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HME x JSM: Greater than the sum of the parts

|Lacey Tomlinson
I've always loved the expression "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts". It feels like magic that one thing can be more than the elements that were...

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When to Call an Ambulance: Why Asking for Help Is So Hard
|Lacey Tomlinson
I nearly passed out rather than call an ambulance. Sound familiar? Explore why we struggle to ask for help and discover 3 questions to shift how you show up when you need support. Read more...
Surviving the Holidays: Mental Health Edition
|Lacey
Introduction Ah, the holidays—where joy meets chaos, and twinkling lights mask the mental gymnastics many of us perform. You know the drill: juggling parties, shopping, and relatives with plenty of opinions on what you should be doing. It's a cocktail of excitement and exhaustion. I LOVE the holidays, but I also really struggle with all the expectations—both internal and external. The mental load can weigh as heavy as a fruitcake, but don't worry, I've got some light-hearted tips to keep our spirits bright and buoyant! Understanding the Holiday Mental Load... Read more...
The Self-Care Struggle for Parents
|Sara
As a parent, it seems the default setting for self-care is having it at the very bottom of the never-ending to-do pile. But we know how that cycle goes: Do everything for everyone else → Become burned out and resentful → Yell and lose your cool → Feel bad for those around you and yourself. Parents must prioritize self-care to break this cycle. This cycle is easy to perpetuate, and it will continue to not feel good. Until… you take one step for yourself. Just one step, one minute, one... Read more...
Feeling Overwhelmed as a Mom: Strategies for Finding Balance and Support
|Lacey
Feeling overwhelmed as a mom is a common experience, yet each of us feels it uniquely. Between juggling the never-ending demands of parenting, managing a household, and often balancing work responsibilities, it's easy to feel like we're falling short. We're here to explore strategies that help bring balance back into our lives and provide the support we so deeply need. From understanding the roots of our overwhelm to practical tips for everyday challenges, we'll navigate this journey together. It's vital to acknowledge that feeling overwhelmed doesn't mean we're failing. Instead,... Read more...
Failing Out Loud and... Proud?
|Lacey
It's not new to hear me talk about the parts of myself that I am learning to embrace through my Human Design. I have talked extensively about what it means to be a manifestor and how this has changed my approach to work, life, and coping with my chronic illness. But another aspect of my human design is something I struggle to come to terms with. I am a 3/5 profile. According to Google's AI: The 3/5 profile in Human Design is made up of two energies: the 3rd line... Read more...
The Joy of Not Being Cool
|Lacey
I wish I could pinpoint when I stopped caring about being cool. Don’t get me wrong, I spent much of my early life desperately trying to be cool, doing the things that cool kids did, such as having plans every weekend, going to parties or events, and liking certain music or movies. Being cool is complicated. Being Cool Here is the thing about being cool - you’re supposed to like the right popular things, but also like the right amount of obscure things. Generally, the type of media can make... Read more...
Is Self-Care Important?
|Lacey
Spoiler Alert: Yes, Self-Care is Important.   I almost hate talking and writing about Self-Care because of how it has been turned into a gimmick. It has become a quick note of something that you should do to survive a difficult phase, or something an employer tells its employees to do without giving them the actual tools/ability to do it.   There is also a chance someone is trying to sell you something. Which, totally guilty of here, but I’m not trying to sell you a bath bomb, so feels... Read more...
Digging Deeper on 100 Things That Make Me Happy
|Lacey
With the downer that has been my past few week’s posts, and in honor of Support from The Mddl releasing this week, I thought I would look deeper at one of my exercises in it. A few years ago, my sweet friend Zac challenged me to make a list of 100 things that Make Me Happy because I would often say the phrase, “that makes me happy.” I’ve made this list several times in my life and have added and deleted as my life changes. The beauty in it is... Read more...
New Year, Same Me
|Lacey
You’d think, as a woman who struggles with the middle, I would love the New Year. I don’t. Read more...
An Ode to My Shower Chair
|Lacey
Why did I wait 33 years to buy a shower chair? This woman and I have nothing in common. Photo by Hannah Xu on Unsplash Now I know that there are some people who love a shower. They are always like, showering, all the time to relax, I guess. I have never been that person a shower is some thing that I have to do for myself, and the good of people around me. I took the fastest shower possible to get what I needed to get done, and move on with my... Read more...