Loving My Soul LLC

Sometimes in this world, we think we are so very alone. We think that no one else knows what we are going through. In this lifetime, I have had many unpleasant experiences. Fortunately, I have healed from those experience and come to a point in my life where I want to share the darkness and the shadow that transformed into light in my life. I want others to know that they are not alone in these types of experiences, and to see that there is growth, possibility, and happiness on the other side of something that we think might break us or self-destructive behavior. In this article, I will describe my battle with the horribly self-destructive coping mechanism eating disorders, specifically anorexia, and how I went from starving myself physically, to noticing I had a problem, to learning to nurture my starved inner child so that she can thrive and flourish.   A statue in the Vatican Gardens of Juan Diego opening his cloak, in front of  archbishop Zumárraga, to  show an image of Ou

How often do we pause and look around at the "culture of busy" that surrounds us and the toll that it takes on us when we partake in that mindset? A couple of years ago, I read an article where the person committed to not use the word "busy" as a response when asked how they have been, and it is a noble goal. Busy as they may be, I find that people tend to make time for the things that are important to them. With all of the obligations in our lives (family, work, school, etc.), one of the most deserving, and often most neglected, areas of our lives is practicing self-care, including finding balance and truly nourishing ourselves. I have often heard the saying that "it is difficult to fill up the cups of others when yours is empty". One of my favorite mugs from a dear friend and beautiful, luminous soul. When I was in college, one of my mentors would say, "It is more difficult to cut with a dull blade. Sometimes it's important to take the t