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Between the few days after the holidays and right before the New Year, this time can feel especially confusing in general. Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks has been working through some overwhelming emotions she’s never allowed herself to fully feel before. Along the way, she’s found herself not only confused, but also unpacking the roots of that confusion and how deeply it connects to her childhood trauma. It’s been a lot to manage, but she knows she has the tools to work through it as best she can.

What about you? Have you been trying to better understand something lately, or feeling confused about how to navigate or process a certain topic or area of your life?

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Happy Monday, Mighty family!

This week we’ll be reflecting on honoring our needs.

What does it mean to "honor your needs?" Glad you asked! From our emotional to mental to physical health, we all have different ways we navigate the world around us. And since we’re people with varying experiences, the things we need in each of those buckets may look different.

There’s no shame at all in having needs, prioritizing them, and communicating those needs to the people or environments around us.

Do you feel it’s easy for you or is it something you’re working toward improving?

➡️ P.S. It’s OK to reflect, act, and prioritize our needs for our well-being. In fact, it’s often necessary.

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I was chatting with Pauley about how last week I got some really yummy snacks from Thrive market and I was sad because I didn't have any more. She said I'm pretty sure you got more in the box. She went to look and omg I got 2 more bags of asparagus, 2 more bags of artichoke hearts, and a big bag of asparagus and artichoke salad. I ate the salad 5 minutes ago and oh em gee I love veggies! It also had roasted red peppers! I think it's been really good mixed into hummus. Or put with squiggly pasta and a vinaigrette dressing.
If you're interested, it's also on Amazon. The brand is called Poshi. The asparagus (not the salad) is marinated with rosemary and oregano. It's delicious. But it's pickled so your mileage may vary.
I have always loved the foods that most people think are yucky. The only veggies I don't like are cauliflower and corn and that's cuz it makes me very sick. And my favorite food is seafood. I love oysters rockafellar and clams and mussels and crabs and lobstrosities. And I love it even more cuz I catch the fish and my dad used to filet them and we ate them. Fresh fish fillets are some of my favorite things.
How do you prefer your steak cooked? I prefer rare or blue. And I like dipping in either garlic butter sauce or honey mustard.
Do you like seafood? What is your favorite?
What's your favorite kind of French fries? I love Burger King fries when they are wiggly and salty.
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