Reflections and Insights

When Life Gets Expensive, Don’t Let Your Peace Become the Price Still Becoming Wellness
When Life Gets Expensive, Don’t Let Your Peace Become the Price
  We’re not asking for luxury. We’re asking to live. When working hard still isn’t enough to make ends meet, the stress goes far beyond our bank accounts. Rising expenses,... Read more...
Something Beautiful Is Taking Shape Making room for creativity, imperfect beginnings, and the woman you’re becoming. Still Becoming Wellness
Something Beautiful Is Taking Shape Making room for creativity, imperfect beginnings, and the woman you’re becoming.
A creative week at Still Becoming Wellness offers a reminder to embrace imperfect beginnings, celebrate small steps, and make room for what matters to you. Read more...
Sunday Is My Day: The Power of Pouring Back Into Yourself Still Becoming Wellness
Sunday Is My Day: The Power of Pouring Back Into Yourself
Life gets heavy, but you don't have to lose yourself in the process. Discover the power of a Sunday reset, the importance of protecting your peace, and why making time... Read more...
The Appointment We Keep Putting Off: Breast health, honest conversations, and making room for ourselves Still Becoming Wellness
The Appointment We Keep Putting Off: Breast health, honest conversations, and making room for ourselves
A personal invitation to make room for breast health: understand your screening plan, report new changes, ask questions, and follow through on the care you need. Read more...
What to Say When “You’re Just Getting Older” Doesn’t Answer Your Question Still Becoming Wellness
What to Say When “You’re Just Getting Older” Doesn’t Answer Your Question
Hot flashes, night sweats, disrupted sleep, and mood changes deserve a thoughtful conversation. Sharonda shares her experience and practical ways to describe symptoms, ask questions, and seek a clearer care... Read more...
When You Want to Call Your Mom—and Remember You Can’t Still Becoming Wellness
When You Want to Call Your Mom—and Remember You Can’t
A gentle reflection on losing a mother, navigating the ordinary moments of missing her, and finding small ways to care for yourself on the heavy days. Read more...
When You Don’t Feel Like Yourself: Making Room for Your Emotions in Midlife Still Becoming Wellness
When You Don’t Feel Like Yourself: Making Room for Your Emotions in Midlife
A thoughtful look at those moments when you don't feel quite like yourself, why irritability and fatigue matter, and how to start listening to what you really need. Read more...
When You’re the One Holding Everything Together Still Becoming Wellness
When You’re the One Holding Everything Together
A thoughtful reflection on carrying everyone else's needs, navigating communication in relationships, and making room for yourself when you're used to doing it all. Read more...
I Love My Family, But Sometimes I Need a Break From Everybody Still Becoming Wellness
I Love My Family, But Sometimes I Need a Break From Everybody
A deeply honest reflection on loving your family deeply while needing a quiet minute for yourself, navigating the heavy layers of grief after losing your mother this year, and giving... Read more...
When the Days Get Shorter, Make More Room for Yourself Still Becoming Wellness
When the Days Get Shorter, Make More Room for Yourself
A gentle look at noticing seasonal shifts in your mood, learning to care for yourself through colder months, and making space for honest reflection without judgment. Read more...
You Can Love Your Job and Still Need a Break Still Becoming Wellness
You Can Love Your Job and Still Need a Break
A realistic look at loving your career, managing the mental load of caring for others all day, and why protecting your downtime changes everything about how you handle burnout. Read more...
I’m Not Trying to Get Smaller Anymore. I’m Getting Stronger Still Becoming Wellness
I’m Not Trying to Get Smaller Anymore. I’m Getting Stronger
A powerful shift from chasing weight loss to building strength at 53, redefining fitness after losing 75 pounds, and learning to love your body for what it can do. Read more...
When Menopause Changed My Desire, Nobody Prepared Me for It Still Becoming Wellness
When Menopause Changed My Desire, Nobody Prepared Me for It
A candid, reassuring look at how menopause changes sexual desire, why a physical response and mental readiness aren't always the same thing, and finding clarity through the shifts. Read more...
Menopause and Mental Health: You’re Not Losing Your Mind, You’re Adjusting to a New You Still Becoming Wellness
Menopause and Mental Health: You’re Not Losing Your Mind, You’re Adjusting to a New You
A candid look at the emotional side of the menopause transition—from mood shifts and sleep struggles to finding yourself again when life doesn't slow down. Read more...
I Didn’t Starve Myself: How I Changed My Lifestyle Through Menopause Still Becoming Wellness
I Didn’t Starve Myself: How I Changed My Lifestyle Through Menopause
A realistic look at changing your body after menopause without starving yourself, debunking weight loss myths at 53, and learning to work with your body instead of fighting it. Read more...
Still Becoming: Why Taking Care of Yourself Is Not Selfish Still Becoming Wellness
Still Becoming: Why Taking Care of Yourself Is Not Selfish
A deeply personal reflection on why taking care of yourself isn't selfish, learning to work with your body instead of fighting it at 53, and the ongoing journey of still... Read more...