We've all been fed a line, a lie, an unreasonable expectation -- that we have to be, look, and act a certain way in order to belong, succeed, and be loved.

The truth is, the more we try to live up to this expectation, the more we disconnect from our power.

As we "perform" to meet external standards, we lose ourselves.

We cleave off parts of ourselves to fit in.

We dim our lights to make others comfortable.

We quiet our voices for fear of being misunderstood.

We numb, ignore and abuse our bodies because we see them as burdens...as something to be used.

We disconnect from our wisdom, our intuition, and our embodied intelligence because the analytical mind is prized far above more mysterious means of perception and discernment.

We lose sight of our gifts, our soul's purpose, and our unique, strange kind of magic.

I know this because I have lived this and I continued to watch other beautiful, powerful women lose sight of just how fucking magnificent and huge they really are.

Walking this path, discovering how lost I was, how much energy I spent trying to prove my worth through my intellect or how much I could DO and produce -- I have been there, right in the thick of it.

I have spent 15 years in a state of burnout, disconnected from my body and my power.

I have processed the loss of my innocence and my vulnerable, tender heart and I have learned how to shed my armor and live from a place of unconditional love.

I have grieved the years spent chasing distorted dreams that were not mine and the disconnection to my beautiful, sweet, playful inner child.

I have released my need for control, for striving, for proving my worth and I've replaced it with a deep sense of self-love and self-worth.

I have unlearned the pattern of toxic busyness and now I enjoy deep rest that restores my mind, body, and soul.

I have acquired a new set of skills -- embodiment, personal power, intuition, wisdom, discernment, nervous system regulation, self-observation, deliberate practice, and contemplation.

Allow me to introduce myself -- I'm Breean Elyse (pronounced: Bree-in E-lease).

And I'm here to be your strange and magical guide.

I want nothing more than to share everything I have experienced and learned with you.