Seek emotional integrity.


Hey Reader,

I won’t lie—this week was an emotional rollercoaster.
The kind where you're holding it together until you're... very much not.

I felt raw. Tired. Overwhelmed. There were moments I didn’t know what to do with everything I was holding, so I did what I usually do: I tried to keep it together, stay productive, and not make it anyone else’s problem.

But it didn’t work. Not really.

What did work? Letting the feelings come up. Talking to people I trust. Saying the hard, vulnerable shit out loud instead of bottling it up.

And something shifted.

Not dramatically. But softly, and steadily—because for once, I didn’t try to fix the feelings. I just shared them.

I talked about this a couple weeks ago (remember? I'm the champion of bottling shit up), and this week I had the opportunity to take my own advice.

So if you’ve been feeling like a hot, sensitive mess lately? Same. And also... it’s not a flaw. It’s a signal. You’re still human. You still care. You still give a shit.

And that’s a good thing.

Weekly Tarot Card.

The Knight of Cups shows up when your soul is trying to tap you on the shoulder and say, “Hey… this isn’t it. Go that way instead.” He’s an invitation to move toward what feels true, not what just looks good on paper.

So yeah—let your heart make the call this week. See what happens when you stop stuffing down the inconvenient feelings and actually listen to what they’re trying to say.

This card is not about flakiness or delusion. It’s about emotional integrity.

The Knight of Cups knows that chasing beauty, meaning, and connection doesn’t make you soft—it makes you brave as hell.

A Powerful Question.

Where have you been ignoring your feelings because they’re inconvenient, messy, or don’t “make sense”? What would happen if you followed them anyway?

See ya next time.

Thanks for being here and making space for your growth, your magic, and your human-ness.

You're a bad ass and you're doing great things.

Cheers,

P.S. If your intuition’s been knocking and you’re ready to hear what it’s saying, book a 3-card Tarot reading. Let’s see what your heart's been trying to say beneath the noise.

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