The Smiling Minimalist - Self Love Journey
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The Smiling Minimalist - Self Love Journey
Welcome to the podcast about journeying to a life filled with genuine smiles, where amazing things happen and we dive into learning self-love and conquering anxiety. I talk about my journey of starting over as an engineer and going to a coding boot camp after starting my family.
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Coding Bootcamp 2021 Day 35
I can’t believe I have been in the coding Bootcamp for 7 weeks now! It was been an amazing experience. There has been so many group projects and perso...
Coding Bootcamp Day 7
Here is the day recap and things I learned and things I broke. Lol it was awesome and the group project went great.
Coding Bootcamp Day 6 - 2021
Today I go over what exactly happened in the coding Bootcamp on Day 6. I attend a very well known coding Bootcamp with an amazing team. I decided to g...
Coding Boot Camp 2021 - Day 1
I joined a coding bootcamp. I’m pretty excited to have somewhere I can learn without hopping all around. I will be doing daily updates on my day in th...
Coding Bootcamp Day 5 - Self Love and Following my Dream
I joined a coding Bootcamp that started January 10 2021. I’m pretty excited. Everyday we have been learning more and more and stacking on the previous...
Gratitude & Anger
Take a moment to breath and fill your soul. Things are a bit hectic now around us but we can still be at peace. Join me for a moment of peace and clar...
Escape failure with unwavering determination
A journal reading that captures determination but also a bit of fear of failure.
Why do I read and share my personal journal writings?
I believe that in a world where bloggers and Youtuber’s show perfection there are some of us who crave the reality of things. No one is perfect. My co...
Self love Journey- changing old habits to purposeful habits
Goal setting at the beginning of the year changed our lives. It took the wants in our hearts and made them unwavering needs.
Self Love Journey : Growing as a parent
This entry captures the breaking point in our parenting style where I knew there had to be a better way. This lead to tons of library trips but it was...
Self Love Journey: struggles in marriage that burned
Some times there are struggles in a marriage. We feel let down and defeated because we’re burnt out from carrying it all on our shoulders. This journa...
Self Love Journey: Self Sabotage
Journal reading about facing anxiety and putting an end to self sabotage
Self Love Journey: What is purpose?
Thank you for joining me on today for a journal reading. Still diving deeper into my being and learning to love self
Sometimes I feel unworthy
What is ones worthiness measured by? Are we truly honest with ourselves? Today I talk about my emotions after a guided meditation. I feel behind most...
The Young Me Wouldn’t Want To Be Friends with the Current Me
Self reflection today and a moment of gratitude opened my eyes to how I truly feel and why. We feel anger and anxiety when things are out of balance w...
The Crumbling Bricks of my Reality
Thanks for joining me again for another journal reading. Today’s reading captures the pieces of a disorganized life and shows things are crumbling. It...
Purposeful Thinking
Today’s journal entry captures my thoughts on finding my purpose and waiting for it to show it self. I believe it was there all along but the past me...
Growing up in the south where beatings were normal
Today I expand on my last podcast about growing up fearful for my life and that of loved ones but also the trickling affect of angry children and how...
Spankings in the South made fear filled angry adults
I grew up in Mississippi where whooping and school paddling is normal. Kids routinely got beat in front the class with grown men hitting the young bla...
It’s just hard sometimes
Sometimes we push against life trying to shape the days and nights into what we believe to be what we need. But I’m learning to sit back, write it out...
Enlighten Me - journal Reading
Here is a short poem oI wrote that expressed my joy of parenting but the push towards being the bet person I can be. Join me in the journey of motherh...
Embracing and Loving Ones Self - Journal reading
Today’s journal reading captures the moment where I affirm the changes I want and remind myself to love.
Will I alway clench my jaw from stress
I was clenching my jaw so hard from the stress that I was having constant migraines and lock jaw. Surprising how our mental anguish shows in our physi...
Schedule Me time to Fill your cup - journal reading
This journal entry captures my attempt at the time to schedule a routine for myself and my family that would push me through the rough days. This sche...
Benefits versus Cons - Journal reading
This journal entry captures my struggle to be okay with not pursuing my dreams and giving up my career in order to be a mother and wife.
Fear of Failure as a DevOps Engineer - Journal reading
This episode captures a moment when I was facing imposter syndrome. The universe opened doors when I thought everything had shut. I gave up my dream o...
Giving Up One Dream for Another - Journal reading
This journal reading captures the anguish I felt on having to give up a career stepping block and choose my family over that goal. I had to put aside...
Freedom to want to Live - Journal reading
Today’s journal reading captures a day where I was setting my intentions for the rest of my life. I was striving for a better me but also for a happin...
Losing a loved one to Covid - I lost my dad
On today my heart is heavy. I lost my daddy on the other day. It’s been a whirlwind of decisions, and emotions. I am pushing forward because as a vete...
Weight Gain and Business Failure - Journal reading
I spiraled down a world of negativity but also the feeling of being overwhelmed. Stress eating and failure piled on to me until I was overweight with...
The cycle of Drowning in Worry - journal reading
Today’s podcasts Captures my thoughts while going through a cycle of worry but also the feeling of being inadequate and not enough. I felt that my wor...
Self Love Journey - Meditation under the moon
Join me on today for meditation at night as I count the stars. I wanted to bring you along to my sacred time in which I have learned to balance my min...
Facing the music and Accepting my flaws - journal reading
In today’s episode, I will read a journal entry that captures the pivots moment in my life. The day I decided to face the music, face my anxiety and k...
Fighting Depression One step at a time - Journal Entry
This is a very short reading to day from my journal but it captures a very authentic moment of joy.
Journal Entry - A mind full of panic
A journal entry that is read without editing but in it’s entirety and with the full rawness of exactly how it was written that day.
Postpartum Depression and my Why
This is a tale of how I lived with Postpartum Depression but also how I overcame it.
Journal Reading from Self Love Journey - Fear of being
Starting today I will be reading from my journal. Unedited. It will be my thoughts starting in June of 2018 when I first started feeling unrest and th...
Self Love Journey Update
An update on my mental and physical health. I set out over a year ago to evolve beyond what I felt was a broken woman who was crawling out of the dark...
Self Love Journey: Mental Check-in
Self Love Journey and mental health recap from last week about anxiety and postpartum depression
Self Love Journey- It’s going to be okay
A day of reflection and inspiration to keep pushing even when it’s hard.