1. Put the mic back in my hand.After way too long, in-person speaking gigs are back! Saturday, I gave my first Joy is the Revolution talk at Black Art Weekend in Austin. Then Tuesday, I spoke to the Bootstrap Biz crew virtually about adding joy to your small...

On Friday, June 20th, I deposited $4,800 into my bank account. I felt… calm. Secure. Like I could finally exhale. I even went to the store and bought the good lotion. (EOS Shea Butter, if you’re curious.) That weekend felt like a small vacation. For the first...

Today is your reminder: you’re allowed to evolve. You’re not bound to one path, one pace, or one version of yourself. You can shift direction. Slow down. Leap forward. Because none of it means you’ve failed. Every experiment—even the messy ones—brings you closer to...

You don’t have to figure it out alone. Maybe you’ve been circling the same idea for months. Maybe your voice feels muted and you’re tired of second-guessing yourself. Or maybe you know you’re ready for the next chapter, but can’t quite see the map. For the next week,...

This week has been good. Like actually good. But also… whew. I’m tired. So instead of a deep message, I’m just gonna tell you five little things that brought me joy: 1. A long phone call with my Aunt Shirley. It’s been decades since we had real one-on-one...

Going after your big dreams is scary. Even the small steps can feel overwhelming. Sometimes, what you need isn’t another strategy—it’s someone who believes in you, nudging you forward. That’s why I created Launch Your Damn Newsletter Already. Because I know the power...

I almost didn’t launch this workshop. Because honestly? Most online courses suck. Not because learning online is broken—but because too many people are teaching things they’ve never actually done. This one’s different. I’ve been writing my newsletter, Good...

I’ve worn a lot of creative hats over the years—Creative Director. Photographer. Facilitator. Communications Strategist. Illustrator. Copywriter. I’ve worked with major brands, led national campaigns, built teams, and spoken at events across the country. But the work...

I used to think love meant losing yourself in someone else. Now I know—real love brings you home to yourself, again and again. This past year taught me lessons I didn’t know I needed.Grief cracked me wide open. But on the other side of sorrow, I found a deeper...

In 2019, I started a little email called Good Morning Sunshine. One drawing. One short note. One goal:To spread joy in a world that desperately needs it.  247 emails later—it changed my entire life. Here are 5 unexpected ways starting a newsletter changed...

I made one of the biggest decisions of my life – I quit my job to follow my passion for creating something meaningful. In this video, I take you behind the scenes of my journey from a stable corporate job to launching my own greeting card business. It’s been...

It’s funny how life works. Sometimes the universe gives you a soft whisper.Other times… you get cast on a reality show. Yep, you read that right. Earlier this year, I was cast on a reality show for entrepreneurs.It’s called The Blox. Kind of like Shark...

Growing up, I was taught that boys don’t cry. So I swallowed my feelings. Bit my tongue. Made myself the safe space for everyone else, but never for myself. Because I saw the pain behind the masks people wear. And I wanted to fix it. I wanted to be the person they...

Reconnection isn’t dead. I know it feels like it sometimes. Because we’re more likely to send heart emojis than handwritten notes. Because it’s easier to swap voice memos than carve out time for a real conversation. Because everyone is too busy to schedule a meetup...

Feel free to steal them for your socials—just tag @socurious.co so I don’t cry. 😌🙏

Dreams don't fade. They wait.  But the moment you step into your truest path, fear shows up—new, sharp, insistent. It calls you back to who you've always been. Feel it. Honor it.  But don’t let it hold you back.  Fear isn't a stop sign. It's a compass,...

The fight isn’t over.  The world is still heavy. The work is still demanding.  But in the middle of it all, we survive by refusing to let it steal our joy. If committing to your own joy and healing is selfish—then be f*cking selfish. It’s necessary....

Most people don’t need a new life. They just need a reset. A chance to step back.To see the patterns.To break the ones that aren’t working. But here’s the problem: Life doesn’t come with a reset button. So I made one. It’s called The Reset Workbook—a...

This morning, I cleaned out my vacuum. (Stay with me—I promise this is going somewhere.) I opened it up, and gross. It was full—dust, hair, all the little things that had been quietly piling up. It was doing its job, collecting everything in its path, never...