Oversharing on the Internet

In Search of Nourishment

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Every Friday I’ll be here sharing a bit of what’s on my mind, updates from the blog, and a few things I’m loving. It will be a mix of life: living abroad in Portugal, intentional living, delicious food, and travel.

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Oversharing on the Internet

Writing into the ether of the internet is such an interesting and unsettling experience. On one hand, you hope maybe someone else reads what you’ve painstakingly put on paper (well, other than your mom, hi mom!). You hope they connect with the language you’ve written and nod their head thinking to themselves, “yup, I’ve been there.” On the other hand, you pray that no one ever sees the inner workings of your brain, particularly the people who know you. Sometimes it’s easier to speak into the void of people you’ll never encounter without a screen.

Vulnerability in writing lies on that uncomfortable edge. You speak enough truth that it might resonate, but not so much that you shame spiral for a bit. I found that edge a couple weeks ago after sharing how deeply burnout manifested in my life over the past few years. Complete strangers can hear my story, no problem. But, you best believe I hit delete so fast the morning after I (emboldened by a glass of wine) posted my burnout story to LinkedIn. Thankfully the wise Brené Brown diagnosed me with a vulnerability hangover.

Whew, I’m not totally losing it, I’m just making up the rules as I go.

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Blog Posts You Might Have Missed…

I’m getting caught up this week! Going forward, you’ll see only what’s new.

• My Signs of Burnout - Don’t worry, I didn’t delete the entire post. Read a little about my burnout adventure that has been over a decade in the making.

• What is Intentional Living? - I break down the 4 steps of intentional living, why it’s important, and how easy it is to integrate it every single day.

• All About Substack - Are you new to Substack? Read my breakdown, why I love thoughtful discourse on this platform, and a few of my favorite writers.

• 6 Best Weeknight Cookbooks - I’ve covered a bit of everything including elevated comfort food, learning the cooking basis, weeknight entertaining, and more.

• Why I Moved to Portugal - My breakdown on only a few reasons why we chose Portugal and why Spain and Italy got bumped from the list.

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What I’m Loving…

• Book I’m loving: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus for some comedic relief on feminist resiliency

• Playlist I’m loving: Mountain Air for the PNW fall nostalgia

• Podcast I’m loving: After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings when you need real talk with parents who won’t gloss over the BS

• Intentional moment I’m loving: choosing a walk to the water over to do list dopamine hits

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See you next week!

Cheyanne

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