I began reconnecting with my gentle heart years ago, and that self-compassion is a treasure and a balm to me. Gentle living, on the other hand, was something I embraced more recently. 

After going through vocation and life transitions, I reached a point where I didn’t know what I wanted to do next. Normally I would’ve tried to quickly figure everything out by myself and make all of these plans. Yet, this time around, I decided I would approach this uncertainty differently. I would embrace waiting and living my life.

This slower, gentler approach to life is gentle living. And it brought about many beautiful outcomes. I started to live in more alignment with nature’s seasons. I began to recognize the ways the universe was guiding and supporting me. I enjoyed life more as I moved through it at a slower pace.

Living slowly and with a gentle heart is a wonderful way to approach life, and it’s not without challenges either. To live opposite the conditioning women have received - that their worth is tied to what they do - can feel both hard and vulnerable. In addition, I still frequently need to remind myself that I’m enough as I am and that my worth isn’t about what I do. 

And that’s what I hope to do at Beautifully Gentle. To help other women remember that their worth is innate and unchangeable, simply because they exist. To help them be more gentle with themselves and whatever they’re experiencing. To help them see that they can slow down and let go of the constant doing, without it affecting their worth. To help them experience more moments of beauty, nature, joy, and wonder. 

If you want to read more, you can explore gentle heart and gentle living writings here.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in public relations

Published author since 2012

Shamanic coach certificate

Spiritual coach certificate