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In case you didn't know, I am a big planner. I love it because designing and committing to plans is how we make cool things out of nothing.
However, if I'm being honest, this is the first year in many I haven't felt like planning for 2024. To be exact, I've been worried there's not much point, things feel too dark to be dreamy and hopeful.
One reason is, every time I get in the shower - I mean literally every time - I'm crushed by the thought of women and children in Gaza who have no water (much less hot water), no food, no shelter and no safety, and it's...
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So welcome! I’m Erin, I’m a writer, a world traveler, a Professional Certified Life Coach, and the founder of Girl Catch Fire. We’re in the business of second-half happiness, impact, joy, and freedom both for ourselves and you. We do that through writing, coaching, and hosting women’s retreats in astonishing places.
It took me a long time to realize that while all those things feel purposeful, they’re not my purpose. They are vehicles for purposeful living.
My real purpose is to love all the parts of myself and God and to honor the...
At midnight last night, I walked through fire, and I mean that in the most literal way.
There was a 12’ long lane of burning orange coals, upon which I set my bare feet and walked until I reached the other side, with thousands of people chanting Yes Yes Yes and doing the exact same thing.
Here is a video of someone who is not me, doing it. I have no video of me doing it because when you’re about to walk on fire, thinking about Instagram is dumb.
For context, I’m at Tony Robbins’ Unleash the Power Within in West Palm Beach. This is the first time they’ve done a...
“Change is automatic. Progress is not.” - Tony Robbins
‘Tis the season to cast around the internet looking for the thing: The one thing that will finally make us do the thing we say we really want - lose the weight, make the money, boost the business, write the book, figure out what we’re doing with our lives etc.
Here’s a hard truth we know but don’t want to admit: Any of those systems will work if you work them. (Well, most of them.)
And that’s where it gets slippery,
Why don’t I do what I say I will? I must be lazy.
Maybe,...
It feels cliche to be writing a “self-improvement” post on January 1st, but that’s not really what this is. These are five simple choices that I know from experience will make you happier in 2023.
Spoiler Alert: None of them are easy.
#1 Stop scrolling.
Historically, holidays are hard for me, and over the past two weeks, I have spent a breathtaking amount of time on TikTok - have you seen Russell the dancing UPS guy? Never mind, no, I won’t link it. Stay here and focus.
I’m shocked by how itchy my behavior is when it comes to my phone lately. But I realized...
Are we working too hard trying to “discover our higher purpose” - putting ourselves under too much pressure? Author and thought leader Liz Gilbert seems to think so. On Kate Bowler’s podcast yesterday she said this:
“There is a pathological obsession, and I don’t use the word pathological lightly, in this country with making sure your life has a higher purpose, rather than just having a life, which is already pretty incredible.“
Gilbert, whose brain, spirit and work I adore, goes on to say there’s incredible pressure to...
