PlanetJoy: Otherworldly & Planet-Friendly

I’ve a few friends who are all pregnant at the same time and, as a mama of an almost 2-year old, my head is positively buzzing with all the advice I could give if anyone asked. I’ve decided to jot it all down here before I forget what it was that really helped me during MY pregnancy, birth experience, and those first weeks and months of having a little one. Pregnancy 1st trimester Nausea? Get…

Covid Winter smile collection

So, when I feel a lot of self-hatred I want to roll over and go back to sleep. But because I’ve been writing morning pages every morning (3 long-hand pages of all my thoughts) I’ve actually been exploring my self-hatred when it comes up and I’ve realized two things:

I don’t know who I’m doing it for and it’s actually quite lazy.

I don’t know who I’m doing it for because it’s obviously not…

This was written quickly and sloppily. But I kind of love the ideas so I thought I’d share:

What I want the new normal to look like:

Petting lots of dogs. Okay. All the dogs. In Ireland we can’t let people’s animals because it can spread COVID. I want a world where we can pet animals again. Where we can hug old people. Where we can smile at people with our mouths in a shop. I want a word…

If you struggle with low energy, fatigue, adrenal or chronic fatigue, depression, or can identify as a “spoonie” in any way, this tip might be for you.

Phone a friend.

Literally can’t get off the couch but need to do something wild like: cook food (let’s not get too fancy and try to wash dishes or anything), try calling a friend!

Or even texting sometimes works but there’s something…

A little tip for getting things done when you have chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, or jet lag (or all of those at the same time!)

A little tip for getting things done when you have chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, or jet lag (or all of those at the same time!)

https://stumblingtowardstrust.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/a-little-tip-for-getting-things-done-when-you-have-chronic-fatigue-anxiety-depression-or-jet-lag-or-all-of-those-at-the-same-time/ — Read on stumblingtowardstrust.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/a-little-tip-for-get…

If you’ve struggled with eating disorders in the past

And you find yourself under a good deal of stress

And that old familiar empty feeling invites you to be it’s friend, again

And you want the hunger pains because at least that means you’re feeling something

I gently invite you to sit down with yourself

Take some deep breaths

Have a cup of tea

Have something small and healthy to eat, something…

My middle name is Kathryn which my mom says means “pure” (so my full name means “pure happiness”)

I’m named after my great aunt who went blind later in life. My mother loved her and even though I never met her I am sure I would have loved her, too.

10 Random Songs from my Spotify

The first 10 songs that pop up when I press shuffle play on my saved songs….definitely not my favorites but a bit of randomness for your day 😉

1. S’wonderfulfrom An American in Paris

I saw this movie with my mom for free at the Wayne Theatre

2. Dangerous Nan McGrew by Helen Kane

Oh man….her voice is so fun.

3. Afternoon Tea by The Kinks

When I dated Pablo he introduced me to this song because I…

What exactly is a doula?

The goal of a doula is to help the mother have the most positive, satisfying, and safe birth experience possible.  A doula offers emotional and physical support to a woman and her partner before, during and after childbirth. 

Doula support allows the whole family to relax and enjoy the experience as well. 

PlanetJoy: Birth provides massage, reassurance and encouragement, and provides a safe space…

You know that scene in the Gail Gadot Wonder Woman movie when she crosses no-mans land? 

If you haven’t seen it, I’ve linked to the no-mans land scene right here.

I’ve seen that movie about 5 times now and I cry every time. And sometimes, because I’ve seen it so many times now and it’s a long film, I let myself fall asleep after that. But I have to stay awake for that scene. Because that’s the…

PlanetJoy massages: an ode to self-care & vulnerability & restoration

The truth is: people can live without massage in their lives. They can live stressed. They can live tense. They can live crunched and hunched, popping and crackling, straining and aching. They can even live that way for so long that they no longer even feel it. They no longer even register it. They are too busy. Their brains are so used to living in fight or flight that they don’t even know where…

Who am I? What an existential question! I will give you a petit definition: I’m an only-child, ESFP, a 7w6 on the enneagram, a Cancer sun Taurus moon Taurus ascendent, and I’m a natural romantic gamine with dramatic gamine ingenue tendencies….I have a weirdo sense of humor and I love super hero movies and poetry.  I am a snarky girl with bohemian tendencies (I like to lie in the grass and take…

The human body can endure so much more than we think that it can. I modeled for an art workshop this weekend for 12 hours. I thought I was going to die. It was hyperbole but I totally thought it was going to wreck my body. At the end of the first 6 hour day I came home and slept 12 hours. Day 2 I did not sleep, I just vegetated in front of my iPad and did NOTHING productive.  Confession, I am…

Ayurvedic Guide: How to Gain Weight

(Collage by me, Joy Boardman) Gaining weight is not something a lot of people struggle with but for people like my friend it’s a real battle. I researched Ayurvedic approaches to weight gain (typically a vata problem) and here is a summary of what I’ve found: Diet: Eat a lot of veggies (sweet potatoes!) and grains fully-cooked with olive oil or ghee (clarified butter- super easy to make) Eat a…

Erika and I love to play the worst-case scenario game. Just in case everything goes to hell. It’s good to be “prepared”. We usually end up laughing really hard and realizing that nothing that bad could ever happen or at least not in that particularly horrid way.  What you do is you envision just how terrible things could get if they were the worst they could ever possibly get.  For me I would…