A space for meditative reflections, real-life coaching stories, and the quiet lessons of womanhood and becoming.
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My Unexpected Positive Closure: Finding Peace in the Unfinished
Sometimes closure doesn’t come with grand gestures or perfect words. In this piece, I share a moment of unexpected healing that arrived quietly — but meaningfully. A reminder that when we tend to our own inner growth, life has a way of offering the closure we didn’t know we needed.
Weather, Environment, and Wellbeing
Grief arrives like a season — uninvited, often cold, but quietly transformative. In this piece, I share what I’ve learned from weathering loss: that beneath the stillness, something shifts. And in that hush, when everything falls away, we begin to feel life differently — softer, slower, and more awake.
On Being a Student-Mother, or Simply a Woman
Motherhood and academia don’t often share the same rhythm. In this reflection, I write about the stretch and strength it took to be both a student and a mother—and how, in learning to care for my child, I also learned to care for myself. This is a story of growth, grit, and grace.
Life Lessons From My Boys
From muddy shoes to deep bedtime questions, my boys have been some of my greatest teachers. In this reflection, I share how motherhood has revealed unexpected lessons — about slowing down, softening, and growing up alongside them. These are the truths I never learned in books.
Motherhood - My Spiritual Awakening
There’s a sacred transformation that happens in motherhood — one no one prepares you for. In this piece, I reflect on the concept of spiritual matrescence: the emotional and spiritual unfolding that begins when a woman becomes a mother. It’s not just about caring for a child — it’s about being reborn, too.
My Continuation Day
What if instead of a birthday, we celebrated a Continuation Day —honoring not just life, but the lives and love that continue through us? In this reflection, I share how Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings reshaped how I hold time, death, and daily presence. A gentle meditation on living deeply and loving well.
As the seasons shift, so can we. This entry offers five gentle, research-informed practices to help you release, reflect, and reconnect with what truly grounds you. Blending mindfulness, movement, and spiritual insight, Jessica invites you to return softly and powerfully to your root.