A few months ago, if someone had asked me how I was doing, I probably would have answered the way many high-functioning women, mothers, and practitioners do:

We live in a world that teaches us to push through discomfort. We are told to override pain and ignore our bodies until they demand attention. Often, this demand comes through injury, chronic pain, surgery, aging, or burnout. In these moments, the body interrupts the status quo. Practice the Pause™ was born from that interruption. Sensuality Is Not What We Were Taught When most people hear the word sensuality, they think of something external. They envision something performa

By: A very clean-but-also-not-clean-enough recovering human. Week 3 has officially arrived, and let me tell you… this journey is equal parts heroic, hilarious, humbling, and occasionally itchy (more on that later). The Shower Saga: Me vs. The Bathtub Despite my daily sponge baths - where I channel my inner “spa attendant who didn’t ask for this job” - there is nothing that compares to a hot shower. Unfortunately, my leg still refuses to lift itself into the tub like a normal