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January often arrives carrying the message that we should change ourselves. Improve. Reinvent. Become a “new you.” But here inside Calm Confident Woman, we begin the year differently. There is nothing to fix.There is no need for a new You. You are already whole. After the holidays, after a full year of living, caring, adapting, […]

Midlife often comes with responsibilities, routines, and familiar patterns. But within this season lies the chance to rediscover joy and connection-sometimes in the tiniest adventures. Why Adventure Matters Novelty stimulates the brain, boosts dopamine, and reinforces that life can still surprise us. You don’t need to travel far or spend a lot. Adventure can be: […]

Midlife is often described as a “second adolescence.” Hormones shift, energy changes, moods swing, and suddenly the strategies that worked for years don’t quite fit anymore. But what if this season isn’t about losing control? What if it’s an invitation to deepen your connection with your own body? Your Body Speaks in Signals Our bodies […]

Letting Go Like the Leaves: Breath & Rest for Fall Autumn invites us to slow down, soften, and release. Just as trees shed their leaves to make room for new growth, we can let go of stress, tension, and habits that no longer serve us. One of the most powerful ways to support this process […]

Have you ever wondered why your shoulders stay hunched, why your jaw is tight, or why your hips feel like they’re holding back a flood of emotion? If you’ve spent years navigating life with more responsibility than rest, more swallowing your truth than speaking it, and more reacting than reflecting-it’s not all in your head. […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month – and if you’re in midlife, it’s the perfect time to pause and check in. Not with guilt. Not with pressure. But with kindness. Because midlife is full of shifts: hormones, identity, energy, even priorities. You might feel like one day you’re handling it all like a champ… and […]

(from I Am Priceless blog) December 27, 2016 Unexpressed pain leads to hopelessness. Writing, provides a means for me to express my pain, to sort the mess out and start letting it go. Our feelings need to be expressed, they are energy in motion. If we repress, ignore or deny our feelings they don’t go […]

(from I Am Priceless blog) January 18, 2017 Two attempted attacks, by a masked man, have left a neighborhood on edge. To quote a local resident, “It is because this is a nice area. So you don’t normally think that anything like that is going to happen around here,” said Ann. While these types of incidents […]

(from I Am Priceless blog) February 7, 2017 When life gets real and shit hits the fan, I used to go with it and make the best of each challenge. Being optimistic and expecting the best, even in dark times, has been my preferred coping mechanism. Unless, I feel personally violated. Unless, the same situation […]

(from I Am Priceless blog) June 20, 2017 Fellow yoga teacher and friend, Tori Palatas shared this poem on Instagram. When I first read her masterpiece I was struck with how much I related. Perhaps you do as well. It is our honor to feature her and her art on I Am Priceless. She did not provide a […]