Not long ago, I woke up on the travel day for another pet sit, and my body was clearly trying to get my attention.
I felt anxious, nauseous, tense, and unable to settle. My mind tried to explain it away as travel nerves because that is what my mind was used to doing. It wanted me to keep the commitment, make it work, and push through the discomfort.
That had been my pattern for a long time.
I would push through, keep the peace, be responsible, and do what I said I was going to do, even when every part of me was asking me to stop.
But this time, my body and intuition refused to quiet down.
I had a choice. I could keep pushing through and abandon myself all over again, or I could disrupt the pattern and choose my peace, even if that meant disappointing someone else.
I chose me.
It was not glamorous or convenient, and it did not come wrapped in perfect certainty. But it was a line in the sand, and I have not gone back.
Come Home To You was born from that moment, and from years of doing the deep, unglamorous work of learning how to stop leaving myself behind.
Now I am holding this space for women who are ready to begin doing the same.
Not all at once. Not perfectly. But honestly, one choice at a time.