I’m reading Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, which is basically 500 pages of someone reminding you that you had instincts before everyone started giving you advice.

Before you learned what was attractive, appropriate, impressive, feminine. Before you learned what made you “wife material,” what made you difficult, and what made you too much. Before you learned to look around the room before deciding how you felt.

There was just you.

And apparently, she knew things.

the woman underneath all the editing

There’s this idea throughout the book of the Wild Woman, which admittedly sounds slightly like someone who owns too much turquoise jewelry and has recently returned from Tulum.

But that’s not really what Estés means.

The Wild Woman is instinct. She’s the part of you that knows something is wrong before you have enough evidence to make a PowerPoint about it. She knows when you don’t like someone. She knows when you’re bored. She knows when you’re pretending. She knows when something you desperately wanted isn’t actually what you want anymore.

And most of us spend years becoming very good at not listening to her.

Because being instinctive is inconvenient, especially for women. We’re taught to interrogate our own knowing. Maybe I’m being dramatic. Maybe I should give him another chance. Maybe I should be grateful. Maybe everyone feels like this. Maybe I just need to try harder.

We are very good at explaining ourselves out of knowing.

Sometimes you don’t need another six months of data.

Sometimes you already know.

how much of your personality is adaptation?

One of the stranger parts of becoming an adult woman is realizing how much of your personality might actually be adaptation.

You become easy to be around. You learn when to laugh, when to soften something, when not to say the thing you actually think. You learn how ambitious you’re allowed to appear, how beautiful you’re allowed to know you are, how much you can want without looking desperate, and how little you can want without looking cold. You learn how independent you can be before someone warns you that you’ll end up alone.

None of this happens all at once. That’s probably why it’s so difficult to notice.

You just become increasingly good at reading the room.

And eventually, you can become so socially intelligent that you lose track of the original signal. You know exactly what everyone else wants from you, but you’re less certain what you want from yourself.

I think that’s one of the things Estés is trying to get us back to. Not recklessness. Not selfishness. Not some fantasy of living completely untouched by other people’s needs.

Just the original signal.

you probably already know

There’s a story in the book about Bluebeard. A woman marries a mysterious man who gives her the keys to every room in his castle except one. Obviously, she eventually opens it, and inside she discovers the bodies of his previous wives.

Which is perhaps the most aggressive possible metaphor for ignoring a red flag.

But what I find interesting about the story isn’t only that she discovers something horrible. It’s that some part of her was suspicious enough to open the door in the first place.

There are so many doors like this in ordinary life. Things we don’t want to investigate because, somewhere underneath all the rationalization, we suspect what we’re going to find. The relationship you keep explaining to your friends. The friendship that leaves you feeling vaguely worse every time you see them. The job that sounds perfect when you describe it to other people. The life that photographs beautifully and feels completely wrong from inside it.

We love asking ourselves (or others) for more evidence. We want a case. We want exhibits A through F. We want something concrete enough that nobody could possibly accuse us of being irrational.

Sometimes a feeling isn’t the conclusion, it’s the clue telling you where to look.

I don’t think the lesson is that every feeling is correct. Feelings can be distorted and fear can masquerade as intuition.

But dismissing every internal signal because you can’t immediately explain it isn’t rational either.

Sometimes the body notices the pattern before the conscious mind has found the words for it.

some things aren’t meant to be fixed

Another theme that keeps appearing throughout the book is death.

Not literal death, but the death of versions of ourselves.

Relationships end. Identities expire. Dreams we once desperately wanted stop fitting. Entire versions of ourselves become obsolete.

And I love this because I think we are obsessed with fixing things that are simply finished.

We assume everything needs to be saved. The relationship can be repaired. The career can be optimized. The friendship can be revived. The old dream can be made exciting again. The version of ourselves that got us here can somehow be stretched far enough to take us wherever we’re going next.

Sometimes nothing went wrong, sometimes something just ended (there’s a difference).

Nature doesn’t panic when winter comes. We do. We immediately start asking how to get the leaves back on the tree.

Maybe the tree knows what it’s doing.

competence can keep you trapped

I think competent women are especially vulnerable to staying too long.

Because if you’re competent enough, you can make almost anything work.

You can build increasingly sophisticated systems for tolerating a life that doesn’t feel like yours anymore.

And then you can point to how well everything is functioning as evidence that you should stay.

This might be one of the more uncomfortable realizations I’ve taken from the book: being capable of carrying something doesn’t mean you were meant to carry it forever.

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do with something you’ve become exceptionally good at is admit that you don’t want to do it anymore.

the problem with being good

I keep thinking about how much energy women spend becoming the “good” version of ourselves.

There is obviously nothing wrong with being good to people. But there is something dangerous about building an identity around being unusually good at never disappointing anyone.

Because eventually, becoming yourself may require becoming a worse person in somebody else’s story.

You say no. You become less available. You stop explaining every decision until the other person agrees with it. They might call you selfish (or think that). I’m sure they preferred the previous version of you.

Of course they did, she was more convenient.

And I think this is where the idea of becoming “wild” starts to make more sense to me. It’s not about becoming difficult for the sake of being difficult. It’s about becoming less willing to trade pieces of yourself for the comfort of being universally understood.

when nobody is watching

The book also made me think about solitude, because you need periods where nobody is reacting to you.

We absorb an extraordinary amount of information about what we’re supposed to want. Solitude interrupts the signal long enough to ask some uncomfortable questions.

There are entire lives hiding inside those questions.

things i’m taking with me

• Your intuition doesn’t need to be the verdict, but it deserves to be evidence. You don’t have to blindly follow every feeling. But when something inside you repeatedly whispers that something is wrong, perhaps the answer isn’t to become better at silencing it. Get curious about it.

• Being good at something isn’t a reason to keep doing it. Competence can keep us attached to jobs, relationships, roles, and identities long after they’ve stopped feeling alive. “I can make this work” and “I want this” are two completely different statements.

• Not everything that ends has failed. Some things are supposed to have seasons. You can be grateful for the woman you were without forcing yourself to remain her.

• Disappointing someone doesn’t automatically mean you’ve done something wrong. Sometimes the boundary that feels selfish to another person is simply the first evidence that you’re no longer organizing your life around their comfort.

• Solitude is information. It’s difficult to know what you actually want when you’re constantly exposed to what everyone else wants, has, buys, dates, achieves, and approves of.

• You probably don’t need to become more yourself. You might need to remove everything that isn’t.

• Maybe you don't become the Wild Woman.
  Maybe you just stop abandoning her.

questions i’m sitting with

I’ve started thinking of questions worth returning to whenever life starts feeling slightly off:

• Where did I know something before I admitted that I knew it?

• Where am I asking for more evidence because I don’t like the answer I already have?

• What am I keeping alive simply because I’m good at keeping things alive?

• What part of my current life has quietly expired?

• Where have I confused being liked with being good?

• Who benefits from me remaining the version of myself I am now?

• What would I stop doing if I knew nobody would be disappointed in me?

• What do I want that doesn’t make sense on paper?

• What part of myself have I been calling “too much” because someone else didn’t have room for it?

• When I’m completely alone, what do I find myself wanting?

• Which parts of my personality are actually mine, and which were built to make me easier to love?

And maybe the biggest one:

• What would my life look like if I stopped needing permission to want it?

Maybe that’s what running with the wolves actually means.

Not becoming wild for the sake of it. Not becoming selfish, reckless, or impossible to love.

Just becoming harder to convince that you don’t know yourself.

Maybe running with the wolves is simply choosing your own knowing over everyone else's permission.

And hi, I’m Hannah. This corner of the internet is where I write about the things that make life feel a little better. <3

I started this substack as a place to collect all the things i can’t stop thinking about: becoming more yourself, understanding your body, questioning the things we’re told to want, and figuring out what actually makes a life feel good from the inside.

think of it as part nutrition science rabbit hole, part self-improvement guide, part life organizer.

around here you’ll find:

• nutrition + wellness deep dives: nutrition science, daydreaming, becoming yourself again, and strange little obsessions i can’t stop researching

• self-improvement guides: becoming the hotter, healthier, smarter, and more interesting version of you.

• life organization: systems, routines, and reflections for making everyday life feel a little clearer and more intentional.

• journaling prompts + life audits: questions and challenges for figuring out what you actually want your life to be like.

• the full stack: everything i’ve written, including the things that get a little too niche for the internet

if you’re interested in feeling better, getting more organized, becoming more intentional, and figuring out what actually works for you, you’ll probably like it here.

the paid side is where we go deeper into wellness, routines, organization, self-experiments, and the practical systems that make everyday life feel a little easier.

Something has felt off lately.

Maybe it’s Saturn return.

Maybe it’s my period.

Maybe it’s the full moon.

Maybe I need a therapist. Or a priest.

Whatever it is, I’ve been asking myself the same question:

Why don’t I feel like me anymore?

Where did my personality go?

Every few months, I look up from my life and realize I've drifted. I've let work consume me. I've isolated myself. My screen time has climbed into embarrassing, unspeakable territory. I've replaced living with scrolling.

And the strange part isn’t just that I feel distracted. It’s that I feel… flatter?

Less curious, less creative, less funny, less like myself. The scary part is I don’t think this is just happening to me.

We’re all becoming a little more disconnected from ourselves. Endless feeds, infinite stimulation. Somewhere between the dopamine hits and the algorithm, we stop hearing our own thoughts.

I yearn for personality, creativity, dreaming, expressing, loving, discovering, living.

But what’s weird is how easy it is to slip right back into that same detached, autopilot version of yourself again.

And if you’re feeling this too, you’re not alone. I haven’t really felt like myself lately either… which is actually what pushed me to write this.

Fortunately, I do have a solution that snaps me back into reality every single time. It takes effort, kind of like realizing you’ve accidentally gained five pounds and deciding it’s time to get back to your baseline. The process isn’t especially fun, but the payoff is worth it because you feel like yourself again.

I’ve started doing this about once a month, before I drift too far.

Every single time, I come back feeling more grounded, more creative, more alive, and honestly, more like the person I actually want to be.

Here’s my formula for getting your personality back:

1. Morning Pages

You’ve probably heard of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. If not, here’s the entire idea in about three seconds: Every morning, before you touch your phone, write three pages by hand. Write “I have no idea what to write” fifty times if that’s all you’ve got.

The goal isn’t to be creative or get anything accomplished, but it’s just to empty your brain. Most of us are carrying around hundreds of unfinished thoughts. Morning Pages get all of that out of your head and onto paper.

Julia Cameron calls them a “spiritual windshield wiper,” and I think that’s the perfect description. It’s a morning brain dump essentially.

Every time I do them, I notice the same thing: I DO become more creative. My brain feels SO clear. Like I had chronic brain fog and it was wiped away.

It’s amazing how much of your personality comes back once your brain isn’t running twenty tabs in the background.

2. Do One Thing That Scares You

After my Morning Pages usually turn into journaling, I almost always end up making lists. One of my favorites is a list called:

Things that make me a little uncomfortable.

(Not terrifying, just uncomfortable enough that I’d probably come up with an excuse not to do them)

Mine would look something like this:

• Public speaking

• Going on a podcast

• Scuba diving

• Going to an event alone and making new friends.

Then I pick one.

The goal is to remind your brain that life is still full of things you’ve never done before.

When we stop trying new things, life gets smaller. It’s really hard to feel like you have a personality when you’re never creating new experiences.

Psychologists have known for more than a century that we perform best when we’re challenged, but not overwhelmed. It’s known as the Yerkes-Dodson Law. The right amount of discomfort increases focus, learning, and performance. It pushes your brain into a state where it’s forced to adapt.

Every time you do something that scares you a little, you’re collecting evidence that you’re capable of more than you thought. You’re creating stories you’ll tell later, and that’s what main characters do.

3. The Phone Fast Challenge

Nothing brings my personality back faster than putting my phone away.

Here are two ways to do it:

Option 1: No phone from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for one week.

Option 2: Do a full 24 to 48-hour phone fast. This one is much harder, but it’s also the one I’d recommend if you really feel disconnected from yourself. Once you’ve done the reset, you can switch to daily phone-free hours to maintain it.

Every time I do this, I’m shocked by how much time suddenly appears.

It’s not considered a full dopamine detox (although that would also be beneficial, but much harder). I’m still eating good food, listening to music, going outside, working out, and hanging out with people. I’m just removing the one thing that’s constantly interrupting my own thoughts.

It’s honestly the closest thing I’ve found to a factory reset for my brain.

4. Call someone that you’ve been meaning to catch up with.

5. Choose to read at night instead of dopamine fuel (i.e. movies/phone/scrolling).

6. Pick Two Hobbies

Interesting people do interesting things! Pickup a hobby or two.

Somewhere along the way, a lot of us stopped making things and started consuming things. We spend hours watching other people cook, paint, write, build businesses, learn languages, or play music instead of doing any of it ourselves.

Every month, I try to add/maintain one or two hobbies into my schedule.

One is something I genuinely want to get good at, the other is just for fun. These hobbies I often intertwine with skill building/learning.

Pottery, salsa dancing, chess, gardening, archery, ballet, there are so many options!

The point is to become the kind of person who’s actively collecting experiences instead of just consuming everyone else’s.

If you’re not sure where to start, I wrote an article full of ideas here:

7. Reconnect With Your Childhood

Here’s a question I think everyone should ask themselves:

What did I love doing before anyone told me who I should be? What did you naturally gravitate toward as a kid?

As adults, we have a funny habit of abandoning the things that made us feel the most alive. We replace them with things that feel productive.

Somewhere along the way, we stop playing. THIS IS YOUR REMINDER TO PLAY!

You need to remember what it felt like to do something because it made you happy. I think that’s one of the purest expressions of personality there is.

Goal: find an activity you loved as a child and incorporate it into your routine this week. I loved painting, skateboarding, and basketball :-)

8. Delete social media off your phone. Only use it on your laptop this week.

9. Go on More Side Quests

One thing I’ve noticed about the people with MAIN CHARACTER energy is they always have the best stories. They’re not necessarily more charismatic or charming, but they say “yes” to side quests.

Every month, I try to schedule at least one thing that feels slightly ridiculous or out of the way for me.

Something I never would’ve experienced if I’d stayed home.

Ideas:

• learning to surf in Hawaii.

• getting your scuba certification.

• floating in the mud baths of Turkey.

• exploring a volcano in Iceland.

• finally seeing the pyramids in Egypt.

• climbing Mount Hua in China.

• Book a last-minute weekend trip.

It doesn’t have to involve a passport though.

• Go to a random meetup.

• Take an improv class.

• Go to a concert alone.

• Try an activity you’ve secretly wanted to do for years.

The point is to collect experiences.

Experiences → stories. Stories → confidence. Confidence → personality.

All together? Building a good life.

I really believe the fastest way to become the main character in your own life is to stop waiting for life to happen to you and start giving yourself side quests.

If you want more ideas, I wrote an entire article about becoming the main character and creating more unforgettable experiences. You can read it here.

10. Do Something Alone

Go to dinner alone, watch a movie alone, take yourself to a museum, travel somewhere by yourself.

When you’re with friends, you naturally stay inside your bubble. When you’re alone, you’re much more likely to strike up a conversation with a stranger, meet someone new, notice things you’d otherwise miss, or end up somewhere completely unexpected.

Research on solitude suggests that intentionally spending time alone can improve creativity, strengthen self-reflection, and increase your sense of autonomy. Meanwhile, studies on solo travel have found that navigating unfamiliar situations on your own builds confidence, resilience, and self-efficacy, your belief that you can handle whatever life throws at you.

In other words, spending time alone doesn’t just help you discover new places, it helps you discover yourself.

I think that’s why solo experiences feel so transformative.

And that’s the whole point of this article.

I don’t think most of us have lost our personalities.

I think we’ve just buried them beneath routines, distractions, expectations, and constant stimulation.

Sometimes the fastest way back to yourself isn’t finding something new.

It’s removing everything that was drowning you out in the first place.

Journal Prompt:

What brings you back to yourself? When is the last time you felt the truest, most free, authentic and fulfilled version of yourself? Try to recreate that day and live a life as yourself in that moment.

If you want to shop my exact essentials, supplement routines, and more, everything I use is linked in my Amazon storefront + Revolve Picks.

I’d love to hear from you, drop a comment below with what you’re starting on to feel like yourself this week.

XOXO, Hannah

All of my favorite beauty and wellness recommendations in Los Angeles, finally in one place.

I’ve lived in Miami and New York, and while both have incredible beauty scenes, nothing compares to LA. Beauty isn’t just an industry here, it’s part of the culture. They have the best facialists and injectors in the country, to celebrity wellness clinics and the tiny places everyone seems to discover through a friend of a friend, there is always something new to try (and I’m always adding to my list).

I’ve been slowly building a running list of the places I actually go and the ones I genuinely recommend. Consider this my personal beauty guide. I’m still gatekeeping them, but sharing with my close personal substack friends only ;)

Feeling healthy and happy will always come first. But if we’re being honest, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to feel as fresh, polished, and confident as possible. And the two go hand in hand, right?

As an obsessive people-watcher and someone who is constantly asking, “Where did you get that done?”, I’ve collected more recommendations than I know what to do with. So here they are.

These are the beauty and wellness spots I genuinely keep coming back to, along with the places all the effortlessly flawless LA girls seem to have in common.

Wellness:

• NextHealth (I go for IV’s, red light therapy, PEMF, massages, vitamin shots)

• OxyRenew - for hyperbaric oxygen therapy

• Remedy Place - Wellness social club :)

• Likeminded venice - Sauna cold plunge place, community + very social

• Pause - Brentwood

• The well lived woman, Topanga (community wellness events for women)

• Aire wellness (community pop ups & wellness events)

Acupuncture:

Acupuncture is kind of like therapy; go to a few until you find what works for you. Not all acupuncturists have the speciality that you need. I tried a few before the one I go to now, and they all didn’t work for me… but now that I found one that works, I’m OBSESSED.

• Places I recommend: I now go Dr. Stolberg in LA, at SPACE314. She’s typically waitlisted, but she also has a great Substack you can checkout :) I haven’t tried anyone else in the LA area.

Facials:

I swear I’ve found the best spots in the USA for facials (Like, hot take but I would consider staying here over going to Korea).

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Do any of these sound familiar?

• Bloating after meals, especially fatty meals

• Feeling uncomfortably full after eating

• Constipation

• Pale or floating stools

• Greasy stools that are difficult to flush

• Difficulty digesting oils or fatty foods

• Upper right abdominal discomfort

• Fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies (A, D, E, K)

• Hormonal symptoms that seem to never improve

• Skin issues despite eating “clean”

The automatic assumption today is that your microbiome and gut health is what’s wrong with you. So your recent GPT search ends up looking like: “fix my gut health” “how to get rid of parasites” “What is SIBO?”. You buy probiotics, digestive enzymes, parasite cleanses, stool health testing, and spend hundreds of dollars trying to “heal your gut.”… and it doesn’t really move the needle.

One of the most overlooked organs in digestion is your gallbladder. Its primary job is to store and release bile, a digestive fluid that's essential for breaking down fats, absorbing key nutrients, and keeping digestion running smoothly. When bile production or flow is impaired, what feels like a "gut issue" may actually be starting much higher upstream.

For most of my life, I thought my acne, extreme bloating, fullness after meals, poor fat digestion, and constant digestive issues were all coming from my gut. Like everyone else, I tried EVERYTHING for gut health, and nothing really moved the needle.

After digging into my genetics, biochemistry, and reading a TON online, I discovered I have impaired bile formation, so my body doesn’t produce bile as efficiently as it should. IT WAS NOT STARTING FROM MY GUT! I literally thought I had SIBO, a parasite, or something much worse all of these years. That single finding explained so much: difficulty digesting fats, extreme bloating, poor absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, chronic digestive symptoms, and even why my gut microbiome never seemed to improve no matter how many probiotics I took.

I shifted my focus from simply “healing my gut” to supporting bile production, digestion, and liver health. I added new foods and herbal teas to my diet, replaced certain habits, and redid my entire supplement routine. After years of trying to figure out what was wrong with me, I cracked the code.

At the end of this article, I’ll share everything that’s helped me and my full routine now. Here’s an article breakdown.

Article overview:

• What Poor Bile Flow Actually Feels Like (Symptoms)

• Why Bile Matters More Than Most People Realize (Science)

• The Job of Your Liver

• Foods That Naturally Support Bile Production

• Foods That Nourish the Liver

• Herbs for Bile Flow

• Habits

• Supplements

• My Full Routine

• Final Thoughts

Bile is one of the most overlooked players in digestion!!! Let’s talk about it.

Disclaimer: This is intended to educate, not prescribe. My routine is based on my own health history and may not be appropriate for you. Please work with a qualified healthcare practitioner before starting any new supplements or treatments.

What Poor Bile Flow Actually Feels Like

One of the reasons bile issues get missed is because most people don’t have gallstones or severe pain, instead, they have chronic digestive symptoms and pass it off as IBS or SIBO.

Of course, these symptoms can have dozens of different causes. They don’t automatically mean your bile isn’t flowing well.

But if you’ve spent years focusing exclusively on your microbiome/gut health without getting anywhere, your liver and gallbladder deserve a closer look.

Why Bile Matters More Than Most People Realize

Fat and water don’t mix.

Without bile, dietary fat can’t be properly broken into tiny droplets that digestive enzymes can actually work on.

That means poor bile flow doesn’t just affect digestion, but also nutrient absorption.

Specifically:

• Vitamins A, D, E, and K

• Essential fatty acids

• Cholesterol metabolism

• Hormone elimination

• Regular bowel movements

Your liver packages waste products, excess cholesterol, used hormones, and certain toxins into bile so they can leave the body through the digestive tract.

If bile isn’t moving efficiently, that entire system becomes less efficient, and you end up with “gut issues” that could potentially be fixed if you focused on healthy bile production instead.

Your Liver Makes the Bile. Your Gallbladder Delivers It.

Your liver continuously produces bile while performing hundreds of metabolic functions every single day.

Your gallbladder is the storage tank, and concentrates that bile and releases it precisely when you eat fat. It’s important to keep both your gallbladder and liver functioning as healthy as possible!

Your Liver Does Far More Than “Detox”

The liver has become the poster child for detoxes and juice cleanses, but it does so much more than that!

Among its many jobs, it:

• Produces bile (getting to my point here)

• Regulates blood sugar

• Stores vitamins and minerals

• Produces proteins

• Helps metabolize medications

• Processes cholesterol

• Helps regulate hormones

• Supports immune function

• Converts nutrients into usable forms

The point is… it’s not just filtering toxins like an air filter.

It’s also constantly processing nutrients, manufacturing molecules, regulating metabolism, and coordinating countless biochemical reactions.

Healthy bile flow is simply one important output of a healthy liver. :-)

Foods That Naturally Support Bile Production

Ready to have better bile production? Food is always where I like to start.

Some foods naturally stimulate digestive secretions and encourage healthy bile release.

These include:

Bitter greens

These bitter compounds stimulate digestive activity before your meal even begins.

• Arugula

• Radicchio

• Dandelion greens

• Endive

Healthy fats

People afraid of fat often end up producing less bile. Fat is the signal that tells your gallbladder to contract, which makes it so important!

Think:

• Olive oil

• Avocados

• Wild salmon

• Sardines

• Walnuts

Foods That Nourish the Liver

Some of my favorites foods for liver health:

Choline-rich foods

One of the most important nutrients for liver health.

• Egg yolks

• Beef liver

• Sunflower lecithin

• Salmon

Sulfur-rich vegetables

Sulfur supports many of the liver’s metabolic pathways.

• Broccoli

• Cabbage

• Brussels sprouts

• Garlic

• Onions

Colorful, antioxidant-rich foods

• Beets

• Berries

• Red cabbage

• Pomegranate

• Turmeric

These foods provide compounds that support healthy liver function. I literally feel AMAZING when I eat these foods!!!

Herbs for Supporting Bile Flow

I’m such an herb girlie. Here are several herbs that have long histories of use in their role in digestion and bile flow… will get to my full supplement routine at the end!

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Every once in a while, though, you stumble across something that earns a permanent place in your life.These are the purchases that have done exactly that for me.

Some have improved my health. Some have improved my skin. Some simply make me feel better every single day. None of them are sponsored, and I’d buy every single one again without hesitation.

If I lost everything tomorrow, these are the first things I’d repurchase.

1. Vibration Plate

This has become one of those products that, if it broke tomorrow, I’d replace it the same day. Or, if I started with ONE item for wellness, it would be this.

Whole-body vibration was originally developed to help astronauts counteract muscle and bone loss in space. Today, research suggests it may improve circulation, lymphatic flow, bone density, oxygen delivery, and tissue fluid balance, making it especially interesting for people who spend most of the day sitting.

I use mine for about 10 minutes every morning. It’s one of the best things I’ve found for reducing puffiness and getting everything moving after waking up. If you’re into wellness, this is one of those purchases that you MUST buy.

My favorite story involves constipation (because apparently that’s the kind of thing I share on the internet now). One day I had already gone on a two-hour walk, drank coffee, and even took a few supplements to help get things moving, and nothing was working. I literally stepped onto my vibration plate, and within a minute I had to run to the bathroom. LOL. I was genuinely shocked and still am that it works that well.

Whether it’s helping with morning puffiness, circulation, or simply making me feel less stagnant, it’s earned a permanent place in my routine.

Pro Tip: You can buy these on Amazon, but I also often go to a power plate class and book it through ClassPass. The LA + Miami girls know the power of the vibration plates!!!

2. Air Doctor HEPA Air Filter

Clean air = less inflammation. Instead of constantly filtering dust, pollen, smoke, and other airborne particles, your lungs and detoxification systems have less to contend with when AirDoctor is doing the job instead.

I use AirDoctor purifiers throughout my house, and I notice the difference. My skin seems happier, and every time I replace the filter, I’m reminded why I bought them in the first place. Maybe it’s placebo, but studies don’t think so.

The first time I opened one up to change the filter, I was horrified. It’s covered in dust, hair, pollen, and all kinds of microscopic debris. It gives you the exact same feeling as when you vacuum your house and empty the canister. You look at everything you picked up and think, Wait... I was breathing that?

AirDoctor filters particles as small as 0.003 microns, helping remove a wide range of airborne pollutants before they end up in your lungs. Clean air means your body has one less thing to deal with, and that’s a worthwhile investment in my book.

This has become one of those gifts I daydream about buying for everyone once I’m rich. I’d rather give someone cleaner air.

3. Matching Pajama Sets

Better Sleep = Better Life. When my Oura ring says I’m going to have a good day, I do. 😂

If you’re not ready to replace your entire wardrobe with natural fibers, pajamas are a great place to start. After all, you spend roughly a third of your life in them.

I haven’t gone all-in on non-toxic clothing, and honestly, I probably never will. But I do try to be intentional about the fabrics that stay in contact with my skin for eight hours every night. That’s why I invest in high-quality cotton and silk pajama sets.

It’s one of those small upgrades that makes bedtime feel a little more luxurious while also reducing my exposure to synthetic fabrics. It’s a purchase I’ve never regretted.

Bonus: there’s something about putting on a beautiful matching pajama set that makes you feel like the kind of person who has their life together, even if you absolutely do not.

My favorite brands:

• Quince

• Premium Silk PJs: Dore and Rose

• Cozyland

• Brandy Melville

• Revolve has some cute non toxic options too, just be sure to read the labels

4. Reverse Osmosis Water Filter

The same philosophy that made me buy an AirDoctor is what convinced me to invest in a good water filtration system. Basically my philosophy is to drink your skincare. And you want ultra clean ingredients to do so.

I use an AirDoctor countertop reverse osmosis system, and I’ve been really happy with it. If you’re remodeling or own your home, installing a filtration system under the sink is probably the more economical option long term (but I still haven’t done so).

Drinking ultra-clean water just feels good. It’s one less source of unwanted contaminants for my body to process, and I like knowing I’m reducing unnecessary exposures wherever I can.

One important thing to know is that reverse osmosis removes minerals along with contaminants. For that reason, I always add trace minerals back into my water after it’s filtered.

5. A good esthetician you trust.

1. If I had to choose between buying every skincare product at Dermstore or having one great esthetician, I’d choose the esthetician every single time (that say’s a lot because I am a HUGE Dermstore fan).

   The biggest improvements I’ve seen in my skin haven’t come from another Skinceuticals serum. They’ve come from Naomi at KUR skin lab. AKA someone who knows and understands your skin. (Not an ad or endorsement, I’m just obsessed).

   Finding an esthetician you trust is worth the investment. A good one will save you money by steering you away from treatments and products you don’t need, while helping you build a routine that actually works for your skin.

   

   My favorites

   New York City

   KUR Skin Lab, specifically Naomi. She is, without question, the best esthetician I’ve ever been to. I’d honestly rather book a facial with Naomi than fly to Korea for skincare, and that’s saying a lot…

   Los Angeles

   I’m still on the hunt for my forever esthetician in LA, but these are the people at the top of my list:

   • Jessica at The Spa at South Bay Plastic Surgeons

   • Veronica (the celebrity facialist in Malibu)

   • Christie Kidd (recommended by icon Pia Mance)

   Miami

   I wasn’t blown away by many of the places I tried in Miami, but if I had to recommend one, it would be MDR Studio.

   6. Good, high quality multivitamin

   

   If I could recommend just one multivitamin, it would be Thorne’s AM/PM Multi. You take one set of capsules in the morning and another at night, and it’s one of the highest-quality multivitamins I’ve found. I also love that it adds to the AM/PM routine.

   Healthy skin, energy, and longevity all start with having the nutrients your body needs to function properly. Even if you eat well, it’s incredibly difficult to consistently hit every micronutrient target every single day. Modern diets, food quality, and individual nutrient needs make that nearly impossible. A high-quality multivitamin helps fill in those gaps so you have a solid nutritional baseline.

   I’ve noticed a real difference when I’m consistent with it. My energy is better, I feel more resilient, and it’s one of those supplements I always come back to because I genuinely notice when I’m not taking it.

   7. Acupuncture

   

   Acupuncture has, without exaggeration, changed my life. I went into it convinced it was complete woo-woo. If you had asked me a few years ago whether I believed tiny needles could meaningfully change how someone felt, I would have laughed.

   1. Ironically, my first experience wasn’t even at an expensive clinic. I went to a community acupuncture center in Austin, TX where you pay whatever you can, usually between $30 and $60, and receive treatment in a room alongside a dozen other people.

      I’d heard practitioners describe acupuncture as stimulating the body’s natural opioid pathways, sometimes producing what’s known as an “acu-high.” I assumed that was marketing or another one of the “woo-woo” things I was thinking of.

      It wasn’t.

      About 10 minutes into my first session, I closed my eyes and felt my pain dissolve. It was as if my entire nervous system exhaled. I genuinely felt like I was floating. Even now, I still experience that sensation every other visit. The closest comparison I can make is how you feel after two hours of deep meditation or breathwork, except it arrives effortlessly. If you’ve ever taken prescription opioids after surgery, the sensation is surprisingly similar, except it’s produced by a handful of tiny needles instead of a drug.

      Because I’m unusually sensitive, my acupuncturist uses a very gentle protocol with me. It doesn’t take much. Somehow, a few strategically placed needles are enough to calm my body in a way that almost nothing else can.

      1. Places I recommend: I now go Dr. Stolberg in LA, at SPACE314. She’s typically waitlisted, but she also has a great substack you can checkout :) I haven’t tried anyone else in the LA area.

      2. Pro tip: Acupuncture is kind of like therapy, go to a few until you find what works for you. Not all acupuncturists have the speciality that you need.

These are the purchases I’ve made that I would happily buy again tomorrow if I lost everything or had to start from square one. They’ve earned a permanent place in my routine because they’ve consistently made me feel better. Also, they make the best gifts!

I’d love to know what’s on your list. What purchase has been so worth the money that you’d recommend it to anyone? Leave a comment. I’m always looking for my next favorite investment.

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Admittedly, Miami took a long time to grow on me.

It can be superficial, image-conscious, and a lot of the stereotypes hold true. Sometimes it really does feel like people only care about how you look or how much money you have.

But coming back after being away for a year completely changed my perspective. It reminded me just how magical Miami can be, and how much I’d actually missed it.

The beach. The energy. The culture and nightlife. The food. The workouts. The sunshine.

For all its flaws, Miami is a truly special place, and I already can’t wait to go back.

Workouts

• Anatomy Gym (South Beach)

• Fuze House Pilates (South Beach)

• Yo BK - Go to Alex’s hot Pilates class (Midtown)

• Ahana Yoga (Design District)

• Mimi Yoga - Yogalates (Wynwood)

• Miami Pole Dance Studio (Wynwood)

• Libre - Aerial Silks Class (Midtown)

• Megalit Lagree (Midtown)

• Reserve Padel (Southbeach)

Note: ClassPass is the best place to reserve Miami girl workouts

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And the reason I’m writing this is that I keep seeing influencers crying, saying they’ve tried these “solutions” and STILL can’t figure out their skin problems, or that it’s made things worse. Even the influencers like Alix Earle, who had to use Accutane three times for her cystic acne!

What they don’t tell you is that for a lot of people, these paths don’t actually fix the problems. It just suppresses them… and often creates new ones.

That’s exactly what happened to me.

The antibiotics they put me on wrecked my gut. My skin improved temporarily, then came back even worse. Then I was put on more treatments, skin creams, birth control, seeing new doctors, and then more. It turned into an endless nightmare loop of new problems, long doctor’s visits, more “treatments”, but the acne itself never went away.

And if you decide to go the “natural” route, no one prepares you for what that actually looks like.

You can easily spend tens of thousands of dollars on health testing, supplements, functional doctors, diet, nutritionists, skincare, facials, and lasers… just trying to figure out what’s wrong in the first place.

I did all of it.

I had an aesthetician literally tell me to “stop eating pizza and oily foods” while I was already eating what most people would consider a perfect diet: morning wheatgrass shots, celery juice, and lemon water in the morning, no seed oils, no alcohol, no gluten or dairy, working out, doing the sauna, getting my nutrition in. I even ate homemade sourdough bread, made my own sprouts, and immersed myself in nature daily.

It’s STILL shocking that I was doing everything “right”, but my face still looked like this:

It was still so bad it itched and I wanted to burn my skin. I wished I could take a knife and scrape the acne off like shaved butter.

I was in college at the time, and I went from being the cute girl with perfect glass skin, to feeling like an outsider with massive, itchy lumps all over my face that everyone noticed. I wore hats and sunglasses to class with my head down and avoiding eye contact with my peers at all costs. I stayed in my room and isolated myself as much as possible, just so no one would see my face. I thought everyone would hate me and no one would dare to be friends with such a beast.

At least… that’s what I thought.

Weirdly, that period forced me to build confidence in a way I never had before. I started trialling going out without makeup and talking to people I was scared of anyway. I would hit on guys I thought were cute in my class (I would have NEVER done this in the past). I made eye contact, I acted confident before I felt it. At first I did it for reaction's sake, like hey… let’s just see what happens and if anyone likes me afterall.

From this, I realized two things:

People really only care about the way you make them feel.

Confidence is built, not given.

… Those have stuck with me through the years.

But let’s get into what you actually came here for.

Because after years of trying everything, I finally figured out what was actually driving my acne, and how to fix it.

This is the guide I wish I had.

What Didn’t Work (And Why)

Let’s move through this quickly so you don’t waste years like I did.

Dermatology Route

Accutane

Accutane is essentially a powerful synthetic derivative of vitamin A that shuts down oil production.

Yes, it can work.

But it does this by forcefully altering your biology, not by fixing the underlying reason your skin is producing excess oil in the first place.

Side effects can include:

• Extreme dryness (skin, eyes, lips)

• Liver stress

• Mood changes, including depression

• Night blindness

• Potential long-term metabolic effects

And for many, acne returns.

Antibiotics & Spironolactone

Antibiotics reduce acne by killing bacteria.

But they also:

• Disrupt your gut microbiome

• Increase inflammation long-term

• Create dependency cycles

For me, this made everything worse over time and helped 0%. Like quite literally it created new problems for me and made my acne even worse.

Spironolactone suppresses androgens, but again, it’s managing a symptom, not solving the root cause.

Prescription Creams

Again, didn’t work for me.

In reality, they often come with side effects that make your skin harder to manage long term.

And again, none of this addresses why your skin is producing acne in the first place.

Hormonal Route (Birth Control)

Many doctors recommend birth control to “fix” acne by suppressing and regulating hormones, especially androgens like testosterone.

But what it’s actually doing is overriding your natural hormonal rhythm, not fixing it.

Common side effects include:

• Mood changes, anxiety, or depression

• Decreased libido

• Nutrient depletion (especially B vitamins, zinc, magnesium)

• Water retention and weight fluctuations

• Worsened insulin sensitivity in some cases

And the part that’s not talked about enough:

When you come off birth control, your body has to re-learn how to regulate hormones on its own.

This is where a lot of people experience:

• Post-pill acne (often worse than before)

• Irregular cycles

• Hormonal imbalances

• Fertility issues

We’re seeing a rise in fertility issues, and long-term hormonal suppression can contribute to that in certain cases.

Birth control works by:

• Suppressing ovulation

• Altering natural hormone signaling between the brain and ovaries

Over time, this can:

• Disrupt the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis

• Mask underlying hormonal or metabolic issues

• Delay the return of normal ovulation after stopping

So while it can be a short-term cosmetic solution…

It often pushes the root problem further down the road. Again, something that made my health issues worse, and did not solve my acne.

Skincare & Aesthetic Treatments

Before I ever went deeper into the root cause, I did what everyone does first.

I tried everything under the sun.

Every acne product, every “holy grail” cream, every cleanser, toner, serum, oil, active… if it existed, I probably bought it. Nothing worked.

I also went all in on aesthetic treatments.

Facials. Different aestheticians. Microneedling. Dermatology offices.

I kept thinking I just hadn’t found the right person yet.

But most of the time:

• Treatments didn’t make a real difference

• Or they irritated my skin and triggered more breakouts

I did chemical peels at a dermatologist’s office that completely wrecked my skin barrier, made my skin more reactive, and set me back even further.

While nothing worked, it made me realize something important:

If your internal environment is driving acne, no amount of external skincare is going to fix it.

At best, it can support. At worst, it can make things worse.

And I was doing all of it… without actually addressing what was happening underneath.

Functional Medicine Route

This is where things get tricky.

Functional medicine can help, don’t get me wrong.

But:

• It’s expensive

• It takes months (or years)

• Many practitioners follow generalized protocols

• Many recommend things you can find yourself online or have already tried (such as anti-inflammatory diets, seeing a nutritionist, testing for nutrient deficiencies, hormonal panels, putting you on probiotics and working on “gut health”).

• Hard to find one that is actually knowledgable about the science as well and not giving generic recommendations

So I basically spent thousands on:

• Microbiome testing

• Food sensitivity testing

• “Gut healing” protocols

• Consults and follow ups

• Nutrition Advice

And while some of it helped my overall health, I had already spent SO much time going down these rabbit holes on my own that I felt like they weren’t teaching me anything new, or solving the actual problem. Working with functional practitioners did not fix my acne.

What Actually Caused My Acne

After all of that, I went back to first principles.

Not opinions, not doctors, not nutrition, not trends, not skincare, but Biochemistry.

I worked with Chris Masterjohn, a nutritional biochemist and mitochondrial biologist, and what he found completely changed how I understood acne.

He has an amazing acne guide here on Substack, as well as a Youtube video on nutrient deficiencies and acne that changed my life.

The Core Issue: CoA Sequestration

In simple terms:

My body wasn’t properly using fatty acids.

Instead of being burned for energy, they were getting stuck and building up in the skin.

This was linked to something called glutaryl-CoA accumulation, which ties up CoA (a molecule required for energy metabolism and fat processing).

When CoA is “trapped”:

• Fatty acids can’t be properly oxidized

• Oil builds up in the skin

• Pores clog

• Inflammation increases

This creates the perfect environment for cystic acne. This might not be YOUR reason, but it was mine. And I think this is MUCH more common than people realize (and no one talks about this).

Why Vitamins Worked Better Than Accutane

Here’s where it gets interesting.

Accutane works by mimicking vitamin A at a very high, pharmacological level.

But instead of forcing that pathway…

You can support it naturally with nutrients your body actually uses:

• Vitamin A supports skin cell turnover and reduces oil buildup

• Vitamin B5 supports CoA production and fatty acid metabolism

So instead of shutting down oil production entirely…

You’re restoring your body’s ability to handle fats properly in the first place.

That’s a completely different approach.

See this tweet:

What About Hormones?

Hormonal testing did show that I had elevated testosterone. So yes, hormones were a factor for me)

But when I actually addressed the elevated T, it only improved about 10% of my acne.

Which was surprising, because most people, especially in functional medicine, will tell you hormones are the root cause.

In my case, they weren’t.

The main issue was still the CoA sequestration and impaired fatty acid metabolism, which I found from Chris Masterjohn.

That being said, I did want to bring my testosterone into a healthier range.

I found research on spearmint tea showing it can naturally lower these levels in women. There’s was a study where women drank spearmint tea twice daily, and over time, their free testosterone levels decreased while hormone balance improved.

So I started simple and drank one glass of spearmint tea a day, and over time, my testosterone levels came back down into a normal range.

And yes, it helped my acne SLIGHTLY. Like literally maybeeee by 10%.

This is where I think a lot of people get stuck:

They see hormonal imbalance, fix the hormones, and expect their acne to fully resolve.

But hormones are often downstream of deeper metabolic issues, not the primary cause.

So if you only fix the hormones, you may improve things… But you won’t fully clear it.

What Actually Worked (Supplements)

This is where things finally shifted for my skin (based off of Chris Masterjohn’s research and from my consults with him)…

And here is my skin now!

1. High-Dose Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)

This was one of the biggest needle-movers for me.

Vitamin B5 is essential for producing Coenzyme A (CoA), which is required for proper fatty acid metabolism.

And this ties directly into what was going wrong in my case.

Because of the CoA sequestration issue, my body wasn’t able to properly process and oxidize fatty acids. Instead, they were building up in the skin, increasing oil production, clogging pores, and driving inflammation.

By increasing B5 intake, you’re essentially giving your body more of the raw material it needs to produce CoA and restore normal fat metabolism.

Less backlog = less oil sitting in your skin.

This is also why B5 has been talked about for acne for years, but most people don’t understand why it works.

It’s directly supporting the metabolic pathway that’s often impaired in acne-prone individuals.

For me, this was one of the first things that actually made a visible difference in how quickly my skin calmed down. I took a HIGH dose for about 2-3 months. It gave me mild side effects that to what Accutane would do (excessive thirst and dry mouth). The dose was very high that I was taking, but it helped fixed my acne personally.

The B5 Supplement I used is linked here.

There were three other supplements and a few aesthetic treatments that changed the game for me and were put into my acne protocol, beyond the B5 itself:

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I wanted to share a glimpse into what I eat in a typical day.

These are some of my go-to meals, along with macros, micronutrients, calories, and my supplement routine. I also explain why I eat this way and why many Miami girls naturally gravitate toward similar habits.

This is not a prescription and you do not have to eat this way. But structuring my diet and supplements around digestion, micronutrients, and overall health has given me so much more energy and made me not only feel good, but has given me GREAT beauty results. In my skin, hair, nails, and external glow… I literally have found some recipes that make me skin glow. Treating my body this way has made it easier to balance working from home, traveling, staying social, drinking my occasional glass of wine, and still feeling good about my body.

The biggest needle movers for me:

• Drinking one fresh juice a day

• Structuring meals around digestion and micronutrients rather than just calories or fat

• Eating more Japanese- and Chinese-medicine–inspired meals (I want to do a full post on this)

I love my social life. I love eating out and I love going to wine bars. This routine gives me a reliable baseline to return to, keeping inflammation low, digestion calm, and autoimmune balance supported. It’s not restrictive, I choose this as a lifestyle.

The outside glow follows when you put your internal health first. Skin is not something you fix. It is something your body expresses. When digestion is calm, inflammation is low, nutrients are absorbed, and your nervous system feels safe, the glow becomes a byproduct, not a goal.

That is the difference between chasing beauty and building it.

Join me in what I eat in a day, as a Miami girl who takes her beauty, skin health, digestion, and glow seriously.

Table of Contents:

• Four Days of My Average Breakfast

• Morning Juice = Internal Skincare

• Skincare Breakfast

• Japanese-Style Lunches

• Macrobiotic Dinners

• My Current Supplement Routine

• Lifestyle Practices That Make Me Feel My Best

Four Days of My Average Breakfast + Examples

1. Morning Juice = Internal Skincare

Starting my day with a fresh juice is non-negotiable for me. It is one of the simplest habits that consistently delivers the biggest return. These morning juices support hydration, energy, digestion, reduce bloating, and a glow that shows up on your skin. I will walk through the options I use and explain how each one supports the body in different ways, and what you may use each one for (depending on your cycle, mood, problem area, etc. that day).

This is skincare from the inside out, literally.

I do “juice cycling”, which means I drink these in order, four days in a row, then repeat the cycle.

Day 1: Carrot–Orange Juice 🍊🥕

Recipe: 8 oz carrot + 4 oz orange or apple, optional ginger or turmeric added

Why: Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, a vitamin A precursor that the body converts into retinol. Retinol is essential for skin repair, immune signaling, and epithelial integrity. Diets high in carotenoids are consistently associated with a more even, radiant skin tone. The orange adds vitamin C to support collagen synthesis and antioxidant protection. It’s a SUPER POWER COMBO! 💫

Estimated nutrition:

• Calories: ~90–110

• Macros:

  • Carbs: ~22 g

  • Protein: ~2 g

  • Fat: ~0 g

Key micronutrients:

• Vitamin A (beta-carotene): ~500–700% DV

• Vitamin C: ~60–80% DV

• Potassium: ~500 mg

Supports skin repair, immune signaling, and natural glow through carotenoid deposition in the skin. NON NEGOTIABLE FOR GLOW!

Don’t skip your juice.

Day 2: Celery Juice 🥬

Recipe: 12 oz plain celery (sometimes I add lemon or mint)

Why: Celery juice can help regulate fluid balance and reduce puffiness. It also contains luteolin, a plant flavonoid shown to calm inflammatory pathways. This is my go-to when I feel puffy, inflamed, or hormonally off.

Estimated nutrition:

• Calories: ~40

• Macros:

  • Carbs: ~9 g

  • Protein: ~2 g

  • Fat: 0 g

Key micronutrients:

• Potassium: ~450 mg

• Sodium: ~200–300 mg

• Luteolin and polyphenols

Excellent for bloating, fluid balance, and calming inflammatory skin redness.

Day 3: Aloe Vera Shot 🪴

Recipe: 2–4 oz aloe vera juice

Why: Aloe contains polysaccharides that soothe the gut lining and support bowel regularity. A calmer gut means less systemic inflammation, better nutrient absorption, and often clearer skin.

Especially helpful if you deal with bloating, constipation, or autoimmune-related digestive sensitivity.

Estimated nutrition:

• Calories: ~10–20

• Macros:

  • Carbs: ~3–5 g

  • Protein: 0 g

  • Fat: 0 g

Key micronutrients:

• Polysaccharides

• Small amounts of magnesium and calcium

Supports gut lining integrity, bowel regularity, and downstream skin clarity.

Day 4: Lemon–Honey Electrolyte Water 🍋

Recipe: 12–16 oz water + ½ lemon + 1–2 ts

p manuka honey + pinch sea salt

Why: Lemon provides vitamin C for collagen and immune support. Honey has antimicrobial properties that support gut and skin health. It’s also antibacterial and great for fighting colds and boosting the immune system.

Estimated nutrition

• Calories: ~30–50

• Carbs: ~8–12 g

Key micronutrients

• Vitamin C

• Sodium and trace minerals

I mainly use this cocktail for skin clarity, bloating, energy, and digestion.

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I’m obsessed with seeing what my Miami friends are obsessed with. And they take health, beauty, and fitness as seriously as a part time job. Or you know what? Their CAREERS. I’ve learned SO much since I moved to Miami about how to take care of myself and live the BEST version of myself that I can be. My personal glowup can account for that 😂

So let’s dive into all of the Miami girl favorites for December 2025. Some of them are expensive, some of them sound crazy, and some are good reminders. But you know what? They work. Looking at the way these women take care of themselves is proof in and of itself.

And another thing… you know what I think is an important lesson from the Miami Girls? That we all focus on designing our lives, not living by default. That includes beauty. Because beauty and health should be intentionally designed into your life, so that we can all remain a little bit more youthful, and feel a little bit better, for longer.

Here’s to designing our lives with a bit more intention.

If you’ve ever wondered what goes into a Miami girl glow-up beyond what you see online, this guide is for you.

Free readers will get this starter version, including my favorite tips and routines and a framework for building discipline into your life.

Paid subscribers will get the full blueprint: the entire protocol, supplement and product breakdowns, insider Miami girl tips, and monthly Q&A access.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• How do Miami girls look SO good 24/7?

• What are they really doing behind the scenes?

• How can I do this affordably?

• What are the beauty and wellness secrets that actually work?

Grab your notebooks, grab your glasses, because CLASS is in session!

1. Beauty

Skinvive Skin Booster (for smile lines)

What it does: Skinvive is a hyaluronic acid micro-injection that improves skin hydration and texture from within, especially in high-movement areas like smile lines.
Cost: ~$600–$1,200 per treatment
Why girls like it: It gives a subtle plump and smooth look without changing your face or freezing expression.

Miami Girl Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I personally haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve heard it’s had great results and a lot of Miami girls use it. It gives a glow effect.

Boob Job Removals

What’s happening: More women are removing implants and going back to a natural chest.
Cost: ~$8,000–$15,000 depending on surgeon and complexity
Why: Less inflammation, better lymphatic flow, easier movement, and a more natural silhouette that fits the current aesthetic shift.

Miami Girl Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I would say this is a 5 star trend if it keeps going this way, because breast implants are SO bad for you. I’ve seen a few famous influencers doing this now, like Levi and Paige Lorenze. We will see how this plays out, but the Miami aesthetic is still to have fake tits. 😂

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Before I plan anything for the new year, I do this.

These are the vision board and journal prompts I use every year to reset my direction, clarify my goals, and lock in my focus. I pair this with my life reset, and it’s the reason my years feel intentional instead of reactive.

If you want 2026 to feel designed, not accidental, keep reading.

Let’s get started: Copy and paste this template to your notion, notes, or use your planner to unlock your highest self.

🧘‍♀️ SECTION 1: Future Self Activation Journal Prompts (20 min)

1. Who is my highest self?

2. What do I deeply desire but feel scared to claim?

3. What am I ready to release from my past that doesn’t serve this new version of me?

4. What am I willing to do differently starting this month to become her/him/them?

5. What areas of my life am I being called to upgrade right now?

6. My one-sentence manifestation for the next year is:

🗺️ SECTION 2: Vision Mapping Activity

In 3-4 sentences, Break your ideal life vision down:

• Within 3 months (Q1 energy)

• Within 1 Year (2027)

• Ultimate Life Vision:

✍️ SECTION 3: Unlocking Your Highest Self – Journal Categories

Choose 1-2 of these questions to ask someone else in the room.

Journal other questions that speak to you.

🧠 Clarity + Awareness

• What am I pretending not to know about my current situation?

• What do I know I should be doing, but I keep avoiding?

• When do I feel most like me? What fulfills me the most?

🔮 Future Visioning

• If I could design the perfect day, what does it look like?

• What is the boldest vision I can imagine for my life — if fear didn’t exist?

• Who am I becoming? What do I want to be known for?

• If I made quantum leap progress in just 3 months, what would that look like?

🦋 Identity & Self-Worth

• What part of me still needs healing before I can fully step into my potential?

• What does “being in integrity with myself” look like?

• What makes me feel unshakably confident?

• What am I no longer available for in my next chapter?

🧬 Action-Oriented Prompts

• What small daily rituals would make me feel unstoppable?

• What would it look like if I moved through life with full belief in myself?

• What’s one thing I could commit to for 30 days that would change everything?

• What is one hard thing I need to do, that I know will move me forward?

• What would a 10x version of me do right now?

🧠 Mindset & Motivation

• What belief have you had to outgrow in order to evolve?

• Who do you admire, and what do they do that you could try for yourself?

• What’s a non-negotiable for the life you’re building?

• What’s something that used to scare you, but now feels easy?

• What’s a mindset shift that changed your entire year?

🔥 Bold + Reflective

• What’s a risk you’d take if you knew you wouldn’t fail?

• What’s something about you that feels powerful but misunderstood?

✨ Alignment & Values

• When do you feel most alive?

• What’s a value you’re reclaiming or redefining right now?

• What would it look like to live in full alignment with your values?

• What’s a decision you made that put you on a better path?

🌍 Vision Clarity

• What is the ultimate vision for my business 3 years from now? What do we do, who do we serve, and what impact do we create?

• What does “wild success” look like for me personally — in lifestyle, freedom, and fulfillment — not just revenue?

• How do I want to be positioned in my space — leader, disruptor, educator, creator, guide?

🧱 Structure & Strategy

• What revenue streams do I want to create or expand?

• Where am I still doing founder work that should be delegated?

• If I had to 10x my business in a year, what would need to change today?

💸 Growth & Expansion

• What platform, skill, or visibility channel will grow my business the fastest in the next year?

• Who already has what I want — and what did they build that I can study or learn from?

🧠 Inner Game

• What limiting beliefs about money, leadership, or visibility are holding me back?

• What is the identity I must embody to lead this business (or personal goals) into its next era?

• What do I need to stop doing to free up energy for growth? (What is draining your energy that is holding you back)

🎯 Goal-Setting & Vision

• What’s the biggest shift you want to make in your business or personal life over the next 12 months?

• What’s a bold move you would do if you only had five years to live?

🧬 Identity & Mindset

• What would your future, fully-expressed self stop tolerating today?

• When are you most in your zone of genius — and how can you design more of your work around that?

• What’s something you’ve done this year that made you realize you’re leveling up?

• What’s one belief about yourself you need to retire to grow faster?

• What would your life look like if you only made decisions your future self would thank you for?

• What’s the bottleneck between who you are today and the results you say you want?

• If you had to 10x your results this year without working more hours, what would have to change?

🧭 Bonus: Strategic Planning Session Framework

PART 1: VISION MAPPING (Zoom Out to Zoom In)

Time: 30–40 minutes

Goal: Define what success looks like in the next 3 years — personally and professionally.

Prompts (journal or round-table):

1. In 3 years, what does your ideal life look like? (Where are you living, how are you spending your days?)

2. What does your career look like at that point?

3. What types of habits do you need to adopt to hold that vision?

🧱 PART 2: PILLARS & PRIORITIES

Time: 30 minutes

Goal: Break down the 3-year vision into 3 core pillars.

Instructions:

Have each person choose 3 major areas of growth that are essential to realizing their vision. Examples:

• Income

• Branding

• Social Media

• Business

• Hiring

• Health

• Relationships / community

• Financial independence

• Public persona

Then ask:

• What does “success” look like for each pillar in 1 year?

• What needs to happen in the next 90 days to move toward that?

📝 Optional Worksheet Title:

“Pillars of Expansion: My Focus Areas for 2026”

🔍 PART 3: OBSTACLE MAPPING & ENERGY AUDIT

Time: 20 minutes

Goal: Identify blocks, leaks, and inefficiencies

Prompts:

• What is currently draining energy in your work/life?

• What bottlenecks are slowing down your business or growth?

• What are you avoiding (but need to face) to grow?

🚀 PART 4: STRATEGY & ACTION ROADMAP

Goal: Lock in the next 90-day plan.

Q4 (Next 90 Days) Plan:

• 3 main goals

• 3 habits to build

• 1 skill to develop

• 1 risk to take

• 1 system to build or delegate

• 1 way to invest in self/business

Conversation Starter:

“What would your future self be obsessed with getting done in the next 90 days?”

OPTIONAL PART 5: HOT SEAT + FEEDBACK ROUNDS

Time: 10 minutes per person

Each person shares their 3-year vision + 90-day plan, and the group reflects back:

• “Here’s what I loved...”

• “Here’s where I think you’re playing small...”

• “Here’s one idea or next step you might not have thought of...”This turns your group into a mastermind — with honesty and inspiration.

🪄 BONUS IDEA: STRATEGY BOX CARDS

Create index cards with mini challenges for your next-level self. Let people draw 1–2 to inspire immediate action:

• “Write down 5 things that are outside of your comfort zone and pick one this week”

Conclusion

We are making 2026 our best year yet, because we have the tools and discipline to do so by intentional design. Your 2026 is already planned out, all you have to do is follow the script.

If you haven’t already, check out my life audit for a full life checklist of how to make your New Year’s the most fulfilled, fueled, and productive yet.

Bonus:
If you’re doing this reset with me, I linked my favorite wellness, glow-up, and reading essentials on Amazon. I’m especially obsessed with The 12 Week Year and recommend pairing this checklist with it. It’s the framework I use to turn a reset week into real momentum.

A few times a year I disappear into a full life reset.

not a glow up or resolutions, but simply a head and space clean-out.

When I do it, I always invite my friends and readers to do it with me, because something strange happens when you take the time to organize your life this deeply.

Kind of like a vision board party, but for life instead :)

I take five days to a week to do this, and yes, it takes a long time. But when it’s done, my brain feels clear in a way nothing else quite replicates. The part of my OCD brain that loves order is profoundly satisfied. If you’re OCD, it’s truly the best feeling.

When I put things back where they belong, my thoughts start doing the same.

So find a planner. Grab a notebook you actually want to write in. Open your laptop. Get Notion and Canva ready. This is a full life audit! We’re going all.

Grab your notebooks and glasses, because class is in session.

PART I: Reflection + Direction Prompts

If you sit with a question long enough,
it will tell you where to begin.

We’ll start here, and I’m going to fill these prompts in for myself, but take it in your own direction! We’ll get to the fun stuff after.

What do I want to prioritize more?

• Spending time in nature (going on daily nature walks or hikes, going to the lake or the beach more often, making a conscious decision to be less on my phone and more in tune with nature. Even if that means stepping outside for morning sunshine and having my coffee while walking).

• Spending less time on my phone

• Making my lifestyle and home less toxic, reducing waste (I made a whole guide on this, I’m SO excited to implement).

What are my seasonal goals?

• Hobbies:

  • Russian lessons

  • Women’s Poker Club

  • Ballet or Dance

  • Organizing more weekend getaways with friends, and girl time.

  • Write more poetry

• Get back into my regular sauna routines

• I also have a Substack article on “High Value It Girls Have Hobbies”. Take inspiration from this!

What do I want to learn more about?

• Foraging

• Herbalism

• Gardening

☐ What do I want my days look like?

This is how you structure your ideal daily routine. Mine would be something like:

• Week days: Wakeup early, go on a hike or nature walk (with girl friends), do pilates/lagree, meditation, wellness time (sauna, hyperbaric, red light, etc.), 20 minute morning journaling “writing session”, deep solid work from 11am-6pm with no phone or distractions (can cowork, go to a cafe, etc.), reading and homemade dinner 6-9pm (can invite family or CLOSE friends for dinner), epsom salt bath and realxing, and no phone after 7pm. That would be the ideal weekday routine for me.

• Weekends: fun time, events, planning, organizing, errands, life catch up, extra sports/activities I didn’t have time for in the week (new hobbies, going to the surf park, doing a 10 mile walk, making Tiktoks and writing on Substack, etc.)

☐ What are things I want to bake + cook this season?

• More soups filled with herbs and superfoods

  • Bone broth

  • Carrot turmeric ginger coconut soup

• Fresh Sourdough

• Homemade Butter

• Creating recipes with seasonal fruits and vegetables

• Using fresh, organic foods from the farmers markets

Personal Resolutions

• I want to work on curating my life to be more classy and chic

  • i.e. no using foul language

  • having micro french manicures

  • getting blow outs once a week

  • curating my wardrobe to be classier and timeless

• Spending more time with family

• Being a more supportive and amazing friend to those I care about

• Cutting out toxic friendships or those that no longer serve me

• Work on building my dream wellness home

PART II: Create Your Vision Board

What you’re drawn to is already explaining something.

I use vision boards as manifestation tools AND pattern-recognition tools. They show me what I’m consistently drawn to before I try to plan anything. I love looking at my vision boards over the past few years and seeing how much has come true! I put these photos on my notion home page, laptop or Iphone homescreen as a reminder once I’m done.

Have a beautiful mantra for your vision:

Manifesting ill be the beautiful wife who does pilates every morning, drinks ice coffee while shes. is on the way to her own company, has a PH in all the major cities, host christmas eve dinners every year, spend the summers in lake como and southern italy/france. Meets her closest friends every sunday for brunch to talk about life and new updates.

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I’m as susceptible as anyone to beautifully TikToks and perfectly snatched models using these devices at home. I’ve added more than a few to cart and still have some pending... When I’m near my aesthetician, I ask questions, “is this worth it?”.

This is my review on the most popular at-home and in-office skincare devices, what they really do beneath the surface, and whether I think they’re worth it. I did my research, so I don’t keep falling into the hype trap and think that my skin will be perfect from one device after the next. I’ll share what I’ve tried, what I’d skip, and what I’d actually use on my own face. Consider this perfectly timed if you’re eyeing a Christmas gift for yourself.

Radiofrequency (RF)

What Radiofrequency Does

Technology:
Uses radiofrequency energy to generate heat deep in the dermis. This is a subtle form of radiation that heats the skin’s structural layers.

Goal:

• Stimulate collagen and elastin production

• Improve skin firmness and tightening

• Reduce the appearance of sun damage

• Facial contouring through tissue heating

Analogy:
RF heats the skin’s internal support structure to trigger remodeling.

The Tradeoff

While RF can tighten skin, it can also trigger fat loss, especially in the face. Facial fat loss is one of the biggest contributors to premature aging, hollowing, and loss of youthful structure.

My take:
Too risky for facial use. I personally would not use RF on the face because once facial fat is gone, it does not come back easily.

Examples

In medical settings:

• Morpheus8

• Thermage

At-home devices:

• NEWA – ~$400 to $500

• Silk’n – ~$300 to $400

• CurrentBody RF Device – ~$499

• TriPollar STOP VX 2 – ~$499

Would I use it?
No. After watching more long-term outcome videos and seeing facial fat loss risks, RF is not something I recommend for facial anti-aging. Definitely not worth the money with high risk, low reward.

One of the main reasons I decided not to move forward: Read the comments!

Theraface Pro (Multi-Function Device)

What It Does

Price: ~$399

Key Technologies:

• Percussive therapy:
  Gentle massaging to relieve facial muscle tension, jaw tightness, and headaches

• Microcurrent:
  Stimulates, tones and lifts facial muscles

• LED light therapy:

  • Red: collagen stimulation

  • Blue: acne-causing bacteria

  • Red + infrared: deeper anti-inflammatory effects

• Cleansing attachment:
  Uses a brush attachment to remove dirt and oil

• Hot & cold therapy:
  Rings sold separately for soothing or firming

My take:
A good all-in-one option if you want multiple modalities in one device, especially for tension relief and LED use. I would probably get this instead of getting the Medicube or Nuface, since it has all of this. But since I already have the Medicube and Nuface, I’m not going to buy it. I think the cleansing attachment looks great though! I don’t think this is something you NEED. But it could be a nice to have.

Brand: TheraFace Pro

High Frequency (HF) Wand

What High Frequency Does

Technology:
Uses high-frequency electrical currents to generate oxygenation at the skin surface.

Goal:

• Kill acne-causing bacteria

• Reduce inflammation

• Improve circulation

• Quick brightening effect

Price: ~$50 to $150

My experience:
Yes, I’ve tried this extensively. My aesthetician uses it and recommended it to me.

Rating: 10/10 for acne and killing bacteria.
This is one of the most underrated devices for breakouts and inflamed skin. Absolutely worth the price if you deal with acne. It claims to help with redness and other skin issues, but I’ve only noticed the acne help. I’m honestly surprised these aren’t more expensive!

Brand: Amazon HFT Wand.

Microcurrent Devices

NuFACE

What Microcurrent Does

Technology:
Delivers gentle, low-level electrical currents to facial muscles.

Goal:

• Lift

• Tone

• Contour

• Improve facial muscle engagement

Analogy:
A workout for your facial muscles.

Price: ~$395 to $495

My experience:
Yes, I have one. I mainly use it when I am puffy and looking for a quick fix. It’s definitely better than gua sha, but not a MUST HAVE.

My take:
Great for an instant “snatched” look. I’m not convinced about long-term structural change, but the short-term lift is real. The effects probably last 4-8 hours.

Medicube Microcurrent Devices

What Medicube Does

Price: ~$100 to $300 (depending on model)

Key Technologies & Modes:

• Electroporation (Booster Mode):
  Temporarily opens pathways in the skin so serums absorb deeper
  → Best for product absorption

• Microcurrent (MC Mode):
  Similar to NuFACE for fine lines and contouring

• EMS (Derma Shot Mode):
  Stronger muscle stimulation for jawline definition

• Electric Needles / Air Shot Mode:
  Electrical pulses for pore refinement and texture
  They recommend to used on dry skin only.

• LED Therapy:
  Some models include red, blue, and infrared options

Important note:
If you are pigment-prone, avoid blue light. Switch to red LED in the app.

My take:
Currently testing. Watching a lot of tutorials. Promising, especially for absorption and texture, but still forming a final opinion. I don’t think it’s going to be life changing, the studies show it may help slightly with more hydrated skin and pore refinement. But there isn’t solid evidence for wrinkles and sagging is what it seems.

Cold Laser Therapy (LLLT / Photobiomodulation)

What It Does

Technology:
Uses low-level laser or light energy to stimulate cells, without heat or tissue damage. Promotes natural healing, reduces inflammation, and relieves pain without cutting or burning tissue,

Goal:

• Reduce inflammation

• Promote healing

Brand:

• Lyma Laser

Price: ~$2,695

My take:
I haven’t seen anyone online really love this, so opt for your aesthetician instead.

Red Light Therapy (LED / Photobiomodulation)

What Red Light Therapy Does

Technology:
Uses red and near-infrared light (typically 630–660 nm and 810–880 nm) to stimulate cellular energy production without heat or tissue damage.

Goal:

• Support collagen production

• Reduce inflammation

• Improve skin tone and texture

• Enhance wound healing and recovery

Analogy:
Feeds energy to skin cells rather than stressing them into change.

Brands:

Lumebox or RedRush Pulse.

My Take: 100000% go for the red light therapy. I would buy one of these panels instead of the facemasks. My gimmicky face masks is SO horrible, but I’ve genuinely noticed a HUGE difference with these panels. If you’re choosing one device for skin longevity with minimal downside, red light is near the top of the list.

Why It’s Different (and Safer)

Red light therapy works through photobiomodulation, meaning it improves mitochondrial function in skin cells. More efficient mitochondria support collagen synthesis, repair, and reduced inflammation over time.

Unlike RF or ultrasound, red light does not rely on heat, which significantly lowers the risk of fat loss or structural damage.

Why I like it:

• Strong evidence base

• Very low risk profile

• Can be used consistently over long periods

• No known facial fat loss concerns

This is one of the few modalities I feel comfortable recommending as a 10/10.

Ultrasound (HIFU)

What Ultrasound Does

Technology:
Uses high-intensity focused ultrasound to deliver energy deep into the skin and underlying tissue layers.

Goal:

• Skin tightening

• Lifting

• Facial contouring

Analogy:
Uses focused energy to create controlled damage that forces tissue contraction.

The Tradeoff

HIFU is often marketed as a “non-invasive facelift,” but the mechanism involves delivering enough energy to create thermal injury at precise depths.

That depth is exactly where facial fat pads live.

Risks:

• Facial fat loss

• Hollowing over time

• Unpredictable outcomes depending on anatomy and provider skill

These effects may not appear immediately, which makes the risk harder to assess upfront.

Examples

Medical devices / treatments:

• Ultherapy

• Ultraformer

• Sofwave (sometimes positioned as gentler, but still depth-dependent)

Price range: $1,500 to $4,500 per treatment

My Take

I approach ultrasound on the face with the same caution as RF.

While some people see tightening benefits, the potential tradeoff of facial fat loss makes this a high-risk option for facial aging, especially if the goal is long-term structural preservation rather than short-term lift.

Personally, I would avoid HIFU for facial anti-aging.

Facial Steamers (Pore Steam)

What They Do

Technology:
Warm steam gently opens the surface of pores and hydrates the skin.

Goal:

• Loosen surface oil and debris

• Support deeper cleansing

• Soften blackheads and congestion

Analogy:
Steaming is like loosening the lid before you try to remove anything — it makes subsequent steps easier.

The Reality

Facial steamers can feel relaxing and help soften surface sebum, but:

• They do not literally “open pores” (pores don’t have muscles to open/close).

• Long or hot steaming can dehydrate the skin and disrupt the barrier.

• Heating too frequently can increase inflammation and redness.

Price range: $40 to $150
Examples:

• Vanity Planet Facial Steamer

My take:
A gentle occasional tool before cleansing can be nice, but it’s not a necessary anti-aging device and is easily overused. I think this is a great option for 1-2x a week. It’s not going to anti age you, but when done right may help with better skincare and pore refinement.

Vacuum Pore Extractors (“Shark” Suction Devices)

What They Do

Technology:
Handheld suction pulls at skin surface to extract oil, blackheads, and debris.

Goal:

• Help clear clogged pores

• Improve texture temporarily

• Reduce visible congestion

Analogy:
Think of it as a mini suction tool — good for surface gunk, not structural change.

Risks & Tradeoffs

• Can cause bruising, broken capillaries, or hyperpigmentation if suction is too strong or used improperly.

• Temporary improvements can be mistaken for deep cleansing, but they don’t alter pore size long-term.

• Skin type matters: sensitive, rosacea-prone, or thin skin is more likely to be irritated.

Example:

• Vacuum pore extractors (various handheld brands) — $20 to $80

My take:
These can be okay for occasional surface gunk removal if you use gentle settings and follow with good barrier support. But they are not a core anti-aging tool.

I haven’t tried this yet, but I do think this would be a fun gadget to have and make you feel really clean.

Summary:

If the goal is collagen support without sacrificing facial volume, the hierarchy looks something like this:

• Lower risk, supportive:
  Red light therapy (10/10)
  Microcurrent (for short-term lift)
  Gentle high frequency wand for acne

• Higher risk, force-based:
  Radiofrequency
  Ultrasound (HIFU)

• Not worth the money:

  Cold Laser Therapy (LLLT)

• Not for Aging:

  Facial Steamers

  Pore Extractors

Skin longevity is about preserving structure and reducing chronic inflammation, not just tightening tissue at any cost.

Final Thoughts

Not every skincare device is created equal.

My personal rule:
If a device risks facial fat loss, long-term inflammation, or structural damage, it’s not worth the short-term tightening. I’m glad I did the research, because most of these have been in my cart for a while.

But for now, I’ll just save the money for my esthetician.

💡 P.S. if you’re ready to shop my glow-up essentials and skincare toolkits, you can find everything I personally use in my Amazon storefront.

I think about it the way some people think about flying private or owning a yacht. A place where every detail supports energy, recovery, creativity, and long-term health.

In my head, it’s a mountain farmhouse meets ultra-tech longevity lab. Clean air. Pure water. Warm wood. Sunlight everywhere. Everything is all cotton, organic, and wool. Not a touch of plastic in sight. A place designed not just to look beautiful, but to heal.

I’m not there yet. But I’ve realized something important. You don’t need to build the entire dream at once. You can start layering it in, piece by piece, upgrade by upgrade, habit by habit. So I’m starting now, and slowly checking off the list.

This is my full vision, shared for inspiration, not expectation. Start where you are, choose what feels exciting, and build your own version slowly. Set a budget that works for you, make a few intentional upgrades now, and let the rest live as future inspiration.

Many of these items also make wonderful Christmas gifts, so think of this as both a wellness guide and a holiday wish list.

The Wellness Room

Your in-home longevity lab

This is the heart of the house. A space dedicated to recovery, cellular energy, circulation, and nervous system regulation. This also just might be the most expensive room of the house 😂

The Wellness Room

1. Large red light therapy panel
   Average cost: $1,500 to $6,000
   Why it matters: Red and near-infrared light support mitochondrial energy production, tissue repair, skin health, and circadian signaling.

   Brands: Saunaspace (expensive, whole body), or RedRush Pulse (less expensive)

   More Affordable: LUMEBOX, $699. Smaller and portable Red Light Therapy Device

2. Sauna + cold plunge + steam shower + mineral jacuzzi (spa room)
   Average cost:
   Sauna $3,000 to $10,000
   Cold plunge $3,000 to $8,000
   Steam shower $4,000 to $12,000

   Mineral jacuzzi: $5,000 to $15,000
   Why it matters: Alternating heat and cold improves blood flow, vascular function, and stress tolerance. Steam supports respiratory health and detoxification, while mineral soaking relaxes muscles and deeply calms the nervous system. Together, these practices enhance recovery and overall metabolic health.

   Affordable option:

   • Portable Sauna
     This is what I currently use, and it’s honestly perfect if you’re starting out. It’s affordable, effective, and easy to use at home without major renovations.

   Higher-end option:

   • Plunge Sauna
     Beautiful design, consistent heat, and an integrated system if you’re building out a full spa room.

   Cold plunge:

   • Plunge cold plunge systems for a fully integrated setup

   • Personal note:
     I personally don’t love cold plunges that require filling with ice. I’d much rather take a cold shower than manage ice daily. If you’re the same, cold showers can still deliver many of the benefits with far less friction.

   • Steam Shower:

     • MrSteam, Steamist

     • Why steam matters: Steam heat supports respiratory function, circulation, skin health, and relaxation. It’s also gentler than dry heat for some people and easy to incorporate into a daily routine.

   • Mineral Jacuzzi:

     • Kohler soaking tubs, Victoria + Albert tub, Wooden cedar hot tubs for a farmhouse feel

     • Why mineral soaking matters: Warm water and minerals relax muscles, support circulation, and deeply downshift the nervous system. This is one of the most underrated tools for stress management and sleep quality.

3. PEMF mat (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy)
   Average cost: $1,000 to $6,000
   Why it matters: PEMF therapy uses low-frequency electromagnetic pulses that may support circulation, tissue recovery, inflammation regulation, and cellular signaling. Some research suggests PEMF can influence mitochondrial function and ATP production by improving cellular communication and blood flow.

   Brands: Higherdose or HealthyLine

   PULSE PEMF – more expensive, but highly customizable and modular for long-term use

   Best for: Recovery days, stress regulation, and stacking with red light or meditation.

   More expensive, with more flexible options: PULSE PEMF brand.

4. Hyperbaric oxygen chamber (HBOT)
   Average cost: $8,000 to $60,000
   Why it matters:
   Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases the amount of oxygen delivered to tissues by raising atmospheric pressure. This can support healing, brain health, injury recovery, and overall tissue oxygenation. It’s widely used in clinical settings and increasingly explored for longevity and neurological support.

   Personal note:
   I don’t own one myself, so I don’t recommend a specific model yet. If I were to get one, I would absolutely choose a chamber with windows, as enclosed designs can feel claustrophobic for some people.

   Best for: Deep recovery phases, injury healing, and cognitive support.

5. Hypoxia training system (Altitude Simulation)
   Average cost: $3,000 to $7,000
   Why it matters:
   Hypoxia training simulates high-altitude environments, prompting the body to adapt by improving oxygen utilization, red blood cell efficiency, and mitochondrial performance. This can enhance endurance, metabolic flexibility, and overall energy efficiency.

   Brand to Explore:

   • Hypoxico – the gold standard for altitude simulation

   They offer:

   • Altitude tents

   • Training masks

   • Conversion and environmental chambers

   • Home oxygenation systems

   Personal note: If I lived in a mountain home at high altitude, I would absolutely install their home oxygenation system to support sleep and baseline oxygen levels.

6. Vibration plate (Whole-Body Vibration)
   Average cost: $1,000 to $10,000
   Why it matters: Originally developed by NASA to help astronauts maintain bone density in microgravity, whole-body vibration stimulates muscle contraction, lymphatic flow, circulation, and bone strength. It’s especially helpful for lymphatic drainage and low-effort movement on recovery days.

   Brands:

   Power Plate – best-in-class, extremely effective, but pricey

   Alternatively, I use a Vibration Plate from Amazon that’s more affordable.

   P.S. I also often go to a power plate class and book it through ClassPass.

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Truly, this has been one of the most life-changing routines to my health. It goes way beyond JUST the sauna, but when you add in each individual step you feel SO good from it. I actually took a break for a few months, and took some before and after heavy metals tests. The results were shocking, because the toxins went dramatically up when I stopped doing my sauna routine. So I started again immediately!

Keep reading to unlock the routine that makes your body feel like it just checked into an elite longevity clinic (but better).

💡If you’re ready to shop my glow-up essentials and sauna toolkit, you can find everything I personally use in my Amazon storefront.

1. Sauna Types and How to Choose the Right One

Infrared Sauna

The science: Infrared wavelengths warm tissues directly, which increases circulation and support mitochondrial repair.

Pick infrared if:

• You want steady heat with less intensity

• You are using sauna for mitochondrial support, recovery, or relaxation

• You tend to overheat easily

Recommended time:
25 to 45 minutes, depending on tolerance.

Brand: I’m OBSESSED with this portable, at-home Infrared sauna. This one is only $149 and a great, AFFORDABLE alternative to the more expensive ones on the market.

Dry Sauna

The science:
A dry sauna increases ambient heat around you. This rapidly raises core temperature and triggers strong heat shock protein responses linked to cardiovascular and longevity benefits.

Pick dry sauna if:

• You want a traditional high heat experience

• You enjoy a stronger sweat response

• You are using sauna for detox or cardiovascular conditioning

Recommended time:
10 to 20 minutes per round, with the option to do two or three rounds separated by short breaks.

Brand: There are a wide variety of dry sauna brands on the market, but I like this one that you can order from Amazon.

If you have access to both types of sauna:
Many people alternate between the two. Infrared for longer sessions during the week. Dry sauna for a stronger cardiovascular and detox session on higher energy days.

2. Hair Protection During Sauna Sessions

Sauna Hat

How to use: Simply put on anytime your hair is exposed to heat in the sauna! This has SAVED me from drying out my hair.

Science: Hair is made of keratin proteins that soften when exposed to high heat. A towel hat keeps the scalp and hair from overheating. It reduces moisture loss and protects your follicles, which is especially helpful if you sauna frequently.

Brand: I like these simple sauna hats from Amazon.

Hair Mask

This and the sauna hats have genuinely SAVED my hair, especially during high heat sauna sessions.

Why: A lightweight mask or oil blend creates a protective barrier around the hair shaft. Oils rich in fatty acids prevent the cuticle from lifting, which keeps hair smooth. The heat helps these lipids penetrate more deeply, so the sauna becomes a built in hot oil treatment.

Brand: I like the OUAI Hair Mask (or something I make my own at home!)

How to Use: I usually do a hair mask in the sauna 2-3x a week.

3. Dry Brushing Routine

Duration: 5 to 10 minutes at the beginning of your sauna session, before you start fully sweating.

Why: Dry brushing increases lymphatic flow through gentle mechanical stimulation. It exfoliates dead skin cells, boosts circulation, and primes the skin for efficient sweating. I ALWAYS start my sauna sessions with dry brushing.

How to do it: Start at the feet and move upward toward the heart with long strokes. On the abdomen, use circular motions. Keep pressure light to moderate. There’s alot of great tutorials on YouTube, but as long as you’re going upward, you’re probably doing it right!

Benefit: AMAZING for the lymphatic system and detoxing

Brand: Love this set from Amazon.

4. Detox Body Oil Salve

What to Mix:

Use a small mason jar and combine:

• Coconut oil for quick absorption and antimicrobial support

• Shea butter for intense moisture and barrier repair

• Tallow for natural vitamins A, D, E, and K

• Castor oil for enhanced circulation and lymphatic flow

• Jojoba oil for sebum balancing and skin softening

This is my personal combination, but you can mix it up and add anything you like to put on your skin… I just love making natural salves at home! I apply this thickly onto my skin RIGHT before I Gua Sha in the sauna, and when I’m finished dry brushing.

Why It Works:

Heat increases the permeability of the skin, allowing these lipids and fat soluble vitamins to absorb more effectively. Dry brushing opens the pathway, and the oil blend seals nutrients into the skin while supporting detox through improved circulation.

5. Body Gua-Sha in the Sauna

The Science:

Heat softens fascia and increases blood flow, which makes gua sha strokes glide more smoothly and work more effectively. This helps move stagnant lymph, break superficial adhesions, and support venous return. When combined with heat, the effect on muscle relaxation is amplified.

How to Do It:

Start at the ankles and move upward. Use long strokes along calves and thighs, always moving toward lymphatic drainage points. On the torso, use gentle sweeping motions toward the underarms and groin. Keep pressure light to moderate.

Benefit: visibly reduced water retention, less puffiness, sculpted contours over time.

Time: I do it for 5-10 minutes, right after I put on the body oils in the sauna.

Brand: I use this simple stainless steel body gua sha.

6. Cold Shower Reset

When you’ve finished your sauna routine, I jump out and take a cold shower. I don’t often do cold plunges as it isn’t the best for women metabolically, but a cold shower feels amazing and doesn’t drop your core body temperature as much as the cold plunges do. Still an essential part of the sauna routine!

7. Hydration and Mineral Replenishment

Sweating removes electrolytes that your body needs. DO NOT FORGET THIS STEP! My top choices for hydration after sauna are:

• Trace Mineral drops: replace trace minerals lost in sweat

• LMNT: a balanced sodium, potassium, magnesium blend

• Celery juice: natural electrolytes, I usually order one from a juice bar.

• Lemon juice + manuka honey: I make my own with this lemon juicer.

A sauna is a full body metabolic therapy when you layer circulation support, skin nutrition, lymphatic movement, and mineral restoration.

This routine works because each step enhances the next.

If you’re wanting to further improve your health and level up this winter, check out my other protocols below:

• The Lymphatic Drainage Protocol for deeper detox.

• Read the Miami Girl Wellness Glow-Up Guide for complete routines.

💡 And if you’re ready to shop my glow-up essentials and sauna toolkit, you can find everything I personally use in my Amazon storefront.

My perfect ski morning looks like this: you wake up in a silk robe wrapped in the fluffiest hotel bedding, look out the window and see fresh snow falling. Room service knocks — the frothiest latte of your life, berries, croissants, maybe some eggs. You eat in bed, take a few cute photos (obviously), and then get ready in your snow-bunny outfit for the slopes.

By afternoon, it’s champagne, caviar, and après. A little dancing, a little fondue, and then back to the spa for a massage, sauna, and steam before fine dining and a movie night in with ice cream. Heaven.

If you’re the same way — if you love cozy luxury, beautiful hotels, and that mix of wellness and indulgence — this is for you.
I’ve curated the best ski and wellness retreats in the world for your next winter trip. All you have to do is pick one, grab your girls, and book it.

🎿 P.S. I’ve curated premium ski-outfits and travel fits in my Revolve & Amazon links below.

• Pilates Princess Fits

• All Things Travel

• Christmas Wishlist

• Snowbunny Season

• Winter Fashion 2025

Luxury Ski Retreats & Wellness Hotels (2025 Edition)

🇨🇭 Switzerland

1. Badrutt’s Palace Hotel – St. Moritz

   

   Approx. CHF 1,326/night (early December) — ~CHF 6,628 for 5 nights.
   Mountain & Resort: Iconic St. Moritz slopes, concierge ski-shuttle to cable car.
   Spa & Wellness: Palace Wellness with indoor/outdoor heated pool, mountain-view sauna, full spa menu. They even have indoor tennis and climbing!
   Stand-out: Historic glam (since 1896), elite winter destination, premium service.

   Not considered a beginner friendly mountain.

   Looking for what to wear? Shop my favorite Winter Luxury Outfits from Revolve here or my Snowbunny Wishlist on Amazon.

2. Suvretta House – St. Moritz

   

   Skiing-in/out via private lift.

   Winter Offers: 7 nights, from CHF 4’400.–. Bookable from 6th december until 13th december 2025. Pretty good deal compared to their normal pricing.
   Mountain & Resort: Plateau above St. Moritz, private ski lift access to Corviglia area.
   Spa & Wellness: AMAZING spa, Complete Sports & Pleasure spa — pool, sauna, treatments, quiet luxury.
   Stand-out: Ski-in/ski-out in one of the world’s most exclusive resorts.

   St. Moritz Mountain Choices aren’t great for beginners.

3. Six Senses Crans-Montana – Switzerland

   

   Approx. USD $5,000 for 5 nights (est.).
   Mountain & Resort: Swiss Alps, lifestyle meets wellness resort. Ski concierge and ski school available.
   Spa & Wellness: Signature Six Senses spa, altitude training, mountain-air therapies.
   Stand-out: Wellness-first resort embedded in skiing terrain.

   LOVE the Six Senses, pretty much impossible to go wrong here!

   Wanting the best travel fits and to stay organized? I have it all here in my Amazon Travel Guide.

4. Ultima Gstaad – Switzerland

   

   Approx. CHF 7,500+ for 5 nights (very high-end).
   Mountain & Resort: Gstaad resort with elite privacy, chalet-style suites.
   Spa & Wellness: Massive private-chalet spa options, bespoke wellness programming. Cinema room, ski room, and AMAZING spa amenities. This one might just be my #1 pick!
   Stand-out: Ultra-luxury retreat where wellness and winter sport converge privately. Ski school option available.

5. Kulm Hotel, St. Moritz – Switzerland

   

   From ~CHF 1,000+/night.
   Mountain & Resort: Historic resort hotel, easy ski-access in St. Moritz.
   Spa & Wellness: Majestic spa, large pool, elegant wellness-facilities.

   For when you’re packing for wellness, I got you. Checkout my Amazon Storefront.
   Stand-out: Classic luxury meets active mountain life.

   Great because it’s right in the center of town! Gorgeous hotel, but lots of tourist traffic.

6. The Chedi Andermatt – Switzerland

   

   Approx. CHF 786-1,000/night + CHF 200 spa access per person.
   Mountain & Resort: Andermatt resort, stylish design.
   Spa & Wellness: Asian-style spa, indoor/outdoor pool, fireside lounges. Downside is the spa is CHF 200 a person, but it is SO nice.
   Stand-out: Designer ski retreat with sophisticated wellness. They have ski butlers and everything! This resort is GORGEOUS.

7. Chalet Zermatt Peak – Zermatt, Switzerland

   

   Budget: 30k+ for 5 nights (ultra-exclusive).
   Mountain & Resort: Zermatt and Italy border, iconic Matterhorn views. Imagine skiing in and out of Zermatt and Italy!
   Spa & Wellness: Ultra-private chalet wellness, mountain-views everywhere.
   Stand-out: The pinnacle of ski luxury for the very few.

   Fashion: Need inspo for the boujeeist ski trip of the season? Checkout my Winter Fashion Lookbook.

🇫🇷 France

1. L’Apogée Courchevel – Courchevel 1850

   

   Rates from ~USD $1,855/night (low season), up to ~USD $3,275+/night (high season) for rooms. (Oxford Ski Company)
   Mountain & Resort: Ski-in/ski-out in Jardin Alpin, Courchevel 1850, part of the Trois Vallées domain. (MICHELIN Guide)
   Spa & Wellness: Spa L’Apogée by La Prairie, indoor pool, full-service body & face treatments, sauna/steam. (oetkercollection.com)
   Stand-out: Ultra-refined alpine palace where concierge-ski-butler meets curated art and design.

2. Cheval Blanc Courchevel – Courchevel 1850

   

   Rates start from ~USD $2,121+/night (varies) (ZenHotels)
   Mountain & Resort: Ski-in/ski-out Maison, access to large Trois Vallées domain, high-end shopping & dining.
   Spa & Wellness: Guerlain Spa, design-forward interiors, Michelin-star restaurant dining. (chevalblanc.com)
   Stand-out: Glamour meets glacier-cold alpine air — where fashion, food & snow converge.

🇮🇹 Italy

Grand Hotel Cervino – Breuil-Cervinia, Italy

Price: From ~ USD $600-$700 per night (2025 early season rates). (breuilcerviniahotels.com)
Mountain & Resort: Nestled at the foot of the Matterhorn in the Aosta Valley, Breuil-Cervinia offers high-altitude skiing and a refined alpine village. (Wikipedia)
Spa & Wellness: Full wellness centre with steam room, Jacuzzi, sauna, pool and modern spa facilities. (hotels-in-it.com)
Stand-out features: Mountain views from every window, luxury material finishes (marble, wood) in wellness spaces, and a quieter alternative to the busiest resorts. (Cucine d’Italia)
Why go: Perfect for a wellness-first ski trip where you want high-altitude snow and equally elevated spa time.

🇦🇹 Austria

Hotel Arlberg Lech – Lech, Austria

Price: Luxury five-star superior; spa & experience details for 2025. (Exact nightly rate may vary; check direct for current 2025 pricing.) (Tripadvisor)
Mountain & Resort: Located in Lech am Arlberg, one of the Alps’ most exclusive ski regions with piste access directly from the hotel. (theaficionados.com)
Spa & Wellness: The “Senses Spa” features multi-sensory showers, Finnish sauna, infrared cabin, outdoor heated pool and high-end design using volcanic clays & natural materials. (Hotel Arlberg Lech)
Stand-out features: A family-run legacy hotel since 1956, combining alpine charm with modern luxury; ski-in/ski-out access & fine dining. (Hotel Arlberg Lech)
Why go: For a refined Austrian mountain escape where spa, scenery, and slopes meet seamlessly.

The Best Trips Are the Ones You Feel in Your Body

As you plan your next winter retreat, remember: the most memorable ski holidays are spent with loved ones, where you can combine fun, luxury, adrenaline, and glam.

Stay in a hotel where your spa appointment is as standard as breakfast. Where your ski gear meets silk pajamas. Pack your chicest snow-bunny wardrobe, reserve that wellness ski bunny retreat with your girls and let’s kick off this ski season!

🎿 P.S. I’ve curated premium ski-outfits and travel fits in my Revolve & Amazon links below.

• Pilates Princess Fits

• All Things Travel

• Christmas Wishlist

• Snowbunny Season

• Winter Fashion 2025

It’s the things I genuinely want for Christmas as someone who cares less about fashion or jewelry and more about how her body feels day to day. Circulation. Recovery. Sleep. Tissue quality. Energy. I want to BE BETTER. The things that make life better, you better.

Whether you’re gifting your best friend, your sister, or yourself after the holidays, this is a curated list of niche wellness favorites that do something real. If you’re investing in your body anyway, you might as well choose well.

The full list is available to paid subscribers.

1. Red Light Therapy Device

Red and near-infrared light (photobiomodulation) support mitochondrial function, skin health, and lymph flow. I use LUMEBOX for my daily red light ritual. I love this one because it’s portable and affordable for a gift!

🎄 Perfect gift for: The friend obsessed with longevity, skin quality, and cellular energy.
✨ Why it’s special: Red light supports mitochondrial respiration and microcirculation, literally giving your cells more energy to glow.

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This isn’t about being perfect.
It’s about having rituals, routines, and rules that remind you who you are.

Here’s how she lives:

1. Dress beautifully for yourself.

Buy lingerie when you’re single.
Iron your clothes before you wear them.

Dress up at least five times a week.
Care about the details no one else will see, because you will.

2. Study money.

Read about finance, investing, and the news.
A powerful woman knows where her money is going and why.
She’s not afraid to talk about numbers.

3. Take care of your body like it’s your career.

Exercise regularly.
Eat light, intentional meals (see: Miami Girl Diet Secrets).
Hydrate with water, soups, cold-pressed juices, and herbal teas.
Take your multivitamins, collagen, and electrolytes.

4. Discipline is your best beauty secret.

Wake up early.
Set small goals but keep them daily.

Be disciplined in what you put into your body. Eat whole, clean foods instead of takeout.
Keep promises to yourself. The confidence you build from that radiates.

5. Curate your emotional life.

Be aware of what you’re feeling. Don’t bury emotions; process them.
Meditate, journal, breathe through discomfort. Read the Artists Way.
A woman who can regulate her emotions owns every room she walks into.

6. Keep your circle clean.

Call your close friends and family every week. Or every morning on a walk.
Host dinners, celebrate, create warmth.
Cut people off (especially men) when they drain your energy. Easier said than done. I’m still working on this one myself.
Do it politely, cordially, quickly.

7. Cultivate elegance through routine.

Dedicate one day a week to beauty and care:
Face masks, exfoliation, hair removal, dry brushing, nails, scalp care.
Your body is your home, keep it immaculate.

See Miami Girl Glow Up Guide for inspo!

8. Learn something new every month.

Take an online course.
Read about a niche topic.
Learn a language or pick up a skill.
Never stop being curious. Education keeps you radiant.

See - Becoming the Main Character for more inspo.

9. Have one sport that grounds you.

Tennis, pilates, yoga, swimming, something that reminds you of your body’s strength.
It creates rhythm, confidence, and self-respect.

I love doing unique sports such as pole dancing and trapeze artistry to mix it up!

10. Know when to say no.

To people, projects, invitations.
No is an act of self-preservation.

More powerful and energy boosting than you would expect.

Tim Ferris is writing an excellent book on this.

11. Enjoy things without needing to own them.

A glass of wine.
A night out.
A crush.
Luxury without attachment is the purest kind of power.

12. Know your cities.

Stay current on what’s happening, art openings, restaurants, new spaces.
Know the energy of the place you live and the place you’re heading next.
It’s part of cultivating taste.

This will also make you an interesting and elegant person to talk to.

13. Take yourself places.

Travel alone.
Book a solo dinner at a nice restaurant.
Take day trips.
The more time you spend with yourself, the more confident you become.

14. Host — often.

Invite friends over.
Plan dinners, birthdays, rooftop nights, rituals.
A powerful woman doesn’t wait for invitations — she creates community.

15. Refine your energy.

When you walk into a room, you should feel grounded, hydrated, and composed.
Take care of your gut (aloe vera, enzymes, lymphatic drainage).
Inflammation fogs the body and the mind.

16. Be the woman who follows through.

Whether it’s skincare, goals, or boundaries, consistency is your signature.
You don’t have to rush.

17. Protect your well-being.

Never prioritize anyone over your well-being.
Rest when you need it.

In the end, a powerful woman isn’t chasing anything.
She knows that everything beautiful in life, success, beauty, love, luck, arrives when you are disciplined enough to hold it.

True power is the quiet ritual of becoming someone who’s fully in control of herself.

If you’ve ever wondered how they have perfect bodies all the time — here’s the blueprint.

It’s not luck. It’s discipline.
It’s how they eat, when, what, and how much.
Their secret isn’t about eatin…

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I go online for connection, opportunities, and to build what I’m creating.

But the irony is that the tool that opens doors also pulls me further from the spaces that make me feel whole.

Connection lives online. Fulfillment lives offline.

If you struggle with this paradox too, here’s where to start:

1. Write down what fulfills you.

These are some of mine:

• writing and reading Substack,

• getting lost in niche research

• sinking into poetry

• nature walks with no phone

• solo trips

• tennis, swimming, the playfulness of hobbies

• reading classics that have survived centuries.

• art museums where beauty stares back at you

• weekend camping trips

• hosting dinner parties

• spending time with animals

• praying

And sometimes, simply putting my phone in a drawer.

2. Go on a phone detox.

Phone fasting is harder than a water fast -
but it’s the single best reset for your mind.

My clearest ideas, my most creative sparks, my calmest days—
they’ve all come from what I like to call phone fasting.

You know how hard a 24-28 hour water fast is? A phone fast may be even harder. Like fasting from food resets the body, fasting from my phone resets the mind.

It cuts out the constant dopamine drip and brings me back to myself.

Benefits:

• You hear your own thoughts again.

• You remember what boredom feels like, and how boredom is actually fertile ground for creativity.

• Time slows down.

• You reclaim hours that you didn’t know were stolen.

• You realize urgency is often fake.

• Dopamine is heightened

My most creative ideas have come from an extended phone fast. Best results come after 48 hours.

Make time for it.

3. Put your phone in a drawer.

If phone fasting is too hard, try starting with putting your phone away for the day.

You’ll be surprised at how many times you reach for it.

Replace the habit of scrolling with something from your fulfillment list.

If you need inspiration, look at your own list of hobbies (or see my hobby post here), the ones that don’t involve screens.

4. Return to your hobbies.

When my hands aren’t holding a phone, they remember what they love: cooking, swimming, reading classics, praying, hosting girl dinners, spending time in nature, doing niche research. The things that have been on my list but I never get around to. There’s actually time for it.

Your body knows what to do when its not constantly stimulated by dopamine and screens.

5. Read The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.

Begin your mornings with filling journal pages that no one will ever read. Three pages of honesty before the world’s noise arrives. It feels like remembering a part of yourself you forgot existed.

Because the truth is: none of us want to live our whole life on our phones. But it’s a problem we all share, and maybe the answer isn’t about quitting altogether, it’s about remembering where fulfillment actually lives.

Offline.

She’s the one with endless energy, always onto the next thing. The one people describe as magnetic, because she never moves in straight lines, only plot twists.

You never quite know what she’s doing next.
A rooftop dinner party, a poker game, a flight to Morocco.
She makes ordinary life feel cinematic, because she’s always choosing adventure.

This isn’t luck, this is a decision.
And you can decide it too.

This is what it means to have main character energy. The kind that makes you wonder, what is she up to now?

Here’s how you can do it too 👇

1. Embrace “Too Much”

Too loud? Too ambitious? Too opinionated? Good.
Stop shrinking yourself. The unforgettable woman wants to be perceived.

2. Play With Contradictions

Present a pattern break - confuse and intrigue people to make them curious about you.
A CEO who models. A party girls who wakes early for surf. An equestrian who codes.

Main character energy thrives on tension.

3. Always Have a Story

The main character collects experiences.

Horse trekking in Mongolia.

Getting a tattoo in an Albanian bunker.
She’ll push you to bungee jump or to sneak backstage.
Every month of your life should have a plot.

4. Overflow With Energy

She’s the friend you can’t keep up with — you guys go to brunch, she tells you she’s dating a prince, that night you watch her Instagram story and she’s in Portugal, the next week Montreal.
When people ask, “What is she up to now?” the answer is always unexpected (or no one ever knows).

5. Go After What You Want

Jobs. Dates. Dreams. Adventures.
The main character doesn’t wait for permission.
She moves first, asks later.

6. Be Funny, Be Confident

Humor disarms and confidence seduces.
Together, they make you magnetic.

7. Throw the Party

Main characters don’t wait for an invite or ask for permission.
They go on the trip solo if they need.

They don’t ask what others are up to, because they’re always up to something.
Life bends around their initiative.

8. Have Hobbies

Poker, painting, archery, chess, ballet, cooking.
Every hobby is another chapter in your character arc that gives that girl energy.

9. Live Cinematically

Say yes to the wild thing.
Take the trip. Book the lesson. Dance until sunrise.
Main character energy isn’t about being perfect.
It’s about moving, trying, becoming.

10. Main Character Inspiration

Here are some main character trips to take this month if you’re looking for a little inspo…

• Learn to surf (really well) in Hawaii

• Get your Scuba diving certification

• Go Sky diving near Everest

• Dalyan Mud Baths, Turkey

• Visit the Pyramids of Egypt

• Cannes Film Festival

• Travel inside a volcano (Reykjavik, Iceland)

• Climb the South Peak of Mount Hua (Huayin, China)

• Visit the North Pole

• Free dive into a Blue Hole (Clarence Town, Bahamas)

She’s “that unemployed friend” whose life looks chaotic, but in reality, she’s just unwilling to live small.

She’s the girl who reminds you life is meant to be lived.

It’s not about checking every box, it’s about saying yes to experiences that make you feel larger than life.
Main character energy isn’t passive, it’s about chasing stories, stacking memories, and letting adventure sculpt you.

Whether it’s horse trekking in Mongolia, sneaking backstage at a concert, or booking a one-way ticket to somewhere new solo, the point is to make your life worth watching.

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