05/18/2026
✨️The Power of the Pause.
Pausing is not the same as losing momentum. And momentum is not always the same as growth.
Sometimes growth looks like slowing down long enough to heal.
Right now, I’m pacing a recurring load injury to prevent another setback I can't afford, and SFRC Saturday runs will pause until June 13 while I rehab & reset.
But healing isn’t only physical.
Reducing emotional, financial, mental, and social overload matters too. Sometimes the strongest thing we can do is make intentional shifts instead of continuing to perform through exhaustion.
May is Mental Health Month, and I want to be honest about that. 🌿
This is the face of a woman who has carried grief for a long time. Who lost her father to a sudden death in 2015. Who has been caregiving through her mother’s dementia journey since 2019 — a journey often called “the longest goodbye.”
This is also the face of a woman who was bullied deeply as a teen for being seen as ugly. Who was told she would never become anything by a coworker. Who spent years with no self-confidence, rebuilding, relapsing, learning, healing, and trying again.
And somehow, through all of it, she kept finding how to move herself forward.
Now 16+ months sober. Her final year of her 40s. Creating a community rooted in connection over performance. 💕
Not because life became easy. But because slowing down taught her how to stay present. ✨️ Presence is your power, if you pause long enough you'll feel it too.
So if you’re carrying too much right now, this is your reminder: You do not have to hold everything at once.
Micro shifts matter.
Rest matters.
Pausing matters.
Pace yourself.
It’s okay.
I see you. 💖
♡
SFRC Founder
Board Director,
Field Leader,
