After months of working together, unraveling these behaviors and the reasons why I was in that relationship and at the time staying in that relationship, I had this realization one day. This frustrating and sad realization. The question that kept pressing on me was “Do I even exist? As I know myself, which parts are me are my personality, and what’s just a byproduct of my experience?”

We are worthy of boundaries that protect us and allow us to love people at the same time. We are worthy of surrounding ourselves with people who celebrate us and mourn alongside us. We are worthy of building a professional circle filled with those who believe, like us, that a rising tide lifts all boats. And by we I do mean all of us, you, me, my sister. We are all worthy of this.

We believe you should celebrate yourself and buy yourself flowers! We teamed up with THe Flowry to help celebrate you, and planet earth! The Flowry is a sustainable floral design hub and marketplace–connecting flower buyers, givers, and senders to eco-friendly florists for better bouquets and foam free design.

I use my AirPods and dance up a storm. The first few nights I did this, I almost felt a sense of panic. Like someone was watching me. I was embarrassed to kick my leg or shimmy shimmy shake. And then it dawned on me: there was no one to bear witness to this, and I could do whatever the heck I wanted. I could dance like a wild lady or practice old tap moves or simply stand in the middle of the room and listen to music and weep (try this, it’s amazing.)⁣ There is something incredibly freeing about literally dancing like no one is watching.

Sometimes the simple act of looking at yourself in the mirror can help you find your way back to yourself. Olivia shares about her gold mirror journey and 4 mirrors for your Fresh Start.

What happens to the soundtrack of your life when you breakup or divorce the person you shared it with? Here’s Olivia’s story of finding her way back to bluegrass music and why we believe music is a part of your healing process.