Home — Mara Glatzel

As I’m sure comes to a surprise to absolutely no one, I’ve been thinking (again, always) about self-partnership — the way that we show up for and stand by ourselves each day. Even when it’s hard. Even when we have a ton on our to-do lists. Even when...

I woke up this morning feeling a lot of feelings and thinking about you.
How you are you feeling today, really?
(Chetna Mehta created this excellent feelings wheel to get you started if you need it.)

When you think about accepting yourself as you are — really accepting yourself — what does that bring up for you?
Over the years women have been told me they are afraid of accepting themselves because that means they will never improve. They say, Well, if I accept myself as I am, aren’t I just lazy? Aren’t I just avoiding the hard work of making myself better?...

I am allergic to someone trying to fix me.
I can feel it from miles away. It exists somewhere on the spectrum of the discomfort of wearing a scratchy wool sweater over your naked skin to the violence of being dismissed when when you are at your most vulnerable....