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mooncast | 08.31.26

Current phase:

Waning Gibbous 🌖

Current sign:

Aries ♈️

Emotional weather:

If you’re reading this, congrats! you survived the height of eclipse season!

As this moon cycle dwindles away, we’re starting off the week with a Waning Gibbous in Aries, gifting us the energy to actually do something with our weepy pisces lunar eclipse emotions.

As much as I wanted to be productive last week, I just couldn’t!

Lots of tears, and lots of naps. Anyone else?

The Waning Gibbous is a phase dedicated for forgiveness, reflection, and sharing the wisdom + fruits of our labor. If a full moon reflects ovulation, then the waning gib that follows it reflects post-ovulation clarity.

The music is off, the lights at the club are on, and now you’re face to face with who/what you’ve been dancing with the entire night!

How are you feeling? What truths were revealed? Are your expectations satisfied? Would you do this again? Is anyone owed an apology? Did you enjoy yourself? Need to text the group chat about this? Or keep this journal? Is there anything you need to feel comfortable? Water? Blanket? A nap?

All questions that could be asked either post-ovulation (hook up) or full moon.

The key to surviving this phase is leaving the shame and judgement alone. Take what you like! leave the rest! You were living! You had fun! who cares! Don’t attach meaning!

Maybe it’s *cringe* not……that…. deep… 😶!

Also, side note — I love when a Monday lands during an Aries moon.

The Aries archetype carries a daring, get-shit-done energy which feels especially appropriate at the beginning of a new week, especially after a doozy of a Lunar Eclipse. ((along with a double shot of espresso, 30min after breakfast ofc))

Aries energy want to do something! anything! And the Waning gib asks us to take what was revealed and direct action towards that. Containing the energy, proper.

💭 What are you keeping? What are you releasing? What are you doing differently?

It’s Virgo season and you either hate this time of the year or love it. As summer comes to an end, many of us are returning to school, work, or the office. I know sooo many people starting a new chapter of their lives right now. Change, good or bad aint easy!

After The Summer I Turned Unemployed <3, idk…I’m lowk looking forward to the slow down and settle down into this new chapter, and getting to know this new version of myself that was revealed through it. Hopefully, in your own way, you are too. <3

The start of this week feels like a good time to look back on everything that went down this summer, and acknowledge how far you’ve come in 2026 as we transition into the final stretch of the year.

It’s also a good time to check in with your cycle and current wellness routine!

Virgo season, fall, and the luteal phase remind us to practice discernment. Keep the good, ditch the bad, skip the shame, and keep it moving. We’ll double click on discernment vs shame and judgement (evil twins) behind the paywall. xo

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mooncast | 08.24.26

Current phase:

Waxing Gibbous 🌔

Current sign:

Capricorn ♑️

Emotional weather:

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Three days after my 28th birthday I was struck with Influenza A.

One second I was celebrating another trip around the sun over pizza and wine happy hour with my girls. The next, I was horizontal bed ridden with the flu, fighting for my life for almost three weeks (not! being dramatic)

Life comes at you fast?

The flu this season was no joke. The state I live in was completely out of flu meds (that’s a thing, I guess?), so after dragging myself to urgent care all I left with was a positive test, a sick note, and essentially a thumbs up.

No I did not get my flu shot last year, and no I will NOT be making the same mistake.

Luckily my community showed tf up, reminding me that healing is never meant to happen alone.

Medication dropped at my door. Tea. Water. Panera. Elderberry Syrup. Check-ins.

And…. Butternut squash soup…. <33

The lore behind the soup is that I had been knees deep into a butternut squash hyper-fixation since Christmas. The obsession started over a gift exchange when I ordered the most mouth watering butternut squash steak pasta that I still think about today…

Then for my birthday dinner — literally hours before the flu took me out — I ordered this butternut squash pizza to eat with my bottle of Cab Sauv. DELISH.

Okay back to the soup. I didn’t make it right away, it sat in my fridge for a few weeks while I slowly came back to life.

Then one random night in Feb I was having a total luteal phase girl dinner moment: I wanted something warm and comforting, I wanted it immediately, and I wanted to put in as minimal effort as possible making it. You know how it goes.

So at approx. 1 AM I randomly threw together some butternut squash orzo and thought damn, this is insanely good. But that could’ve just been my delusion!!!

So a few days later, hoping that it wasn’t just one of those one hit wonder recipes that never taste the same again, I used the rest of the soup in an attempt to recreate it, adding crispy chicken thighs, and

ohhhh

my god.

Let’s just say that sometimes the best recipes are born out of pure exhaustion and the luteal phase scaries.

Below is the recipe.

And behind the paywall, I’m breaking down how this recipe supports the luteal phase.

Ingredients

• Chicken thighs

• Pacific Foods butternut squash soup

• Orzo

• Chickpeas

• Cottage Cheese

• Yellow onion, chopped

• Garlic

• Avocado oil (or preferred cooking oil)

• Salt, red pepper, Italian seasoning

Instructions

1. Season and brown chicken thighs skin-side down on medium, then finish in the oven at 400ish until fully cooked.

2. Cook orzo (directions on box) save some pasta water before draining!

3. Sauté chickpeas, onion, and garlic with Italian szning, salt, & red pepper flakes in the same pan you cooked the chicken.

4. Heat butternut squash soup. Season to taste!

5. Blend some with as much cottage cheese as you want until smooth

6. Then stir back in.

7. Add chickpeas and spinach to the sauce. Loosen with pasta water as needed.

8. Toss with orzo and serve with the chicken thighs.

9. ENJOY!

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mooncast | 08.17.26

Current phase:

Waxing Crescent 🌒

Current sign:

Libra ♎️

Emotional weather:

The moon is coming back out to play as we start off the week with a Waxing Crescent in the late degrees of Libra. Now we’re still in the smack dab middle of eclipse season, so the focus continues to be on staying as present and emotionally grounded as possible. Libra is ruled by the planet Venus, representing values — the ones we hold ourselves to and the value that we believe we hold in the lives of others.

When the moon is in Libra I immediately think of: the luteal phase, relationships, boundaries, people pleasing, shopping, reciprocity, self care and (in)decision.

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mooncast | 08.10.26

Current phase:

Waning Crescent 🌘

Current sign:

Cancer ♋️

Emotional weather:

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mooncast | 08.03.26

Current phase:

Waning Gibbous 🌖

Current sign:

Aries ♈️

Emotional weather:

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welcome back to the moonday chat.

part mooncast, part cycle check-in, part internet group chat. mondays are ruled by the moon. a time to check in with your intuition, your body, and your loved ones.

each week I share what’s happening with the moon, what’s happening in my life, cycle support tips, and a few reflections to help us move through the week with intention.

in a world that feels increasingly disconnected, my hope is that this becomes a digital third space for us to gather, connect, and most importantly…. chat cycles.

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mooncast | 07.27.26

Current phase:

Waxing Gibbous 🌔

Current sign:

Capricorn ♑️

Emotional weather:

Authenticity is getting thrown around heavy on the webernet right now.

At its core it means to stay true to yourself, but often times that is easier said than done. Tbh, most people don’t even know who what where or when or how to start.

I envy those who naturally embrace confrontation. Who actually don’t care to keep the peace. That has never been me! But it’s an intentional choice I’ve learned to make. As I navigate adulthood, I’ve accepted the difficult truth that an authentic life isn’t possible without a side of discomfort.

The truth that, look around! If you aren’t disappointing anyone around you, then you’re most likely disappointing yourself. That a friend to all is a friend to none. That let’s be real, nobody respects a neutral ass bih — because then what do you even value? That relationships without conflict and repair will never experience true depth. That growth requires honesty, and honesty is uncomfortable as hell.

Today the moon is still Waxing its way through Capricorn, a last ditch effort to release boring, outdated systems. I want to focus on Wednesday’s Full Moon in the sign of Aquarius. This week is a great time to take radical accountability for how we decide to rebuild our broken systems and show up in the world — psst. key word: decide.

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welcome back to the moonday chat.

part mooncast, part cycle check-in, part internet group chat. mondays are ruled by the moon. a time to check in with your intuition, your body, and your loved ones.

each week I share what’s happening with the moon, what’s happening in my life, cycle support tips, and a few reflections to help us move through the week with intention.

in a world that feels increasingly disconnected, my hope is that this becomes a digital third space for us to gather, connect, and most importantly…. chat cycles.

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mooncast | 07.13.26

Current phase:

New Moon 🌚

Current sign:

Cancer ♋

Emotional weather:

Oh? A new moon in Cancer?

*Cracks knuckles*

We are starting off this Moonday with a New Moon in Cancer, and I couldn’t imagine a better time to talk my -ish.

It’s time to come home to yourself. The Cancer archetype, ruled by the moon represents what makes us feel safe, nurtured, secure and nourished.

You’ve been taught that consistency requires giving up your authenticity. That you aren’t allowed to feel safe in this world while showing up as your full, dynamic self. Security comes from playing the game.

No matter the area of life, it’s ingrained into us by society this outdated belief that you can only know true success if you show up with the same daily energy and output. But that couldn’t be further from the truth, especially for non-linear, neuro-divergent, and/or menstruating peeps.

It’s like you’ve been trying to build your entire life around the version of you who’s ovulating — and that’s exactly what’s been holding you back.

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welcome back to the moonday chat.

part mooncast, part cycle check-in, part internet group chat. mondays are ruled by the moon. a time to check in with your intuition, your body, and your loved ones.

each week I share what’s happening with the moon, what’s happening in my life, cycle support tips, and a few reflections to help us move through the week with intention.

in a world that feels increasingly disconnected, my hope is that this becomes a digital third space for us to gather, connect, and most importantly…. chat cycles.

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mooncast | 07.06.26

Current phase:

Last Quarter 🌗

Current sign:

Aries ♈

Emotional weather:

Ready! Go? Set?

We’re starting off this week in a bit of a paradox with this Last Quarter Moon in Aries, two outwardly contradicting energies — but like, we can make it work.

The last quarter moon (think luteal phase) is an invitation to slow down, reflect, and lean into discernment. Meanwhile the Aries archetype (think follicular phase) wants to start shit up. Impulsive! Headfirst! An act-now, think-later kind of energy that can only described as pure intuition.

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welcome back to the moonday chat.

part mooncast, part cycle check-in, part internet group chat. mondays are ruled by the moon. a time to check in with your intuition, your body, and your loved ones.

each week I share what’s happening with the moon, what’s happening in my life, cycle support tips, and a few reflections to help us move through the week with intention.

in a world that feels increasingly disconnected, my hope is that this becomes a digital third space for us to gather, connect, and most importantly — chat cycles.

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mooncast | 06.29.26

Current phase:

Full Moon 🌕

Current sign:

Capricorn ♑

Emotional weather:

Creation is the theme of the week.

Today is a big day energetically. But that goes without saying. We can all feel it.

We’re starting off this week with a big ole’ Full Moon in Capricorn, illuminating the deep dark shadows of our unconscious. Every full moon asks us to release something, shining a light on everything inhibiting us from becoming who we set out to be.

We’ve been sold the idea that productivity looks the same for everyone. That there is only one correct way to move. But as we all know, that linear sh*t is totally unrealistic.

We all move through the world to the beat of our own drum. Our authentic rhythm.

Productivity culture is the shadow side of Capricorn, it does nothing but leave us burnt out and stuck in our own way.

Thankfully these old systems are crumbling with the Age of Aquarius.

Two weeks ago the Gemini new moon provided us an opportunity to think differently. A blank slate when it comes to our perception, voice, and willingness to share what’s on our mind. With Mercury going luteal phase — I mean retrograde, at the same time as this Cappy full moon, I can’t help but see this as an opportunity for us to create new sense of discipline and self-trust.

Not in a linear mindset productivity culture dude bro 75 hard atomic habits kinda way, but in a way that includes rest, restoration, self-care, and only makes sense to you:

• Cancer energy wants to cancel plans and stay safe at home with fuzzy socks on.

• Cap energy wants to climb the mountain, with discipline, to achieve something.

Creation happens when you can balance both! making progress without burning yourself out — a rhythm so authentic that it cannot be replicated by anyone else.

This week is the time to let go of either side of the shadow coin that is holding you back from achieving all that you desire. Are you playing it safe? Or working too hard?

Also! This Mercury rx reminds me of the luteal phase because it’s a time where our perceptions shift. What you see in the mirror the week before your period is not the same as the week after, although nothing has really changed. You didn’t get drastically uglier over night, your mind is simply just looking through a different lens.

The 3D changes when we change our perception of it.

This week, notice where you’re forcing yourself to move faster than your body wants to, and/or where you’re stuck staying comfortable instead of taking the next step.

Somewhere between those two extremes is your rhythm.

That’s where creation (intuition) lives.

Signed,

a Capricorn sun Cancer rising LMAO

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welcome back to the moonday chat.

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mooncast | 06.15.26

Current phase:

First Quarter 🌓

Current sign:

Libra ♎

Emotional weather:

Happy Solstice my friends! ☀

I want to shine a light ;) on yesterday’s Solstice, as it marked the start of a new season.

If you’re not familiar, there are (4) pillars of our solar year:

• Spring Equinox

• Summer solstice

• Fall equinox

• Winter solstice.

Mirroring the (4) main phases of the moon and the (4) phases of the menstrual cycle.

Since way back into hunter-gatherer days these turning points have guided people on how to live. When to plant, when to harvest, when to gather, when to turn inwards.

These pillars do more than just mark the seasons of the year. They are the foundation to life on earth. Around these moments, rituals, traditions, and cultures were created.

The Summer Solstice mirrors ovulation: the brightest, fullest point in both our cycle and Mother Earth’s. The longest day of the year. A halfway point where we celebrate the growth, sustenance, and expansion we’ve experienced over the past six months.

The perfect time to pause and practice gratitude.

Because it’s all downhill from here!!! just kidding….. 👀

But the days will begin to shorten as we move into the second half of the year.

As we anchor down and think ahead to the end of the year, today’s First Quarter Moon in Libra presents us with a crossroads when it comes to our relationships and boundaries.

I preach this all the time (I teach a lot of healthy relationship curriculum) but without healthy boundaries, our relationship with ourselves, our cycle, and others will suffer.

ICYMI:

The first quarter moon phase calls us to take intentional action towards the intentions we set under the new moon in Gemini. It’s a test of commitment.

How badly do you want it? Will you prioritize your own needs or the needs of others?

Can you find a healthy balance between the two?

It is time to make a choice my friend.

The seeds you planted can take root or wither. You decide.

As you celebrate the solstice (and the rest of the summer) with friends and family, take a look around and evaluate your relationships and connections.

Who is showing up to your cookout?

What did they bring?

How do they vibe?

Are you invited to theirs?

… and should they be invited back?

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Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week.

• If you’re not sure, or not currently menstruating —> use the moon phase

• If you want to chat 1:1 to learn more about cycle basics we can

• If you’re ready to start THE CYCLE RESET 🌀 now is a great time

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welcome back to the moonday chat.

part mooncast, part cycle check-in, part internet group chat. monday’s are ruled by the moon. a time to check in with your intuition, your body, and your loved ones. each week I share what’s happening with the moon, what’s happening in my life, cycle support tips, and a few reflections to help us move through the week with intention. in a world that feels increasingly disconnected, my hope is that this becomes a digital third space for us to gather, connect, and chat cycles.

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mooncast | 06.15.26

Current phase:

New Moon 🌚

Current sign:

Cancer ♋

Emotional weather:

Last week we focused our energy on releasing the stale narratives and brain clutter that we find ourselves addicted to. Hopefully that freed up space in your mind to plant seeds of intention with the New Moon in Gemini this past weekend.

New moons reflect the menstrual phase of our cycle. When the walls of the uterus shed, they create space for possibility and new growth for the cycle ahead. Literally, thanks to rise in estrogen, our uterine walls begin to regrow once our bleed ends.

This New Moon was especially potent because Gemini, ruled by Mercury, focuses on perception and the mind. How we think about what we’re thinking, and with the moon involved, how we feel about what we’re thinking.

Both spirituality and neuroscience have arrived at the same conclusion:

the stories we tell ourselves shape what we notice, believe, and ultimately take action on. The lens through which we view reality influences the reality we experience.

With this New Moon, we have the opportunity to shift our perspective and move towards a preferred reality.

Easier said than done, btw!

We’re about halfway through the year, and by now you should have an idea about what you want, and most importantly, what you don’t. If you’ve joined the moonchat every week (i know that’s right!!!) then you’ve spent months checking in with yourself.

Nothing is missing.

Look around you.

Give it form.

Today’s New Moon in Cancer, provides us with the opportunity to nurture the intentions we set over the weekend in a new way. To me, this is the perfect! juiciest! transition of energy since the moon rules the sign of Cancer.

THE CYCLE RESET 🌀

This cycle I challenge you to a lil experiment — very Gemini of us ;)

I dare you to put cyclical strategy to the test with THE CYCLE RESET. (free btw)

Treat your intentions like seedlings! Nurture them according to the moon phases!

Check in with them weekly, here in the moonchat!

Say bye bye to linear systems that keep us addicted to our own suffering, that convince us we’re failing every time our energy changes, and that ask us to push through our needs.

And let’s see what comes of it by the next new moon.

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Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week.

• If you’re not sure, or not currently menstruating —> use the moon phase

• If you want to chat 1:1 to learn more about cycle basics we can

• If you’re ready to start THE CYCLE RESET 🌀 now is a great time

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welcome back to the moonday chat

part mooncast, part cycle check-in, part internet group chat. monday’s are ruled by the moon. a time to check in with your intuition, your body, and your loved ones. each week I share what’s happening with the moon, what’s happening in my life, cycle support tips, and a few reflections to help us move through the week with intention. in a world that feels increasingly disconnected, my hope is that this becomes a digital third space for us to gather, connect, and chat cycles.

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mooncast | 06.08.26

Current phase:

Last Quarter 🌗

Current sign:

Pisces ♓

Emotional weather:

How lucky are we to start off this week with another Juppy ruled moon!

If you woke up this morning (after hitting snooze 3 times) from a dream that brought clarity to that one situation while feeling the urge to cry, call into work, and consult with your tarot deck… it’s totally okay to blame it on the moon. I sure as hell will be.

The theme for this Last Quarter Moon in Pisces is shadow work. As of today we are a quarter away from the new moon, standing on the edge of a new beginning. Similar to the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, a last quarter moon is the time to loosen your white knuckle grip on what’s officially too heavy to carry into this next cycle.

And with the moon being in the sign of Pisces — the archetype famous for dissolving boundaries through self erasure, escapism, and ghosting, the shadow work theme is empathy vs. self abandonment.

This is a good reminder that people pleasing isn’t sexy!

And it’s probably why your periods suck!!!

Harsh? maybe.

ICYMI:

Self abandonment has a cost. Every swallowed need, unspoken boundary, and/or attempt to keep the peace adds up… and your nervous system pays the price.

Pisces energy wants to feel good and say yes! to… everything! However when reality gets uncomfortable, abandonment or going ghost (especially to your own needs) can be a whole lot easier than saying “no” or, gawd forbid…. setting a boundary.

Let’s be real: reality sucks! especially right now! & some stuff is worth avoiding!

Not every escape is unhealthy: art, reading, romance, movement, and music are a few. Also, TBH just to cope with the current reality of 2026 is requiring all of us to maintain a certain level of delusion. Use this Last Quarter Moon sort of like a check point.

🎣 Reel in whatever unhealthy forms of escapism you’ve been hooked onto this cycle.

The energy of this week might highlight areas where your emotional energy is leaking and a boundary needs to be put into place. You’re tough!! You can do it!!! The house in your birth chart where you have Pisces might drop a clue for where to look too.

The moon this weekend transited through my 8th house stelly of Aquarius. I found myself spending way too much time scrolling on socials than I would’ve liked, absorbing an overwhelming amount of emotions, advertisements, perspectives, and hot takes that weren’t mine. I know it’s time to take a break from the internet when I start feeling either filled with dread or weirdly nihilistic.

Social media has become one of the easiest ways for me to escape reality, until I realized there’s a whole other reality behind that lil screen. Now I feel all existential?!

Yeah I’ll be using the lunar energy of this week as a cue to digital detox, pick up a book, touch some grass, and quit ignoring my screen time limits.

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New Moon in Gemini | 06.14.26 ♊

At the end of this week we have a New Moon in Gemini, encouraging us to embrace change! and set intentions around curiosity, learning, and authentic self expression!

We’ll chat more about this in next week’s moonchat — but this is a good week to come up for air. Opinions are like assholes! Try to spend less time with your head up everyone else’s, and more time getting curious about your own.

The clearer your headspace, the easier to set intentions that actually feel like yours.

Differentiate yourself from the collective.

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Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week.

• If you’re not sure, or not currently menstruating —> use the moon phase

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welcome back to “moonday chat,” a weekly newsletter where I sit down every monday morning with a mug of something warm, and write a lil mooncast check-in to ground us in the current energy. Think of this as a space where you buy me a $7.77 bevvy once a month, and we gather here each week to connect and chat all things cycles.

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mooncast | 06.01.26

Current phase:

Full Moon 🌕

Current sign:

Sagittarius ♐

Emotional weather:

Once in a blue moon has arrived… don’t let this opportunity pass you by.

There is an almost limitless capacity for optimism in the sky right now as we begin the month of June on a Monday, beneath a Full Blue Moon in Sagittarius. The energy is as sweet as blowing wish kisses into the universe — swelling with hope that the limitations to your desires will dissolve with the wind.

The Sagittarius archetype is the storyteller of the zodiac, and similar to ovulation, full moons are a time of release. Whether you’re releasing an egg, or releasing a story you’ve outgrown, this moon is asking you to embrace the mutability of the moment.

Exploration plays a huge part in what it means to be human. While ovulating, estrogen the hormone associated with creativity and the willingness to seek out new experiences is at its peak. Take time this moonday to reflect on the areas of your life where you could loosen your grip on certainty.

Embrace the liminal! Make space for new possibilities! Take a leap of faith!

Sagittarius energy is also deeply global and multicultural. It asks us to expand our worldview and seek understanding and empathy across differences and cultures. With that being said, my heart and solidarity go out to those currently being held in a New Jersey ICE facility, participating in a hunger strike. It is absolutely infuriating and unjust what this administration is doing to our neighbors.

FUCK ICE.

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Lunar highlight:

Waning Gibbous in Capricorn | 06.03.26 ♐

Okay lol the daydream is over.

Midweek brings us a sobering Waning Gibbous in Capricorn. This moon phase offers a corrective energy to the Sagittarius full moon, reminding us of the importance of time, impermanence, and labor.

I like to compare the Waning Gibbous to that first week of the luteal phase aka post-ovulation clarity, and/or when the lights turn on at the club and its time to call your Uber…

Yeah. Wrap it up!

The wishes have been wished, the old stories have been released. Now it’s time to figure out what’s actually worth committing to long term. The Capricorn moon asks us to narrow our focus. What dreams deserve your time, energy, and devotion?

The cosmic lineup of this week is pretty perfect. Make sure to take advantage of it! Times like this only come around every….. once in a blue moon.

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🌀 cycle check-in

Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week.

• If you’re not sure, or not currently menstruating use the moon phase

• If you want to chat 1:1 to learn more about cycle basics we can

• If you’re ready to start THE CYCLE RESET 🌀 now is a great time

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mooncast | 05.25.26

Current phase:

Waxing Gibbous 🌔

Current sign:

Libra ♎

Emotional weather:

This moonday looks a lil different since its a holiday.

Cheers to the freakin weekend!

My wish for you this moonday is simple: spend time outside. with your friends, your fam, your situationship, your dog, or just yourself. Pleasure May is coming (wink) to an end, we’re edging summertime, and we’re currently under a Waxing Gibbous moon in Libra.

The energy of right now is very…. in-betweenish.

Many of us planted intentions under last week’s new moon. If you did, think about what you’ve actually done with them so far. Not what you’ve daydreamed about! Not what you pinned on pinterest! Not what you ruminated about on the drive into work! But like, what actions have you taken? Intention setting is only 1/2 of the secret sauce.

The Waxing Gibbous phase is that awkward middle chapter we skim through before the climax (full moon). The phase that never makes in onto the vision board. The part of the cycle where consistency stops feeling like a new personality trait and more like… idk? psychological warfare??

And if you’re the least bit neurospicy like me, then I know that you know consistency is BORING. And what a sick joke that it’s also the key to receiving what we want???

But that’s exactly why this phase matters! Think about it this way, when the Moon is growing brighter every night, it's not really doing anything… special. Just steady, boring, consistent movement toward fullness. Most of life works this way too. IMO that’s what makes full moon moments that much sweeter, no?

So this week, enjoy the space between where you are and where you’re going.

Take some time to check in with your goals for this cycle. Zooming out, this is also a good time to reflect on the intentions you set at the start of the 2026. AHH yes, remember those? Dust awff that vision board. The thought of doing so sends me into fight or fight as well but this is how we get what we want!

💭 What small refinement will make your intentions feel fully aligned?

💭 Especially when it comes to your relationships and values? (Look to where you have Libra in your chart)

💭 What area of your life needs an extra 20% boost of effort?

💭 Where can you course correct? Bring in more balance?

Small adjustments make big impacts too.

Libra energy teaches us that balance isn't something we find once and keep forever. It's something that we practice. Over n over. Annoyingly. Forever.

Living a cyclical lifestyle allows us to live in the liminal a lil better.

The moon and our menstrual cycle reminds us that everything changes eventually.

It is indeed, just a phase!

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Full moon in Sagittarius | 05.31.26 ♐

The month of May revealed a lot of what is hidden in our lives. I mean, we started and ended this month with a full moon. On the 1st we had a Full moon in Scorpio and this Sunday we have ourselves a Full Moon in Sagittarius. Scorpio reveals what's really going on. Sagittarius reveals where we go from here.

Idk about you, but a Saggy full moon to me screams travel!

Even if it’s just a local road trip, don’t be afraid to put some miles on your car. Wander into a new coffee shop. Visit the art museum. Take the scenic route home. Visit your local library and pick up a book about something you know nothing about.

Sag energy is all about opening yourself up to new info, people, and/or perspectives. Ya never know which random conversation, article, trip, or wrong turn is about to alter your brain chemistry.

Also!

⭐ Take a lil peeksie at your birth chart to see exactly what house(s) the moon is transiting through for you this week. This is where the emotional weather might feel the most noticeable.

🌀 cycle check-in

Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week.

• If you’re not sure, or not currently menstruating use the moon phase

• If you want to chat 1:1 to learn more about cycle basics we can

• If you’re ready to start THE CYCLE RESET 🌀 now is a great time

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welcome back to “moonday chat,” a weekly newsletter where I sit down every monday with a warm bevvy and write a lil mooncast check-in to ground us in the current energy. Think of this as a space where you buy me a $7.77 bevvy once a month, and we gather here each week to connect and chat all things cycles.

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mooncast | 05.18.26

Current phase:

Waxing Crescent 🌒

Current sign:

Gemini ♊

Emotional weather:

Omg hey y’all,

I hope you had a comfy! cozy! weekend grounding yourself and planting plenty wishes under the New Moon in Taurus. Now that moonday has arrived, we are starting the week with a chatty Waxing Crescent in Gemini, bringing with it a lighter, more energized vibe.

I’ve been visiting my big sister in ATL for the past week, so obvi I’ve been soaking in the spoiled lil sister treatment - iykyk.

Don’t call don’t text,

ass imprinted to her couch,

eating all of her snacks and watching movies with my niece.

Just like the menstrual phase, rest during a new moon is essential. Slowing down, nourishing your meat suit, feeling safe, and reflection are pretty crucial for hormone health and play a part in what it takes to sustain a healthy, balanced, lifestyle.

This matters more than our linear minded society wants us to believe.

A returning crescent has been celebrated across cultures as a moment of hope, promise, or light retuning after darkness. And tbh that’s exactly what this week and the follicular phase feels of the menstrual cycle feels like, s/o to rising estrogen.

periods over, hallelujah

This week could be a great time to start a new project, initiate a lil progress towards your new moon intentions, or chat about The PCOS Rebrand with your homegirls.

I shared my thoughts here, check it out:

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The PCOS Rebrand

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PCOS, now PMOS affects 1 in 8 women. Over 170 MILLY worldwide!!

So if you don’t have it, one of your friends or family members totally does, and we should be talking about this stuff more. Gemini moon’s remind us of the importance of chit chat. So, what do y'all think about PMOS? What has your experience been like getting diagnosed and/or navigating it? Shame dies in rooms where stories are told.

Gemini energy is also ideal for networking, socializing, and connecting with others.

Sometimes it’s hard to say how you feel without writing about it first. Journaling helps.

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First Quarter moon in Virgo | 05.23.26 ♍

This Saturday brings a First Quarter moon in Virgo. Virgo energy can be very practical and disciplined, prioritizing critical thinking over dreaming about the bigger picture. Combined with a First Quarter Moon, this could be a good time to check in with the progress (or lack thereof) you’ve made toward your intentions this week.

Big or small! It’s important to check in on your goals. This weekend could be a great time to put together a strategic plan, refine your routines, or make a big decision.

⭐ Take a lil peeksie at your birth chart to see exactly what house(s) the moon is transiting through for you this week. This is where the emotional weather might feel the most noticeable.

🌀 cycle check-in

Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week.

• If you’re not sure, or not currently menstruating use the moon phase

• If you want to chat 1:1 to learn more about cycle basics we can

• If you’re ready to start THE CYCLE RESET 🌀 now is a great time

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welcome back to “moonday chat,” a weekly newsletter where I sit down every monday to write a lil mooncast1 check-in to ground us in the current energy.

Think of this as a space where you buy me a $7.77 bevvy once a month, and we gather here each week to connect and chat all things cycles.

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mooncast | 05.11.26

Current phase:

Waning Crescent 🌘

Current sign:

Pisces ♓

Emotional weather:

Has anyone ever wondered what “sixth sense” really meant? not that one scary movie, but actually what our sixth sense would be, if we had one? ((spoiler: we do)) ‘

This weekend while eating leftover edibles my bestie’s hubby gave me, and trying to figure out what to write for this week’s mooncast, I’m pretty sure I landed on my perspective of the situation.

The five senses:

• Sight

• Hearing

• Smell

• Taste

• Touch

The sixth sense is creation. Our own unique spiral, which is guided by our intuition. The pleasure that we give, in order to then receive. LMK what you think about this. 👀

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Also! Happy Mother’s day to those that celebrate (not me — y'all stay safe!! lol) from my matriarch, to yours xoxo 💐

This moonday’s Waning Crescent Pisces moon asks: What’s holding you back from creating stability around the intentions you created under the New moon in Aries?

Yeahhh remember that Aries stelly that happened in April? We all collectively initiated a fresh start of some kind under that New moon consciously, or subconsciously.

If you’re new to the chat, welcome! This is what I’m talking about:

Waning crescents are kinda like the closing shift of the Lunar cycle. I think of them similarly to our late luteal phase. A time for integrating our shadow, letting go of what doesn’t feel good, gaining closure, and resting before renewal. Similar to the way we shed our endometrial lining in order to build a new one every single month. Similar to the way trees drop their leaves to regrow them in the spring. Pruning creates growth!

And the fact that miss Luna is floating through the deluded, mystical waters of Pisces, it might be worth reflecting on the escapist tendencies you can’t help but indulge in. Ask yourself whether or not they are compatible with this new identity of yours, and if you will carry them into this next cycle, or surrender them in exchange for growth.

The thing is, escapism isn’t always a bad thing. Especially given the context of the world we live in. Like, is anyone really out here raw-dogging reality? Probably not.

• matcha

• coffee

• cigs

• fridge cigs

• vapes

• a sweet treat

• a lil cocktail

• that phone

• that one situation(ship)

To be “pure” is a myth! ((ask literally any ex-Mormon))

It’s easy to cling to the positives, things that make us feel good in this meat suit. Most of us don’t correlate feeling good with having boundaries or using the word “no”. Instead, we avoid discomfort all together. Ignorance is bliss or something like that.

Often, avoidance or “ghosting” becomes a passive aggressive way of saying “no.”

Which… fair. I guess.

👻 We all have a Pisces ex (romantic or platonic) that went ghost. ((If not, it’s you))

I think the issue is when we get too dependent on escaping through ways that aren’t regenerative. Because eventually this creates habits that don’t feel good long term.

Escaping reality is how we dream up new possibilities. It’s part of the process.

The key to escapism is finding mediums that provide the same dopamine hit, while also leaving you feeling better after. Cue, the granny hobbies!!!! Music works too.

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New Moon in Taurus | 05.16.26 ♉

Your values… are.. what you value, what is important, what feels good, what feels safe, what motivates you, and what specifically stimulates your five senses so that you can then act and contribute to the world.

As life does its thing, sometimes we stray away from our values entirely, or feel a need to reconnect with THE CYCLE RESET.

The first step that people often overlook is having self compassion.

Shame keeps people stagnant and hopeless, especially the shame that comes from seeing our own shadow. I want to remind everyone that that we are living though, idk? some the most chaotic timelines imaginable? Since we’re expanding our human ability to consume new information daily, it’s gonna take more effort to stay sane.

Checking in with our values often and staying aligned gives our spiral direction, and opens the gateway to giving and receiving more pleasure.

Okay, so clearly this week’s lunar highlight is none other than the New Moon in Taurus happening at the end of this week!! This new moon feels like the perfect time to get really specific on what it is that brings you joy during this new phase of life. There is no wrong answer, it just has to be 1. sustainable and 2. regenerative.

((Tap into that feeling of relief and optimism that comes with the start of your period.))

⭐ Take a lil peeksie at your birth chart to see exactly what house(s) the moon is transiting through for you this week. This is where the emotional weather might feel the most noticeable.

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🌀 cycle check-in

Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week. If you’re unsure, or not currently menstruating, that’s okay! Use the moon phase.

I used to feel like I only got one “good week” a month because nobody taught me how to support myself through the rest of my cycle.

If you chat 1:1 to learn more about cycle basics, we can.

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Personally,

For me this Pisces moon has me starting the week, battling the paradox of building a personal brand on internet. Currently I’m navigating how to establish boundaries around intimacy, vulnerability, and deciding just how much of my personal life actually feels good to share publicly.

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welcome back to “moonday chat,” a weekly newsletter where I sit down every monday with a warm bevvy and write a lil mooncast check-in to ground us in the current energy. Think of this as a space where you buy me a $7.77 bevvy once a month, and we gather here each week to connect and chat all things cycles.

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mooncast | 05.04.26

Current phase:

Waning Gibbous 🌖

Current sign:

15 degrees of Sagittarius ♐

Emotional weather:

👀 Ok so how is everyone feeling after last week’s Scorpio Full Moon? What truths came to light? Did you crash out or bite your tongue??

Regardless of how things played out for you, it’s a new week! And were starting this moonday on a wayyy lighter note with a Waning Gibbous in Sagittarius.

Yenno that feeling after returning home from a trip that lowkey changed your brain chem? And now you’re back in your regular life trying to make sense of this slightly different version of yourself?

Some will argue that’s the whole point of travel. The beauty of expanding your worldview and letting the experience actually change you. Letting it to shape where you go and what you do next. They key to avoiding post-travel blues is integration.

Waning Gibbous is the phase that comes directly after a full moon, and it always reminds me of going back to school or work after a summer vacation (or post-ovulation). You’re unpacking everything, both physically and mentally. Still a little in that dreamlike headspace of romanticizing life for the past week, reminiscing on the peak of the journey… curating the perfect photo dump, retelling stories, sharing your “lessons learned” and “travel tips” with anyone who will listen.

Chatty, inquisitive, and philosophical… just like a Sag! Lol.

Even if everything went horribly last week, one thing about Sag energy is that it doesn’t dwell. Not if Juppy has anything to do with it! This energy is great for forgiving, forgetting, and focusing on the bigger picture.

Last week something shifted, and now you’re figuring out what to do about it.

This week, zoom out to .5 and grab your gratitude journal or open your notes app.

The category is: integration.

💭 What makes more sense now that I’ve had a second to breathe?

💭 What part of last week actually worked out in my favor? Even if it didn’t feel like it.

💭 What am I glad I know now that I didn’t before?

💭 I’m grateful the confusion around _____ cleared up.

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Lunar highlight:

Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn | 05.08.26 ♑

We’ll be ending the week with a sobering Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn, which, honestly, is probably for the best. Lol.

Less philosophizing! more follow through!

You don’t have to let this energy kill your optimism, but it will provide a grounded reality check. Compared to Sag, Cap’s energy is more realistic, more disciplined, and more aware of consequences and road blocks. Very much back to work energy!

This is a good time to refocus on the intentions set at the start of the cycle, and to get honest about what’s actually realistic for you moving forward.

Last Quarter moon is the final phase of the cycle, and I compare it to the Luteal phase. Navigating the comedown of any cycle peak isn’t easy, especially if you lack self-compassion.

We aren’t linear, we don’t, and shouldn’t, exist in a mental vacation 24/7… despite what society wants to gaslight us into believing. Accepting this is the first step to avoiding the luteal phase scaries // post-travel blues.

Last quarter moons and the Luteal phase aren’t a form of punishment. They’re an important part of the cycle that helps you clean things up. A closing shift.

Forgiveness matters here, and so does allowing yourself to let go.

⭐ Take a lil peeksie at your birth chart to see exactly what house(s) the moon is transiting through for you this week. This is where the emotional weather might feel the most noticeable.

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🌀 cycle check-in

Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week.

If you’re unsure, or not currently menstruating, that’s okay! Use the moon phase.

If you want to chat 1:1 to learn more about cycle basics, we can. xo

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To forgive, or not Forgive…

Let’s be honest, whatever the full moon illuminated in your personal life last week probably wasn’t cute and frilly. This is Scorpio that we’re talking about….

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I created this recipe in August 2024, a few days before leaving for the SisterSong Reproductive Justice Conference in DC.

I threw it together in an attempt to empty out my fridge before the trip. You know how that goes. I was on my period and craving something simple, supportive, and actually delicious. Nothing complicated, just a lazy one-pot meal that wouldn’t take up too much brain power so I could get back to my couch rot ASAP.

While it was delicious, I remember feeling pretty underwhelmed with how it turned out visually. I convinced myself that the lighting in my studio apartment was horrible and the video quality was too low to perform.

I posted it anyway, not checking in with my socials until after the conference.

It ended up becoming my most viral recipe.

And for good reason.

This meal is practical, and it naturally includes pretty much everything your body is asking for during menstruation without needing to overthink it or make it “perfect.”

This recipe taught me so much as a creator. Practicality is what people actually respond to, not perfection. And looking back… the lighting was fine.

Below is the recipe. And behind the paywall, I’m breaking down exactly why this combination works so well to support your menstrual phase.

Ingredients

• Chicken thighs (season & cook any way you like)

• BBQ sauce (I use Bachan’s original BBQ)

• 1 cup wild rice

• 3 cups bone broth

• 1 medium sweet potato, diced

• 1 red onion, sliced

• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced

• Olive oil (or preferred cooking oil)

• Salt, pepper, and seasonings of choice

Instructions

1. Season chicken thighs and cook (pan, oven, or grill).

2. Coat with BBQ sauce and keep warm.

3. Cook 1 cup wild rice in 3 cups bone broth for ~45ish minutes, until tender.

4. In a skillet, sauté diced sweet potato, sliced red onion, and mushrooms with oil and seasonings of choice.

5. Stir the cooked wild rice into the veggies. Add chopped kale.

6. Serve the wild rice mix with the BBQ chicken thighs.

❄Menstrual Phase Support

During your menstrual phase // inner new moon // inner winter, you might not have the outward energy to build or perform, but that doesn’t mean your body isn’t working.

Internally, your uterus is actively shedding it’s lining, a process that requires energy, nutrients, and time to recover. Your uterine lining is breaking down. You’re losing blood. Hormones like estrogen and progesterone are at their lowest.

Which is why this phase often comes with:

• lower energy

• increased sensitivity (physically + emotionally)

• a need for more nourishment, not less

This isn’t the time to be restrictive. Your body needs to replenishment, and that’s exactly what this chicken thighs + wild rice recipe does.

The breakdown:

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welcome back to “moonday chat,” a weekly newsletter where I sit down every monday with a warm bevvy and write a lil mooncast check-in to ground us in the current energy. Think of this as a space where you buy me a $7.77 bevvy once a month, and we gather here each week to connect and chat all things cycles.

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mooncast | 04.27.26

Current phase:

Waxing Gibbous 🌔

Current sign:

20 degrees of Virgo ♍

Emotional weather:

Being a “perfectionist” isn’t a flex.

It’s often the culprit behind why your life feels rigid, boring, and… the reason why youre a bitch during your luteal phase.

This is something we all must keep in mind as we start off the week with another Waxing Gibbous in Virgo. Yes…. another one. We touched on this at the end of March, but as this boon returns, it brings with it a certain level of intensity as we edge toward the Scorpio Full Moon later this week. This phase of the cycle, both lunar and hormonal, is where refinement can quickly turn into overcorrection.

A very Virgo slippery slope.

During a Waxing Gib, if you’ve been working towards a goal, you’re probably already like what? 80% there? All you need is that extra 20% boost for now. This is also a point in the cycle where our attention shifts outwards to the people around us, the relationships we’re in, and the expectations we hold.

What expectations are you holding yourself (or others) to right now that feels a bit…..much??

Perfectionism doesn’t come out of thin air. It’s learned, reinforced, and most of the time, socially prescribed.

What sounds like: “I’m not as disciplined as them” or “I’m not consistent enough” especially when it comes to our health and wellness, is really just a fast track to burnout and dysregulation. or in true Virgo fashion — tummy issues.

Ironically, perfectionism and a linear approach is exactly what keeps us away from fully receiving the very thing we work so hard for. A never ending loop of stress, that inevitably puts more stress and dis-ease on the body.

💭 Who taught you that consistency had to look perfect? And why does the wellness industry probably have something to do with it?

UGh! I have so much beef with the current wellness industry. A “healthy lifestyle” isn’t supposed to be centered around restriction, waking up at 4:30, fearing seed oils and full fat yogurt. That’s not wellness, its control disguised as “being a perfectionist.”

And also like, how BORINGGG? 🥱

plus, I promise your fav wellness influencer orders a filet-o-fish and a large dr. pepper the minute they put that tripod down.

If this resonates, 🌀 THE CYCLE RESET is where we take this even deeper. A guided (3) month lifestyle audit where we spend real time unpacking perfection, consistency, and what sustainable actually looks like for your life. This week is a great time to start.

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Lunar highlight:

Full moon in Scorpio | 05.01.26 ♏

Ok so we’ll be ending this week and starting the month of May with a Flower Moon in Scorpio. Full moons, like ovulation, bring a peak in energy. Emotions feel bigger. Intensity feels dense. Clarity and decisiveness starts to bloom like candy painted tulips.

Clarity is a good thing. It reduces stress and allows for better decision making. Howeverrrr, when paired with the intense emotions of a Scorpio full moon, it’s really easy be responsive. So, um! Just try to stay grounded this week!

Not everything deserves an emotional reaction (yes, this is a note to self) especially if it’s something you’ll most likely have to clean up during your luteal phase….

Let the intensity flow though the body first, and respond later.

Use the lunar energy this week to work through and release your shadow around perfectionism, to expand your capacity for receiving pleasure and unlocking potential.

⭐ Take a lil peeksie at your birth chart to see exactly what house(s) the moon is transiting through for you this week. This is where the emotional weather might feel the most noticeable.

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🌀 cycle check-in

Take a moment to ground yourself, check in with your cycle, and listen to what your body is asking from you this week.

If you’re unsure, or not currently menstruating, that’s okay! Use the moon phase.

If you want to chat 1:1 to learn more about cycle basics, we can. xo

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Socially Prescribed Perfectionism

Defined by psychologists as “…people’s belief or perception that significant others have unrealistic standards for them, evaluate them stringently, and exert pressure on them to be perfect.”

So you can see why the lunar phase this week is a boon for working through this.

I believe that socially prescribed perfectionism starts as something projected onto us, then we internalize that projection into a subconscious way of relating to others. SPP feels like pressure from those around us, when in reality, we are the ones reinforcing the pressure onto ourselves. Relationships are a mirror. We begin to hold ourselves to impossible standards, before others even get the chance to. A self fulfilling prophecy.

(3) Ways to use your cycle to work through Socially Prescribed Perfectionism:

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