Creating When Life, Lifes, Receiving the IIN 2024 IINovator Award & Sipping on PSL

"You need those places of sorrow, to carve out places where happiness can live.” — Victoria Granof

Creating for a living becomes especially tricky while I am tending to sick children, fighting off a viral infection, deeply feeling heart crushing world events, and holding the weight of everything in my life together with blue painter’s tape (read: When life, lifes).

Sometimes, I literally have to force myself to create. In the midst of everything swirling in the world. This week, I created a space for accountability for you to create. I know it’s what I need in order to put one foot in front of the other to share my work. Maybe it’s what you need too? 

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What’s Nourishing My Creativity This Week

• Receiving the IIN 2024 IINovator Award: I am honored to receive this award from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition for my work as content strategist, podcast host, and food stylist. I completed the Health Coach Training program back in 2010. I also did the program in 2023 when they revamped the curriculum.  IIN gave me the skills and language to hold deep space for myself, my family, clients, and community. It’s also given me the gift to ask powerful questions in my content strategy sessions, on the podcast. Starting tomorrow, Friday October 18th through Sunday October 20th, IIN is hosting a free online Wellbeiing Summit. Listen to speakers like Bobbi Brown and Deepak Chopra Join the FREE Wellbeiing Summit 

• Pumpkin Spice Cafe Con Leche: This drink is fall in a mug and can be made without sweetener which to me, makes it even better! My sister drinks her coffee on her porch as her daily ritual. I have been trying to do this even if it’s just for a few minutes after the kids go to school. Curious what does your morning look like? Make a PSL at home

• Making ceremonial cacao as part of my evening ritual: My days have been filled with building the Confident Content Collective, and LIFE. It’s not only delicious but serves a big dose antioxidants! Bonus: My favorite cacao kit is back in the shop Add cacao to your evening routine

• Moving With The Class: To me, it isn’t a workout, it’s a somatic practice to move through the challenging moments in my life. The walks are the calm that I need in my day (#sorrynotsorryPeloton). Maybe you are in it too? Move through your challenging moments

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• Podcast with Dear Self with Love: My friend Jenna sent me a Google Form asking me to share my experience as a Dear Self With Love planner user. My intuition instantly wanted to respond to these questions, but instead of typing I connected my computer to my microphone, put my headphones on, and hit record Add the podcast to your queue 

• Energy Infusions: Sofia Adler is an incredible energy healer. I met her through Blair Badehop’s program, Your Wellness Brand. They both have top rated podcast episodes on the Noruishing Creativity podcast! Sofia helps high achievers prioritize themselves and their needs using a blend of different energy modalities (Emotion Code and Reiki), astrology, psychology, and mindfulness. Join her newsletter to stay up to date, she has a community Emotion Code session coming up for Scorpio season Get Energetically Curious

• Donating to World Central Kitchen: This is an organization that I donate to monthly. WCK responds to natural disasters, man-made crises, and humanitarian emergencies around the world. They are a team of food first responders, mobilizing with the urgency of now to get meals to the people who need them most. Victoria Granof taught us about the power of donating. She raised 25k for WCK Listen & donate here

• Creating the November Aligned Action Content Planning Workshop: Create a plan for your social media posts, write your newsletter topics, create pitches to be a podcast guest, or work on your website to share your photos from your latest branding shoot to promote your offerings. Join us inside The Confident Content Collective to plan out your November content Monday 10/25 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. ET (replay is also available). Join the content planning workshop 

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