Molly
Max’s Birth Story
Let me preface this entire post by saying — there is no right or wrong way to be pregnant, to give birth, to parent your child. There is only YOUR way — the careful choices you’ve made with your partner or by yourself for the good of your situation, your family, and your baby. I’m in no way a birthing expert, but I had an AMAZING natural childbirth and I want to share it with you.
Read MoreShould I feel Guilty about Loving my Life?
Every once and awhile, I feel fleetingly guilty for loving my life. I’ve overheard enough mutters about “Molly getting everything she wants” and “it comes so easily for her” and “but it always works out for you…” that I’m slightly self-conscious about how others view my world. But then I realize I’m being crazy and shake off the weird caring-what-others-think vibe, because I know the truth. I don’t get everything I want. Not everything comes easily to me. It definitely doesn’t always work out for me.
Read MoreOne Thing at a Time: Stop Starting, Start Finishing
Is one thing at a time possible? The Big Man and I always have a million things on our various lists. We have a huge chalkboard in our living room that says, “All the Things” for shared personal life items and both keep extensive work and life lists of our own. Bucket lists, business task lists, chore lists, weekend trip lists, recipes to try lists… Couple our listing addiction with my own natural Activator strength, and I have dozens of projects going on at any one time.
Read MoreFinding Your Life Balance Between Badass and Compassion
When I’m being kind to myself, I’m finding the balance between accepting what is present in my life AND respecting myself by using my talents and purpose at the highest level. My kindness is both a bear hug and a smack on the butt…
Read MoreWhat I Wish I Knew: Self-Love
Dear 19-year-old Molly, You’re embarking on your college experience with bright eyes and a fairly innocent view of the world. It’s admirable, honey, but unfortunately, college is not going to be an easy ride for you.
Read MoreConnecting with My Guide (wolves, bathing caps, tambourines and all)
She has so many names. We call her all sorts of things: inner self, authentic voice, soul, the true you, or our intuition.I call my inner knowledge my Guide. She is my connection to the essence of me that believes in goodness and joy and peace.
Read MoreHow to Conduct a Personal Quarterly Review
Remember back in January when you were set those big 2012 goals? You know the ones; how you wanted to run a marathon, start your Etsy shop, do more things for yourself… How’s progress, sweetness?
Read MoreThe ABC's of Self-Love Free Guide
I Believe in the Transformational Power of Adoring Ourselves. And the gorgeous women who contributed to this FREE GUIDE do to! As you probably know, I spent two weeks in February hosting a Fierce Love Blog Crawl to start a lively conversation across the internet about the meaning and practice of self-love. Before you? The 74 page aftermath of this experiment…
Read More12 Rules of Inner Confidence
WANT TO RULE YOUR WORLD? Life gets easier when you genuinely feel an inner confidence. Not cocky self-absorption or a fake-it-til-you-make-it attitude, but true comfort in your skin, radiant openness with others, and an understanding of your uniqueness. You are amazing, babe! It’s time for you to own it. Read on for the 12 Rules of Inner Confidence.
Read MoreThe ABC's of Self-Love: X is for eXcited
I was hoping to share a really juicy “X is for Xrated” post with you yesterday but it didn’t happen due to forces beyond my control… Don’t you love when life just gets in the way?! I’m still hoping it might go live one day in the future and surprise us all, but in the meantime, I’ve commandeered X! X is for eXcited for many, many reasons today:
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