Eve Rituals Blog

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the phrase “She let herself go.” Maybe it was said about a woman who gained weight. Or let her hair go gray. Or stopped wearing makeup. Or traded her heels for crocs. Maybe you’ve even thought “wow, I really let myself go” when you caught your reflection in the mirror and see an older, more tired version of yourself then you remember. I keep wondering, where did this phrase even came from? And what is it asking us to hold onto?

How many times in in life, have I focused so hard on just getting to the “top” of whatever mountain I’m climbing. We convince ourselves that once we reach that summit, everything will feel clear. That’s when I’ll be happy. That’s when I’ll know what to do next. When I finish school. When I get married. When I have kids. When I go to yoga teacher training. When I leave my toxic job. When I launch my business. When I take that next vacation. But then you get there. And afte

I'm not musical. I can’t sing. I’m slow to learn, and it's too frustrating, so I shouldn't even try. These are things I've told myself. I have a memory of being 8 or 9 and my sister is yelling at me through the connecting wall of our bedrooms “shut-uppp my ears are bleeding”, as I belted out the lyrics to Jewel with all my heart. I recorded myself on a cassette tape and realized it sounded pretty bad. It became clear to me that you should only sing if you sound good. Years la