It’s not cute.

Any animal suffering will absolutely gut me and I have to turn away.

Thing is you can’t really turn away when it’s happening in your backyard and you’re on the phone with the South Bay Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, listening to their instructions on what to do next.

Let’s rewind a bit.

On Wednesday, I was on the phone with the man I’m dating, and I said, “There’s a crow in my backyard, but something’s really wrong.”

He said, “What do you mean?”

I said, “It’s meandering around, pecking the grass in slow motion. Crows don’t behave like that.”

He told me to go out and look, and from what I saw, he couldn’t fly. I thought it was his wing.

We got off the phone, and I immediately called the Rehabilitation Center. This woman... let’s call her Sandra... picked up the phone and, in a raspy 90s QVC voice, said, “What’s going on?” I explained to her what I thought had happened and that maybe his wing was broken. Before I could finish the sentence, Sandra interrupted me and she said, “Nope... he’s got West Nile virus. He’s been infected by a mosquito bite. That’s why you’re seeing dead crows everywhere...

(to be clear I’m not seeing dead crows everywhere)

I said, “He’s got what?” She said, “Whatever, you do, don’t feed it or touch it, and he’s just gonna die... there’s nothing we can do.”

I said, “This is tragic. I’m just gonna watch this bird die,” and she said, “Yes.”

Then she told me I would wrap a double-lined trash bag around my hands and pick him up and throw him in the trash can when he passed.

I’m like, “This is horrible.”

I hung up the phone, and I continued to watch him obsess over him and this bizarre situation.

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That night I went to a lunar eclipse breath work circle with my teacher Gwen Dittmar at my dear friend, Kelly Gores’ house. The evening was beautiful, and the minute I saw my teacher, I knew that we would be using the Animal Spirit deck.

There is something incredibly magical and sacred about this deck.

As I looked around at the other eight women, I knew for certain one of them was pulling the Crow card. As we went around the circle and shared what our intentions were, I expressed that mine was for deeper clarity in consciousness and about the divine. For some reason, I am being confronted with religion and spirituality in a way that’s new to me and, quite honestly, uncomfortable. I always thought I understood the crux of my relationship with Jesus, God, and spirit but things are shifting.

The way life shifts when you stay curious and open to expansion.

At any rate, we went around the circle, shared our intention, and pulled our cards. After I shared my intention, I chose the Cosmic Egg, which was incredibly on point. When we got to the end of the circle, the last woman chose … you guessed it … the Crow.

As she read the card, I thought about how this might relate to my life and to the incident in my backyard.

The next morning I hurried outside, and sure enough, he was dead.

It wasn’t long before nature stepped in to devour his bones and feathers. I quickly tried to get my 13-year-old son to help me but realized his boyish nature, fully opposed by his manly stature, was not going to be able to handle this.

I gathered the crow’s body and took him to the trash.

When you look at the significance of these two cards, you can see that life is asking for more. God gives us direction and purpose, relationships to guide us and create a buffer. The one thing I would never trade about my life choices is how expansive and broad my circles have been.

I don’t see the same people every day.

I am always met with new perspectives and experiences living in a big city surrounded by diverse, interesting people.

I wouldn’t change that for the world.

It consistently asks that I examine myself and explore my beliefs on a deeper level, and although that sounds super trendy and cool, it’s a bitch at times.

Having concrete answers feels nice.

Remaining open and willing to see with new eyes can produce some ‘crow’s feet’ if you know what I mean.

Life will leave its mark.

Hearing the description of the Crow card, I could see it’s unique relevance to my life and circumstances. The past, present, and future are the trinity of ‘now’.

The great beyond and God’s omnipotent wisdom are always at work. There will never be a moment while I’m earth-side where all my questions will be answered. I will be in this dance of life and death, stagnation and growth, science and the unknown, for all of my live long days.

As I move through this week I’ve been so much more aware of the crows squawking and nose diving all around. They have a beauty of their own and I’m fairly certain I’ve never noticed them in this way.

Sometimes it takes the great circle of life to remind you that the veil is thin.

What gets to stay is precious.

This is precious.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Ppppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL out now. I’m speaking with PERRI CHASE. You’re gonna need to put on your thick skin for this one. Perri is fully expressed. She is probably going to make us question how much of our lives we’re actually LIVING… and how much we’re performing because somebody somewhere told us that’s what a successful woman is supposed to look like. Perri Chase is a teacher, mystic, guide, spiritual entrepreneur, wife, mother—and a woman who has built an entire body of work around Truth, Freedom, embodiment and what she calls Full Expression. And Perri is not particularly interested in making any of this palatable.

Which, obviously, I enjoy. For more than a decade, she’s worked with thousands of women exploring what happens when we stop trying to think, achieve and self-improve our way into wholeness—and actually descend back into the body. She created her own embodiment modality, SXBMB™, teaches an approach she calls Magic Led Business, and her work explores everything from feminine spirituality and energetic mastery to money, relationships, sexuality, leadership and the very inconvenient business of telling yourself the truth.

And this is where I get REALLY interested.

Because Perri doesn’t define the feminine as being soft, pretty, agreeable or floating around your kitchen in linen waiting for the universe to Venmo you. Her feminine has teeth.

It creates. It destroys. It receives. It knows. It leads. And underneath all of her work is this idea that our fullest expression isn’t something we manufacture.

It’s something we remember. So today we’re getting into the feminine, embodiment, God, money, business, intuition, power, surrender—and what happens when a woman stops performing who she’s supposed to be and actually inhabits who she is.

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So retro.

So bloody annoying.

At the end of the week, I realized my social media batched content was bone dry. As I lay swaddled in my sheets mildly freaking out - bc entrepreneurship is relentless like that - I decided I’d better do some form of work and prep.

Looking up from my bed, I saw my Hustle & Flow scrapbook.

One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received.

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The other two greatest gifts are my son Beau (duh) and the Sunday Citizen weighted blanket with amethyst and quartz crystals from my online students after Matt passed away. Yes, you need it.

So as I was flipping through the book and reminiscing on the people, the vibes, the fashion (eeek), the naivety (mine in particular), the laughter, the feeling of belonging to a space, a community and a mission - it struck me that not everything that ends was meant to be saved.

People come into your life for a season or a reason, not always a lifetime.

Both for better or for worse.

You probably don’t even know in the moment. You’re just along for the immediate ride. Time and distance provide perspective and insight that literally ONLY time and distance can do. As obnoxious and obvious as that sounds there is also something absolutely breathtaking about the playback of your life.

It was you who made those choices - good, bad, or otherwise and you’re still here to reflect and most likely ascend from the wreckage.

Meaning the debris can be repurposed into new and better wisdom that spurs on a life chapter of absolute expansion.

As it turns out, during my reading with Laura Lynn Jackson after Matt’s passing in 2023, she made a point to say “Matt needs you to hear me when I say this - there was nothing you could do. You were never meant to intervene.” When it comes to grief you must know that there is no optimal way out. It is the new way of being that reminds you, you have no control.

Let go or be dragged, as they say.

How many possible ways can that statement apply to your life?

Laaawd, sooo many I don’t wanna talk about it.

But here we are - typing and reading and facing the cold hard fact that one thing ends so that SOMEthing(s) can begin.

Your ‘saving it’ was never necessary.

Nor could you.

Save it.

And would saving it be the right word …

Perhaps the miracle is that one thing had to end because it had already given you everything it came here to give.

We spend so much time asking, How could I have kept this?

Maybe the better question is:

What did this leave in me that I get to keep?

Because THAT is yours.

The thing can end.
The chapter can close.
The person can leave.
The dream can change shape.

And still — nothing was wasted.

Maybe we aren’t supposed to save every beautiful thing.

Maybe we’re supposed to let some beautiful things save us.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

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Nic.

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Y’all can send me your recipes, tell me your super secrets on how to make it “easier”, offer the best kitchen hacks and in the core of my being - it will remain one of my least favorite things to do.

Will I continue to do it?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

The thing about this act of suffering is that yes it gives you more time and money in the long run AND I have convinced myself it makes me miserable.

AND SO IT IS.

The act of prepping is a challenge for me because I’m accustomed to immediate gratification - surely I’m not the only one 🤨. This checks out as I’ve been pondering the idea of life as one giant, cut-throat reflection.

One of my IG posts this week was inspired by the man I’m dating.

He is reading a Neville Goddard book (melt my heart already) and he sent me a screenshot of The Mirror Principle as laid out in the Law of Assumption book.

Which happens to be on page 12. (IYKYK)

To understand this doctrine, imagine reality as a mirror, not of your surface personality but of your deeply accepted identity.

A mirror does not argue.

It does not interpret.

It does not moralize.

It reflects.

If you stand before it smiling, it returns the smile.

If you stand before it anxious, it returns the anxiety.

The outer world behaves the same way, reflecting the consciousness you occupy.

Not the one you prefer. Not the one you occasionally visit.

But the one you consistently accept as yourself.

This is why circumstances feel stable - even when undesired.

They are stabilized reflections of stabilized identity.

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In layman’s terms: Of course food prepping sucks - bc I’m choosing for it to suck.

And I’m getting what I expect.

One of the reasons you might LOVE food prepping is because you, as a separate individual, are capable of experiencing a radically different reality. You are embodying the joy of food prepping, time management pay off, the creativity in the process etc., etc., etc.

I am clearly not.

Have you ever noticed how something shitty happens and then an absolute snow ball effect of stubbed toes, red lights, negative emails, kid tantrums all occur in succession? That’s the reality you’re occupying and mirroring.

When I notice this level of frustration boiling over, I pause and say “nope - this is not the reality I choose”.

Does that sound juvenile - cool, well it works.

I interrupt the assumed reality that this is what’s happening to me and step into the drivers seat.

I will slow down. I will offer grace. I will hold gratitude for the moments that are showing me my current nature.

The identity reflected to me is the identity I’ve accepted as truth and so it is.

You can say you’re not a good singer.

You are too busy to work out.

You hate food prepping.

And you can improve, shift, polish all of these variations of self the minute you REMEMBER the mirror principle and take ownership for what you see staring back at you.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Ppppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL OUT NOW and I’m speaking with DR. JENN SIMMONS. Dr. Simmons is probably going to make some of you rethink everything you thought you knew about breast health—and frankly, that’s exactly why I wanted her on my show. Dr. Jenn Simmons spent 17 years as a fellowship-trained breast surgeon treating thousands of women before a health crisis changed the trajectory of both her life and her career. Today, she’s the founder of Real Health MD and PerfeQTion Imaging, author of The Smart Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer, and host of the Keeping Abreast podcast. If you follow her on Instagram or have heard her on numerous podcasts and media forums, you know she is NOT afraid to challenge the medical status quo. From mammograms and breast imaging to estrogen, hormone therapy, prevention, and the fear that has dominated the breast cancer conversation for decades, Dr. Jenn asks women to do something I deeply believe in: Get curious. Ask better questions. And participate in your own damn health.

Some of her positions are controversial. Some challenge long-held medical recommendations. And that’s precisely where I think a great conversation begins.

Because women don’t need more fear. We need information, context, options, and the confidence to advocate for ourselves. Dr. Simmons has built an empire on just that.

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Maybe an hour in, I had sweat through my pjs and was covered in chills (crying because I’m a child and when I throw up I CRY!). I remember thinking “This is wild, I need this to stop, and my body is kinda bad ass…she is not giving up”.

I was in my shower for 20 minutes (still puking) and thinking okkkkkkay this is physical exhaustion.

FULL DEPLETION.

I get it.

Within nearly every class I teach, I talk about knowing the difference between hard work and suffering. It’s vitally important to be able to distinguish these things for yourself so that you’re not moving into pain and you understand where your threshold lies.

On our walk and talk yesterday, we were discussing how decision fatigue is real. You’ve got to recognize if you’re physically tired or if your life is TOO FULL. I’ve had clients tell me they feel paralyzed and don’t know where to start.

May I offer that maybe you’re not too tired or scared but rather uninspired.

You don’t have S P A C E for creativity if your calendar looks like a color coded game of Tetris.

This life you’ve built consciously or otherwise, may no longer serve you.

(don’t kill the messenger)

Often you’ll find that delegating some of these responsibilities or completely extricating them from your life, will free you up to find the energy you’re seeking.

This hits because decision fatigue is real.

The brain has limited bandwidth for sustained attention, inhibition, planning and choice. And when we’re overloaded, we don’t suddenly become more disciplined.

(shocking, I know)

We become more likely to choose whatever requires the least resistance.

(insert sofa + scrolling)

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A few weeks ago, I deleted my dating apps. I’ve been talking to a man that completely steadies my nervous system. It’s palpable and it’s reminded me of something that I talk about but haven’t FELT in some time.

Reciprocity is not a decision when you’re safe.

Because some relationships create MORE decisions.

What did they mean by that?
Should I text?
Should I wait?
Am I asking too much?
Do I actually want to be here?

That isn’t connection. That’s unpaid administrative labor.

And holy shit, is it tiring.

But reciprocity does something very different. Reciprocity creates space.

When someone meets you — emotionally, energetically, practically — your nervous system doesn’t have to spend quite so much energy scanning for what happens next.

You can exhale.

You’re not trying to decode the relationship while simultaneously being IN the relationship.

And I’m realizing more and more that this is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other:

Clarity.

Not control.
Not someone making our choices for us.
Not outsourcing our agency.

Quite the opposite.

When I feel safe, supported and met, my decisions start feeling less like emergencies and more like directives I get to choose.

I know what I want.

I know what matters.

I know what’s mine to do.

And suddenly there is energy available for creativity. Movement. Work. Parenting. Fun. Play. Prayer. Purpose. L I F E.

Maybe that’s one of the sneakiest benefits of reciprocal relationships:

They return energy to you.

So perhaps we take a look at the Tetris-like calendar you’ve created and delete the appointments that never should have been made.

And let’s start choosing people, practices and environments that give some of our bandwidth back.

And lately, I’m making a DECISION to give in to who or what gives it back.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

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Nic.

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Ppppps. Have you checked out my next retreat in JANUARY 2027. Laura Conley and I are hosting our EXHALE Mexico retreat for the women who enjoy luxury, need a new year reset, want to be in community with like minded women and are ready to LIVE their best lives. Check it out here and BOOK YOUR ROOMtoday.

Ppppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL OUT NOW and I’m speaking with MEGHAN JUDGE. Meghan Judge, host of the internationally ranked podcast Judging Meghan, where every week she sits down with remarkable guests—from therapists and physicians to Olympic athletes, activists, addiction specialists, and survivors—to have honest conversations about resilience, trauma, mental health, healing, and what it really takes to rebuild a life after it’s been turned upside down.

What I appreciate most about Meghan is that she doesn’t believe healing requires pretending everything is okay. Actually she would NEVER say that. Quite the opposite. I met Meghan last week as we were both speakers on the Unfiltered Life panel and I was blown away by her personal story and HOW SHE SHOWS UP NOW. She believes healing begins the moment we stop hiding. Through her own experiences with trauma, grief, and Complex PTSD, she’s created a space where people can have the conversations so many of us are craving—but don’t always know how to start.

The conversations about loss.

The conversations about shame.

The conversations about survival.

And eventually...

The conversations about hope.

She and I both believe healing isn’t about erasing your story. It’s about learning how to carry it differently and how it changes you for the better. Heads up this conversation will discuss suicide prevention, Complex PTSD, friendship breakups, death and loss, resilience, signs from the other side and why sometimes the bravest thing we can do is simply stay in the conversation, keeping it real and raw.

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I’ve mentioned these before: the heated room, heavy weights, LED lights, loud music - it’s a vibe … And let it be known, I include these classes sparingly in my schedule.

I also modify like a MF-er.

About 5 minutes into this class, the fire alarm started going off.

No music, no microphone, strobe lights and pure hellfire to your eardrums.

My friend who was leading the class did a great job remaining calm but when I tell you, it turned off and back on six or seven times that’s not an exaggeration. At the end of the class we had about 10 minutes of normalcy and I just laid on my mat, eyes closed, saying “Thank you, thank you so much for this BODY, thank you for strong lungs, thank you for a heart that holds it all together, thank you for my life, thank you for my sense of humor, thank you for my circle, thank you for my “yoga practice”.

And on and on and on.

I spoke with the teacher after class sharing that she did an incredible job and next time that happens (and it will because it’s the building that’s the problem) she could remind the class that this is the REAL YOGA.

How triggered and annoyed and irritable are you when things don’t go the way you intend or when you’re faced with something as jarring as a fire alarm blaring in your ears when 2 minutes before you were in the zone vibing with Rufus Du Sol.

For nearly 2 decades I’ve had random moments like this as a teacher and it’s absolutely nerve-racking. As a student though … You can hold grace for the teacher and in my case that was easy to do.

There was no denying the frustration. It was loud. It was annoying and my mantra was “I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS UNBOTHERED”.

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Later that same day I came across an Instagram post that confirmed how valuable it is to speak your feelings/emotion out loud.

A Stanford psychologist discovered that naming an emotion out loud reduces its intensity by 50% in under 90 seconds. He called it the single most underused emotional regulation tool available to the human brain, and almost nobody uses it.

Dr. James Gross has spent 30 years studying one specific question... What is the most effective way to regulate emotion?

Not suppress it, not avoid it, not manage it, but actually regulate it. What he found was simpler than what anyone expected.

The technique is called cognitive reappraisal. When you name what you are feeling out loud or in writing, you’re activating the brain’s language. That activation directly engages the prefrontal cortex. An activated prefrontal cortex directly reduces amygdala activity. The emotional intensity drops not because the emotion has been suppressed, but because the brain has processed it through language.

This is why suppression produces worse outcomes than expression. Suppression, actively trying not to feel the emotion, requires the prefrontal cortex to maintain constant inhibitory control over the amygdala. This is metabolically expensive. It depletes the cognitive resources required for clear thinking and decision making. It does not reduce the emotional intensity. It just prevents it from being expressed while the psychological stress response continues running underneath.

Clearly, this isn’t always an easy adjustment. Cognitive reappraisal requires pausing and naming, and who wants to do that during a stressful situation!!

In Nicole Sciacca fashion, I’d rather suppress and avoid it, tbh.

It’s like parenting.

When Beau does something that sets me off, instead of reacting, I have to (attempt to) redirect.

I do not deny the (his/or mine) emotion, but name it, shift it, and process intentionally. Again - not easy - but worth practicing.

If you’ve taken any of my online classes, you’ve heard me complain, bitch, mindlessly vent, and simultaneously speak kindly to my body, encourage myself, thank my physicality for doing this hard thing.

I do this aloud and YOU SHOULD TOO!

If the data and research above is true, then you have nothing to lose.

I was doing this in my girlfriend’s yoga class.

The alarm was blaring. AND WE PERSEVERE!

There’s quite honestly nothing better than recognizing a process you’ve been chipping away at is ACTUALLY WORKING.

I know you get it.

Let that chitty chatter chit chat out loud.

You’re doing great.

Keep it up, cutie.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

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Pppps. Have you checked out my next retreat in JANUARY 2027. Laura Conley (on the pod this week) and I are hosting our EXHALE Mexico retreat for the women who enjoy luxury, need a new year reset, want to be in community with like minded women and are ready to LIVE their best lives. Check it out here and BOOK YOUR ROOM today.

Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL OUT NOW and I’m speaking with Laura Conley via our INSTAGRAM LIVE from last week. This one is good. We are discussing unspoken/unrecognized anger and how dangerous that lack of expression can be. Perfectly timed given this week’s email topic. Here’s a clip. The whole episode is like 30 min. Grab your sneakers, get a walk in and listen to our chitty chatter. haha.

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For as long as I can remember, I’m just done by Friday at 4:00 PM.

If you have a party on Friday, I’ll really want to come and I’ll say maybe bc my HEART wants to be there, but I’m not coming.

Last Friday, however, I forgot what day it was (literally. So maybe it’s a mental block?) and rallied ... I went to an all-women’s event in a generous lady’s backyard in Santa Monica, we walked down a ravine, 5 flights of stairs and perched up next to a creek.

We got all kinds of earthy and goddess-like under the trees and in the dirt.

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The majority of the women there had Ph.D.s, doctorates or law degrees. They were well read, and from what I could tell, we did not exist in the same realms. This has nothing to do with smarts and education, but rather concentrated points of focus and passions. I felt a bit out of my element, but I was super curious to learn.

One of my favorite things about ‘existence’ is all the opportunity for growth, and that’s exactly what I got Friday in the woods. The conversations were deep. We were talking about Greek mythology, maternal rights in the courtroom, motherhood as a rite of passage, and even … America.

About two hours in, when we got to the Q&A, a woman became highly emotional in the audience, asking how one of the speakers could choose to “love America”. The author and speaker is Daphne Delvaux, who just wrote her book “Moms in Labor” and will be appearing on my podcast in the next month or two. She lives half the year in Belgium with her family and the other half in the States. She made, what seemed like, a throwaway comment about loving America and how grateful she is that we are able to hold events and conversations like this because of the openness and curiosity of the folks in this country.

I smiled so big because I agree. I have not lived overseas, but I’ve traveled a bunch.

I think what gives Americans a little credibility is that we are fighters.

Fighting for what’s right, fighting for progress, fighting for values, fighting for our freedom to speak.

We are fighting with and supporting each other with the freedoms that we have because of our ancestors who paid the ultimate price.

The woman in the audience got so emotional, saying that she no longer loves America and would live somewhere else if she could, and Daphne said, having lived for years off and on in Europe, she would prefer here. She said she thinks “we are big enough to hold both the sadness and frustration with both joy and faith.”

I immediately lit up because it’s the truth.

It’s both and.

In everything, it’s both and.

We do not live in the black or white.

We live in the gray, and we are big enough to hold it all.

We have to be.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL OUT NOW and I’m speaking with THE COPPER VESSEL aka Suzy Scheiffelin. Susy Markoe Schieffelin isn’t asking women to become someone else. She’s inviting them to remember who they already are. Susy is a sound healer, teacher, mentor, founder of The Sound Healer’s Academy, creator of The Copper Vessel Collective, a seven-figure entrepreneur, wife, mother, and someone whose own journey through recovery completely transformed the way she lives, leads, and serves. She knows what it feels like to chase success while quietly burning out. To look like you’re holding it all together while feeling completely disconnected inside. And instead of teaching women how to do more… She’s teaching them how to soften. How to listen.

How to regulate their nervous systems.

How to create lives that don’t just look beautiful from the outside—but actually feel peaceful from the inside. Through crystal alchemy sound baths, Reiki, ceremony, mentorship, and community, she’s helping women reconnect with their intuition, their creativity, their capacity to receive, and maybe most importantly…themselves.

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You know I don’t take a single day for granted which is why “getting to” is important to emphasize.

When I was back in Alabama for my high school boyfriend’s funeral, my mom was going through her jewelry. She had so many pieces that were meaningful to her and landmark memories for me. I’ve been keeping my wedding ring in Alabama for years. My mom asked if I wanted it, and I said absolutely yes. I’m going to wear it!!

My plan was to re-invent this piece of jewelry so that it becomes art that sparks conversation rather than a token of a more complicated time.

I love my wedding ring.

I remember when Beau was super little he would twist it clock wise around my finger. It was a little tick that he had, but it made an imprint on me. Recently, I asked Beau if he remembered doing that and he said I do actually. That made my heart do a little dance. Maybe the imprint was meant for both of us.

I’ve been wearing the ring almost every day, and it brings me such joy. I’m stacking multiple rings around it, and I’m allowing myself to reinvent the meaning and the association that I had previously.

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In my mind, reinvention replaces the foundation. This sounds pretty drastic, but if you think about the amount of times you need to shift your perspective, grow, outgrow, awaken, re-awaken over the course of your life, you can see where I’m coming from.

Stagnation is death… in nature and in terms of movement, joint health, and actual life choices.

It would be super cool if we could stay the same and not have to do any of this tedious personal work, but also we did not contract into these bodies, onto a 3D planet, filled with duality, to remain the same for 85 years.

If I look at my personal life, I’ve been able to reinvent partnership on a romantic level a few times over. Depending on the day and the year, I’d tell you this was a blessing or a curse. I’m assuming many of you have been in long-standing relationships and I pray they’re healthy and serving you well.

If not, this might hit differently.

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Every relationship taught me something groundbreaking. One taught me what I could survive.

Another taught me what I deserved.

It goes without saying, some relationships are easier than others but the quality of your relationships are usually limited by the conversations you’re unwilling to have.

Saying the hard thing out loud and taking your next right step is the biggest hurdle to reinvention. Without faith and a dash of hope, you’ll never get the new version of you off the ground.

My friend Sharon Land made a great point that faith must precede hope. Hope as it stands, allows you to continuously cast the illusion of potentials versus having faith which has you listening and remaining open in the direction we are called.

It’s true, time and time again.

So the Re-invention requires the complete and total destruction of what was for what will be. Faith is the fuel that builds the base and that’s never cheap. It’s gonna cost you.

Please remember being alone is uncomfortable.

Being with the wrong person is expensive.

If you’re going through it - burning it down and whatnot - just know that that is the price of freedom my friend.

And you’re worth every last dollar.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Ppps. SUMMER PROOF SERIES … TRAIN WITH ME. We’ve already begun this program BUT you can drop in to any class, at any time. Check the schedule as you’ll see there are options. We train together through a proven combination of strength training, mobility, yoga, cardio dance, community accountability, and weekly coaching designed specifically for women navigating real life.

• Engaging Live Classes

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• Monday Walk & Talks

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Pppps. MERCH IS BACK!! I’m so freaking pumped to share that we are LIVE and you can purchase my BE REAL NOT PERFECT sweatshirt and SWEAT AND STILLNESS muscle tanks now. The sweatshirt fits as expected and maybe a little long, not boxy and the tank runs REALLY SMALL. The fabric is thin and it’s cropped. I wear a medium sweatshirt and large tank, if that helps.

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Let’s imagine two versions of you.

Both spend the summer traveling.
Both enjoy the BBQs.
Both eat the ice cream.
Both stay up too late.
Both make memories.

The only difference?
One woman completely disappears from herself.
The other stays connected.

She squeezes in a 30-minute strength class.
She stretches after long travel days.
She walks when she can.
She laughs inside an accountability group.
She keeps showing up—even if it looks different.

Fast forward to September.

One woman says,
“I have to start over.”
The other says,
“Let’s keep going.”

That’s the compound effect.
Not perfection just protection.

Every strength session is another deposit into your future.
Every mobility class keeps your joints moving well.
Every workout helps remind your brain:
“I’m someone who takes care of myself.”
This has neverrrrr been more evident than on my recent trip to Iceland.

My precious 82 year old father struggled to walk and keep up (he did GREAT considering) and my beautiful 79 year old mom, whose been active since her 30s, climbed a glacier with her grandchildren. Both were present but only one of them able bodied enough to “do life”.

It hurts my heart but it’s an example I use for motivation.

Strength training is one of the highest-return investments you can make for your future health, function, and independence.

Not because we’re afraid of aging.
Because we intend to do it exceptionally well.
My next program, launching this Thursday is called the SUMMER PROOF SERIES.

SUMMER PROOF isn’t about chasing a beach body.
It’s about making sure your body can keep saying YES to life.
Travel.
Hiking.
Carrying luggage.
Playing with grandkids someday.
Getting off the floor without making weird sound effects.

Future You is paying attention.

She’s rooting for the decisions you’re making today.

There are two options:

1. The standard SUMMER PROOF SERIES program ($333), which is 26 classes within 45 days. These classes are live, and then they live in an on-demand collection. It’s a combination of strength training, mobility, yoga, cardio dance, and accountability. Our Instagram chat group is legendary; the venting, the support, and overall cheerleading. If you don’t have a hype squad and you’re wondering why your workouts are sucking you dry, you need to join us.

2. The SUMMER PROOF SERIES VIP edition. ($555) It includes everything above, plus two one-to-one coaching calls with me and WhatsApp access for the entire 45 days. If you need modifications or have questions, if you need more inspiration, this one’s for you...

3. If you’re already an Infinite member, to get the VIP access, you would just invest a one-time fee of $217 for the coaching calls and the WhatsApp access. If that’s for you, let me know.

Either way, your future self is dependent on today’s decisions.

Let me help you.

See you inside my little love nugget.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Ppps. SUMMER PROOF SERIES … TRAIN WITH ME. We begin Thursday 7/16. Over 45 days, we’ll train together through a proven combination of strength training, mobility, yoga, cardio dance, community accountability, and weekly coaching designed specifically for women navigating real life.

Inside SUMMER PROOF you’ll receive:

• 26 Live Classes + All Replays

• Lower Body Strength

• Upper Body Strength

• Mobility-Based Yoga

• Full Body Strength Training

• Cardio Dance Finishers

• Optional Walk & Talks

• Private Instagram Accountability Group

• Community Support

• Coaching, Education, and Real-Life Strategies

Standard SUMMER PROOF and VIP options available as mentioned above. Learn more here.

Pppps. MERCH IS BACK!! I’m so freaking pumped to share that we are LIVE and you can purchase my BE REAL NOT PERFECT sweatshirt and SWEAT AND STILLNESS muscle tanks now. The sweatshirt fits as expected and maybe a little long, not boxy and the tank runs REALLY SMALL. The fabric is thin and it’s cropped. I wear a medium sweatshirt and large tank, if that helps.

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Wow.

Mesmerizing.

Mother nature’s clear favorite sans the constant imperceivable earthquakes and highest count of active volcanos worldwide.

So captivating that I truly don’t know what day it is. It’s embarrassing but I have good reason. Our tour guide Jon (pronounced YOOO-n - which we massacred multiple times a day ie. John, Juan, Yawn, and Johann - it’s like this family is cursed by the phonic demons).

Anywhozzle, Jon would pick us up at 8:30/9am and drop us off at 11pm.

Four days of this and you’ll need a vacation from your vacation - trust.

Not complaining bc we looooove a private tour packed w Icelandic adventures but tonight we’re moving this circus to the Birchwood Lodge and our days will be slower … or so they say.

Apologies this email is a basic bitch roundup of nothing but I wanted to highlight 3 things.

1. My Summer Proof Series begins July 16th and it’s 26 classes within 45 days total. Live and on demand. Accountability, ability, strength, training for women, cardio dance, yoga, a little bit of meditation and a lot of bit of opportunity for growth.

   This is for you if summer begins to own you somewhere around July or August. Meaning, you tell yourself you’ll start something once you survive summer and then feel shitty for the 2 months leading up to your September New Year!

   No judgement but what if you played it differently this time.

2. Sweat and Stillness MERCH is back and nothing makes me happier than seeing you in gear that looks great and reminds the world that REAL supersedes PERFECT and it takes both SWEAT and STILLNESS to thrive.

3. You don’t have time. My father made an off hand comment at dinner last night, jokingly that he intended to be a throw away moment but it completely gutted me. He said “it’s okay I won’t be around much longer”. I gasped and then got super snappy at him. He’s 82 on July 25th and I’m not an idiot - every day is a gift. I know this on a cellular level and yet had a full blown breakdown in the bathroom 10 minutes later. Your life is happening right now.

   What will you do after you close this email?

   What will you do for dinner?

   What will you do to PLAN for FUN this weekend?

I’m taking in every moment of this trip and these humans. Pushing my limits climbing glaciers, enjoying homemade pastries, asking deeper questions, and telling my family members I love them. Like repeatedly.

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Forgive me for not offering more this week and for the later than normal send off. It’s 9am here (2am pst) so I’m close but functioning poorly. Or maybe functioning as optimally as possible-all things considered.

Sign up for SUMMER PROOF SERIES.

Grab some MERCH.

Cherish your people and the moments.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

Xx

Nic.

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Ps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND YALL out now with CATHARINE ARNSTON of ENERGYbits. Dr. Catharine Arnston, founder and CEO of ENERGYbits®, and today we’re talking about something that, if I’m being completely honest, I used to think belonged in the same category as wheatgrass shots and things that taste like pond water. She has spent more than fifteen years trying to convince people that algae isn’t some weird wellness trend.

It’s food.

Not a supplement.

A food.

In fact, Catharine refers to her tablets as Bits because they’re literally bits of food and what I love most about her story is that this company wasn’t born because she wanted to start another wellness brand. It started because her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer. While researching foods that could support her healing, Catharine stumbled into the science of algae—and what she discovered completely changed the trajectory of her life. She left a successful corporate career, spent the last fifteen years immersed in algae nutrition research, earned both an MBA and a PhD in Natural Health, and is now considered one of the world’s leading experts on algae nutrition, particularly when it comes to mitochondrial health—the tiny powerhouses inside our cells responsible for producing energy.

Take a listen, share, grab some algae and use my code: NICOLE for 20% off.

You don’t know what halfway day is?

Today is the 182nd day of the year which means you’re halfway through this bitch.

And I’m sending this at noon for some of us which means you’re halfway through the day.

Soooo meta.

I’m not a massive goal setter but I have visions and creative pipelines in which I dabble…

I do know that deep self reflection and behavioral evaluation are the only way to get anywhere. Ever.

Not to be dramatic, but how are your New Year’s resolutions turning out?

What’s going on with that vision board?

Have you done the thing that you said you were gonna do by summer of 2026?

WELP, WE MADE IT CUZ!! IT’S HALFWAY DAY!!

If you had any wishy-washy answers to any of these questions, I invite you to consider this: Laura Conley and I came up with the EXHALE RETREAT idea because we’re doing things.

And we are surrounded by women who are also desiring to do big things, if they aren’t already.

The EXHALE RETREAT is the cushion to whatever the holidays drop on you.

It’s alone time, treasured community with other like-minded women, a stunning beach, mindset workshops, sweat, pockets of absolutely nothing, exquisite food, all of your needs and details being met in a state of luxury.

I’m ready to go right now quite honestly.

Well technically I’m on a plane to Iceland by the time you’re reading this so the vibes are vibing over here.

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I know it’s not Tuesday but I had to share this with you today because this retreat is in very high demand.

We’ve already sold a handful of rooms and haven’t even launched this thing publicly.

We’re starting our early bird pricing today, on the half day of 2026, in the hopes that you’re ready to commit to yourself in January 2027.

Find more info at www.sweatandstillness.com/retreats

and BOOK YOUR ROOM at www.lauraconley.com/exhale

Truthfully I probably shouldn’t say this last bit but I’m not scared of mortality anymore. I think previously, I showed up at about 80% for most of life.

These days I’m all in.

It’s the duality of my days and nights.

Life …and less life.

We are more than halfway through ours.

What magnitude of pleasure and joy have you chosen for yourself?

When you look back at your time “as you” will you be able to say “there were so many epic moments - I could never choose a favorite. I did the most and I have zero regrets.”

If the answer is not yet … or yeah, but I could use M O R E.

Let’s go to Mexico.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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I’m like - yeah yeah yeah - I hear you - it’s a life altering read.

I’ll get to it right after I finish “Birds Aren’t Real”. LOL

So this weekend I took 45 minutes to lay in the sun and read my book at my childhood home, laying out in the blazing Alabama sun.

The only thing missing was the baby oil.

Damn. That’s not even funny anymore.

Effn Diddy.

As I was delving in to this book, with a background soundtrack of cicadas and this song; I stopped on page 22.

It read “God created us in His image and likeness, and we returned the compliment”. The quote is originally attributed to the French philosopher Voltaire.

Oomph.

We returned the compliment.

We returned the compliment.

Is it a compliment?

I’m really asking.

We said - you know what God…you’re big…you’re greater than me and you and all things seen and unseen and we’ll also assign the rules of right and wrong, left and right to you. We’ll bottle you up and then use these sensibilities to build our lives with the parameters of a world that glorifies and punishes.

Like us.

It’s a compliment, you see.

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I sat in church with my brother and his family Sunday morning in beautiful Homewood, Alabama. The message was real, raw and gritty in the sense that the pastor was calling the congregation out. Me included. I’m not above any of it when I say this…

He acknowledged the safety, privilege, and high performance culture of this particular neighborhood. Incredibly desirable for its schools and community - yet this particular morning I felt like the elephant in the room was being named.

You can’t take it with you.

You can’t point the finger.

You can admit that you are flawed and what does that look like in your every day life.

We still want the stuff.

We still chatter about so and so.

We confess behind closed doors with tired, puffy eyes that this is a lot and maybe we don’t have it figured out or keep up.

Now what.

If we were to hold ourselves in the actual likeness of the creator of the Universe, what would that look like?

The Creator of the infinite universe is probably a bit more forgiving than we admit.

I could be wrong.

In fact, the further I read, the more wrong I became.

On page 38, A Course In Miracles Made Easy says that:

ACIM tells us there is no need for forgiveness from a God that is LOVE.

And maybe every act is either an expression of love or a call for love.

The place to begin all correction is within our own consciousness.

A broader picture is that we must examine ourselves. When we as humans are free of pain, we are not capable of inflicting pain. We’ve all heard the saying hurt people hurt people. All of us have been on both sides of this coin. And without the thick walls of guilt we’ve been programmed to wear like the cozy, oversized puffer jacket in my trunk, we are lighter and truly, deeply free.

On page 40, this story proves this point exactly:

Speaking about the elephant in the room is making the darkness known.

It’s bringing fear (in whatever shape or form) to light.

And light is love.

Ultimately it can all only be love.

When I spoke with Laura Lynn Jackson the month after Matt passed she shared with me a message Matt wanted me to hear.

She said “Matt needs you to know it is always about love. It’s only about love and nothing more. Keep spreading and experiencing love”.

That stuck with me.

Looks like a book originally written between 1965-1972 mirrors a story found thousands of years ago in the Bible itself.

It’s an interpretation that can shift a perspective.

Likeness is close and maybe if we were made in His likeness we could entertain being made in LOVE, too.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Pps. TODAY’S QUICKIE YOGA IS ON but all other LIVE CLASSES are canceled as I’m taking my annual summer Sciacca Circus trip. We’re headed to Iceland so make sure to check my Instagram stories for chaos and cool stuff. I love you and I’ll see you on July 16th for THE SUMMER PROOF SERIES and our regular schedule.

Ppps. Introducing THE SUMMER PROOF SERIES: Over 45 days, we’ll train together through a proven combination of strength training, mobility, yoga, cardio dance, LAUGHTER, community accountability, and weekly coaching designed specifically for women navigating real life. Sign up here.

Inside SUMMER PROOF you’ll receive:

• 26 Live Classes + All Replays
• Lower Body Strength
• Upper Body Strength
• Mobility-Based Yoga
• Full Body Strength Training
• Cardio Dance Finishers
• Monday Momentum Meetings
• Optional Walk & Talks
• Private Instagram Accountability Group
• Community Support
• Coaching, Education, and Real-Life Strategies

There is the standard program and the VIP option which comes with everything above, two 1:1 coaching calls, and What’s App access to me for daily check-ins, conversations, motivation and more.

pppps. MERCH IS BACK!! I’m so freaking pumped to share that we are LIVE and you can purchase my BE REAL NOT PERFECT sweatshirt and SWEAT AND STILLNESS muscle tanks now. The sweatshirt fits as expected and maybe a little long, not boxy and the tank runs REALLY SMALL. The fabric is thin and it’s cropped. I wear a medium sweatshirt and large tank, if that helps.

Ppppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. In this episode, I’m speaking with ALEX GREANER. author of Who’s Raising Your Son?, a book that asks a question that stopped me in my tracks. Because while most parents are focused on grades, sports, friendships, and screen time, there’s an entirely different battle happening online. A battle for influence. A battle for identity. A battle for the attention of young men. And here’s the scary part: Most of it is happening without parents even realizing it. A boy starts looking for fitness advice. Confidence advice. Dating advice. Motivation. And before long, algorithms are shaping his beliefs about masculinity, women, success, relationships, status, and self-worth. Alex’s work focuses on helping parents understand the forces competing for their sons’ attention and giving them the tools to stay connected during the years when boys naturally begin pulling away.

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What would you imagine that the shadow side of excitement would be … Between my therapist Jon and a conversation with my last podcast guest Danielle McCleerey, I’ve come to two conclusions… Addiction and power.

There’s a shadow to everything. Light and dark, love and fear, it’s all the same - duality exists whether we make it conscious or not. Obviously, I’m in my “make it conscious” era and let me tell you… It’s as uncomfortable as you’d imagine.

Bleppphhh. 🤢

I haven’t mentioned my Elephant Parade in a moment, Jaime, Sharon, and SJ… But we talk all the time. Three out of four of us are actively dating, and the conversations have been fascinating. We’re in different life chapters, and different places geographically, yet all three of us are emotionally available, selective, and here for the growth.

In my session with my therapist, Jon, I was discussing a dynamic that I find to be a positive personal trait and it typically works in my favor but maybe not in dating.

I get excited easily.

Like I get “really excited over potted plants easily”.

Without diminishing this unique quality of mine, Jon asked me if I was able to use more discernment within my excitement. He asked me to check in with how I was feeling, what I was noticing internally on my dates with these particular men.

Here’s the thing, I love learning about people. So if I’m mildly attracted to you, there’s a vibe, and I get to learn about you; I’m gonna be excited … This is great for podcast hosting and less ideal in dating.

I prefer not to go into too much detail regarding this aspect of my life, but the lessons apply across the board.

My ability to hold discernment in my state of excitement will help me distinguish between the addictive feeling of “excitement for this person” and “excitement over life in general”.

Look, as I type this I realize how ridiculous it sounds but I’d rather live with curiosity and enthusiasm than skepticism and nonchalance.

The shadow side of excitement, being addiction and power, is that you can get high on your own supply. And I think I’ve done that. I mean I do it.

Often.

However. now that I’m aware I’m going to be that much more observant when I notice myself getting too giddy.

Power is sneakier.

Power enters when excitement becomes about influence, control, validation, or intensity.

Who doesn’t love that?? 🙄

When someone makes you feel chosen, pursued, desired, or “seen,” there can be a rush of power in being wanted.

When someone is inconsistent, there can be a rush in trying to “win” their attention back.

Not because you’re weak.

Because your nervous system goes: Ah yes, a quest. Finally, a terrible little project.

What I know is: The clean side of excitement is aliveness, curiosity, attraction, play, and expansion.

That sounds like a real good time.

I may have less control in the scheme of things, but when do we ever??

The goal is to refine excitement so it can live alongside peace.

Healthy excitement feels like:
“I’m energized, but I’m still grounded.”

Shadow excitement feels like:
“I’m energized because I’m slightly unsafe.”

That’s the line.

But as I mentioned duality is alive and well…so get excited AND definitely watch your shadow.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

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Nic.

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Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. In this episode, I’m speaking with MYSELF!! AGAINNN. Well, my 90 minute episode with the amazing Danielle McCleerey that was supposed to air today didn’t record and I’m so bummed. Fortunately I had a massive life event that offered me pause and reflection - needless to say, it’s about how I went into AFIB and what I learned.

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That being said, I’m grateful when I get the downloads and have the time for reflection.

Surprisingly I’ve had ample time for reflection because the last 48 hours have been madness. I’m writing now from a luxurious hospital bed at Torrance Memorial where I’ve been in AFIB for going on 24+ hours.

It’s my first time experiencing this and I highly do not recommend. The prognosis is that this may not have been my first time in atrial fibrillation, that my genetics contributed along with dehydration, but apparently high performing athletes can go into AFIB and it’s certainly treatable, which is great news.

Did you see the part where I referred to myself as a high performing athlete. hehe.

Another reason to praise the Lord that we’re alive in this century.

Modern medicine is a blessing.

Honestly, I intended to write about my therapy session from last week but as the universe would have it - noooooo, I gotta write about my stint in the ER and more importantly, the way people express love.

It’s not an exaggeration that I know the best people. If you’re on this list I consider you a ‘best people person’ or ‘best people adjacent’ if we’ve never spoken. hehe.

It’s clear people are here for different life paths that may not be overtly obvious in the beginning. Some folks show up as beacons of light, incredibly thoughtful and patient listeners, problem solvers, straight clowns or deep inspiration in darkness. The way each person exudes a fractal of God the creator and shines into their best selves through purpose reminds me that we are never in the wrong place but we may not be fully expressed.

Sometimes you’re forced into full expression.

This will come as no surprise, but I don’t ask for help well.

I’ve gotten better after the deaths of Matt and Leland but it’s DEFINITELY not something I’m comfortable with even now … cue … AFIB!!

Fortunately I got to practice gratitude and trust by asking my best friend Alysha to take Beau and Moose and drive my dizzy ass to the ER along with 100 other small requests. She over delivered as did my friend Katie with a 7am breakfast smoothie and Vic and Lesley in bringing me dinner. As did my mother, father, brother, sister in law, cousin, and friend circle with non stop FaceTimes, texts, and check ins. So many people have reached out that I feel silly as it’s impossible to name them all but this is just a snippet of the goodness around me.

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I watched the nurses, the physician assistants, the EMTs and the cleaning folks within the ER scatter and move through controlled chaos for nearly 16 hours on Sunday. I was blown away by how each person showed up ready to be in service. It’s been a while since I’ve spent extended time in a hospital, and there’s something remarkable about the humans that choose this as a career path.

I kept thinking, “You’re on your feet all day in Hokas (don’t get me started. I gotta keep my heart rate down so I can’t talk about it too much), in fluorescent light, at all hours of the day/night, listening to people cry and scream and complain. They’ve chosen this. I’m not saying that every person was thrilled to be there or even moving with a heart of service, but when you pull away and take a bird’s-eye view of the magic of an emergency room, there’s any energy of openness that represents the best of mankind.

UPDATE // My heart converted. Around 10:45am Monday my precious heart decided to get her act together and come back to sinus rhythm and beat normally!! Beau was thrilled, clearly. LOL He is - but this is teenage angst, you may remember it.

God is Good.

What I told a few friends over the course of this stay is that I think my delulu serves me well in situations like this because I just chose to connect with the human in front of me. I wanted to offer the energy of respect, gratitude and availability.

I want them to feel appreciated and seen. I tried to make them laugh (don’t worry my dumb ass head shots that Alysha plastered all over the ER was almost enough) because it was clear, this was some hard work.

As I was being transferred I noticed that word travels fast. Apparently my favorite ER nurse Joelle had told my night nurse Joy that I was a great patient and a fitness trainer. Kinda a hard sell on the fitness trainer bit when you’re in for AFIB but whatever…

The magic continued as I was wheeled up onto the 4th floor to my room 444.

I squealed.

That angel number means:

A couple of things have been true in this experience.

I’m certain, like I mentioned above, my delulu has helped me persevere with confidence and a sheer sense of peace. Not to mention all the many of you that were praying for me, which I swear to God I can feel to my bones.

Seeing these signs is something I really needed, because the last week or two had done a number on my nervous system.

This email is already too long, and they’ve already come in 15 times to check my blood pressure, so I’m gonna wrap it up, but I have a couple of requests:

1. Get your full blood panels done. Every year. I don’t care about your excuses.

2. Check your heart. I don’t need to tell you that heart disease is the number one killer.

3. Move your body because you can. Forced bed rest will always remind you what a gift it is to be able to move well and with ease.

4. Tell someone today you appreciate them while they are in service of their job. I don’t care what the job is. It’s a little ripple that we can all expand upon.

5. Buy some merch from my newly launched merch store because this hospital bill is gonna take me out. LOL (I kid. But also what’s better than an impulse buy dopamine spike in the middle of a Tuesday)

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. In this episode, I’m speaking with MIKE HAMMOND of Signal Relief. Mike is a serial entrepreneur, business leader, husband, father of six, and the founder of Signal Relief—a company on a mission to help people find relief from chronic pain without drugs, surgery, batteries, charging cords, or having to sacrifice a goat under a full moon. Because let’s be real... when you’re hurting long enough, you’ll try almost anything. What fascinates me about Mike is that he didn’t come from the traditional medical world. He came from business, innovation, problem-solving, and asking better questions. And one of those questions became: What if the body’s pain signals could be interrupted differently?That question ultimately led to Signal Relief, a wearable technology adapted from defense-industry applications that uses something called Neuro Capacitive Coupling to help clear pain signals and allow the body to communicate differently. Now whether you’re dealing with joint pain, nerve pain, chronic injuries, or you’ve simply become way too familiar with the phrase, “you’ll just have to live with it,” this conversation is going to challenge some assumptions.

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I’ve been talking via text/call/voice note to my cousin Rachel daily for about 6 months now - maybe more. We weren’t always close but our fathers are identical twins. Very different people but it’s that carbon copy DNA, you know. Rachel and I joke that we are half (un) sisters. We are both weird, artistic, bright, sassy, deep, full of shit 🤣 and seeking growth. She has been a wonderful mirror for me as I navigate this chapter of life, dating, parenting, business, and overall healing. Convienent because the last 2 weeks have been pretty emotionally packed and deeply confronting.

1. My high school bestie lost her father.

As I sat with the news of my Nika’s father’s passing - I ached to my bones for her loss and the grief that comes with LOVE LOST. It’s a shattering of reality that requires time and space. We have to WAIT patiently through the darkness and devastation to see and experience the healing. Nobody enjoys this. I’ve not lost a parent yet and my expectation is that that loss will be cataclysmic. And the in between -it’s one of the toughest parts of grief - sitting in it. Waiting to be past it - as if that is possible.

2. The memorial for my first adult boyfriend/love (Nicky B - not Matt or Leland) took place last Saturday.

Driving to the memorial Saturday night, I was being pulled to go despite not knowing anyone other than Nicky’s twin and his twin’s ex girlfriend from 2007. I mean, I had all the reasons not to drive an hour there. On the way I played this Betty Guadagno podcast episode that fueled my decision to show up. Sure enough, the takeaway from that evening was that I could share with my ex boyfriend’s twin that spirit is real. Spirit is available and ready to connect whenever he is ready. We exchanged numbers and I pray he reaches out to me when the time is right. The drive forced me to WAIT and see why I needed to be there.

3. The man I was dating just literally stopped texting and calling. No contact.

The man I was slowly getting to know and care about went silent. I had to WAIT days to see how this would play out and on the advice of wise counsel, I didn’t reach out to him. There was a subtle cat and mouse game going on that I was chalking up to distance and schedules which are both excuses for what my nervous system was screaming 24/7. This WAITING is an unnatural and unsafe dynamic. My body told me over and over again that something was off. I felt it. I acknowledged it out loud. And I continued to participate. The no contact waiting showed me what I feared all along, provided a clear and final answer that stung, and forced me to see and unpack my shadows.

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4. One of my best friends shared she’s getting divorced.

One of my longest, closest friend’s shared she’s getting divorced and I was shook. I felt blindsided (as if that matters - it’s her life to live) and I did my best to sit and receive her story. It was painful to consider what might be ahead for her. She keeps her private life buttoned up and is one of the best listeners and advisors I know. When this news hit I kept WAITING to understand. I still don’t. I never will because I wasn’t in the marriage and as life has it - you engage with the pieces that are meant for you - nothing more, nothing less.

5. My son randomly shared his whole heart on a whim one night and blew my mind with his stories and internal confessions.

Beau has been fairly candid about his feelings losing both his dad and his step dad. I felt like there was more shared after Matt’s passing than after Leland (his father’s) passing and that has consistently worried me. He has been in therapy and out of therapy. He is well adjusted and our conversations are always open. He knows he can speak freely. I picked him from the school dance and on our drive back he unloaded. I’ve never heard him speak with no pause, no filter, just a 30 minute download of thoughts, feelings, observations, worries, and more. He even said “I’m pretty sure that’s just my coping mechanism”. The wisdom in this kid - I swear!! Once we arrived, I pulled the car over and we sat another 20 minutes as he tried to explain himself. I WAITED to answer. I waited to respond. I just kept saying tell me more… and he did. That was one of the most powerful moments we’ve ever shared. His healing is in progress, as is mine.

When I say WAIT and see what I really mean is BE PRESENT and observe.

When my cousin Rachel and I check in via our daily ongoing text/voice note testimonies, I’m reminded that if all the pieces hadn’t aligned in the mismatched way over the last 20 years we may have never reconnected. The timing made it so. The numerous life events that kept us apart prepared us to ‘be ready’ for a new chapter of friendship.

The entire point of you in this matrix-like game of life, that clearly has all the ups and downs imaginable and THEN SOME, is to not rush.

You’re an eternal soul - what’s the hurry.

Wait and see how it unfolds.

Be present and see where you are needed and how you can reach people.

Your timing is DIVINE and you can’t get off track. The options are infinite and this whole pick your own adventure bull shit is exactly what you signed up for. Your soul jumped at the idea to be YOU. I believe this is because our consciousness knows we are safe and held and pure loving awareness no matter how attached we are to this earth game.

I could also be dead wrong.

I guess we ‘wait and see’.

In the meantime, maybe take a Birds Eye view of this wild life of yours and relish in the way it always works out.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

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Nic.

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Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. In this episode, I’m speaking with Dawn Jackson Blatner—aka DJ Blatner—is a registered dietitian, sports nutrition specialist, author, media personality, former dietitian for the Chicago Cubs—yes, complete with a World Series ring because apparently she likes overachieving casually—and one of the most trusted voices in nutrition without making people feel like they need to survive on sadness and steamed broccoli.. She’s the author of The Flexitarian Diet and The Superfood Swap, has appeared everywhere from Today to Good Morning America, won the ABC reality show My Diet Is Better Than Yours, and somehow still gives off ‘cool friend at the farmer’s market who tells you to eat more plants without making you spiral about oat milk energy. We love this because there’s so much fear and rigidity in wellness now. Everyone’s either demonizing gluten, dry scooping electrolytes at sunrise, or acting like eating an entire cauliflower pizza means the apocalypse is near, which maybe it is but that’s an entirely different episode. DJ’s whole philosophy is rooted in real food, flexibility, joy, sustainability, and what actually helps human beings feel GOOD long term which I deeply appreciate because if your health plan is making you miserable… respectfully… what are we doing? This one is FUN and informative!! My fav combination…

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I had a really busy and beautiful Saturday and I woke up Sunday morning feeling like “the prize”.

Now everybody SIT DOWN.

This is not some ego trip about how great I am - far from it.

It was a very distinct and clear feeling that for the most part, I’ve directed my energy (my attention) toward exceptional people, situations, and experiences.

As I continued to putter down the So Cal freeways, listening to my music, or rather Beau’s music ... which thankfully is not Alice in Chains right now 🙄 ... I began to dissect what had shifted overnight.

Most people will go their whole lives without recognizing this… Your attention is the only thing that makes reality real for you.

Really sit with that.

Do we know if a tree makes a sound if no one‘s around to hear it fall?

You exist in this game of life because your attention makes it so.

What do you see?

What narrative have you written about it?

If you’ve been on my list and receiving these emails, none of this is a revelation.

If you are new - hiiieee - it will just keep being weird around these parts.

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What happened on Sunday was a frequency shift.

I woke up feeling grateful and I let it permeate every next step. Every thought.

I just allowed it to remain ‘good’.

I had wonderful conversations. Serendipitous things were happening. I could feel the day’s energy heightened and I made mental notes about how blessed I felt.

I’m not exaggerating.

It was all of that.

Whenever a day feels ‘this good’ I panic a bit because typically the following day is a little off. I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could continuously pull my attention and my energy toward the miracles.

I did it!!

Monday was great too.

The prize is whatever I pay attention to.

The text that came through at 2:22 PM, the song lyrics that immediately answered the exact question I asked in my mind, the blind DM that turned into a powerful mini therapy session, the testimonial from a new student in the group chat, the way my son called me “mommy” and didn’t mean it sarcastically…

And the way I laid my head down at night in my cozy AF bed, full of gratitude for every single moment.

I’m winning.

I’m the prize.

We all are.

What would it take for you to remember, feel and become the prize in this very moment?

… pay (direct) attention (energy) …

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

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Ppppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. In this episode, I’m speaking with Katie Rexing. Katy Rexing is a meditation teacher, podcast host, chef, mother of four, yogi, and lifelong student of what it actually means to feel well… not just look functional. And what I love about her story is that it’s not this dramatic ‘burn my life down and move to Bali’ transformation. It’s subtler than that. Which somehow makes it hit harder. For years, Katy did what so many women do—she became exceptional at managing life. Performing life. Optimizing life. Taking care of everyone else in life. And somewhere in the middle of all the roles—wife, mom, business owner, caretaker, achiever—she realized she had become wildly disconnected from herself.

Not broken.
Not failing.
Just… gone.

And after decades of chasing the illusion that happiness lived somewhere outside of her—in a cleaner house, a smaller body, a bigger business, older kids, more approval—she started doing something radical…She slowed down long enough to actually meet herself. Now through meditation, mindfulness, her podcast WithIn, and her retreat work, she helps women reconnect to the version of themselves that existed before the performance review of life began.

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Up until recently, I’ve felt cool and clear with much of the traumas, hardship, relational issues, and personal struggles I’ve been navigating. I’m gonna give myself props for that. However, as we all know, real growth will push you uncomfortably past your edge and if your name is Nicole Sciacca, you’re gonna need to call in reinforcements.

And as of this week I’m back in therapy, waving my white flag and clutching a box of Kleenex like it’s the security blanket of champions.

I’m also writing this at 9:29pm which means I’ve got under 15 minutes to pull this out of my butt and not waste your time.

I’ll get to the point for all of our sakes.

Jon, my therapist, once told me that there will always be a Matt shaped hole inside of my heart. No person, place, or thing will ever fill that particular hole and it’s not only okay, it’s proof that he was here.

That I had been loved well.

That I had chosen and been chosen by a good man.

That my work on earth was not done and that when dark clouds come rolling in … I don’t have to navigate the storm with just my rain boots and a cheap ass umbrella.

He actually never said that part about the storm but that’s the take away.

I can feel the water rising and I will not drown. In fact, I’m already pissed that my clothes are wet so off we go …

I hope today finds you dry and full of smiles but if not, please don’t be afraid to save yourself.

What Would 2Pac Do???

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

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I wake up around 5:00 a.m. most mornings, and today was no different. I opened my eyes and thought, “There’s absolutely no way I can teach this lower body class...”.

I had both hands on the bathroom counter, staring at myself in the mirror, talking myself into it. I gave myself permission to not demonstrate as much and to just do something, not everything.

It felt so good to sweat, and again I was reminded that just showing up to move in the smallest way compounds tenfold. Thankfully, I’ve seen and felt evidence of this over and over again which helped me convince my reflection that, yes, in fact I needed to show up.

At the end of the workout, we were talking as a class, and Ashley from the Unfiltered Life Co. had joined class for the first time. She unmuted herself and said “You said this was easy ... just a 35-minute easy workout ... that’s not what that was.”

We all laughed, and I said, “Well, it’s a spectrum. Easy isn’t linear.”

Isn’t that the truth though.

Easy has a sweet little ring to it…

“Oh the volunteer position is so easy.”

“The conversation was just fluid and easy.”

“Yoga tonight will be easy and spacious.”

When in fact easy is a spectrum and that path is often anything but a straight line.

Have you ever prayed for something to be easy - I sure as hell have. I like to negotiate with God on things that I have zero control over just in the HOPES that my intervening makes a ripple and God obliges.

I’m a child.

I realize this.

I’m negotiating with the creator of the universe on the tit for tats of Nicole’s busy week.

LOL

It’s comical.

There’s also a deeper significance to this “easy isn’t linear” business.

Life doesn’t move in a straight line.

LIKE EVER.

Neither does grief.
Neither does confidence.
Neither does building a body.
Neither does becoming yourself again after life cracked you open.

Some seasons you feel magnetic.
Other seasons you cry in a parking lot holding an overpriced protein smoothie wondering why existing suddenly feels like a group project and all these bitches left you high and dry.

Both can be true.

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A few things I’ve learned lately:

• Easy can look like getting out of bed when your nervous system wants to disappear.

• Easy can look like choosing the walk instead of the hour long workout.

• Easy can look like not texting the person back.

Not spiraling.
Not abandoning yourself for one more ounce of validation.

Sometimes “doing better” actually feels worse at first because numbness wears off before strength kicks in. You don’t get the relief until you cry the tears. You don’t see the muscle development until you’ve broken yourself down physically, on repeat no less. You don’t find the self respect in the continual chase of those who can’t see their own worth, let alone yours.

The strongest people I know are not the ones who avoid hard seasons.
They’re the ones who stop acting shocked by them.

YET, I STILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ‘SHOCKERY’ … and yes, I know it’s inevitable.

My disbelief doesn’t stick around as long.

That’s progress, I suppose.

Growth is realizing you can feel grief, fear, uncertainty, exhaustion … and still keep your word to yourself anyway.

This is why the spectrum is not a clearly drawn road map.

It’s anything but linear.

Maybe pray about it.

HAH.

But I’m so super serious.

It can’t hurt.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. I’m speaking with DR. SASHA HAKMAN. Dr. Sasha is a double board-certified OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility specialist — which already sounds intimidating enough to make me sit up straighter. But then you learn she’s one of the physicians literally HELPING WRITE the board exams for future fertility specialists and then you realize… oh. She’s that level. She’s also one of the few doctors in the world offering needle-free IVF, which sounds fake, futuristic, and honestly like something women should’ve had access to ten years ago. But what I love about Dr. Hakman is that she’s not just brilliant — she’s human. She’s walked through infertility herself, she’s deeply compassionate, wildly informative, and somehow manages to talk about reproductive medicine in a way that makes you feel empowered instead of overwhelmed. Which… frankly? Is a public service. She’s a medical advisor for BabyCenter, on multiple advisory boards in women’s health and fertility, has published research in assisted reproductive technologies, stem cell research, genetics, and she hosts her own podcast, Trying to Conceive with Dr. Hakman, where she’s helping drag fertility conversations out of the shadows and into the group chat where they belong. She shares what women in their 30s and 40s NEED to know, and the very real gap between what’s happening in our bodies and what we’ve actually been taught.

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Does anybody know?

What does it all mean? What’s the purpose of life? What does it mean to be healthy and fit? Why am I here? Are the aliens laughing at us like we are their REAL HOUSEPEOPLE OF EARTH series...?

I could go on for paragraphs asking these questions, but I’m going to put a fork in it right now.

I was having a conversation with a girlfriend about the ins and outs of relationships as I attempt to date after loss and in my 40s.

She simply said, “Don’t give meaning to things that don’t have meaning.”

My jaw hit the floor. What do you mean, “don’t give meaning to things that don’t have meaning”? That’s my entire life script. I’m writing the literal playbook on overthinking the meaning of the things that may or may not have meaning!!

I despise when my smart friends come in clutch like this.

Aaaaand this is the exact reason I keep the company I keep.

The longer I sat with this statement, the more I realized this is the crux of it all. You get to walk your path, and I hope for your sake that it’s one of joy and magic and optimism and hope, but it may not be…

You may not be on that road today…

What my friend suggested was a simple statement that carries so much weight. When we assign meaning to the space between, the silence, the last text message, or the missed opportunity we inadvertently drive our mental bus down a gravel road that perhaps we never should have taken.

The energy spent.

The unnecessary recap with friends or counsel.

The worry that - low key - becomes the prayer for what we DON’T WANT.

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I say all this and in the same breath - I’m a firm believer in ‘both and’.

Light needs dark.

North needs south.

You wouldn’t know you’re petite if there wasn’t someone taller than you.

You wouldn’t understand the bigger picture if you couldn’t be enveloped in the small moments.

Take this with a grain of salt but I have a feeling a new world is on its way. I am nothing but covered in faith, excitement, and a bit of trepidation about how humanity will take this shift in consciousness and the nuances of reality as we’ve known it. At every turn, we can choose to assign meaning or we can prevent ourselves from creating a storyline that adds more stress not certainty.

When the news cycle breaks and the fear campaign rolls in - how will you rise this time.

What meaning have you extracted from the last 6 years?

Will you assign meaning to the decisions other people make or will you trust your instincts and move courageously?

If we don’t get the answers to what it means, we better be content with the in between - that’s all we’ve been promised after all …

Cool thing about being in the middle - you can still choose your next right step.

Remember to give yourself grace and release attachment to what you thought it meant.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. I’m speaking with PETER MCLAUGHLIN. Peter is a certified hypnotherapist, life coach, and the founder of BlueSky Hypnosis—where he’s helped thousands of people get underneath the noise… and straight into the subconscious patterns that are quietly running the show. But what makes him different… is that he didn’t just study this work—he lived it. After being diagnosed with leukemia in 2003, Peter walked away from a traditional business path and went all in on mind-body healing… not as a concept—but as a necessity. And when you pair that kind of lived experience with 15 years as a firefighter and EMT… you get someone who understands trauma, crisis, and the human response to fear in a way that most people just… don’t. He blends hypnotherapy, NLP, and regression work to help people do something that sounds simple—but is wildly confronting—rewrite the story underneath the story.

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I shared an IG reel yesterday that held this caption:

The video was me barely completing a workout from my Sweat and Stillness strength training program and TBH it’s hilarious because this particular class I was on empty.

I remember thinking you’re gonna have to dig deep Sciacca … this one is gonna take the premium unleaded version.

I showed up.

I bitched a little.

I kept it real, per usual.

I looked into the eyes of the warrior goddess women in our community and moved my body.

Without a system and a community that trumps you on your own bullshit - it’s just a matter of time before it all comes crashing down.

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When Ashley and Sam of The Unfiltered Life, Co presented their idea of a Sweat, Stillness, & FEEL one day retreat geared toward midlife women who have every REASON NOT TO SHOW UP, I thought this is gonna be a hurdle.

Bring it on.

We have been hard at work building a one day that can hold you wherever you are on the day you show up with us. It’s not the come drink, shop, and walk away with a grab bag of gel eye patches and weird body tallow that you’re never going to use.

It’s a day of deep processing.

It’s a day of being seen.

It’s a day of moving as you were made to move.

It’s a day of laugher and tears that starts to heal the parts of you you’ve been too busy to tend to.

The outcome is not transformation.

The outcome is presence.

Can you as the busy, baddie that you are - can you show up for yourself and sit with it all?

For many of the women I know, there is a strong nearly immediate resistance to this question and it’s not because we aren’t curious it’s because the whole show rides on our backs and a day of being still, present, and open requires a version of us that stays quiet.

Behind the curtain.

Waiting.

Patient …but with closed fists.

There is another, kinder, gentler version of you that DESERVES a front row seat and most importantly to be seen and heard. This is the hardest part to market because until you’ve experienced it - it’s hard to imagine let alone capture in Substack format.

I’m personally inviting you to join us THURSDAY MAY 14TH in Torrance CA at this sick, secret space called The Lab for a day of depth, joy, movement, curiosity and community that will give you the space to unclench your grip and breathe.

I know you’re busy.

I bet you’d feel less frazzled after a day of ease and blessing.

You have all the reasons NOT to show up. Let’s list a few reasons TO show up:

An Exhale, Gratitude, New Connections, A Revelation, To be Seen, To be Heard, To Remember, Space to Think, Answers and Downloads, Healing, A System that Works, Nourishment, Movement, Stillness, Expansion, Hope, and so so much more…

As they say … Let Go or Be Dragged.

What I know for sure is that I certainly don’t recommend the latter.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. I’m speaking with myself. This is powerful albeit brief share about the divine calling of Motherhood, Control & a Divine Reset. I’m oversharing about motherhood as an invitation, my need for control and my absolute surrendering to meet my life instead of escape it.

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The rub is you have to really push yourself orrrrrr life blindsides you and shows you exactly where they are…

It sounds pretty risky, almost dangerous, - towing the edge of your capacity - but I’ve been inundated by the word patience lately.

It all began with an interesting conversation on a date with a lovely gentleman where we were discussing core values, and what you might look for in a partner … The first thing he said was “patience”.

Which I scoffed at.

Not audibly but in my mind.

Patience? Of all the things? Yessss but like that’s the FIRST thing?

My reaction and this general CONCEPT of patience has not left me.

In fact, it was like a seed that got planted and then every which way I turned, I was confronted with the word patience.

They say it’s a virtue and I do respect that.

And yet, there are so many ways to defend speed … It’s seductive, it’s slippery, it works perfectly in a world forged by consumerism.

Speed allows you to consume more… not better - just more.

I can’t tell you the number of average workouts, restaurants, coaches, clothing brands, lawyers, accountants, writers, skin care brands, and … dare I say it … actual humans.

Speeding through the details is a sure fire way to burn it all to the ground but not before you start sweating over the walls as they begin to catch fire.

Patience is detailed.

Patience is the long game.

Patience is character in action.

I’m absolutely obsessed with Matt Gottesman and he shared something the other day that of course tapped into this:

Who's got more patience than the creator of the freaking universe?

It’s a real question.

I have to unplug from my multitasking, dopamine fueled, impatiently flawed human ways to sit with the above question - let alone embrace the meaning and depth.

Overall the date was beautiful and the man who shared this value reminded me that patience is preparation. It allows the collective pause to exist in the moment, the relationship, the dream, the goal, the response.

It’s kinda actually so annoyingly important that I had to dedicate an entire email to it.

so, hi - here we are.

You are becoming exactly who you need to be to do that thing.

To leave that job.

To write that book.

To say yes to the trip.

To embrace the greatest shift yet.

Patience is a virtue because it’s far too easy to do A N Y T H I N G but remain patient.

What an obnoxious truth.

Yet, you know I’m right.

OKAYILOVEYOUBYEEE,

xx

Nic.

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* Saturday AVIATOR NATION YOGA FLOW 9-10am, 10:15-11:15am. In person, in Santa Monica. Come on out. Sign up here.

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JOIN US ON THURSDAY MAY 14TH for a one day retreat is on its way.

Please check out this beautiful landing page and get excited!!

This is for you if you feel disconnected from your body, want to return to a state of peace and clarity within, share in community with likeminded women, enjoy a curated healthy lunch, meditate, dance and FEEL ALIVE - stay tuned. This is going to be a very special day.

Pppps. NEW EPISODE OF SHOCK AND Y’ALL IS OUT NOW. I’m speaking with myself. Woop Woop. This one is a little unnerving because it’s about my experience with peptides. I am NOT A DOCTOR. I am very curious and transparent and this conversation is just that…At no point do I claim to be an expert and everything I’m sharing is just my opinion (today). I am always committed to changing my opinions when presented with new/different information. So that is that.

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