SAM Frida

Not all emotional intelligence is the same. I’ve come to realize that there are subtle but important differences—differences you don’t always see at first glance. Some people are emotionally intelligent as a way to protect themselves. They’re highly observant, read...

It’s wild how easily we hand over our power in search of validation. One comment, one look, one moment of approval from someone who has never lived our story—and suddenly we question our path or worse, our worth! No one else has walked through your emotions, carried...

To all the feelers out there—the sensitive ones, the soul-hearers, the empaths—I see you. It’s strange times. Ugly is loud. Darkness doesn’t even try to hide anymore. And yet, here you are, still feeling. Still witnessing. Still carrying the weight of what others try...

Carl Jung once said, “People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.” And isn’t that what we see every day? The hustle, the over-performance, the curated smiles, the pretending—we’ve turned away from our truth so often that we’ve...

One of the most powerful realizations we can have is that love doesn’t begin with someone else—it begins with how we treat ourselves. Cory Allen’s words hit home: “Love starts with how you treat yourself, not how others treat you.” For me, love has nothing to do with...

I don’t care how polished the speech is or how powerful the title sounds—words are cheap. We live in a world where people talk a lot. Promises, missions, values, declarations of change. But at some point, it all starts to sound the same. The truth? Actions are the...

Accountability. It is care in motion. When someone holds you accountable, it could also mean they believe in your capacity to grow. Without that, a sacred and honest connection becomes impossible. Growth demands it—from both sides.

This quote hits so close to home. The journey from seeing your nervous system as the enemy to trusting it as your oracle—that’s where the real healing begins. It takes deep awareness to recognize that many of our reactions are protective responses, not our...

True freedom isn’t found in apathy — it lives in authenticity. Not giving a f*ck doesn’t mean shutting the world out; it means letting yourself in. Owning your values so unapologetically that fitting in feels irrelevant. We live in a world wired for conformity, so...