Welcome back to the Year of Y.O.U. newsletter! May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we are taking space to discuss how supporting your mental health can be like tending a garden. Tending to Yourself Like a Garden The birds are chirping and the feeling of warm air is moving across your face and body. Flowers are blooming like an ode to the beginning of summer. Growth like this doesn’t happen by accident. It is nurtured, tended to, and cared for over time. Your mental healt

Welcome back to the Year of Y.O.U. newsletter! Today, we introduce the concept of Overfunctioning and how the short-term benefits may outweigh the long-term costs. Sometimes being “dependable” can take its toll Welcome back to the Year of Y.O.U.! In March, we focused on “Spring Cleaning for Your Brain” by clearing mental clutter, softening self-criticism, and creating space for clarity and creativity to return. As many of you may have noticed, when the noise quiets, somethin

Welcome back to the Year of Y.O.U. newsletter! Today we explore what it means to have mental clutter, why that can be problematic, and how to reduce it. Making mental space for who you are today Welcome back to the Year of Y.O.U.! In February, we explored the idea of “Falling in Love with You.” This topic focused on tending to your heart, honoring your needs, and practicing care that begins within. Love, in this sense, was not about perfection or performance, but about attent

Welcome back to the Year of Y.O.U. newsletter! Today we step away from the typical messaging of romantic love in February and embrace loving yourself first. When you love yourself, everything else will fall into place. Welcome back to the Year of Y.O.U.! Last month, you were invited to return to yourself with greater awareness and compassion. We hope you found even a small moment to pause, breathe, and reorient. That alone is meaningful. As we move into a new month, we invite