WELCOME
After years of being in survival mode, cautiously deciding, and ruthlessly prioritizing where my physical body and my energy was needed, I’m finally at a place where I just want to feel good.
What I’m intentionally seeking are life’s simple pleasures. I’ve shed all the should dos and feel little to no obligation to go about my life in a certain way. Maybe this realization comes from age, this year I celebrated the exciting 40 year milestone. Maybe it’s from the pandemic, where we were all stripped of the busyness that kept us moving from one activity to another without much time for reflection.
Whatever the catalyst, I am grateful for the lessons I’ve learned and my current state of confidence that I can choose where my time is spent. I am open to trying new experiences, but if an activity doesn’t bring me joy, it’s on the chopping block, just as Marie Kondo suggests we do with those old towels we were saving for no reason in the backs of our closets.
Photography by Sofia Owen
community
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
At the September 2022 Rebelle Pop Up event in Richmond, VA, we conducted an experiment to capture the images and thoughts of the women in our community in a different way than we ever had before.
From raising healthy families to driving professional growth, advocating for social justice to nurturing friendships, our priorities shift over time. But there’s space for all of us, no matter where we are today and where we’re heading tomorrow.
inspirational stories
AN ARTIST AT HOME
Meet an artist who creates work from her home studio surrounded by family. Shana Blakley made her art her business after a personal family tragedy, the loss of her son, October, at 39 weeks. Her story has inspired a community of people who have experienced loss, and her work is bringing beauty and joy to spaces across the country
WHAT DOES CONFIDENCE LOOK LIKE?
Career Coach, Sundie Marquardt shares 5 skills that can be used in many settings in our lives, like when you are networking, leading a team meeting, delivering a presentation, or any interaction in your everyday life where you want to show up confidently.
self-investment
BURN YOUR OLD JOURNAL PRACTICE
There is a new way to think about morning journaling.
CANDLES BURNING
Three ways to let your candles support you this season.
ENJOY THE DARKER MONTHS
Simple ways to embrace the season when the sun is setting earlier.
THOUGHTS
The thing about feeling good is that none of us need to strive for perfection or work to master a skill, or monetize an activity. Feeling good is about trying different things until we find what fits.
-SHANNON SIRIANO GREENWOOD
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