I dimmed my own expression yesterday lol I caught myself holding back BIG TIME and when I realized it, I had to laugh out loud. I hold a Whattsapp group with women who have taken Qoya classes with me before. These are women (and some men!) who have already danced with me, already loved it! And I realized that I censored myself ^inside my own group^ 🤣 I held back my JOY in posting about today's class. Becasue...I unconsciously made a "rule" that I would post ONE TIME about the upcoming dance class, then that is it. WHY? I didn't want to be annoying, pressure anyone, bother them, or oversell. Then it hit me... HOLY F!!! Look how I dimmed my own expression! These are women (and men!) who already chose to dance with me. Women who KNOW how good it feels to move their bodies, shake things out, and leave class GLOWING. And here I was holding back with the fear of appearing 'too much'. As soon as I realized this, I dropped a juicy voice memo into the group. I thanked them for dancing with me in the past I shared my HEART about how much it means to me to share the dance floor with them. And I invited them to dance with me again, TODAY. Because, honestly, Who does not want to FEEL GREAT in their body? Who does not want to open to MIRACLES? Who does not want FULL EXPRESSION? Then I dropped another voice memo about THIS STORY, how I almost didn't invite them again because I didn't want to be "too much." The truth is...Qoya is about our full honest expression. Moving your bodies in a way that you feel LIKE YOURSELF. Moving your body to feel ALIVE and to access YOUR OWN LIFE FORECE energy, your own creativity and intuition. And here I was censoring myself 🤣 Our light is needed in this world. Our offerings. Our voice. Our song. So, I am inviting YOU to Qoya Dance today too! 👉🏼TODAY @4 pm ET / Online. / $15 👉🏼REGISTER - link in BIO or DM me DANCE Theme: EXPECTING MIRACLES Come get WISE WILD & FREE with me todayyyyy! I would love to dance with you! xoxo Brenda #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MovementRitual #DanceYourTruth #ExpectMiracles ✨

✨EXPECT MIRACLES✨ choosing to BE in your body opens you up to possibility beyond your wildest dreams Choose to move dance breathe Remember who the F you are That you are WILD You are WISE And you are FREE Join me TODAY for a juicy Qoya dance and connecting to your body class 🍑 💣LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER😈 #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MovementRitual #DanceYourTruth #ExpectMiracles ✨

I talk a lot about moving your body to access your intuition and creativity. What is equally important is SLOWING DOWN. RESTING. Both are truly needed to feel fully alive and healthy in your body. Look at nature. The sun goes up and down. The seasons change. Everything is always in a constant state of movement from dark to light, light to dark. 🌞🌓🌑 Your body needs the same kind of care. Join me in Qoya where we open the body with fun, playful dance and movement and also create space for resting and slowing down. In a Qoya class, the invitation is always to move your body in a way that is most nourishing to you in each moment. Come connect with your body and practice what this feels like. Such a no brainer to join me on Thursday! Thursday / 4pm ET / online / $15 REGISTER - link in bio or dm me DANCE Can’t wait to get WISE WILD & FREE with you! Xoxo Brenda #Qoya #WiseWildFree #EmbodiedMovement #RestAndMove #NervousSystemCare

Your body is a powerhouse of infinite resources🤑🍑🍯 No need to look outside of yourself. �Treat her like a Queen and she will FLOW with resources for you💦💦💦 In Qoya, we intentionally move to open the body - HIPS, HEART, BELLY - to create SPACE inside our bodies. Those moments when you feel stuck, when you’re DOOM SCROLLING or have been sitting or thinking too much… �Instead creating problems, 🍑MOVE your body. �🍯Access the WILD POWERHOUSE of MAGIC and MIRACLES living right in your cells. Moving changes everything. In Qoya, we move to remember. �Remember that we are WISE, WILD & FREE. Thursday / 4pm ET / online / $15 REGISTER - link in bio or dm me DANCE Such a no brainer to join!! Xoxo Brenda PS ⚠️WARNING: EXPECT MIRACLES‼️ #qoyamovement #somaticmovement #nervoussystemregulation #shakeitout #letitgo

⚠️warning: expect miracles‼️ Thursday / March 12 / 4pm ET $15 / online / join from anywhere ‼️Link in bio or dm me DANCE 🍑😈💣💃🏾 #embodiedmovement #womenscircle #ritualpractice #healingthroughmovement #expectingmiracles ✨

Your power as a woman comes from being in your body. TRUSTING your intuition. KNOWING you are the creator of your life. BELIEVING you are the cat’s meow. Sitting at a desk, being on our phones, feeling stiff and stuck cuts off your LIFE FORCE ENERGY. Choosing to MOVE your body as part of your CREATION process is powerful🔥 Get on the dance floor with me on Thursday to REMEMBER you are WISE, WILD & FREE!!! Thursday March 12 / 4pm ET / $15 / REGISTER - link in bio or dm me DANCE Theme: EXPECT MIRACLES Let’s have some fun!! Xoxo Brenda #qoyamovement #somaticmovement #nervoussystemregulation #shakeitout #letitgo

shaking is a great nervous system regulator 🔥🔥🔥 what are you WILLING to let go of? 😈not everything - maybe just one thing Or even the WILLINGNESS to let it go We don’t force it We RITUALIZE it maybe a Habit? Thought? Belief? In Qoya Movement we shake to let something go and put it in compost for regeneration, which is supportive of life🌱 Letting go is natural and part of the cycle. Look at nature! 🍑Let’s get WISE WILD & FREE together🍑 👉🏽Thursday / March 12 / 4pm est / $15 👉🏽ONLINE!! Theme: EXPECTING MIRACLES✨ DM me MIRACLES or register using the link in my bio🍑 #qoyamovement #somaticmovement #nervoussystemregulation #shakeitout #generationalhealing

being wise wild and free is being IN your beautiful body moving playing yoga-dancing doing it how you wanna moving how it feels goooooood just for the fun of it Oh and there’s so much magic and inspiration that comes from moving, dancing and playing in your body 🙌🏽 this is health 🍯 this is life this is Qoya Movement 🍑🍑🍑 Let’s dance! 👉🏽Thursday March 12 @4pm est / $15 👉🏽ONLINE so join from anywhere 😈Link to sign up in my bio or DM me😈 Theme: EXPECTING MIRACLES🔥 So excited to dance together! xoxo Brenda

Let’s get WISE, WILD & FREE together! 𝘌𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯? Great music. Moving our bodies. REMEMBERING WHO THE F*CK WE ARE. No dance skills needed. No perfection required. Just you and your body. Your wild self. This month’s theme: EXPECTING MIRACLES ✨ Maybe the miracle is joy. Maybe it's shaking off the week. Or maybe it's remembering who you are underneath the noise of this world. Thursday, March 12 4:00–5:20 PM ET, $15 Online. Join from anywhere. Come dance with me! Link in bio or DM me DANCE 💃 #qoya #dancepractice #embodiedmovement #wiseWildFree #womensmovement #somaticmovement #danceyourself #movementmedicine

want a husband? don’t want a husband? want a wife? or nada? or two? whatever you want, we are going to have fun with this one at the next Qoya class😈 because what’s better than playing and having fun while dancing and honoring our bodies with other women? 🍑get on the waiting list🔥in my bio 🔥and I’ll notify you when the next class is LIVE🍑 oh and the dancing is ^online so join from anywhere💃🏾 let’s get wise wild and free together💎🔥💋 xoxo Brenda

Part of accepting ourselves for who we are is accepting our messes, and mistakes. In addition to our triumphs 🍯 When I felt like I effed up so badly, I had to ask the hard questions of myself: 🔥Is this going to define me for the rest of my life? 🔥Or am I going to mine for the gold and rise up? It took a LOT of courage to choose MINING for GOLD and receiving the lessons 😈 And it was worth it because I slowly learned to trust myself again. Self Trust is born when we can own our choices and hold ourselves through the whole process of collapsing, and eventually rising and owning who we are 360 degrees. It requires a backbone to stand up straight and say, this was my choice. While simultaneously wishing it had turned out differently. And still claim: I am a confident, loving woman. I am not defined by or erased by my mistakes. There is something humble and beautiful about this level of self honesty. This is from Episode 131, Mining for Gold, Learning From Conflict and Mistakes, of the Desire as Medicine podcast. Link in bio. In my 1:1 private Legacy of Love work: • We build the internal backbone to take responsibility without self destruction, especially in motherhood and partnership.�• We separate your inherent worth from your behavior so shame stops running your lineage.�• We practice embodied repair, where you model accountability and self respect for your children instead of perfection or collapse. You are allowed to own what happened and still stand tall. In fact, this how power and self trust is cultivated. How did this clip land for you? Go listen to the full episode and tell me what stirred. #LegacyOfLove #DesireAsMedicine #SelfTrust #GenerationalHealing #EmotionalMaturity

Personally, I rolled around in the dirty, smelly muck for a long time. Over and over. 💩 It is part of the process of healing and growth. For me, I was stuck because I was terrified of looking at what hurt the most. It was easier to stay in blame, self loathing, regret, and fantasy. As painful as that was, it still felt easier than facing the truth. Because when you face the truth, you have to ask yourself, WHO AM I? This is when the real work of transformation and self love begin💜 This is from Episode 131, Mining for Gold, Learning From Conflict and Mistakes, of the Desire as Medicine podcast. Link in bio. In my 1:1 Legacy of Love work: • We gently uncover the truth you have been resisting, especially the inherited patterns you learned in childhood.�• We move out of blame and self punishment and into ownership that restores your power.�• We ask the deeper identity question, who are you becoming beyond the family script, so you live the life you feel proud of. You do not have to stay stuck in cycles of regret to prove you care. There is another way through. How did this clip land for you? And if you feel the pull, go listen to the full episode. #LegacyOfLove #DesireAsMedicine #HealingGenerations #TruthTelling #EmbodiedGrowth

And then there was a moment when I realized I did not want to keep recycling the same pain and story. That it was complete and time to move on. It is easy to stay in the loop. Keep retelling the story. Beating yourself up. Processing it again and again, all while calling it growth. And yes, growth continues. Insight continues. But there is also a moment when you need to draw a line in the sand and say, this is complete. I am taking the lesson.�I am taking the gold.�And I am moving forward. There is so much freedom in that decision. This is the heart of Episode 131, Mining for Gold, Learning From Conflict and Mistakes, on the Desire as Medicine podcast. Link in bio. In my 1:1 private Legacy of Love work: • We identify the repeating generational pattern and stop the unconscious recycling. You learn how to complete a cycle instead of reliving it.�• We mine the gold from conflict in real time, especially in parenting and partnership, so you shift what you are leaving behind.�• We create a clean internal line in the sand, where self blame turns into embodied wisdom and forward movement. You do not need to stay in the story to prove you learned. You get to integrate and move. Lsten to the full episode, and I would love to hear how this landed for you. #LegacyOfLove #DesireAsMedicine #BreakTheCycle #EmbodiedWisdom #GenerationalHealing

What I leave behind to my children and my grandchildren is my legacy, and it matters to me. It matters to my lineage that I stayed, did the work and came this far. And in a way, at 57, I am just beginning, with a brand new solid foundation beneath me. A foundation with a solid embodiment to ride the ups and downs of life. Which means trusting and following desire, taking risks and keeping my heart open, all while doing the dishes and tracking my finances. I don’t need things to be perfect anymore. (can we say, AMEN!) This is the foundation for how I live my life. It’s the foundation I help women build in their own lives. One brick at a time. This is my personal Legacy of Love. I built Legacy of Love from the rubble of my own life. From my 30 years of experience being an Educator, Working with Families and Raising my own Children. I’m inviting you into my world so you can create your own Legacy of Love. What do you want your Legacy to be? Book a Discovery Call to get started. Or DM me LEGACY. xoxo Brenda #legacyoflove #nineyearcycle #cyclecompletion #lineagehealing #familyconstellations #generationalhealing #embodiment #embodiedwoman #desireasmedicine #desireledlife #consciousliving #womensupportingwomen #womenswisdom #midlifetransformation #legacywork #healingjourney #selftrust #emotionalhealing #nervoussystemhealing #womenwholead #authenticliving #personaltransformation #soulwork #healinglineage #createyourlegacy #womenswork #innerwork #lifetransitions #consciouswoman #healinggenerations

I had huge amounts of transformation in the past decade plus. A lot of change, a lot of beauty and also dark bottoms. During the hardest parts, I prayed a lot. I went to a lot of Twelve Step meetings. I hired coaches and teachers to hold me. So grateful for my friends. During the darkest parts, I had no vices. I didn’t shop. I didn’t eat out, I didn’t drink. I have spent the last few years rebuilding my nervous system to be able to hold the multiple truths of my life. It takes courage to hold oneself with a straight spine, shoulders back and heart open to say, Yes, these were my choices. To stick around for the clean up, all while being in rightness with oneself as a complex human on the journey of life. In the years previous, it was much easier to collapse in shame and live in denial. Until that became too expensive on my being. I learned to accept and love myself. I made choices that honored myself. With my body, my finances, how I let myself be loved. I created boundaries around how I spent my time, money and energy. The pieces of my life have been falling into place ever since. This is what it looks like to choose oneself. And now it’s time to gallop with the horses 👅 �This is one of the foundations of my 1:1 work. xoxo Brenda #choosingmyself #selfauthorship #embodiedconfidence #selftrust

I smacked my head on the railing the other day I saw stars and could feel tears welling up behind my eyes. I also felt the pull to keep going with the task at hand. I love these moments because I get to feel the old version of me who would have overridden the tears, and just kept going. I am fine, it’s okay. I’ve seen the women before me do this. But these moments of ignoring my body are complete. I sat down, cried, breathed and put ice on my head. I have a lot of love for the past version of me who couldn’t pause or take up space to cry. My body is the vessel for my soul. Why would I disrespect her by ignoring her needs and messages? The same is true when food goes down the wrong pipe and I need to breathe and cough for a few minutes. I used to talk through the coughing and continue eating. This is how I used to live. 
Perfection ran me. I overrode my body and my intuition. I was led by the persistent need to get everything done before I could relax, have pleasure or take care of myself. My career as a teacher kept me in perpetual motion. I used to spend the entire month of September completely exhausted. I was often sick and would fall asleep every afternoon, unable to do anything beyond the basics. One of my first years teaching, I was so sick I had to write on the board just to communicate with my students. I taught the whole day like that. 
This lesson has showed up for me in many ways over the years. After my father died, I didn’t realize how hard it would be to go to work on the anniversary of his death. I was in a deep state of grief and sadness, unable to focus. The following year, and for many years afterwards, I called in sick to work on this day. I needed spaciousness to reflect and feel. I would take myself to a beautiful park, and have space to be. This was one of the first times I learned how to take space for myself simply because I needed it. There is no outside permission slip for this. It only comes from within. I remember the moment about 5 years ago when I saw the mechanics of how I went past my body’s capacity. It was a huge wake up call… Part 2 in Comments✨

I had everything in life and I burned it all down. The house, the family, nice cars in the driveway, vacations, a marriage, a career I loved. I can see now that it couldn’t have been any other way. As much as I went beyond what any woman in my family has done, the story in my cells told a different story. Because in the end I burned it all down and experienced the same homelessness and survival pattern my grandmother did in the 1930’s, with my own modern Brenda twist. The concept of home has always been alive for me and I know my soul wanted to experience having, losing and desiring home. I remember being a little girl, wanting my HOME so badly. We lived in beautiful homes and that all changed when my parents got a divorce. This is when I experienced my first version of the family pattern. I craved HOME when I got married at 23. I’ve owned two beautiful homes in my life and I loved them with all of my heart. My homes were filled with love, laughter, and two beautiful children. I lost most of my material items in a variety of ways: a hurricane, a storage unit debacle, and mostly, by choosing to walk away from everything I built. Like my grandmother decades ago, I had no real place to call home. I was in survival mode and didn’t even realize it. I thought I was different, but I wasn’t. I recreated experiences I had as a child and as an egg in my mother and grandmother’s bodies. My awakening at age 40 was an invitation to heal the lineage, by healing myself. These things are not meant to be worked on in isolation. It was my daughter who started unwinding the family survival pattern before I even recognized it. This set off bells and whistles in my body. There were many branches of healing the survival patterns in myself. The first one was learning to love myself. I learned to forgive myself, to have compassion for my former selves. I learned to have standards and boundaries. Once I began to soften with myself, the other pieces were able to slowly fill in. My life became chop wood, carry water. Part 2 in Comments

Most of us live somewhere else.�In the past or the future.�Wishing things looked different. �And guess what? Underneath all of it lives DESIRE…�A longing for something else. But hating yourself does not move your life forward.�Hating the moment does not create change.�Hating yourself does not create transformation. So how do you make right now OKAY? How can you love yourself right here?�This is the million dollar question. A few spoiler alerts on Ways to practice being OK with right now: • Name what is true without fixing it or judging it�• Ask yourself what is the desire underneath the hurt?�• Be gentle with yourself over self punishment, again and again How this connects to private coaching with me: • You learn how to stop attacking yourself in moments of discomfort�• You practice staying with desire without collapsing into shame�• You build trust with yourself right where you are I would love to hear how this landed for you.�Listen to the full episode #125, How To Be Okay With Right Now? LInk in bio. #healingpath #desirebasedliving #coachingforwomen #listenin

In the last years of my teaching career, I kept repeating to my close colleagues: I am done. I AM DONE. It felt so clear, yet so completely weird. I had planned on teaching for my full 30 years then retiring, like everyone before me. But the teaching culture became toxic, and I was anxious and miserable in the career I had once loved. What was once a child centered learning environment where I created engaging lessons daily, became invasively focused on testing scores. It clashed with my spiritual awakening and call to self-actualization. Similar to the pattern in my marriage, I didn’t know how to exit gracefully. I ended up breaking a district wide testing rule and was formally brought up on charges. I accepted a half school year unpaid suspension then was put in the Rubber Room of the District offices for the second half of that school year. I didn’t even try to negotiate a lesser punishment, as I was truly exhausted and grateful for the break. I am not legally allowed to give more details publicly about this issue so I won’t elaborate further. But I will say that I got caught up in the red tape of politics and was used as an example I loved my job and had a lot of integrity in my work, just as I do now. I had a stellar file and relationship with faculty, administrators and families. Leaving was not an easy decision, and definitely not a financially sober one. But I was strangely clear. Teaching is a job that asks for all of you - in an intrusive kind of way and I could no longer work to the detriment of myself. Since leaving, I have not missed being in the classroom. It has been quite a transition to shift to entrepreneur, where I create my own structure and income. A real bitch sometimes. And a huge initiation into self responsibility. Being an entrepreneur has pushed all of my edges and grown me in ways I never imagined. Part 2 in Comments

What if you truly leave behind regret? Mistakes? Embarrassment? And cut the Radio F*ck You? It’s so easy to grip onto the story of how you screwed it up. / IYKYK / I don’t think we let go of these stories so quickly. They take time to massage out. Because they are here to teach us something. You don’t need to wait for some perfect moment to start cruising with your desires. Start now. Start today. The lessons will continue to unfold. Trust me, I know 💛 Listen to the full episode - link in bio. Episode 125 How Do We Make Right Now Okay? #desireasmedicine #privatecoaching #selftrust #somatichealing #embodimentpractice

Come dance with Kitchen Diva🥕 and bring out your own wild magical moves ✨💃🏾 Dance to remember. Remember that your essence is like nature - wise, wild and free. Dance because we can no longer not dance. And dancing makes life so much more fun💛 January 17 / Sat / 12pm est / online / $15 Register & Let’s Dance! Link in bio 🍑or me #dancingqueen #qoyadance #danceonline #somaticmovement #generationalhealing

There is completion in my body with parenting that I have been working with for a decade. I am fully ready for it. It has not been easy to let go of my Yang (active) mothering role. Mothering has been filled with 30+ years of pure joy and the deepest love. Basically, witnessing the miracles of my children growing into incredible humans. I really won the jackpot of life with my children. Not only are they wise and wonderful humans, they are also my teachers. They mirror back everything about myself that is wonderful, quirky or uncomfortable. Their mere existence has invited me to evolve, to be a more pure version of myself. And into the mother they’ve needed at each stage of their life. Being pregnant with each of them, as their body grew inside of my body, and then birthing, breastfeeding and spending each day and night with them is a miracle. From first smile to building forts to bedtime stories…it has been the greatest privilege of my life to raise Hailey and Jeremy. So, yeah it has been freaking hard to let go. I have seen many mothers grip - that has not been my path. The irony of good parenting is preparing them for a life of not needing you. Stepping back and allowing them to be themselves, to grow and fail and learn is part of a job done well. But letting go for me was tangled up with the mess of losing our family home. I was so focused on the hurt this caused each of them that I totally missed the hurt it caused me. I missed the day to day living together during their college years and their early 20’s…I missed the traditional path of them leaving the nest. We all missed that developmental stage. I have grieved this deeply. I have known for a while that the active phase of mothering is complete. I have been living in this transition piece for many years. Watching my daughter launch herself so gorgeously. If you know her, then you know what I am talking about. @haileymarino Watching my son deepen into a man. Who he is touches my heart deeply. His wisdom and sense of humor and adventure. Swoon. PART 2 IN COMMENTS

I’m in love with who I am. It certainly wasn’t always that way. I set out on a journey in 2016 that has led me down some incredible paths, both dark and light. I have been to the most challenging bottoms. I have felt completely hopeless and broke and have also experienced miracles and my own resilience and determination. I learned to truly LOVE myself through the heartache of beating myself up for the choices I made. I hated my choices and how it all landed. It was freaking hard. I have cultivated WISDOM that I never wanted, but now lives in my body as truth and compassion. Given this, how could I wish for the past to be different? I am extraordinarily grateful for the lessons. But they did not come easy. I am really happy with who I am now. I trust myself. I am honest, wise, intelligent, compassionate and funny. I meet life as it is to the best of my ability and have a lot of grace for myself now. There’s less and less perfection each day. I am entering this new cycle a brand new woman, and claiming myself exactly as I am. This is one of eve foundations of my 1:1 work. #womenswisdom #midlifetransformation #nineyearcycle #embodiedwoman #yinenergy

We are free! We are wise! We are wild! Oh my heart, we are seeing the women in Iran dancing in the streets as an act of freedom and rebellion. Why dance? Why is dancing outlawed? Why do women dance as an act of freedom? Because when a woman dances from the depths of her soul, she is in her body. She is free to create, to dream, to inspire. To express. She cannot be controlled. She is in pure possibility vibes. She is WILD and that is beautiful. I chose the theme for this Saturday's Qoya class last month - POSSIBILITY. And now it is so synchronistic, so relevant. POSSIBILITY. I believe anything is possible. What is possible for you in 2026? What is possible when you move your body? Get out of your head? Do you believe in the possibility of your dreams? Dance Dance Dance to explore your own wise, wild and free. Saturday / January 17th / 12pm est / online / $15 REGISTER - link in bio or dm me What is Qoya? a guided movement class where you drop into the remembrance that your essence is like nature, WISE, WILD and FREE. There is guided and free movement, and we have a blast. In each moment, you are invited to choose the movement that is most nourishing and supportive to you. Class is 80 minutes and no experience is necessary. Saturday / January 17th / 12pm est / online / $15 REGISTER - link in bio or dm me Let's dance together! xoxo Brenda Any questions, please ask #qoya #qoyamovement #wisewildfree #danceasprayer #movementmedicine #embodiedwisdom #somaticmovement #danceyourtruth #bodybasedhealing #feminineembodiment #womensmovement #liberationthroughmovement #danceforfreedom #soulfulmovement #movementpractice #onlineqoya #dancecommunity #possibilityvibes #wildwomanenergy #bodytrust #womensfreedom #danceisalife #collectiveliberation #womensupportingwomen #movementasresistance #iranianwomen #womenofiran

HOW I REBUILT SELF LOVE Day 3 Closing the 9 Year Collective Cycle / Part 2 Thank god for my daughter @haileymarino, and for our shared lineage and spiritual work. She saw our family survival pattern in herself way before I did, and began unwinding it in herself. That set off bells and whistles in my body. It felt excruciating to face, but my calling to be her mother, the mother she truly needed, is what called me forward. It was time to face the hard truths. I had to rise so I could fully hold myself as her mother. At the time, it was truly about being able to show up as her mother, more than doing it for myself. This calling is what eventually pulled me out of my pit of misery. I landed in reality started building the courage and self holding to be with my choices in a new way. To accept myself, to admit my mistakes and blind spots, to apologize, to stay present for the hurt and fall out it all caused. It took so much courage for me to face the truths of the mess I created. I slowly built up my capacity to hold the truths in my body without collapsing back into shame and regret. I have been intentionally building this part of my spine since 2021. Thank god I raised children to tell me the truth. Thank god I was raised to value family and I have the most devoted loving mother. Thank god my soul is deeply called to honesty and truth. Thank god for God carrying me through the fire. Once I faced the hard truths, I had the internal power to begin rebuilding my nervous system and my life to hold my new reality. I accepted that I may just live with regret my entire life. I started to separate my choices, patterns and addictions from my value and worth as a person. I was lovable. I did my best. I made mistakes. It also became clear that I recreated the lineage pattern of homelessness and survival in my maternal line. I literally recreated my grandmother’s survival story from the 1930’s, with a modern Brenda twist. This gave me deep compassion for myself. I was also unknowingly healing my family line. I began to tend to my inner child who was deeply hurt by my own parent’s divorce. CONTINUED IN COMMENTS

Tap into your natural essence that you are like nature: wise, wild and free 🌊🔥 Saturday / Jan 17 / 12pm est / online / $15 Theme: POSSIBILITY Link in bio or dm me Qoya invites you to: ❄️ move to remember 🌙 call upon the wisdom of nature 🔥 tap into tour WISE WILD & FREE 🌊 listen to your body ⚡️ trust your body’s sensations ✨ have fun How can you lean into these invitations today? NEXT CLASS: January 17th / 12pm est / online LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER 💃🏾Looking forward to dancing together💃🏾 xoxo Brenda #Qoya #QoyaInspired #QoyaClass #EmbodiedMovement #ConsciousMovement

THE YEARS I COULD NOT LOVE MYSELF Day 3 of Closing the 9 Year Collective Cycle / Part 1 When my money ran out in 2018, I landed in a pit of despair. It was a felt sense of shock and horror. Complete embarrassment. I honestly had no idea who I even was. The absolute worst part for me was how I let my children down, made it so hard for them to not have a stable place to live. What kind of mother was I? I always saw myself as a respectable woman, wife, mother, teacher, making a steady salary, a beautiful home by the shore with vacations and nice cars. To find myself jobless and homeless was unfathomable. Yet there I was. My entire sense of self was shook. I have spent countless sleepless nights laying in bed looping through these years, going over my choices. By day, I traveled with my suitcase, from friend to friend’s place, pet sitting or staying with family, counting my pennies and praying for money to come my way. I was constantly on the move. It was exhausting - both physically and emotionally. I couldn’t find the inspiration to help myself in the deepest sense, and the only thing that kept me going was my children. The thought that I had to be there for them, I had to get through this for them is what pulled me through this dark time. I know now that taking good care of myself is the best thing I can ever do for my children. But in those years, I couldn’t find this kind of love for myself. All of my patterns, addictions and shadow had surfaced and it was hard to be with myself, hard to love and forgive myself. It was quite the crossroads for me. Somehow by the grace of God, and for my undying resilience, I caught a lifeline. I found a new way of being with my situation. I was able to zoom out a few layers and touch a gentle compassion for myself….for the hurt part of me that couldn’t accept, forgive or love myself. It was the doorway to coming back to myself over time. Part 2 HOW I REBUILT SELF LOVE coming soon…. #selflovejourney #selfdisgust #healingfromshame #rockbottom #womenshealing #survivalthenervoussystem #traumahealing #motherhoodtruth #lineagepatterns #generationalhealing #emotionalcollapse #healingthemotherline

Divorce was financially excruciating for me and for my family. And the perfect storm for my financial unconsciousness to rear it’s ugly head. I felt a spiritual completion and didn’t know how to bridge the time gap. We sold our family home for significantly less than we paid when the market was low. Honestly, it was a huge freaking mess. I remember the day I got the bank deposit from the house sale. I saw the number in my account and was wide-eyed and my jaw dropped. I felt a spaciousness and freedom I never experienced before. I had never seen that much cash, ever. In retrospect, it was way above my havingness level. I wasn’t prepared for that much money. I wish I had invested some of it or bought myself property. But instead, I traveled and lived in different cities. I flew my kids to wherever I was and my mom visited me too. We had family experiences that were truly wonderful. I lived in beautiful spaces and enjoyed the fuck out of little responsibility after decades of working and raising a family. Things were falling out from underneath me though. A huge bottom was when I missed a payment on my storage unit in New York. Not for lack of money, but lack of financial awareness. I was quite surprised to feel my own disorganization and scarcity. All the money in the world and I missed this payment. All of our family special items, my kid’s precious childhood memories in boxes were gone. Auctioned off. It was devastating and horribly embarrassing. I completely collapsed underneath the weight of this loss. After years of struggle, I have since forgiven myself. And my heart still pangs with the knowledge that my daughter lost her journals and rock collections, and my son lost his trophies and the special trinkets from his room. By 2018, I my bank account was pretty much empty. Since I also left my teaching career, I had no steady income and no place to live. I was horrified that I didn’t have a home for my children. Who was I? I realized I had recreated a lineage survival pattern of homelessness and desperation. PART 2 IN COMMENTS

I have been lovingly and meticulously closing out the past 9 year cycle. When I first learned that this cycle existed, bells went off in my body. TRUTH. I set out on a journey in 2016 that has led me down some incredible paths, both dark and light. I have been to the most challenging bottoms. I have felt completely hopeless and broke and have also experienced miracles and my own resilience and determination. I learned to truly LOVE myself through the heartache of beating myself up for the choices I made. I hated my choices and how it all landed. It was freaking hard. I have cultivated WISDOM that I never wanted, but now lives in my body as truth and compassion. Given this, how could I wish for the past to be different? I am extraordinarily grateful for the lessons. But they did not come easy. I am really happy with who I am now. I trust myself. I am honest, wise, intelligent, compassionate and funny. I meet life as it is to the best of my ability and have a lot of grace for myself now. There's less and less perfection each day. I am entering this new cycle a brand new woman, and claiming myself exactly as I am. Over the next week, I’ll be sharing the foundations of my transformation - the mess and the gifts. You might recognize yourself in some of it. xoxo #legacyoflove #womenshealing #midlifetransformation #generationalhealing #selftrust #embodiedwoman #nervoussystemhealing #innerwork #womenswisdom #healingjourney #personaltransformation #selfresponsibility #emotionalmaturity #consciousmotherhood #lineagehealing #somatichealing #womenover50 #secondact #spiritualawakening #selfacceptance #resilientwomen #healingthemotherline #womensleadership #authenticliving #integrationwork #healingcycles #femininewisdom #lifeinitiation #legacywork

How to Say No and Build Self Trust So many women learned to negotiate with themselves instead of listening to their gut. You may feel your NO, but there you are again, overriding it. Then you build a reason or an excuse that also feels obligatory to share. It’s not surprising that you feel tired, resentful, or flat. Your honesty and courage is needed to change this deeply grooved pattern. Clean language is one way we can interrupt this pattern. Saying no without a story retrains your nervous system. Saying yes without pressure reconnects you to desire. The pause is your most valuable tool in building your skill here, because it gives you time and space to check in with yourself. This is how you build self trust in real time. This clip is from Episode 123, YES / NO of the Desire as Medicine podcast. Link in bio. Do you struggle with speaking your true YES and NO? If so, book a call with me to chat about working together. 

We can work on these things and so much more: 
• Interrupting the habit of over explaining and self editing
• Learning to pause as a way to build self trust 
• Practicing clean, embodied communication
• Strengthening your capacity to be with others’ reactions
• Choosing honesty without abandoning yourself I would love to hear how this episode clip landed for you. Share in the comments or send me a message. And listen to Episode 123, Yes and No! 
#desireasmedicine #yesandno #boundarieswork #bodysovereignty #womenswork

I needed to move my body so badly today I was starting to feel like my juice pulp crackers that are currently in the oven - stiff and crunchy🤣 I’ve been having the best time this holiday season, at home with my kids both visiting. And mama needs some movement. 
Do you ever feel like you need to bust one out and then you feel SO MUCH BETTER?

My next Qoya class is January 17 - link in bio - join me! Let’s dance together and claim the 2026 possibility vibes. #qoya #qoyamovement #danceyourwayhome #somaticmovement #holiday2025

One Reason Saying Can No Feel So Hard Learning to say no is not always a communication skill - It is a nervous system practice. Most people actually know what they really want to & don’t want to do. It’s just that they struggle with staying present when someone else feels disappointed, confused, or uncomfortable. Because that can be SO UNCOMFORTABLE!

Historically that has been my biggest block. So the body reaches for relief and before you know, you’re overridding yourself, saying YES when you’re really a NO. It feels easier to deal with the cost later - but in reality, you’re kicking the can down the road. Boundary work is learning how to stay with sensation, yours and theirs, without abandoning yourself. This is a journey, and not about perfection. You may notice yourself doing this, and look back and say OH MY. But at least you noticed - that is a huge part of the journey. This clip is from Episode 122, Yes and No, of the Desire as Medicine podcast. Link in bio. Listen and let me know what you think! If you want to:
• Build capacity to tolerate other people’s discomfort (partner, kids, boss)
• Interrupt your default people pleasing patterns in real time
• Learning how to course correct in real time without shame Then message me about my private 1:1 work, Legacy of Love. 
#desireasmedicine #yesandno #boundarieswork #peoplepleasing #selftrust

This year, we are claiming it🔥🔥🔥 2025 asked us to shed 🐍 To drop what we no longer need The Year of the Snake was a powerful release 🐍🐍🐍 And I’m so glad to be moving on🤣 2026 moves intends to move us🐎 The Horse takes us forward 🐎🐎🐎 AMEN The work now is clear and simple. Precise. Meet 2026 energy of action with🔥desire💛 Stop waiting. There’s no need to be ready. We just gotta claim it and move towards it with confidence. Who’s claiming it with me? 🔥🔥🔥

How I Find clarity as an Emotional Authority For emotional authority, clarity arrives when you stop pressuring yourself to make a decision and let life move you. This used to be 🔥HELL🔥 for me. I’ve learned that letting the question sit, giving it space to breathe is actually my most powerful move. Pressure has never helped me decide. Instead, I go out into the world, interact with people and inevitably, out of nowhere, the answer lands in my body. I just need to be patient with myself and own that I need space to make a decision. In the moment the answer drops in, a portal of clarity opened. I’ve learned to act on this clarity to build trust with myself, and avoid mental looping. Because when you hesitate too long, the mind takes over and the loop begins. This is hell. 🙈 This work is learning how to listen, then claim what you hear with action. My action steps may be calling a friend letting her know I made a decision, looking up flights or booking the train ticket. Do you struggle with decision making? 
This was 100% me in the past! I am so grateful I have learned how to work with myself and my emotional authority to have more ease in my decision making process. In my 1:1 work, Legacy of Love, we will work on:
• Understanding how your clarity arrives
• Releasing pressure to decide before your body is ready
• Turning insight into grounded action before self doubt creeps in
• Building trust through small, consistent actions
• Interrupting mental loops around decisions Share in the comments or send me a message about how this clip or episode landed for you. And listen to Episode 123, Yes and No. Thanks for listening 🙏🏼 
#desireasmedicine #emotionalauthority #humandesign #decisionmaking #selftrust

Responsibility is not the same as obligation and parenthood is a great example of this. When your child is small, you do not get to opt out of care. You get up, you hold them, breastfeed them, you care for their needs. And this does not always feel convenient. It’s not misalignment - it’s devotion. There’s so many pieces to this conversation. 
For example: How do you ask for help? What can you put down? How do you tend to your energy so caring for your children does not turn into resentment? This is a living conversation and changes as your children grow. Is this relatable? Book a call to talk about my 1:1 private work, Legacy of Love. We will work on these things and so much more:
• Clarifying your values as a parent and a woman
• Reducing resentment in motherhood and showing up for your family honestly
• Learning how to ask for support without guilt
• Creating sustainable rhythms so care does not drain you
• Honoring your needs without abandoning yourself or your family’s needs I would love to hear how this landed for you. Share in the comments or send me a message. And listen to Episode 121, Obligation Versus Desire. 
• Responsibility Is Not Obligation
• The Difference Between Obligation and Care
• Motherhood, Responsibility, and Choice
• When Care Becomes Resentment
• The Values Beneath Parenting 
#desireasmedicine #obligationversusdesire #motherhoodtruth #consciousparenting #womenswork

Living in obligation only lasts so long because the price climbs quietly. Maybe you are miserable, over scheduled, snapping at people you love? This is not a personality flaw. It’s self abandonment. Obligation often looks responsible on the outside while eroding you from the inside. The wake up moment arrives when you admit you do not want to keep living this way. That moment of wake up can be confronting because it means you either need to change your behavior or choose to stay stuck and miserable. I get it, I have been there. This episode is rom Episode 121 of the Desire as Medicine podcast, Obligation Verses Desire. If this is you, reach out about private coaching with me, because we will focus on:
• Recognizing when obligation shows up as resentment, anger, or burnout
• Naming the hidden payoffs of people pleasing
• Seeing how self abandonment impacts your family and relationships
• Interrupting obligation patterns before they harden into resentment
• Building the capacity to choose what is best for you and your family
• Reclaiming your energy, honesty, and love I would love to hear how this landed for you. Share in the comments or send me a message. And listen to Episode 121, Obligation Versus Desire. 
#desireasmedicine #obligationversusdesire #selfabandonment #womenswork #emotionalburnout

Brenda and Catherine are LIVE ✨ talking about🔥Obligation: Episode 121🔥 Why is it so hard to speak your true yes and no, especially during the holidays? 🎄 This conversation sets the stage for more honesty with your yes and no. 💬 Check out our line up for December on 🔥Obligation and Speaking your True Yes and No🔥 Let us know what you’re leaving with in the comments. Thanks for listening and Happy Holidays 💛🌙✨ #podcast #podcastlive #obligation #boundaries #sayingyes #sayingno #truth #authenticity #holidaystress #holidayboundaries #personalgrowth #selfawareness #emotionalhealth #innerwork #mindset #selftrust #womenwhopodcast #consciousliving #healingjourney #communication #relationshipskills #selfdevelopment #growthmindset #liveconversation #realtalk #honesty #clarity #intentionality #holidays #podcastlife

No way does Qoya go this fast, but I couldn’t resist 🤣 Qoya invites you to: ❄️ move to remember 🌙 call upon the wisdom of nature 🔥 tap into tour WISE WILD & FREE 🌊 listen to your body ⚡️ trust your body’s sensations ✨ have fun How can you lean into these invitations today? Join me in January for the next Qoya class🙏🏼 💃🏾Looking forward to dancing together💃🏾 xoxo Brenda #Qoya #QoyaInspired #QoyaClass #EmbodiedMovement #ConsciousMovement #SomaticMovement #MoveYourBody #DanceAsMedicine #MovementPractice #MindfulMovement #BodyWisdom #ListenToYourBody #WildWiseFree #SacredMovement #DanceCommunity #WomensMovement #NervousSystemRegulation #EmbodimentPractice #MovementMedicine #JoyfulMovement #DanceForYourself #IntuitiveMovement #SpiritualWellness #HolisticWellness #EmbodiedLiving #MovementIsMedicine #CommunityHealing #JanuaryEvents #DanceTogether

Day 16/16 Qoya Today: Digestion & Invitations Thank you for joining me for 16 days of QOYA. Qoya invites us to remember. And to know that our essence is like nature: WISE, WILD & FREE. How can you move your body in a way that is authentic and most nourishing to your body right now?

Join me for my next Qoya class on January 17 with the theme of POSSIBILITY. The link is in my bio Let’s Keep Dancing - together! Much love Xoxo Brenda

Day 15/16 Qoya Today: Harvesting Collective Wisdom Tomorrow: Digestion + Invitation for MORE DANCING Check out Days 1-14 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together / Saturday, Dec 13 / link in bio to register virtual so join from anywhere Theme: Light in the Darkness thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #QoyaJourney #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedRitual #DevotionalMovement #MovementAsPrayer #YogaAsPrayer #SacredEmbodiment #LightAndShadow #EmbodyTheLight #MoveThroughTheDark #ShadowAlchemy #DanceOfLight #WinterLight #DanceTogether #EmbodyHealing #SomaticJourney #HealingInCommunity #RitualInMotion #SoulfulMovement #DecemberEnergy #VirtualRetreat #SeasonOfLight #RitualOfReturning

Do you ever just dance? For the fun of it? I dance every day…I’m really happy when I’m dancing💃🏾 And dancing with others is a whole different ballgame - feeling each others energy and having fun together. It’s a mood changer and a powerful reset for your nervous system. Hormones are released, like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin, flooding your system with feelings of pleasure, connection, inspiration, focus and increases your mood, internal safety and is a stress reliever. I mean, wow 🤩 Let’s dance together! Qoya Inspired Movement where we tap into our natural essence that we are like nature: wise, wild and free. Saturday / Dec 13 / 12pm est / online / $11 Theme: 🌑Light in the Darkness🌙 Link in bio or dm me #QoyaInspiredMovement #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedDance #DanceMedicine #MoveToFeel #JoyfulMovement #DanceWithMe #SomaticHealing #NervousSystemReset #EmbodimentPractice #WildWiseFree #NatureInspiredMovement #DanceTherapy #FreeYourBody #DanceJoy #MovementMedicine #FeelYourFeelings #MindBodySpirit #ExpressiveMovement #DanceHeals #WomenWhoDance #SacredMovement #EnergyInMotion #HolisticWellbeing #LiveInYourBody #SoulfulMovement #InnerLight #LightInTheDarkness #DanceCommunity #AwakenYourEssence

Day 14/16 Qoya Class Today: Rest & Relaxation Tomorrow: Harvesting Collective WisdomShaking + Regulation Check out Days 1-13 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together / Saturday, Dec 13 / link in bio to register virtual so join from anywhere Theme: Light in the Darkness thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #QoyaJourney #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedRitual #DevotionalMovement #MovementAsPrayer #YogaAsPrayer #SacredEmbodiment #LightAndShadow #EmbodyTheLight #MoveThroughTheDark #ShadowAlchemy #DanceOfLight #WinterLight #DanceTogether #EmbodyHealing #SomaticJourney #HealingInCommunity #RitualInMotion #SoulfulMovement #DecemberEnergy #VirtualRetreat #SeasonOfLight

I hear from parents all the time how the day starts and ends with pressure. Part of why I left education is because it became all about pushing, production and testing 🫠 Without rest and down time in our lives, we lose space for creativity and new thoughts to emerge. You lose your natural rhythm. Rest restores clarity and opens the space for imagination. Are you willing to be a little bored? 🥹 In private coaching with me, we focus on your relationship with yourself:
• You learn to hear your own signals before exhaustion hits
• You build simple practices that reset your system fast
• You strengthen trust in your inner yes and your inner no This clip is from ✨Episode 120 Redefining Rest✨that ⚡️JUST DROPPED ⚡️of the Desire as Medicine podcast, link in bio. Tell me how this lands for you and reach out if you are interested in working together. Links in bio.💜 Sending love and rest to you xoxo #rest #restpractice #nervoussystemreset #motherhoodjourney #healingjourney #innerguidance #selfconnection #selfsupport #womenwhopodcast #somatichealing #qoya #desireasmedicine #podcastclip #healingtools #mindbodypractice #mindbodyhealth #restisresistance #burnoutrecovery #slowdown #creativeflow #groundedliving #emotionalhealth #momlifebalance #innerwork #bodywisdom #embodiedliving #highlysensitivewomen #healingforwomen #restrituals #dailyreset

Day 13/16 Qoya Class Today: 🙆🏾‍♀️STRETCHING🤸 Tomorrow: ✨Rest & Relaxation✨ Check out Days 1-12 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together / Saturday, Dec 13 / link in bio to register virtual so join from anywhere Theme: 🔥Light in the Darkness🔥 thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #QoyaJourney #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedRitual #DevotionalMovement #MovementAsPrayer #YogaAsPrayer #SacredEmbodiment #LightAndShadow #EmbodyTheLight #MoveThroughTheDark #ShadowAlchemy #DanceOfLight #WinterLight #DanceTogether #EmbodyHealing #SomaticJourney #HealingInCommunity #RitualInMotion #SoulfulMovement #DecemberEnergy #VirtualRetreat #SeasonOfLight #RitualOfReturning

Day 12/16 Qoya Class Today: 💃🏽Free Dance💃🏽 Tomorrow:StretchingShaking + Regulation Check out Days 1-11 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together / Saturday, Dec 13 / link in bio to register virtual so join from anywhere Theme: 🔥Light in the Darkness🔥 thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #QoyaJourney #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedRitual #DevotionalMovement #MovementAsPrayer #YogaAsPrayer #SacredEmbodiment #LightAndShadow #EmbodyTheLight #MoveThroughTheDark #ShadowAlchemy #DanceOfLight #shookmeallnightlong #DanceTogether #EmbodyHealing #SomaticJourney #HealingInCommunity #RitualInMotion #SoulfulMovement #DecemberEnergy #VirtualRetreat #80sdancemusic #acdcforever

Day 11/16 Live Qoya Class Today: 💃🏽Choreography Dance 💃🏽 Tomorrow: Free DanceShaking + Regulation Check out Days 1-10 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together / Saturday, Dec 13 / link in bio to register virtual so join from anywhere Theme: 🔥Light in the Darkness🔥 thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #QoyaJourney #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedRitual #DevotionalMovement #MovementAsPrayer #YogaAsPrayer #SacredEmbodiment #LightAndShadow #EmbodyTheLight #MoveThroughTheDark #ShadowAlchemy #DanceOfLight #WinterLight #DanceTogether #EmbodyHealing #SomaticJourney #HealingInCommunity #RitualInMotion #SoulfulMovement #DecemberEnergy #VirtualRetreat #SeasonOfLight #RitualOfReturning

It takes courage, resilience and yes, a little DELULU, to follow the path of desire when a clear path may not be obvious. You're putting one foot in front of the other, having no idea where the path may lead. But do you give up? No, keep TRUSTING, following the desire - the CALLING ON YOUR SOUL - that may or may not ever manifest. It's not about the manifesting. (although that is super fun) It's about FOLLOWING a vision you have for yourself and how it GROWS and EVOLVES you along the way. >>Your desires are prescribed specifically for you<< Your Vision Board is a visual reminder of what you want - bc let's face it - it’s easy to forget your desires as life gets busy. It’s easy to focus on problems or get caught up in our mistakes or what goes wrong. Following desire is a Dance of holding a vision, not gripping or attaching to what it may look like bcit may just be better than your wildest dreams! By creating a Vision Board, you're backing yourself. Every time you look at your VB you remember your desires and what they feel like in your heart/mind/soul. You are holding space for POSSIBILITY. 💫So shall your desires be, and even better than they can imagine💫 Listen to my Desire as Medicine podcast, cohosted with the incredible @coachcatherinen to feel seen and inspired on your journey of desire. @desireasmedicinepodcast 🔥 DM me for a private Vision Board session or to teach in your course/studio/class. Thank you to the amazing 11 woman who created VBs with me on Saturday and for @ritualyogaossining for hosting me. I had the best time creating with you all. xoxo Brenda #visionboard #visionboardworkshop #desirework #desiremapping #possibilitymindset #futurevision #manifestationpractice #intentionsetting #alignedaction #creativeclarity #dreamlifeenergy #innerguidance #selfconnection #embodieddesire #soulgoals #intuitionledlife #mindbodyconnection #newbeginningsenergy #trusttheunknown #expandyourvision #dreambiggerenergy #deluluera #delulumanifestation #quantumleaps #alignedlife #personalgrowthjourney #selfleadership #innerwisdom #energyshift #inspiredliving

Day 10/16 Live Qoya Today: ⚡️Shaking + Nervous System Regulation✨ Tomorrow: 💃🏽Choreography Dance 💃🏽Shaking + Regulation Check out Days 1-9 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together / Saturday, Dec 13 / link in bio to register virtual so join from anywhere Theme: 🔥Light in the Darkness🔥 thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #QoyaJourney #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedRitual #DevotionalMovement #MovementAsPrayer #YogaAsPrayer #SacredEmbodiment #LightAndShadow #EmbodyTheLight #MoveThroughTheDark #ShadowAlchemy #DanceOfLight #WinterLight #DanceTogether #EmbodyHealing #SomaticJourney #HealingInCommunity #RitualInMotion #SoulfulMovement #DecemberEnergy #VirtualRetreat #SeasonOfLight #RitualOfReturning

Day 9/16 Live Qoya Class Today: 🌑Shadow Contrast Dance🌙 Tomorrow: Shaking + Regulation Check out Days 1-8 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together / Saturday, Dec 13 / link in bio to register virtual so join from anywhere Theme: 🔥Light in the Darkness🔥 thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #QoyaJourney #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedRitual #DevotionalMovement #MovementAsPrayer #YogaAsPrayer #SacredEmbodiment #LightAndShadow #EmbodyTheLight #MoveThroughTheDark #ShadowAlchemy #DanceOfLight #WinterLight #DanceTogether #EmbodyHealing #SomaticJourney #HealingInCommunity #RitualInMotion #SoulfulMovement #DecemberEnergy #VirtualRetreat #SeasonOfLight #RitualOfReturning

I have been in DEEP REST and restoration mode since October. Staying home, eating nourishing foods, drinking green juice, keeping life simple. Yoga, walks on the beach, morning clearing calls with a friend. My body craved STILLNESS after a busy few months of wonderfulness. It has felt GLORIOUS to honor that need. I put my business down and let what wanted to emerge come forward ; QOYA. And a new business platform: Ivorey✨ I brought Qoya into my days - dancing! - and making fun playlists by the fire. The spaciousness of REST invited new energy, new desires, new inspiration. This has been just as GLORIOUS. I have felt creative fire, juicy energy, sexy aliveness, joy moving through my body. My goodness this is incredible. I was reading about the jaguar who rests and feasts in perfect harmony. Jaguars feel no urgency. When they have a need, they honor it and I have very much been experiencing this lately. And it feels amazing. Join me for Qoya on Saturday, December 13 at 12pm est - online - link in my bio. #rest #deeprest #restoration #slowliving #nourishyourbody #stillnesspractice #qoya #qoyamovement #qoyadance #creativeenergy #creativefire #feminineenergy #somatichealing #embodiedliving #movementmedicine #mindbodyconnection #beachwalks #yogapractice #simpleliving #winterrest #honoryourbody #innerguidance #intuitionled #seasonofrest #healingjourney #selfconnection #selfcarepractice #replenishyourenergy #groundyourbody #innerquiet

Day 8/16 Live Qoya Class Today: Yoga as Prayer Tomorrow: 🌑Shadow Contrast Dance🌕 Check out Days 1-7 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together on Saturday, Dec 13. Theme: 🔥Light in the Darkness🔥 ——->Link in bio to sign up - it’s virtual so join from anywhere ♥️ thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #QoyaJourney #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedRitual #DevotionalMovement #MovementAsPrayer #YogaAsPrayer #SacredEmbodiment #LightAndShadow #EmbodyTheLight #MoveThroughTheDark #ShadowAlchemy #DanceOfLight #WinterLight #DanceTogether #EmbodyHealing #SomaticJourney #HealingInCommunity #RitualInMotion #SoulfulMovement #DecemberEnergy #VirtualRetreat #SeasonOfLight #RitualOfReturning

Day 7/16 Live Qoya Class Today: Hip Opening👅 Tomorrow: Check out Days 1-6 on my insta ✨ Let’s Dance Together on Saturday, Dec 13🔥 Theme: ✨Light in the Darkness💫 Link in bio to sign up - it’s virtual so join from anywhere thank you for dancing with me 🙏🏼 #Qoya #QoyaClass #LivingGratitude #GratitudePractice #EmbodiedGratitude #MovementAsMedicine #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedLiving #BodyWisdom #IntuitiveMovement #SomaticHealing #WomenCircle #HealingJourney #SelfConnection #SelfNourishment #GroundedLiving #HeartCenteredLiving #PresencePractice #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerStrength #FeminineHealing #FeminineEnergy #MindBodyConnection #SpiritualPractice #MindfulLiving #AuthenticLiving #ReturnToYourself #QoyaCommunity

Qoya is based on the idea that through movement, we remember. We remember our essence is, like nature, wise, wild and free. And that we are all woven together, with each other and with nature. Wise Wild Free is the wisdom we call on in a Qoya class. WISE calls on the spirit of contemplative practice, yoga, meditation and stillness. Those moment when we FEEL it in your bones, we know it in our gut. WILD calls on the opportunity for authentic expression in dance. A flower blooming wouldn’t say am I too much? No it just blooms - getting curious for full expression and how to feel natural and wild. FREE calls on intuitive ways of moving to choose what feels best to you. We have a choice point to explore and acknowledge where to put our attention , the freedom to choose what would be most nourishing and supportive right now? In all these practices, in Qoya, know there is no way you can do it wrong, and the way you know you’re doing it right is when you’re on the path of staying connected to yourself. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮-𝟭:𝟮𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗲𝘀𝘁 💫L𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦✨ Link in bio or DM me. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿💫 #qoya #qoyamovement #qoyaclass #wisewildfree #movementpractice #somaticmovement #dancepractice #intuitivemovement #embodiedmovement #embodimentcoach #mindbodyconnection #womenswellness #womenwhodance #movementheals #somatichealing #yogainspired #meditationpractice #authenticexpression #feminineenergy #healyourbody #healyourlineage #traumahealingjourney #selfconnection #selftrust #selfcarepractice #nourishyoursoul #danceclass #consciousmovement #communityhealing #lightinthedarkness

Day 6/16 Live Qoya Class is BACK! Today: 💜Heart Opening💜 Tomorrow: Hipppp Opening! Check out Days 1-5 on my insta ✨ thank you for joining me 🙏🏼 #Qoya #QoyaClass #LivingGratitude #GratitudePractice #EmbodiedGratitude #MovementAsMedicine #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedLiving #BodyWisdom #IntuitiveMovement #SomaticHealing #WomenCircle #HealingJourney #SelfConnection #SelfNourishment #GroundedLiving #HeartCenteredLiving #PresencePractice #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerStrength #FeminineHealing #FeminineEnergy #MindBodyConnection #SpiritualPractice #MindfulLiving #AuthenticLiving #ReturnToYourself #QoyaCommunity

Day 5/16 Live Qoya Class Today: Circling & Water🌊 Tomorrow: Hip Opening Check out Days 1-4 on my insta ✨ thank you for joining me 🙏🏼 #Qoya #QoyaClass #LivingGratitude #GratitudePractice #EmbodiedGratitude #MovementAsMedicine #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedLiving #BodyWisdom #IntuitiveMovement #SomaticHealing #WomenCircle #HealingJourney #SelfConnection #SelfNourishment #GroundedLiving #HeartCenteredLiving #PresencePractice #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerStrength #FeminineHealing #FeminineEnergy #MindBodyConnection #SpiritualPractice #MindfulLiving #AuthenticLiving #ReturnToYourself #QoyaCommunity

Every choice you make in honor of yourself matters. When you choose what aligns with your values, you build a life that feels true. Big milestones feel good, yet the small daily Yessss shape your path the most. Reach out to me about my Legacy of Love 1:1 work💜 Some benefits you will experience: ✨Strengthening trust in your inner voice
 ✨Returning to your body for guidance
 ✨Choose your path with steady clarity This clip is from Episode 117 of the Desire as Medicine podcast, link in bio. I would love to hear how this episode lands for you. #desireasmedicine #desirework #embodiment #healingjourney #selftrust #microdecisions #innerwork #alignmentpractice #somatichealing #motherhoodjourney #cyclebreaking #generationalhealing #womensupportingwomen #innerwisdom #selfleadership #selfcarematters #healingpath #emotionalclarity #nervoussystemhealth #personalpower #intentionalchoices #mindbodyconnection #womenwhogrow #selfresponsibility #inneralignment #sacreddesire #podcastclip #reelitfeelit #coachingjourney #mindfulchoices

Day 4/16 Live Qoya Class. Today: intention Setting Tomorrow: Circling & Water thank you for joining me💜💜 #Qoya #QoyaClass #LivingGratitude #GratitudePractice #EmbodiedGratitude #MovementAsMedicine #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedLiving #BodyWisdom #IntuitiveMovement #SomaticHealing #WomenCircle #HealingJourney #SelfConnection #SelfNourishment #GroundedLiving #HeartCenteredLiving #PresencePractice #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerStrength #FeminineHealing #FeminineEnergy #MindBodyConnection #SpiritualPractice #MindfulLiving #AuthenticLiving #ReturnToYourself #qoyacommunity

Day 3/16 Live Qoya Class. Today: Goddess Card I’ll post the card in my stories if you want to look at it more 💜 Would love to hear what came up for you around it. Tomorrow: Intention Setting thank you for joining me 🙏🏼 #Qoya #QoyaClass #LivingGratitude #GratitudePractice #EmbodiedGratitude #MovementAsMedicine #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedLiving #BodyWisdom #IntuitiveMovement #SomaticHealing #WomenCircle #HealingJourney #SelfConnection #SelfNourishment #GroundedLiving #HeartCenteredLiving #PresencePractice #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerStrength #FeminineHealing #FeminineEnergy #MindBodyConnection #SpiritualPractice #MindfulLiving #AuthenticLiving #ReturnToYourself #QoyaCommunity

Day 2/16 of Live Qoya Class. Today: Intro of class theme: Living Gratitude 🙏🏼 Tomorrow: Goddess Card -oops I think I said Intention Setting in the video :) thank you for joining me 🙏🏼 #Qoya #QoyaClass #LivingGratitude #GratitudePractice #EmbodiedGratitude #MovementAsMedicine #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedLiving #BodyWisdom #IntuitiveMovement #SomaticHealing #WomenCircle #HealingJourney #SelfConnection #SelfNourishment #GroundedLiving #HeartCenteredLiving #PresencePractice #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerStrength #FeminineHealing #FeminineEnergy #MindBodyConnection #SpiritualPractice #MindfulLiving #AuthenticLiving #ReturnToYourself #QoyaCommunity

Day 1/16 of my Live Qoya Class. Today: What is Qoya? Tomorrow: Introduction of class theme: Living Gratitude thank you for joining me 🙏🏼 #Qoya #QoyaClass #LivingGratitude #GratitudePractice #EmbodiedGratitude #MovementAsMedicine #WomenWhoMove #SacredMovement #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedLiving #BodyWisdom #IntuitiveMovement #SomaticHealing #WomenCircle #HealingJourney #SelfConnection #SelfNourishment #GroundedLiving #HeartCenteredLiving #PresencePractice #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerStrength #FeminineHealing #FeminineEnergy #MindBodyConnection #SpiritualPractice #MindfulLiving #AuthenticLiving #ReturnToYourself #QoyaCommunity

everything in our lives is a helix, a sweet and sour mixture of the generations before us that have shaped our path - our beliefs, our stories, what we believe is possible we also have free will, even when our coded body messages are wired in a particular way *you can choose differently than those before you* it takes commitment this image was a burst of creative inspiration in an attempt to make physical the way it feels in my body and soul. a helix with my desires around me, on a foundation of self love and commitment - in a sea of the unknown it's my commitment to myself, to the generations before and after me, is to live my best life, to be the most ME I can be. to do whatever is possible within me to live well and meet life as it comes it's my Legacy of Love with ritual and practice, self love and resilience, with the willingness to follow your desire when it makes no sense on paper, but you *feel it in your gut* ...anything is truly possible. for me, right now, it's home and health. what is on your helix? what do you want for yourself? for the generations before and after you? what legacy are you creating? what do you want your legacy to be? Ways to work with me: ✨book a Discovery Call to chat about my Legacy of Love private work ✨book a Family Constellation session ✨come to my HOME QOYA class Sunday Nov 16 links in bio or DM me LEGACY if you can dream it, you can have it come into my world and let's create something beautiful together xoxo #LegacyOfLove #DesireAsMedicine #WomensHealing #GenerationalHealing #MotherlineHealing #AncestralWork #FamilyConstellations #Qoya #QoyaMovement #EmbodiedLiving #EmbodiedLeadership #SelfLoveJourney #SoulAlignment #WomensWellbeing #WomensGrowth #HealingPath #HealingJourney #InnerWork #AuthenticLiving #AlignedLife #VirgoSeason #VirgoEnergy #MenopauseJourney #PerimenopauseSupport #BodyWisdom #EmotionalHealing #IntuitiveLiving #SpiritualGrowth #HolisticHealing #InnerStrength

I never thought I'd be someone to try intermittent fasting. I am cracking up that I am even writing these words. But when we claim our desire, it takes us on a RIIIIIIDE. My desire to be strong in my body, and have vibrant well being in my body in my menopausal years is driving most of what I do these days. This has not been an easy path, because coded in my body are strong generational messages of being sedentary and fragile as I age. I am such a huge no this that. Yet, these codes live inside of me so I have been working with my own resistance, self sabotage and doubt. Coded body messages can't be overridden, they need to be worked with lovingly, slowly, one thread at a time. Perimenopause and menopause have been a huge wake up call for me. What I've always known about my body simply does not apply anymore. I have been learning so much and changing one thing at a time, one day at a time. It has been a quite humbling journey. I also began my second Saturn Return a few months ago. So this all feels right on schedule. I can feel myself being molded and shaped into the next version of myself. It feels GREAT. I fasted for 20 hours yesterday to hit autophagy and create deeper healing and efficiency of my cells. I slept for 9 of these hours and feel grounded and smooth in my body today. One of the most humbling parts of this for me is how much being held in my beautiful beach home this winter is allowing this to all unfold for me. Part 2 + Dance Invite in Comments 💃🏾

Our biggest desires ask us to grow and evolve. One of my biggest desires is to have my beautiful home to hold us in our life, love and creativity. I have been in movement for many years and have learned so much on this journey, and I feel this leg of my journey coming to a natural close with us landing in our beautiful home. Home has been a theme my whole life. I have had it, lost it, chased it and deeply desired it. I hold the vision with courage and trust as it continues to unfold. What is your relationship with HOME? Please dance with me to honor our shared relationship with HOME. Sunday November 16 at 4-5:15pm est, I am hosting a Qoya Inspired Movement class with the theme of HOME. You are invited to dance your relationship with home and remember you are wise, wild and free. Link to register in my bio. Let's dance together! #QoyaInspiredMovement #Qoya #DesireAsMedicine #Homecoming #EmbodiedLiving #WiseWildFree #WomensEmbodiment #HomeIsWithin #MovementMedicine #WomenWhoDance #SpiritualJourney #FollowYourDesire #SacredHome #CreativeEnergy #HealingJourney #FeminineHealing #BodyWisdom #SelfLoveJourney #TrustThePath #NomadLife #ReturningHome #EmbodiedWisdom #DanceToHeal #InnerHome #RitualMovement #SacredFeminine #TransformYourLife #ListenToYourBody #MovementPractice #QoyaClass

Desire Image dump matching some recent episodes🔥🔥🔥 Where are you on the path of desire?! We love you, thanks for listening. Catch our latest episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Link in bio or DM us. xoxo #DesireAsMedicine #SelfLoveJourney #BreakTheCycle #GenerationalHealing #EmotionalHealth #FamilyDynamics #SomaticHealing #BoundariesMatter #Women’sHealing #BodyWisdom #PleasurePractice #InnerAlignment #HealingMothers #AuthenticLiving #MindBodyConnection #StressReliefTools #TransformYourLife #EmpoweredMothers #HealingJourney #ReclaimYourPower #NervousSystemHealth #TruthTelling #SelfTrust #HealingThroughMovement #PersonalGrowthTools #EmotionalAwareness #MomLifeSupport #DesireWork #alignmentmatters

What if you prioritized a relationship with your own body? What would be different in your life if you truly listened to what she is telling you? What if you got curious with yourself, instead of trying to fix things and solve every problem? 
Slowing down and getting curious builds sovereignty. 
Knowing your body is priceless in a world where being disconnected from your body is encouraged and profited form. I offer private coaching and help my clients: * Build trust with yourself * Develop clarity instead of living in reactive mode and overwhelm * Pause and return to yourself in real time From Episode114 of the Desire as Medicine podcast, link in bio. I would love to hear your thoughts on this, and what your relationship with is with your own body, and how you would like to deepen that relationship. #desireasmedicine #selfconnection #somatichealing #bodywisdom #healingjourney #nervoussystemregulation #embodimentpractice #feminineembodiment #motherhoodsupport #selftrust #presence #slowdown #emotionalawareness #groundedliving #innerstrength #boundarieswork #somaticcoach #relationshiptoyourbody #healingpatterns #stressrecovery #restislegitimate #consciousmothering #centeringpractice #personalgrowthjourney #thereturntoyourself #healingcommunity #coachingforwomen #embodimentcoach #desirework

Do you have any of these characters in your family? Which one are you? 🤣 It's good to laugh at the protections and identities we create to stay safe, and to feel like we belong. Gosh, how much we want to belong! Do you need help taking off your masks? Also, how do you deal with family members who wear these masks? How do you hang out with them at holidays and dinners, and not revert back to your own reactive mask wearer? Reach out to me about my private work, Legacy of Love. Or book a Constellation Session. Both of these will get things moving for you as we enter holiday season. Happy Halloween xoxo #legacyoflove #familypatterns #generationalhealing #boundariesmatter #holidaystress #selfconnection #breakthecycle #innerchildwork #somatichealing #bodywisdom #womenwhoworkwithwomen #emotionalregulation #happyhalloween2025 #reparenting #shadowwork #constellationswork #familydynamics #belonging #relationshiphealth #innerstrength #healyourlineage #selfhonesty #selftrust #womenempoweringwomen #personalgrowthjourney #endthepattern #healyourheart #mindbodyawareness #traumasupport #highlysensitiveperson

A relationship with your body is everything. It’s the only way to have a truly sovereign life. If you’re disconnected from your body, overriding what she says, and have no boundaries, it’s time to reconnect with yourself. When you reconnect with your body, you reconnect with yourself. This is the starting point of your future. I have lived the pain of disconnection and hold my clients through the pain of it. The practice of returning to your body is the path back to yourself. What you receive in private coaching with me: * You learn to track your physical signals so your decisions come from your center * You speak your desires with clarity instead of confusion * You build steadiness during stress so you stay grounded and clear This clip is from Episode 114 of the Desire as Medicine podcast, link in bio. I would love to hear how this landed for you. #desireasmedicine #selfconnection #somatichealing #bodywisdom #healingjourney #traumahealing #nervoussystemregulation #feminineembodiment #motherhood #mindbodyconnection #innerwork #emotionalawareness #healingpath #consciousrelationships #boundaries #selftrust #innerstrength #personalgrowth #selfrespect #selfcare #presence #awarenesspractice #grounded #clarity #coachingforwomen #embodimentcoach #repatterning #familydynamics #healingpatterns

We build self-trust by listening to what we need and then acting on it. Life was never meant to be perfect, and you were not meant to live in constant exhaustion or endurance. Your fullness, truth, and voice are needed, in your family, your relationships, your work, and your business or work. If you want change, please know it is possible, even when it feels uncertain. Change asks for your courage...the courage to take astep, even when you’re scared and the path is unknown. Book a Discovery Call to explore working together. Being supported makes all the difference. You were not meant to do this alone. #selftrust #selflove #healingjourney #womensupportingwomen #courage #selfcompassion #innerwork #emotionalhealing #mindbodyconnection #transformation #authenticity #selfawareness #boundaries #healingrelationships #innerchildhealing #selfgrowth #healingfromwithin #motherhoodjourney #reclaimyourself #trustyourpath #personaldevelopment #healingcoach #embodiment #selfacceptance #wellbeing #growthmindset #resilience #lifecoachforwomen #emotionalresilience #desireasmedicine

Rest. Coast. Take a nap. Not every day is meant for deep internal work or breaking patterns. Some days are just harder than others, and that’s ok. What a great opportunity to be gentle and loving with yourself. Go on a walk, bake a cake or invite a friend to a movie. Go to bed early and get some good sleep. Sleep is restorative and healing. Personally, I don’t believe my thoughts at night when I’m tired and emotional. I just tuck myself in, remind myself it’s okay to pause and remind myself that tomorrow is a new day. 💜💜💜 #RestIsProductive #SlowMotherhood #SelfLoveJourney #GentleParenting #MamaNeedsRest #HealingThroughRest #DesireLedLiving #MotherhoodUnplugged #IntentionalLiving #SacredRest #SelfCompassion #RadicalRest #NurtureYourself #RestAndReceive #MindfulMotherhood #SoftLiving #ReclaimRest #FeminineEnergy #EmotionalWellbeing #InnerPeace #RestIsRevolutionary #MotherhoodAndMe #EmbodiedLiving #PermissionToRest #LoveYourselfFirst #MamaCare #AlignedLiving #RestMatters #DesireIsDivine #RestForMamas

Loving you on the path of your becoming. How gorgeous the walking home to yourself is 🙏🏼 What legacy are you creating? Desiring? Hi 💜 I’m Brenda I help women reconnect with their true selves by untangling limiting beliefs and healing relationships - whether with children, parents, or family (living, passed, or estranged), so you can unlock your greatest potential and deepest joy. Book a Discovery Call with me to chat about my Legacy of Love private work💜💜💜 #GenerationalWisdom #LegacyWork #FamilyHealing #EmotionalResilience #HealingThroughLove #TransformYourStory #MotheringWithIntention #SacredParenting #HealingMothers #NervousSystemHealing #SelfLoveFirst #HealingLineage #RewriteYourNarrative #ParentingWithAwareness #EmbodiedHealing #ResilientMothers #SomaticHealing #RadicalMothering #BreakingPatterns #ConsciousHealing #MindfulParenting #HealYourRoots #RewritingTheFuture #MatriarchalHealing #InnerTransformation #AlignedMotherhood #DeepHealing #EnergeticHealing #LovingOurLineage #HeartCenteredHealing

There was a time life and desire felt like a checklist - chasing, controlling and perfection.
Now, I have built a solid relationship with myself and desire built on trust. I follow the breadcrumbs. I listen. I let go of what isn’t aligned. I trust trust trust, even when it’s not going my way or I don’t understand the path before me. 
And in that surrender, I find freedom. The spaciousness of this creates space for magic and miracles. 🎧 From Episode 112 of the Desire as Medicine podcast — link in bio. In private coaching, this is the heart of what we practice together. Learning to trust your process, discern your truth, and move from control to surrender. Here’s what you’ll experience when we work together: * Guidance in releasing perfectionism and softening control * Tools to listen to your body and trust the timing of your life * Clarity about which desires are truly aligned and which are distractions * When you trust your process, life stops being something to manage. It becomes something to meet. Links in bio to schedule a call about working together in my signature program Legacy of Love. Or book yourself a Constellation Session. Whichever you choose, I look forward to working with you. #desireasmedicine #femininespine #legacyoflove #embodiedwisdom #healingjourney #somatichealing #selftrust #authenticliving #healingfromwithin #personaltransformation #soulwork #selfawareness #emotionalhealing #consciousliving #innergrowth #selfhealing #bodywisdom #healingenergy #spiritualgrowth #femininewisdom #embodimentpractice #growthmindset #selfacceptance #innerstrength #healingthefeminine #trusttheprocess #lettinggo #surrender #alignment #innerpeace

True story🤣 Claim your desire. You’re worth it. And be compassionate with yourself when you forget. It’s so natural to forget because the old ways are literally baked into our cells. Receiving is divinely feminine and it’s worth it to build your receiving muscle. And it makes life soooo much better☕️ #SelfAwareness #SelfWorth #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalIntelligence #HealingJourney #Mindfulness #InnerWork #PeoplePleasing #Boundaries #Authenticity #ConsciousLiving #DesireMatters #OwnYourWorth #MentalWellness #GrowthMindset #WorthyAndEnough #SelfReflection #Conditioning #Reparenting #SelfCompassion #ShadowWork #HonoringDesire #Unlearning #AwarenessIsKey #AlignedLiving #InnerPeace #EverydayHealing #WantWhatYouWant #EmpoweredHealing #ChooseYou

✨ After 3 years and 112 episodes of the Desire as Medicine podcast, we took a pause to check in on our own relationship with desire. Ooooooh this was a good one! Some desires feel alive, easy, and natural 🌱. Others feel sticky, challenging, and uncertain 🌊. Both hold wisdom. Brenda shared about building physical strength at 57 through pole dancing, a desire born from wanting to shift health patterns in her family lineage 🩰💪🏼. Catherine opened up about her uncertainty around retirement planning, showing how some desires ask us to slow down and take a different approach. We also reflected on what it means to let go of gripping tightly to outcomes and instead trust the process 💫. As Brenda said in the episode, “I believe everything that’s happening is conspiring for me to have my desire.” This conversation is an invitation for you too:
💖 What feels alive in your desire right now?
💖 What feels sticky or overwhelming?
💖 How has your relationship with desire shifted over time? We’d love to hear your reflections. Share with us in the comments or messages. Episode 112 of the Desire as Medicine podcast is live now 🎙️ Link in bio. #desireasmovement #desireledlife #trusttheprocess #selfreflectionjourney #podcastforwomen #lifecoachingtools #selfgrowthjourney #healingthroughdesire #consciouslivingdaily #embodiedliving #healingjourneypodcast #womenwholead #womenwhopodcast #selfcarematters❤️ #growthmindsetdaily #emotionalwellbeing #bodywisdom #midlifewellness #innerstrengthjourney #livingwithintention #authenticexpression #healingandgrowth

Sometimes growth starts with tears. Well, for me lately it completely has! 🤣 
Every time I go to pole dancing, I feel that mix of “I can’t” and “I want to.” The frustration, the resistance, the vulnerability. But by the end, I’m doing it. Maybe not perfectly, but I’m moving through the hard part and into my own strength. That moment of “I didn’t think I could, but I did” is where transformation lives.🙌🏽 🎧 From Episode 112 of the Desire as Medicine podcast — link in bio. Private coaching with me gives you the space to work through moments like this. To stay with what feels hard, and come out stronger, softer, and more you. Here’s what you’ll experience in private coaching with me: * Support in meeting your resistance with compassion, not shame * Tools to stay centered through emotional intensity and self-doubt * The inner satisfaction of following through on what you deeply desire 💗 You don’t have to do it alone. Growth gets easier when you’re held while doing the hard parts. Links in bio to set up a free call to chat with me about working together. #desireasmedicine #embodiedwisdom #selfhealing #femininespine #healingjourney #embodimentpractice #somatichealing #personaltransformation #emotionalhealing #selfawareness #authenticliving #selftrust #innergrowth #resilience #mindbodyconnection #healingfromwithin #selflovejourney #growthmindset #womenwhorise #bodywisdom #innerstrength #empoweredfeminine #healingenergy #femininepower #selfexpression #nervoussystemregulation #emotionalresilience #consciousliving #courageousliving #healingthroughmovement

Witnessing this kind of transformation is what I love most about this work. Seeing someone release generations of pain and step into new possibilities is lasting change in action. Family Constellation sessions help you break free from inherited patterns and open space for something new. Book your session today. Links in bio or DM me xoxo #familyconstellations #healingjourney #generationalhealing #ancestralhealing #emotionalhealing #innergrowth #selfawareness #lineagehealing #personaldevelopment #familypatterns #energyhealing #mindbodyconnection #healingwork #transformationjourney #healinggenerations #selfdiscovery #emotionalfreedom #healingthefeminine #feminineenergy #spiritualgrowth #shadowwork #selfhealing #healingprocess #traumahealing #healingpath #awakeningjourney #embodiedhealing #consciousliving #desireasmedicine #brendafredericks

These photos were taken just minutes apart, from different spots around the lake. The message couldn’t have been clearer today: Shift your perspective, and miracles reveal themselves. 🙌🏽✨ #PerspectiveShift #MorningMagic #MiracleMindset #SunriseVibes #NatureWisdom #LakesideViews #GoldenHourGlow #ConsciousLiving #MindfulMoments #SpiritualAwakening #DivineTiming #LookDeeper #NatureHeals #InspiredByNature #InnerPeaceJourney #StillnessSpeaks #PresenceIsPower #SoulfulSights #EverydayMiracles #ChangeYourView #NatureIsMedicine #VisualMeditation #AwakenYourSoul #MomentsOfMagic #SacredSpaces #LakeLove #MagicInTheOrdinary #PhotoReflection #SeeDifferently #ExpandYourMind

Living our best life isn’t just about releasing what no longer serves us, it’s also about receiving the gifts of our lineage. Letting in the love, the wisdom, the resilience, the joy. Our ancestors left us more than just their struggles. They left us their strength, their creativity, their devotion. We get to choose what we carry forward. We get to let it in. What’s one ancestral gift you’re ready to receive more fully? I want to know, tell me! DM me about my private work, Legacy of Love, to receive the gifts of your lineage by clearing out the stagnant frustration and resentment. Or book a Constellation Session. Links are in my bio. xoxo #ancestralhealing #lineagewisdom #legacyoflove #healingjourney #embodiedwisdom #desireasmedicine #femininespine #generationalhealing #ancestrallove #familyhealing #innergrowth #selfhealing #authenticliving #sacredfeminine #embodimentpractice #healingfromwithin #soulwork #bodywisdom #selfawareness #innerstrength #womenwhorise #healingenergy #ancestralconnection #spiritualgrowth #consciousliving #selftrust #personaltransformation #healingthemotherline #innerresilience #receivinglove

Michelangelo created his incredible marble statues by carving away what did not belong, revealing the figure already hidden inside the stone. That’s how I see the generational work I do with women. Each time we follow desire, heal an old pattern, or release what isn’t ours to carry, we uncover more of who we truly are. Our beauty has always been present, our true self is right there, waiting for us to reveal it, claim it and be it. “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ~ Carl Jung Message me to learn about working together to create your own Legacy of Love, all by being YOU in this lifetime. #femininespine #legacyoflove #desireasmedicine #embodiedwisdom #selfhealing #authenticliving #innergrowth #healingjourney #womenswisdom #sacredfeminine #emotionalhealing #generationalhealing #somaticwisdom #soulwork #bodywisdom #truthseeker #inneralchemy #divinefeminine #consciousliving #selftrust #embodimentpractice #mindbodyconnection #healingfromwithin #awakeningwomen #selfawareness #spiritualgrowth #selfacceptance #innerstrength #personaltransformation #heartcentered

Broth is HEALING MEDICINE ✨ The wisdom of broth is ancient, passed through the hands of women for generations. It carries joy, love, and intention. I was blessed with a beautiful transmission of chicken soup from my grandmothers to my mother, and now to my daughter. When I make broth, I’m offering you warmth, healing, and medicine for your body and soul. What gifts have you received from your lineage? This clip is from Episode 111 of the Desire as Medicine podcast, where we talk about the GIFTS of our lineage – link in bio. And if you’re ready to explore your own lineage and daily life with this same level of love and intention, private coaching with me will support you to:
✨ Bring love and intention into your daily rhythms
✨ Create nourishing connections that feel grounding and supportive
✨ Honor your body’s wisdom as a source of healing Let me know how this lands for you. What gifts have you received? I want to know. #desireasmedicine #healingthroughfood #soulfulnourishment #ancestralwisdom #foodismedicine #healingfoods #brothlove #nourishyourself #healingrituals #consciousliving #selfhealing #rootedliving #holistichealth #slowdown #lovingintention #healingenergy #sacredkitchen #nourishingrituals #groundedmotherhood #foodwithlove #healingbroth #mindfulcooking #healingpractice #intentionalnourishment #nourishyourbody #sacrednourishment #healingwithlove #legacyoflove #soulfulhealing #healingjourney

It’s easy to see what frustrates you about your family. But have you slowed down enough to notice the gifts that are there too? 🌺 If this speaks to you, if you know there are gifts but you can’t see them through the frustration and irritation, my private coaching, Legacy of Love, is for you. When you work with me privately, I hold you through breaking cycles and living the life you are craving, building confidence, self love and self trust - which is the crux of building a foundation of SELF 🙌🏽 In private coaching with me, you will: * Break cycles of frustration and blame in your family. * Learn to see your family dynamics with clarity and compassion. * Create more peace by honoring both challenges and gifts. I’d love to hear from you - what gifts do you see in your own family? Share below ❤️ Listen to the whole episode - this clip is from Episode 111 of the Desire as Medicine podcast. Link in bio. #desireasmedicine #podcastclip #familypatterns #ancestralgifts #familyhealing #generationalhealing #familydynamics #healingjourney #motherhoodsupport #selfgrowth #healyourlineage #familyconstellations #selfawareness #innerwork #healingtools #healingpodcast #selfcompassion #healingfamilies #legacyoflove #emotionalhealing #ancestralhealing #familyrelationships #healingpractice #healingenergy #healingfromwithin #transformyourlife #healinggenerations #healingmatters #healingconversation #selflovejourney

A peek into my morning rituals, lovingly built over the past 20 years. I don’t always wake up full of joy, clarity, or possibility. 🤣 (Though some days, I do!) But that’s the beauty of ritual - it’s alchemical⚗️ Each morning, I move through practices I’ve created for my mind, body, and soul. I release fear, clear out crunchy thoughts, and come home to myself. This is what self-responsibility in our life looks like. We’re not just physical beings; we need support on every level - emotional, mental, spiritual. I’m so grateful to begin my day this way. And no, life doesn’t have to be perfect to make it happen. I started this while teaching full-time with young kids at home. Want support building your own morning ritual? Message me to get started. It’s my zone of genius! What morning rituals do you have… or wish you did? #MorningRituals #DailyRitual #SpiritualRoutine #MindBodySoul #SelfCare #EnergyClearing #HighVibeLiving #IntentionalLiving #WellnessJourney #HolisticHealth #MindfulMornings #StartYourDayRight #RitualMagic #SelfResponsibility #PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #SacredRoutine #ConsciousLiving #EmotionalWellbeing #SpiritualHabits #MorningInspo #AlchemicalHealing #MomLifeBalance #BusyButBalanced #TeacherLife #InnerPeace #CreateYourLife #SoulfulLiving #NervousSystemReset #MorningMedicine

When the next generation heals something we haven’t, it can feel confronting. It can be quite an ego hit.
 Or it can be used as information to heal something inside of you that is asking for your love and attention. 
In doing so, it opens the door for more compassion, for ourselves, our children and for our parents. This is exactly the kind of thing I work on with my private clients. If you feel called to do this deep work with me, set up a Discovery Call. In private coaching with me, you will: * Break free from inherited family patterns * Build healthier, more loving connections with your children * Create space for compassion toward yourself and your parents Would love to hear your reflections in the comments. ❤️ From Episode 110 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio. #desireasmedicine #healingjourney #mothersanddaughters #familyhealing #ancestralhealing #motherhoodunplugged #breakingpatterns #consciousmotherhood #selfgrowth #healinggenerations #healingpatterns #intergenerationalhealing #selfreflection #compassionpractice #gentlemothering #healingrelationships #motherdaughterbond #lovingkindness #healingwithlove #familytransformation #healingconversations #growthmindset #emotionalhealing #cyclebreaker #generationalhealing #healingwork #healingtogether #parentingwithlove #legacyoflove #healingstories

Carl Jung said, “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” This is what drives us, what holds our desires and our callings in life. We want to live out our fullest, most authentic expression in our lifetime. We are here to evolve. Yet we are also born into a family with history. Our lineage is a meaty stew of the lifeforce, choices, and experiences from seven generations before us. And our choices today ripple into seven generations after us. What a WILD and TRUE miracle, huh? It matters what our grandparents did, because we are carrying forward pieces of their lives. Our bodies hold their traumas, their unspoken loyalties, and their gifts. When we bring awareness to this, we open the possibility of change. We can choose what continues and what ends. We can honor the gifts while releasing the burdens. This is the heart of generational healing...becoming who we truly are, while freeing the path for those who come after us. Hi, I'm Brenda and I help women build confidence, self love and self trust while untangling complicated relationships and patterns, so you can be who you truly are in this life. Book a call to work with me xoxo #selflovejourney #selfgrowth #innerwork #emotionalhealing #healingjourney #healingtrauma #transformyourlife #selfcompassion #healingfromwithin #innerhealing #healingenergy #familyhealing #healingpractice #ancestralhealing #selfawareness #desireasmedicinepodcast #generationalhealing #lineagehealing #sevengenerations #legacyoflove #healyourlineage #ancestralgifts #healingfamilies #ancestralwisdom #healinggenerations #familydynamics #healingmatters #healingconversation #familyconstellations #motherhoodsupport

Be You. It’s all welcome here💜 #UnfortunatelyIDoLove #YouDoYou #AuthenticAF #CringeAndIconic #MainCharacterEnergy #LiveYourMagic #SpiritualBaddie #HealingIsHot #AlignedAndUnbothered #SpiritualCoach #EnergyHealing #AncestralHealing #BreakTheCycle #InnerWorkJourney #SomaticHealing #FeminineEnergyCoach #GenerationalHealing #EmbodiedLeadership #Soulpreneur #MoneyMindset #EnergeticsOfMoney #HealYourMoneyStory #MagicAndMiracles #desireasmedicine #WealthWitch #RichWitchVibes #SmallBusinessReels #WomenWhoHeal #CreativeEntrepreneur

Some of the patterns you struggle with aren’t yours. Say what? Meaning you didn’t create them. They were passed down through your parents, grandparents, and beyond. And… while you didn’t start them, you are living with your own version of the pattern in your life. Which means if you want change, it’s yours to do. 💣 💗 In private coaching with me, you will: * Break cycles of inherited family patterns with compassion * Recenter in your own truth instead of old conditioning * Create new ways of connecting that bring more peace to you, your children and with your family / relationships Book a Discovery Call to chat about working together. I’d love to hear from you. This clip is from Episode 109 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio. I’d love to hear how this lands for you. Share in the comments or DM me. #ancestralhealing #familyhealing #generationalpatterns #healingjourney #selfcompassion #selfacceptance #healingancestraltrauma #mindbodyspirit #selfgrowth #healingparenting #consciousparenting #gentleparenting #mindfulmotherhood #healingenergy #emotionalhealing #breakthecycle #familydynamics #traumahealing #healingpath #lifecoachforwomen #selfawareness #healyourheart #innergrowth #healingtools #souljourney #healingprocess #healingwisdom #healingtrauma #healingwork #desireasmedicine

Today was a huge win for me🙏🏼 I’ve been showing up - sticking with it through the tough moments: the doubt, the inner voices telling me to quit or that I’m not strong enough. I’ve been working through the inherited belief that lives in my body that run completely counter to my desire to build strength. Just last week, I could barely hold first position. I didn’t have the strength to climb even one level, let alone reach the top. Today, I climbed the pole!!! I’m celebrating every inch of that effort. What desire is brewing inside you that makes you want to cringe? Do it anyway⚡️⚡️⚡️ That’s where the juice is. #polefitness #polejourney #celebratingprogress #strengthbuilding #innerstrength #embodiment #movementmedicine #bodywisdom #healingthroughmovement #mindbodyconnection #keepgoing #showingup #resilience #selftrust #trustyourbody #breakthecycle #overcomingdoubt

Our soul signs up for the long game! 20 years, 40 years, a lifetime of learning. The human part of us is not always so eager 🤣because growth can be messy and hard. There’s a turning point, though, when we start to meet the lessons instead of resisting them. We can even start to enjoy it… like that famous meme of putting the boot on our own head and saying, “Okay, let’s do this.” 💗 Ready to lean in to your own growth? And stop beating yourself up? And meet the lessons with compassion? In private coaching with me, you will: * Break free from perfection and regret * Recenter in love, presence, and aliveness * Create new patterns of self-acceptance and connection with yourself, your children, your parents and relationships 
Book a Discovery Call with me and let’s chat about your deepest desires💕 This clip is from Episode 109 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio. I’d love to hear how this lands for you. Share in the comments or DM me. #souljourney #spiritualgrowth #lifelessons #innerhealing #growthmindset #healingjourney #consciousliving #personaldevelopment #selfcompassion #selfacceptance #selfgrowth #innerwisdom #healingpath #selfawareness #lifecoaching #emotionalhealing #mindbodyspirit #healingtools #soulwisdom #awakeningjourney #healingprocess #healingenergy #forgivenessjourney #breakthecycle #transformationjourney #healingparenting #parentingcoach #mindfulmotherhood #familyhealing #desireasmedicine

Following desire asks for your courage and willingness to LEAP and TRUST. It’s messy, uncertain, and full of noise. The question is, are you willing to sit with your desire and with yourself as you grow into the person who can have it? 🌺 If this touches you or you feel curious about how to navigate the process of DESIRE, reach out to me for private coaching. Message me DESIRE and we can set up a Discovery Call 💛 In private coaching with me, you will: * Break free from inherited family patterns holding you back. * Recenter yourself so you feel grounded, clear, and strong in daily life. * Align your inner truth with your outer actions so your choices match who you are. This clip is from Episode 108 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio. How does this land for you? I’d love to hear in the comments. ❤️ #desireasmedicine #selfgrowth #personaldevelopment #healingjourney #mindbodyconnection #innerwork #coachingforwomen #selfawareness #emotionalhealing #familypatterns #breakthecycle #selfcarematters #boundariesmatter #authenticliving #selflovejourney #healyourself #ancestralhealing #reclaimyourpower #transformyourlife #healingtools #wellnesstips #healingjourneyforwomen #empowermentcoaching #groundedliving #womenempowerment #consciousliving #healyourlineage #personalgrowthjourney #soulfulhealing #selfdiscovery

Shifting from right vs. wrong into growth and practice has been life-changing for me. When we shift our lens from Pass / Fail, Win / Lose, an entire new world becomes possible. It’s about asking, What did I learn today, and How do I want to shift tomorrow? This mindset brings freedom. It makes space for compassion, for growth, and for the messy, human process of learning. 💗 Ready to stop beating yourself up and start leading with compassion? In private coaching with me, you will: * Break free from perfection and regret * Recenter in love, presence, and aliveness * Create new patterns of self-acceptance and connection with your children, parents and relationships * This clip is from Episode 109 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio🎧 I’d love to hear how this lands for you. Share in the comments or DM me✨ #growthmindset #selfcompassion #parentingjourney #healingjourney #consciousparenting #gentleparenting #mindfulparenting #parentingwithlove #motherhoodrising #souljourney #innergrowth #innerhealing #selfacceptance #healingparenting #loveyourself #momlife #familyhealing #healingthroughparenting #parentingcoach #lifecoachforwomen #mindbodyspirit #innerpeace #selfawareness #parentingwisdom #ancestralhealing #emotionalhealing #mindfulmotherhood #breakthecycle #forgivenessjourney #selfgrowth

Commitment to myself and my desires is one of my highest values. My desires call me toward the highest version of myself, and I trust their intuitive pull. I’m committed to myself and my body. Vibrant well-being and showing up for myself daily 🌊 is where the juice is. To have the life I want, to feel like ME in my body, to live in vibrant health means building strength in perimenopause. It feels powerful to rewrite my inherited story. It takes real commitment and holding myself through the hard parts, especially when the voices say to give up. And it means celebrating every win, no matter how small it may seem. It’s possible to change our inherited beliefs and choose a new path for ourselves.⚡️⚡️⚡️ If you’re feeling the pull to choose differently for yourself, reach out about private coaching or schedule a constellation session. I’m here for the women walking themselves home, one choice, one moment at a time. #EmbodiedStrength #VibrantWellBeing #RewriteYourStory #PerimenopausePower #PoleDancingJourney #WomensWellness #AgeIsJustANumber #LateBloomingStrength #BodyWisdom #TrustYourDesires #MidlifeMagic #HealingThroughMovement #SensualStrength #OwnYourPower #MindBodyConnection #RadicalSelfCommitment #SomaticHealing #BreakTheCycle #GenerationalHealing #ReclaimYourBody #FemininePower #MenopauseWellness #PersonalGrowthJourney #WellnessOver50 #StrengthInSisterhood #EmbraceTheChallenge #ConsciousLiving #EmpoweredAging #InnerWorkOuterGlow #LiveFullyNow

Desire is not random⚡️ Your desire comes to you for a reason to help you evolve. It may lands in your body as a spark, a wave, or a call. Each of your desires is coded for your growth and particular to you. 🌺 I find this to be so exciting! 
If it touches you and you are curious about what this looks like in your own life, schedule a Discovery Call with me to discuss my 1:1 work. When you step into private coaching with me, you will: * Break free from inherited family patterns holding you back. * Recenter yourself so you feel grounded, clear, and strong in daily life. * Align your inner truth with your outer actions so your choices match who you are. This clip is from Episode 108 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio. I’d love to hear how this lands for you. Share your thoughts in the comments. ❤️ #desireasmedicine #selfgrowth #personaldevelopment #healingjourney #mindbodyconnection #innerwork #coachingforwomen #selfawareness #emotionalhealing #familypatterns #breakthecycle #selfcarematters #boundariesmatter #authenticliving #selflovejourney #healyourself #ancestralhealing #reclaimyourpower #transformyourlife #healingtools #wellnesstips #healingjourneyforwomen #empowermentcoaching #groundedliving #womenempowerment #consciousliving #healyourlineage #personalgrowthjourney #soulfulhealing #selfdiscovery

We live in a world that expects everything NOW. But real lasting growth means trying, failing, messing up, and still staying with yourself. Following desire takes time because we are building muscle and skill to be the person who can have the desire! This is where the medicine is. Can you stay with yourself no matter what? Are you willing to mess it up? When you work with me privately, you will: * Untangle family and relational patterns that drain your energy * Build trust in yourself, even when you fall short * Create lasting shifts in how you show up for your life and loved ones This clip is from Episode 107 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio. How does this land for you? Share in the comments. #desireasmedicine #selflovejourney #embracethestruggle #healingpath #growthmindset #innerwork #trustthejourney #selfacceptance #healingenergy #personaldevelopment #emotionalhealing #authenticliving #spiritualjourney #soulwork #mindfulmoments #radicalhonesty #selfcarematters #healinggenerations #selfgrowth #selftrust #messyandbeautiful #podcastclips #podcastreels #womenswisdom #healingjourney #selfhealers #innerstrength #spiritualgrowth #healingtools #resilientyou

Life is messy and you will make mistakes. You may even regret some choices, especially as a parent. This is a hard pill to swallow. But your kids don’t need you to be perfect. They need your love, your presence, and your aliveness. They need you to forgive yourself so you're not cloaked in shame and regret. Only you can give this to yourself. 💗 Ready to stop beating yourself up and start leading with compassion? In private coaching with me, you will: ~ Break free from perfection and regret ~ Recenter in love, presence, and aliveness ~ Create new patterns of self-acceptance and connection with your children If this is you, don't wait another day. Link in my bio to book your Discovery Call. You got this xoxo Brenda #selflove #selfcompassion #parentingjourney #healingjourney #consciousparenting #gentleparenting #mindfulparenting #parentingwithlove #motherhoodunplugged #souljourney #healyourheart #innerhealing #selfacceptance #selfgrowth #healingparenting #loveyourself #momlife #familyhealing #healingthroughparenting #parentingcoach #lifecoachforwomen #mindbodyspirit #innerpeace #selfawareness #parentingwisdom #ancestralhealing #emotionalhealing #mindfulmotherhood #breakthecycle #forgivenessjourney

DESIRE is an invitation to try, to fail, to stay vulnerable, and to keep showing up for ourselves. ✨Ponderings✨ Are you willing to hold your desire, even when it takes time? Can you stay with yourself when things don’t go as planned? When you step into 1:1 coaching with me, you create space to slow down, hear yourself more clearly, and align with what you truly need. In our work together, you will: ⭐️Identify the family dynamics that drain your energy ⭐️Break cycles of confusion and stress ⭐️Learn to set boundaries without guilt ⭐️Recenter yourself when triggered ⭐️Understand your hidden needs and how to honor them ⭐️Create practical shifts that bring more peace to your daily life This is your chance to move from overwhelm into clarity. ❤️ This clip is from Episode107 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio. I’d love to hear how this lands for you. Share your reflections in the comments. #desireasmedicine #selflovejourney #healingpath #personalgrowth #innerwork #mindfulmoments #trusttheprocess #healingjourney #selftrust #emotionalwellness #selfawareness #healingfromwithin #growthmindset #selfcompassion #vulnerabilityisstrength #healyourlife #selfreflection #innerhealing #radicalselflove #healingtools #consciousliving #embodiedwisdom #healyourheart #gentlehealing #slowgrowth #lifewithdesire #healingenergy #souljourney #selfacceptance #innerstrength

Caring for aging parents often brings a big role reversal. It asks so much of our time, energy, and hearts. ❤️ The question becomes: how do you stay connected to desire while tending to your parents? For me, it’s all about slowing down, simplifying, and remembering to give myself what I need so I can show up with love. If you’re caring for parents, and maybe children too, it’s easy to lose yourself in the demands of both. My 1:1 coaching offers you a place to breathe, reset, and find clarity. Here’s how our work together supports you:
✨ Create boundaries that honor your needs while still caring for others
✨ Break cycles of stress and confusion in your family dynamics
✨ Recenter yourself so you feel grounded, resourced, and clear Send me a message if you’re ready for support in navigating the complexity of caregiving while staying true to yourself ❤️ This clip is from Episode 106 of the Desire as Medicine podcast – link in bio.🔗 I’d love to hear - how does this land for you? #desireasmedicine #caregivingwithlove #familydynamics #motherdaughterjourney #selflovepractice #roleofcaregiver #agingparentsupport #caregivingandselfcare #healingfamilypatterns #slowingdown #simplifylife #caregiverwisdom #desirepath #embodiedliving #healinggenerations #familylegacy #caringwithcompassion #rolechanges #boundariesandlove #selfcarematters #caregiverlife #familyhealing #listentoyourbody #caregivingjourney #selfnourishment #innerstrength #honoryourneeds #presenceoverperfection #lovingleadership #desireandcare