06/16/2026
I want to have a real talk about the real price of carrying the world.
For as long as I can remember, my life’s story has been the same, I have been the one who carries the weight, solves the problems, and plays the savior. I thought that was what it meant to be strong.
But over the past 2 years, my body has whispered, I ignored until it finally decided it had enough.
After a massive life shift and the opening of my clinic, I hit a wall. I wasn't just tired, I became physically locked up. My body literally froze my shoulders to make sure I couldn't reach out and take on one more burden. I am finding myself in a really weird, disorienting place where I feel like I don’t have the energy for anything. And honestly, it is terrifying.
My old conditioning panicked. It told me that if I stopped pushing, everything would collapse. But then I sat still, looked around, and realized something that shook me to my core, the wheels keep turning.
The world isn’t ending. My clinic didn't burn down. The people who truly mattered didn't disappear.
For someone who has spent her whole life believing that the wheels only turn because I am manually pushing them, this has been a beautiful, humbling revelation.
It means I don't have to manage the universe. It means it is safe for me to stop.
I’ve had to look at my life with clear, new eyes. I’m single, I’m happy, and I’m healing. I’m finally identifying the energy vampires I used to try and save, and letting them go. When people leave now, I feel peace instead of panic. I am done with the performance of being 'the strong one' at the expense of my own body and soul.
If you are in that scary, zero-energy place today, please hear this, your body is not failing you. It is protecting you. It is forcing you to sit down so you can finally witness that the world can spin without you holding it up.
I’m taking the nap today. I’m letting the wheels turn without my help. Because my real work can only happen when I am operating from a place of overflow, not depletion.
Are you holding on to weight that isn't yours to carry? It’s okay to put it down. Let the wheels spin, and give yourself permission to just breathe. Sis, perhaps you need a nap too. 💋
I hope this vulnerability hits home for so many over-functioning women. I pray it changes our narrative from "I'm sick and burnt out" to "I am witnessing a spiritual reset. And it’s all going to be ok".
Have a beautiful, restful week!
♥️ V.
