PonderingsAug 4, 2025

#MakingItMonday… August heat outside and in…

#InnerSignals #PermissionToPause #WhenTheHeatRises

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Violetta NashJul 8, 2025

The waves might be grief, anxiety, overwhelm or something else.

Learning to surf doesn’t mean pretending the waves aren’t there.
It means finding gentle ways to stay afloat, to stay with yourself, even when the waves rise.

Be curious -
What helps me steady?
What do I reach for when the water’s too high?

it might also just mean letting the wave pass and breathing through it.

#MentalHealthAwareness #permissiontopause #nervoussystemsupport #gentlesupport
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Rebel Life & Business Coach ✨Jun 4, 2025
You don’t have to be loud to be powerful.

You don’t have to post every thought, speak every truth immediately, or shout your story from the rooftops.

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do, is choose your own pace.

Speak when you're ready.

Share what feels sacred, not performative.

Let your self-expression come through playlists, rituals, rest, or what you wear on your skin.

Let it be yours.

Not for applause. Not for approval.

But because it feels like home in your body.

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This lunation inside Worthy & Rising, we’re exploring Sacred Boundaries —
the kind that hold your truth like a cup.

The kind that protect your self-expression from leaking into spaces that can’t hold it.

We’re reading The Four Agreements together in our rebel book club, too.

Not to fix ourselves.

But to remember.

That we are still whole, even when quiet.

Still radiant, even when soft.

Still powerful, even when no one’s watching.

You don’t have to be louder.

You just have to be you.

You just have to be you.


🌙 Link to join, is in my profile. Or just ask. 🔥





#feelgoodrebel #selfexpressionjourney #quietpower #sacredboundaries #embodiedmagic #creativehealing #softrebellion #bookclubmagic #fouragreements #restisresistance #gentlemagic #radicalbelonging #selfsovereignty #queerhealing #witchyselfcare #nervoussystemsupport #reclaimyourvoice #sovereignwoman #truthoverspeed #permissiontopause #energyboundaries
Johanny OrtegaJun 4, 2025

The Healing Power of Stillness

Have you ever felt that sinking feeling of anxiety when things aren’t going as planned? That’s exactly what happened to me at Latina Fest, standing at my author table watching people walk by without glancing at my books. My stomach tightened as those insidious thoughts crept in: “Maybe I won’t sell anything today. This was a waste of time.”

But then something magical happened – a microsecond of perfect stillness descended, slowing my perception of everything around me. Suddenly, I noticed the joy permeating the festival – the music, the laughter, the community celebrating together. A voice inside whispered, “Wait, this is perfect just the way it is.” The revelation transformed my experience: the accomplishment wasn’t in selling books but in being present, in feeling the joy of community. When I released my attachment to outcome and embraced the moment, I started smiling and dancing by my table. People began to notice, wave, and approach me to learn more about my work.

This episode explores a counterintuitive truth: sometimes stillness isn’t a pause in your healing – it IS the healing. After completing my emotionally demanding “Why Behind the Bruja” miniseries, I found myself in a quiet emptiness that felt uncomfortable for someone who thrives on productivity. Yet that discomfort held an invaluable lesson: I had been moving too fast, meticulously crafting my message while forgetting to leave room for myself in the process. What if the real power isn’t in perpetual motion but in the courage to stand still?

Where in your life might stillness offer you clarity that constant motion cannot? Where are you rushing when you could be noticing? Before you push harder, consider whether softening might be the braver choice. Share this episode with someone who needs permission to be still, and message me about what resonated with you. Remember, stillness isn’t weakness – it’s sacred.

#anxietyAndCreativity #AuthorJourney #creativeBurnout #findingJoyInTheMoment #healingThroughStillness #LatinaFest #permissionToPause #PersonalGrowth #podcastForWriters #theWritingLife

Rebel Life & Business Coach ✨Jun 3, 2025
You don’t have to be overwhelmed to be leaking energy.

You might just feel… off.

Tired, unfocused, a little disconnected from your magic.

And maybe no one else can see it — but you can feel it.

The fog. The flatness. The tightness in your chest.

Like you’re living a few feet outside your own body.

It’s subtle.

But it’s real.

And it usually means:
You’ve been pouring out more than you’ve been letting in.

✨ Saying yes when you meant no
✨ Worrying how someone will feel if you speak your truth
✨ Carrying emotions that aren’t even yours
✨ Stretching yourself thin to feel “useful” or “kind”

All of that pulls you away from yourself.

But love — your energy is not infinite.

It’s sacred.

And you’re allowed to protect it.

Here’s something to try:

Place your hand on your chest.
Breathe into your belly.
And whisper:
“I call my energy back from everywhere it doesn’t belong.”

You don’t have to fix everything.

You just have to come home.

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Inside Worthy & Rising, we’re exploring Sacred Boundaries this lunation — and it’s already shifting so much.

We’re naming the leaks.

Practising tiny rituals to return to ourselves.

And reading The Four Agreements in our rebel book club to unlearn the patterns that keep us overgiving.

If your body is asking for a pause,
If your spirit is asking for a return…

This space is ready for you.

Link to join is in my profile. ❤️



#feelgoodrebel #boundariesarebeautiful #sacredboundaries #energyhealing #nervoussystemsupport #bookclubmagic #fouragreements #embodiedmagic #softrebellion #restwithoutguilt #witchyselfcare #creativehealing #selfsovereignty #queerhealing #reclaimyourenergy #gentlemagic #slowgrowthmovement #radicalbelonging #selfexpressionjourney #permissiontopause
Rebel Life & Business Coach ✨Jun 2, 2025
If saying no feels hard, and you feel like your chest tightens, and like you might cry or collapse or be left because of it…

You’re not broken.

You were just taught that love and self-abandonment are the same thing.

You were taught to keep the peace.

To be polite.

To be available, helpful, easy to love.

But love — the real kind — can hold your no.

It might wobble.
It might stretch.
It might ask questions.

But it won’t vanish just because you told the truth.

And if it does vanish?

That wasn’t connection.

That was a performance.

You’re allowed to take up space.

To say “I can’t hold this right now.”
To need a pause.
To need you.

Because the truth is:

You can’t belong anywhere you’re not allowed to say no.

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Inside Worthy & Rising, we’re unlearning this conditioning together.

This Lunation's theme is Sacred Boundaries, and it’s powerful.
Tender. Sometimes messy.

But honest.

We’re also reading The Four Agreements together in our rebel book club — and it’s a soul reset for the ones who have spent years over-giving.

You don’t have to keep shrinking to stay connected.

You don’t have to bleed to be loved.

You don’t have to explain your boundaries like they’re apologies.

🌙 Come practise this with us.
❤️ Link to join is in my profile.




#boundariesarebeautiful #feelgoodrebel #sacredboundaries #healingthroughcommunity #selfsovereignty #creativehealing #nervoussystemsupport #fouragreements #bookclubmagic #softrebellion #radicalbelonging #selfexpressionjourney #restwithoutguilt #witchyselfcare #reclaimyourpower #queerhealing #gentlemagic #embodiedboundaries #permissiontopause #sovereignwoman
Rebel Life & Business Coach ✨Jun 1, 2025
Sometimes the most magical thing you can do is stop trying so hard.

Stop pushing for the breakthrough.

Stop performing your way into clarity.

Stop pretending you're fine when you're quietly unraveling.

Because magic doesn’t respond to pressure.

It responds to truth.

The truth that says:
“I’m overwhelmed.”
“I’m tender.”
“I don’t know what comes next.”

That’s enough.

You don’t need to fix it to be worthy of rest.

You don’t need to hide it to be magnetic.

You don’t need to clean it up to be held.

Try this, next time you feel stuck:

🌿 Put your hands on your body
🌿 Speak one honest thing out loud
🌿 Whisper: “I’m still allowed to receive.”

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Inside Worthy & Rising, we’re practising this energy together.

This Lunation, our theme is Sacred Boundaries — and the magic is unfolding in the most beautiful ways.

We’re not forcing anything.

We’re honouring truth.

We’re reading The Four Agreements together in our rebel book club,
and we’re remembering:

✨ Your presence is powerful.
✨ Your boundaries are love.
✨ Your truth is enough.

If that feels like the energy you’re craving…

the portal’s open, love.

🌙 Link to join is in my profile.




#feelgoodrebel #magicandtruth #receivingenergy #softrebellion #truthoverperfection #sacredboundaries #restwithoutguilt #creativehealing #bookclubmagic #fouragreements #selfsovereignty #embodiedmagic #queerhealing #boundariesarebeautiful #resonanceoverperformance #witchyselfcare #healingincommunity #permissiontopause #slowgrowthmovement #radicalbelonging #gentlemagic
Rebel Life & Business Coach ✨May 31, 2025
If you’ve been feeling tired…

not just sleepy-tired, but soul-tired…

like your energy is everywhere but here...

This is your reminder:

You are allowed to call it back.

You don’t need to wait until you’re falling apart.
You don’t need a perfect ritual or the full moon.
You don’t need incense or a clear schedule.

All you need is you.

Light a candle.
Touch your heart.
Breathe.
Say, out loud or in your mind:
“I call my energy back from today.”

And then… name the places. One by one.

🌿 That conversation that drained you.
🌿 That worry loop you got stuck in.
🌿 That moment you didn’t speak your truth.

Call it back.

Again and again, until you feel it:

That quiet shift. That soft return.

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Inside Worthy & Rising, we’re practising this.

We’re exploring Sacred Boundaries together — not just as a concept, but as a felt sense. A ritual. A reclaiming.

We’re reading The Four Agreements in our rebel book club.

We’re showing up messy, magical, and real.

And we’re reminding each other that being sovereign doesn’t mean being alone.

If you’ve been feeling scattered —

this space was made for your return.

Let’s remember together.

🌙 The link to join, is in my profile.


#feelgoodrebel #callingbackyourenergy #boundariesarebeautiful #witchyselfcare #softrebellion #gentlepower #selfsovereignty #healingthroughcommunity #sacredboundaries #fouragreements #bookclubmagic #nervoussystemhealing #energyrituals #permissiontopause #creativehealing #restrevolution #embodiedmagic #queerhealing #radicalbelonging #reclaimyourpower #slowgrowthmovement
Rebel Life & Business Coach ✨May 30, 2025
If your creativity has felt… stuck lately, like something’s gone quiet or shut down —

please know this:

It’s probably not because you’re “lazy.”

Or uninspired.

Or doing it wrong.

It might just be that your energy is leaking.

And your creative spark is trying to survive.

Because creativity needs room.
It needs safety.
It needs to trust that it’s okay to take up space, without being interrupted, guilt-tripped, or pushed aside.

And when you’re always holding everyone else’s emotions, when your days are full of invisible obligations, when your “yes” is louder than your “no”...

Your body knows.

Your spirit knows.

And sometimes, your creative flow just… disappears.

Not because it’s gone — but because it’s protecting itself.

Inside Worthy & Rising, our free community, we’re exploring this tender territory together.

This month’s theme is Sacred Boundaries — and we’re already seeing how much more creative we feel when our energy is ours again.

We’re also reading The Four Agreements in our rebel book club —
a soul-reset for the recovering people-pleasers and gentle creatives who are ready to come home to themselves.

If your creative magic feels like it’s hiding…

Maybe it’s waiting for you to come back to you.

✨ The link to join is in my profile.

This space was made for your soft power.




#creativehealing #energyboundaries #feelgoodrebel #gentlerebellion #creativeblocks #sacredspace #soulledbusiness #bookclubmagic #fouragreements #healingthroughcommunity #nervoussystemsupport #reclaimyourmagic #restisproductive #embodiedcreativity #softpower #radicalrest #queerhealing #boundariesarebeautiful #witchyselfcare #selfsovereignty #permissiontopause
Rebel Life & Business Coach ✨May 28, 2025
Saying “no” doesn’t make you cold. Or rude. Or difficult.

It makes you honest.

And sometimes, it makes you free.

I know how it feels…
to over-explain every no
to twist yourself into “maybe”
to smile and nod even when your body is heavy with dread.

But love — boundaries are not rejection.

They are relationship.
They are care.
They are clarity.

And the people who love you will want to meet all of you…
even the part that says “not right now” or “I need space” or “I can’t hold that for you.”

Inside my free community space, Worthy & Rising, we’re talking about all of this.

This month’s theme is Sacred Boundaries — and it’s already opening up the most beautiful, grounding conversations.

Plus, we’re reading The Four Agreements in our rebel book club — a soft, powerful anchor for this practice of self-trust.

If you’ve been craving a space to exhale…

To explore who you are without constantly apologising for it…

To be held without pressure or performance…

Come join us.
Off Facebook... It's a kajabi group of my own creation.
On your terms.

With rebels who get it.

Link in my profile, to join the community


#boundariesarebeautiful #sacredboundaries #selfsovereignty #belongingwithoutshrinking #gentlerebellion #nervoussystemsupport #feelgoodrebel #witchyselfcare #embodiedboundaries #softpower #communitycare #permissiontopause #sovereignwoman #queerhealing #slowbusinessmovement #bookclubmagic #fouragreements #selfexpressionjourney #restrevolution #reclaimingrituals #healingincommunity