Letting Love In- february 2026

It's February, baby!  And I hope this email is finding you wrapped around a little blanket of love and peace and joy and yummy coffee and cute puppies (: haha but really. How is everyone?! There's been a lot going on recently. In my own life, I'm sure in your life, and certainly out in the world. For anyone who cares (lol look I get it), I'm officially back in Wilmington, NC! And it's strange & beautiful all at the same time. It feels different yet familiar, and I'm really trying to be intentional with the grace I'm extending myself during this transition. Nonetheless, it feels good to be home, and what a privilege it is to feel so safe, seen, heard and loved in this Wilmington bubble. So many of yall have played a role in this- so thank you.

Without diving into anything too quickly, I would love to just encourage us all reading this to simply breathe. Yup. In, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and out, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. You can even run that back once more. There's enough rushing around in so many aspects of life. I hope that for 5 minutes while reading this email it doesn't feel rushed. In fact, I hope you feel really at ease and comforted, in a sense. I want to be clear when I say this email is about love. Letting it in. Choosing it. Creating space for it. Additionally, a little bit about how we can carve out some space in our own body, mind and spirit to best operate from, while still maintaining a sense of inner peace and stability. When I put thought into what I want to share, offer, extend in these newsletters, of courseeee there's pressure. It's writing something, anything, that I feel has value, are my own authentic thoughts, and encapsulates an entire previous month's events, as well as a bit into the upcoming month. All while still being just a dang imperfect, mistake-making human. Thank you for your grace, patience and understanding. If something in this newsletter sparks a thought, let's have a conversation! I'd LOVE that.

More than ever, I'm feeling this pull for unity and for community. Oh yeah? You too? When I've thought about it, processing and coming together in safe, supportive spaces is one of the best things we can do for ourselves, and for the entirety of the country. Really the world. It's wild because I can almost guarantee we're all feeling SO much right now, in some way. Yes, I'm talking about politics, but I'm also talking about simply navigating every day life shit and finding the balance of the goodness in simple moments but also the confusion and pain. The duality of scrolling on our phones watching monks walking thousands of miles to spread peace and then a moment later seeing someone murdered on the street. Not even to mention a skincare advertisement directly following. Like what?... That isn't normal. Wherever you may stand, this dense and heavy load was never meant to be carried alone. It simply is too much. I think (& hope so badly) that we can all agree on our emotional capacities are being spread so thin right now. Some may protest, some may call senators, some may silently shift, some may say "I see now", some may hold space. It all counts and it's all connected. We're all connected.

I've got some great journal prompts a little lower in this email. Something I'd love to encourage us all to do is explore, and then find, a place where we feel at ease. Where we feel really relaxed, calm, can breathe comfortably and have that sense of "my feet are firmly on the ground". And then write from this state. Or even just breathe and think, from this state. It's so important that we all take time to consider our own, individual thoughts and opinions on things, without outside influence. Which is SUPER hard these days, I know! What do I believe and why? What do I know about real love, in every sense? What do I know to be true about self-respect and self-discipline? When we can operate from this place of calmness, we seek solutions and create room to continue learning, growing and expanding. We're also able to feel more confident saying "I made a mistake" or "these things can coexist with one another". We're able to recognize what our superpowers are and how we can best serve ourselves and others. More than anything, it's productive. Don't get me wrong here. Emotions are a beautiful part of the human experience!! They're intense, complicated, exciting, terrifying, & incredible all at once. And oftentimes heavy emotions MUST be released. In fact, this feeling of emotions and then releasing makes us better, stronger, more adaptable, more resilient and more forgiving. So yes, I encourage this.

May we release in the ways that we need to.

But then let's get both feet back on the ground,

and get back to work.

We know who we are.

We know what we're worth. 

Let's use our fire as energy and momentum, and get really clear.

We have just 4 weeks, 28 days in the month of February. I'm inviting us all to focus less on hate, and more on love. If nothing else, this month practice wellness for your peace of mind. Spread goodness, create containers to listen, organize gatherings to strategize, let our efforts be sustainable. I'll end this by reiterating, I don't have all the answers. I don't know exactly how each of you feel. I don't know what you've experienced or gone through. But I will try my best to understand. I will try my best to keep holding space, to keep showing up authentically and imperfectly. And I trust deeply in the goodness of humanity that we will get through this, together.

cue the hugs