Firefly Scout Field Notes
This is where I share field notes from the work of navigating a complex, heart-led life, blending personal experience with practical insight.
You’ll find thoughtful essays, practical frameworks, and experience-based guidance — rooted in real life, nervous-system awareness, and pattern noticing.
These aren’t personal diary entries or quick takes. They’re reflections meant to help you orient, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and move forward with more clarity and ease.
Take what’s useful. Leave the rest.
Self-Care Redefined: Strategies for Nurturing Mental Wellness
Take your self-care journey to the next level by customizing practices to support mental wellness. Discover the nuanced approach to self-care that goes beyond the surface with our top tips for nurturing mental well-being, emotional balance, and overall health.
Know Your Go-To: The Power of Comfort Shows
True fall weather is coming in cool. Discover why revisiting your favorite TV shows can be more than just nostalgia and a key part of your self-discovery journey.
The Magic of Adding Play to Your Day
Self care can take on many forms and we are focusing on PLAY! Knowing what kinds of play refuel your spirit is key in living a life that lights you up. Learn how to get started!
It Takes All Kinds (of Rest)
As busy moms, it is easy to feel the overwhelm and start to not get enough sleep. But there are other kinds of rest that our body and soul needs. Read for tips on how to name the types of rest that you truly need, fulfill those unmet needs and start living a life that lights you up.
5 Things Your Future Holiday Self Wants You To Know
After the holidays are over (or even in the midst of them), do something nice for your future self and reflect on what you want to remember for navigating the next year’s festivities. Read for the list of 5 things your future holiday self wants you to know.
Rethink your to-do list & live a life that lights you up
Do you feel like you always have 10,000 things to do? Between family needs, work demands, bucket list dreams and the general day to day, the list feels endless. And that leads to the feeling of overwhelm. Which leads to basically throwing in the towel and just tackling whatever is most in your face. Read on for a strategy to tame the overwhelm.
A-ha Moments
This week or so has brought about a number of 'a-ha' moments I had and connecting the dots. That wonky feeling I'd been sitting with is blowing over and bursts of connection and inspiration are coming through. Read to find out more.
Summer Time, excellent! (and valuable tips to make your summer feel like you're making it awesome)
The Summer Solstice represents peak daylight and a shift toward shorter days, which I feel is ironic since summer is really just getting started and the days seem to still stretch endlessly ahead. And there is so much more growth and abundance ahead. So if you are feeling like you have had your peak moment in life, take a cue from Mother Nature and remember that there is so much to look forward to, even when things try to tell you differently.