• inspiration

    What do you see when you look at me?

    “Shut your face, Suzy Sunshine! What the hell do you know about real life?” When you look at me, what do you see? Do you see: Confidence? Beauty? Strength? Joy? Kindness? Happiness? Positivity? A silly blonde? Yes- I am all of those, but i am so much more. To look at me now, you might never guess that I ever struggled, let alone felt pain, shame, and paralyzing fear for most of my life. From early childhood, i suffered as a victim of molestation, bullying, and abuse. It played as a recurring theme throughout my teens, and later manifested as…

  • inspiration - Mantras - Meditation, Mantras, & Mindfulness - Monday Mantra

    #MondayMantra Create Your Own Magic

    The ancient alchemists were always searching for ways to create gold, cure diseases, and harness eternal life. They were all about the science of making magic. Today, we discover gold in our deepest relationships, cure ourselves through healing the soul’s wounds, and embrace eternity by seeing the pure, beautiful truth of our essence. We are the modern-day alchemists. We gave up trying to fit in, because we were born to belong amongst the dreamers and the doers. We shine light on our dark places and banish their shame with our love. We heal our hearts, and we send a ripple…

  • inspiration - Mantras - Meditation, Mantras, & Mindfulness - Monday Mantra

    #MondayMantra Body of Gratitude

    During our Sparkle Hour podcast interview this morning with the incredible Dianne Bondy of Dianne Bondy Yoga, I was reminded of exactly how amazing our bodies really are. In every size. In every shape. In every color. In every gender. In all abilities. Just amazing! If you need a reminder to be kind to yourself and love the body you live in, let this Monday Mantra be it: “I am grateful for the body that I live in right now.” 💖🦋 I invite you to check out our empowering podcast, The Sparkle Hour, available on iTunes. Seasons 1-3 available now!…

  • Friday Feels - inspiration

    #FridayFeels Live Your Dream Life

    How do I know that I’m living the Dream? When I’m sitting in my cozy home office, recording a Sparkle Hour podcast episode with my beloved cousin and one of our hot shit dream guests, and I suddenly get a surprise drop in from my son… delivering me a gift of Venti deliciousness and $$! I have a million more reasons to be grateful and tons of evidence that I’m living my dream life, and I want that for you, too. Big wins + little luxuries, joy + ecstasy, mind-blowing wonder + everyday eternal wisdom. Life abundantly lived. You, shining.…

  • inspiration - Meditation, Mantras, & Mindfulness

    Don’t Mistake My Positivity for Weakness

    There is great POWER in Positivity. Seeking out the bright side, following the Light, leaning in to hope and holding on during the darkest times is what makes us stronger than our inner critic and any outer bullshit. 💖🦋 Ready to master 4 key practices for creating a more powerfully positive life? My awesome new Power of Positivity Workshop is coming up in just a couple of weeks and I’d love to save a spot for you. I will help you practice Gratitude, Santosha, Affirmation, and Dreamwork. Click this link to preregister today and score $50 off tuition: www.theblessingsbutterfly.com/power-of-positivity-workshop/

  • Coaching - inspiration - self help

    Qualified to Coach

    One of the things I enjoy the most about being an entrepreneur is the seemingly magical ability to create a career that I love. After decades of working for others, always learning & growing, testing & changing, and leaping faithfully into new ventures of my own, as a Life Coach I am grateful to be rooted in work that supports me financially & emotionally, beautifully uses all of my gifts, talents, & experiences, and fits perfectly into my schedule. I get to write, create, talk, share, teach, travel, learn, encourage, inspire, and empower. I get to try and fail and…

  • Friday Feels - inspiration

    #FridayFeels Breathe in Peace

    If you haven't heard it yet, and even if you have- let this be a sign to you from the universe and beyond: Great job! You did it! You have much to be proud of! Focus on the good things. You've done good work. You've faced fears and moved forward anyway. You've peeled away another layer of your own bullshit to reveal more of your beautiful soul and true self. You are a Warrior, an Angel, a Lighthouse. Give yourself the gift of quiet reflection and spend a few moments in pure gratitude. Breathe in Peace, Love.

  • Coaching - inspiration

    Celebrate With Me!

    Do you ever find yourself more than halfway through the year and realize that you’ve got some pretty cool things to celebrate? Let me encourage you right now to pause and celebrate some of the awesome things that have already happened for you in 2017! Please feel free to share some of your wins with me in the comment section so I can send you a virtual hug and/or high five. I know that I have some good things on my Gratitude List, so I invite you to celebrate them with me too. When I first launched The Blessings Butterfly…

  • healthy - inspiration - life challenge - Miscellaneous

    The Sometimes Vegetarian

    I'm taking a break from eating meat. Initially I thought I would just give up beef, then all red meat, then white meat and seafood. It's a decision that I had been wrestling with for a good while, and knew that I would be able to easily leave meat out of my diet when I was ready, and when my body stopped craving it. It feels really good. I still very much enjoy fresh eggs (thanks to Buffy and Ethyl, my sweet hens!) and I very much crave dairy, so I'm not ready to let those go. I'm just listening…