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The self care practices I come back to again and again are the ones that help me feel grounded, supported, connected, and human. Time with people I care about and who care about me. Time with myself. Therapy. Writing, journalling, creative self expression. Sleep and recovery.

These things may not look flashy from the outside, but they matter. They help me feel more resourced, more connected to myself, and more able to move through the harder parts of being a person in a body, in a life, in a world that asks a lot of us.

Your non-negotiables might look completely different, and that’s okay. Self care looks different for different people.

What are yours? 🧡

If you’ve been waiting until you feel “ready” to work with a trainer, I want to gently remind you that you do not need to feel confident in the gym before asking for support. That is part of what personal training can help with.

Jill brings a thoughtful, encouraging, and client-centred approach to movement. She pays attention to the person in front of her, adapts when needed, and helps clients build strength, confidence, and trust in their bodies at a pace that actually feels supportive.

If you’re newer to strength training, coming back after time away, navigating pain or injury, or feeling intimidated by the gym, Jill might be a really lovely fit.

Send us a DM or book a Discovery Call through the link in my bio.

In this month’s blog, I’m sharing a deeper look at my Wild Roses experience, including the parts that felt beautiful, the parts that felt tender, and the ways the weekend invited me to reflect on vulnerability, grief, connection, and community.

This experience reinforced my belief in the importance of nurturing a community where folx feel safe to be authentic and vulnerable.

And it reminded me that the best way for me to keep building that kind of community is to continue getting comfortable with my own authentic and vulnerable self.

The full reflection is now up on the blog, click the link in bio to read.

Imperfect Meal Planning is coming to The Self Care Circle this September. 🧡

This small-group session is designed to help participants build a grocery and meal planning framework that is realistic, flexible, and supportive of their actual lives.

Rather than focusing on rigid meal plans, perfection, or quick fixes, this session will guide participants through creating a personalized plan that considers their budget, needs, preferences, schedule, time, energy, and appetite.

This session is especially supportive for anyone who finds grocery shopping or cooking overwhelming, often forgets to eat, eats on the go, has difficulty sensing hunger cues, takes medications that affect appetite, has an irregular schedule, is neurodivergent, or is feeling burnt out and looking for simple strategies to stay fed.

Participants will leave with a meal planning framework they can return to again and again, without relying on boring, repetitive, or all-or-nothing approaches.

🗓️  September 20, 2026
🕚  11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
📍 Hearth Cowork & Cowellness, Edmonton, AB

Tickets are $25, with Pay-What-You-Can options available to help keep these events accessible (registration link in bio).

A little look inside the Self Care Community 🧡

One of the prompts we explored was Do Less Day, which is exactly what it sounds like: a gentle invitation to ask what it might look like to do slightly less.

Not nothing.

Not giving up.

Just slightly less.

The action was to intentionally leave something undone or give yourself more time, which can feel surprisingly uncomfortable when you’re used to trying to do it all.

But self care does not always have to be another thing added to your list.

Sometimes it is giving yourself some grace.

Sometimes it is letting something wait.

Sometimes it is noticing what you have already done today, and allowing that to count.

Inside the Self Care Community, we explore small practices like this for movement, rest, reflection, connection, and care that actually fits real life.

It is free to join, and you can participate as much or as little as you’d like.

Join through the link in my bio.

I’m still thinking about Wild Roses Festival...

The way it felt like a long overdue exhale as soon as I arrived on the land. The rare and precious feeling of being in a space created for women by women, and what it meant to lay down the burden of the male gaze for a few days.

I’m thinking about how I went into the weekend craving connection, and then felt myself withdraw when the vulnerability I wanted was right in front of me. That familiar feeling of being “too much,” not feeling safe to be vulnerable, and fearing judgement or rejection.

I’m thinking about the woman who saw me crying, offered me a hug, and reminded me how powerful it can be to be seen in my pain and offered love and acceptance, with no further questions asked.

I’m thinking about the presentation on Healing the Witch Wound, and how it helped give a name to my feelings and experiences. The fear of being seen. The distrust of others, particularly women. The feeling of connection not just with the women around me, but to the generations of women who came before me, even those who’ve been lost.

By the final day, I felt myself returning. As much as it would have been nice to experience the whole weekend from a place of lightness and connection, I am grateful for the experience I did have, because it helped me get there eventually.

This experience reinforced my belief in the importance of nurturing community where people feel safe to be authentic and vulnerable, and reminded me that the best way for me to keep building that is to continue getting comfortable with my own authentic and vulnerable self.

📸 : Rebecca Walker - Artist - Light Weaver - Mystical - Creatrix