Sometimes what we call “scarcity mindset” isn’t just a mindset at all, it’s a body state. When your nervous system starts perceiving lack; of money, support, time, emotional safety; it can react like you’re under real threat. Not metaphorically. Biologically. Your brain shifts into survival mode. And in that state, it doesn’t prioritize peace or long-term thinking. It prioritizes speed, scanning, solving, fixing. That’s when you get: racing thoughts anxiety loops hypervigilan
It was 4am and my mind was racing again. That familiar feeling of lack came up … scarcity, pressure, fear. Not just about money, but about everything. My life. My choices. What’s next. What I feel I can and can’t do. A lot is happening in my personal life right now, and it’s been triggering this feeling more than usual. There’s a big change coming, and I feel both unsupported and unsure of what to do next. And when I feel like that, my mind goes straight to: I don’t have enou
It’s been a few months since my last blog post. A lot has changed since then internally, emotionally, spiritually, and honestly… directionally. In those past few months, I wasn’t fully sure what I wanted. I knew I had outgrown certain versions of myself, but I didn’t yet have full clarity on what was next. I questioned whether permanent makeup was still aligned for me. I questioned what I wanted this website to be. I questioned who I wanted to be. And for a while, I ignored t
