Our first Vivid Playlist for this month (that’s right–there’s more than one!) is perfect for this first weekend of the last month of the year. It’s a little bit melancholy, a little bit hopeful, and truly, deeply tender. Enjoy it while you unpack the decorations or as a companion to your Sunday morning breakfast. It’s […]
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A Shimmer All Our Own
I’ve had a feeling for weeks now that I needed to slow down in December. This is the opposite of what everything around me is calling (yelling, even.) At the beginning of last month, I distinctly heard a voice say “you’re going to need to slow down. You need to make space. Leave some room […]
Sensory Weekend: Belonging
For your cozy weekend, which hopefully includes lots of space for tea and blankets, perhaps a conversation with someone who helps you remember your value, maybe a leisurely dinner or brunch, we’ve collected some images of beauty and rest on this specially curated Pinterest board. Do you notice the simplicity in these pictures? I didn’t […]
Telling Stories
5 years ago this fall, some really, really bad things happened to me and my family. The details would take hundreds of pages, but after a few weeks of increasingly hard news, I could barely get out of bed. I kept getting really sick. Mostly, I was really scared and really sad. I felt deeply […]
Aligning with the Season: Autumn
I love this time of year. Even though it adds minutes to my already busy morning commute, there’s something so magical about having to thaw frost from car windows and seeing the shimmer of icy on shadowy lawns. Rain is finally showing up in the forecast. There are manic squirrels everywhere, barreling across quiet roads […]
Fierce Courage
It’s been a big, exciting, courageous week here at Vivid. Sixteen new Menopause Mentors are beginning their work to take Vivid Menopause Circles all over the world come this fall and winter! To say it’s thrilling is an understatement. We can’t wait to introduce these courageous women to you, and we will be, soon. This […]
Who Do You Think You Are? (the playlist!)
We have just the ticket for your Sunday afternoon dance party or Monday morning to-do list motivation! Push the sofa back and crank up the volume. This playlist will shake the stress out and raise your confidence (now to raise women’s wages, too…) Menopause takes guts and you’ve got what it takes. Enjoy! xo, Annagrace
The Beautiful Brave
This week’s Pinterest board is full of women doing remarkable things considering their gender or the time in history or their culture, age, background, color, religion, or any number of things! Take a look at their faces and stories and be inspired. Aren’t they amazing? What about you? Some of us grow into our bravery […]
Daily Wisdom: Mindfulness Meditation for Menopause
The journey of menopause can disturb our equilibrium. We may find ourselves subject to new fears and anxieties that seem to arise from nowhere. We are changing and growing, our lives are changing, our bodies and psyches are changing ~ what are the best tools for coping with this change with equanimity? Mindfulness meditation is […]
Time and Tide: Honouring the Losses of Menopause
From our earliest adolescent years, we grow accustomed to ebb and flow. Our hormonal cycles and the subtle shifts in mood and perception that accompany them create the background rhythm of our lives, and no matter how we feel about our cycles, their monthly pulse is both a promise of life and a thread of […]
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