anxiety can manifest itself through perfectionism, obsessive compulsive behaviors, hyper-vigilance, irritability, increased maladaptive coping mechanisms, extreme caution, racing thoughts, insomnia, nightmares, and more. it doesn’t always appear as jittery hyperactivity

busy mama. busy professional life. little sleep. yada yada yada. here are 3 things i’m finding time to love right now.

1. eat // homemade bread: my wife has been making this bread recipe for the last few weeks. it’s amazing. she says it’s easy & is adding balance to her life as she wrangles a 4 month old all day. we enjoy with avocado, or plain butter, or peanut butter & honey in the morning.

2. listen // ‘how i built this’ (NPR): listening to this podcast on my commute to/from work. founders of companies we all know (spanx, whole foods, patagonia) talk candidly about launching their company. super inspiring. i’m letting it wash over me & inspire the deep-seated entrepreneurial itch within.

we are legally married. we have a child. we are both listed on his birth certificate. i openly use the term ‘wife’ in corporate america + our daily life. i can’t believe how lucky i am. 

my heart splits wide open that i get to live this wild, full life. to be alive in this moment, this inflection point - to have all these things that never felt possible when i was growing up, & still, to be close enough to history to know that we stand on the shoulders of giants who came before us. 

there is so much more work to be done. the most vulnerable of our community is under attack regularly, & we must continue the good fight. i also have an obligation to live out loud the joyful life i’ve been granted in honor of those who fought for my rights. and damn it, this life is beautiful.