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>>BLOG POST<< “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘺. 𝘚𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵.”
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I saw this quote around this time last year, and thought it couldn’t be more timely during Mental Health Awareness Month. Not only do I identify strongly with this message, but I feel like it’s more relevant than ever. During this confusing and frustrating time, we are all likely going through traumatic and emotional experiences that aren’t always noticed or seen from the outside.
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If you were to ask anyone who knows me, they’d say I am put-together, proactive, helpful, passionate, and high-achieving. But what most people don’t know is the constant and silent battle I have with myself just about every day to be those things. I was diagnosed with three forms of anxiety by my therapist a few years ago, once I finally made the leap to get professional help. I share more about this via the link in my bio.
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I share this because even those who don’t seem to have struggles, do. You get a sense of this by the juxtaposition of the two photos of me. If you swipe right, you’ll see a picture I took of myself yesterday, paralyzed with overwhelm.
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We truly don’t know what anyone is going through. And in my opinion, that’s the awareness of mental health we need - being aware of what’s potentially brewing beneath the surface, especially with those that hide it so well. It’s why I’m personally remembering not just this month, but every month, to choose kindness with every human interaction I have. My hope is that everyone can remember to have this perspective too.
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“𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥.” ~ Jennifer Dukes Lee💋

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my journe

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my journey of how I’ve gotten to where I am today — doing me and owning it 100%. One of the biggest lessons? Realizing I shouldn’t have to apologize for it. ⠀
And 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.
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𝔻𝕆 𝕐𝕆𝕌. Share this post if you’re with me💋

$I started dipping my toes in the waters of 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 and 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 in my early 20's and found putting myself out there subjected me to judgment and criticism. I let it get to me which prevented me from owning who I truly was. I molded into my environment to try and be like everyone else so I could feel accepted. In turn, I suppressed a part of myself for over six years. It wasn't until January 13, 2018 that I decided, enough is enough. I realized on that day I was ready to be ᴍᴇ and share who I was on my little slice of the internet. Lipstick & Ink helped me flourish and bring to light my vulnerability and authenticity. ⠀ I've shared my struggles and done my best to not portray all of the highlights of my life. I've written about my 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 and experience with therapy. I've written about why I'm scared to be a mom and why @ajayvedo and I are waiting to have children. I've written about my shrinking friend circle and how I've handled 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 in my life who have done everything to bring me down, whether it's talking behind my back or spitting hate to my face. I've written about my 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞-𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 that's led me to deal with my own negative thoughts and hardships. ⠀ Have I encountered judgment and criticism again as a result of this? You bet. Has that let me stop me this time around? Hell no. To quote The Greatest Showman, “𝙄’𝙢 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙢. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣. 𝙄 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙄𝙎 𝙈𝙀.” ⠀ Because despite the negativity that comes with owning your power, pursuing what makes you happy, and embracing your vulnerability, it also creates 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. It cultivates trust with others, sparks quality conversation, and creates new relationships. At the end of the day, isn't that what we're all looking for? That connection to make us feel like we're not alone? ⠀ I share this and more on my episode of the @six_degrees_society podcast with @emilyamerrell that dropped earlier this week. {continued in comments} ⇢$

If there is one piece of advice I could share with

If there is one piece of advice I could share with women in their 20s, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐭. I spoke about this on the latest episode of the @theshefactor Podcast and it's a message I firmly believe in.
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I believe I am me and you are you for a reason. 𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. Unfortunately, that's something I did in my early 20's and I subsequently lost myself. Over the last few years in particular, I've learned the importance of owning your power. I've rediscovered who I am and what I want to get out of life.
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Thank you so much to @toriganahl and the #SheFactor crew for allowing me to share this message, along with some of my story on the podcast. I talk about how I manage my full-time job along with L&I, and how both of these things have helped to shape my goals on finance. I discuss my career journey (including the biggest career lesson I've had), as well as how I got started with the blog. Tori and I also talk about some of the ways we are both coping through this time of pandemic in our country, and how we as women can continue to 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 and finances even at this time.
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If you need something to listen to on your next walk, you can find the podcast on most podcast platforms, including Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Would love to know what you think💋

It’s officially day 40 for me of being in shelte

It’s officially day 40 for me of being in shelter in place. I’ve been typing up small journal entries into my Notes app since Day 1 and in going back and re-reading them, I’ve noticed all of the stages I have gone through when it comes to this pandemic: Shock, Confusion, Overwhelm, Perspective, Avoidance, Grief, Acceptance.
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The last 40 days have not been easy but there have been glimmers of hope that have brought me up when I was feeling down: birthday drive-bys, grocery delivery for neighbors, virtual hangouts and game nights, cardinals singing in the trees, positive messages drawn on sidewalks and hung in windows, family bike rides through the neighborhood, long walks and ice cream runs, and more than anything, connecting with others on a deeper level. Nothing like this will ever bring together every human on this globe at once likely in our lifetimes.
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That is what keeps me going. The little glimmers of hope and knowing we are all in this together - and the notion that we will be stronger as a world because of this💋

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