies like gardening, reading fiction, naps, soft blankets, bubble baths, reading, playing cozy games, watching a good tv show.. just really comforting activities that brought me joy..
After having my baby in fall of 2021, it forced me to confront my misery when I started noticing how my toxic obsession with work was getting in the way of being a present mother.
It was so unhealthy, and slowly, I started to unravel until I hit my breaking point when I ended up at urgent care for horrible chest pains caused by crippling anxiety due to my business.
Throughout the many years of my life, I’ve been an advocate for a slower, softer lifestyle and have always loved all things cozy, but over the past couple years, I started finding that the cozy lifestyle started to feel healing.
There’s nothing wrong with those things, but what does it cost at the end of the day?
I got to work on finishing my life coaching certification, I started my hypnosis and somatic healing certifications, I became completely enamoured with shadow work.
Once I did that, I couldn’t unsee how miserable so many people are in this online business industry.. and how so many have completely lost their identity and sold their soul in the name of keeping up with celebrity coaches and becoming millionaires.
You deserve to go to bed each night feeling calm, and peaceful, and at ease.. proud of how you lived that day.
You deserve to have an identity separate from your work, where you are able to peacefully unplug from your business and pour into activities and people that bring you joy, love, and happiness.
You deserve to feel whole, and fulfilled, and have this beautifully enriching life that has you breathing fully and is so nurturing to your well-being.