Hey everyone, After years of working on this idea, I finally built Inner Act (name will probably change) and you're getting early access. What it is: A platform for self-guided expressive therapy exercises. Music, art, and drama therapy techniques you can do from home. Expressive therapies are one mental health modality that is not understood or easily accessible for adults or children. Talk therapy doesn’t always work. Sometimes your body knows something your mind can’t explain yet. Sometimes you need to move, create, or make sound before words make sense. I’ve seen the impact firsthand on children at Los Padrinos, on students in special ed, and on adults who thought they’d “tried everything.” I’ve been working on this idea for years, and the advancement of AI finally made it possible to bring it to life. And now I want to share it with you. What’s inside: Music Therapy – Curated playlists and guided exercises Art Therapy – A sound-to-art canvas where your voice becomes visuals Drama Therapy – Eleven embodiment practices for regulation and expression How it works 1. Take a 3-question assessment 2. Get a personalized exercise based on how you’re feeling 3. Do it — five to thirty minutes, no materials needed Inner Act is not live publicly yet. You’re getting early access because you’re part of this community. Visit: https://id-preview--8f089a10-1d42-48ff-8877-be3d39db70be.lovable.app/ Use code: SKOOL for free, unlimited beta access. Please don't share this code publicly. I need feedback from people who understand the work I’m doing here. Try the exercises and tell me: - What worked? - What felt off? - What’s missing? - Would you actually use this when you're anxious, stuck, or overwhelmed? You can comment here or DM me. Inner Act is part of my Finish That Thing™ Ecosystem — it’s the emotional regulation piece. Where this is going: If the beta goes well, I’m planning: - Live group sessions - In-person workshops - Corporate wellness offerings - Certification training for facilitators

And when I say “we,” I mean me and my two brains. We have returned. Not triumphant, not glorious, not carried in by a choir of angels just walking back in like somebody who forgot their keys. Anxiety is a helluva drug, but fear not, I’ve found the antidote: Prozac. Just kidding. The only way through is… through.There are no secret tunnels, no trap doors, no emergency exits. You crawl. You march. You drag yourself past the mess you created and the mess that found you anyway. And for me, that means facing the things I keep running from like a roach when the lights flip on. I’m back, and this time, I know it’s for real. Like Donna Summer. Has anyone else felt like this? Overwhelmed. Anxious. Stressed. Unsupported. And you can’t afford to call 9-1-1 on yourself like that one lady did? Yes, she called 9-1-1 on herself. The overwhelm was that real. The kids, the exhaustion, the everything. Now, I wasn’t that dramatic, but I did make my husband drive me to the hospital seven months after I had our youngest because I genuinely felt like shutting down the whole operation. Those were the best 9 days of my life. A war retreat. A ceasefire. A hospital vacation where the nurses became the United Nations and my brain finally signed a peace treaty with me. Churchill said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” I say: If you’re going through hell, walk your ass into the ER and get some apple juice and a warm blanket. Thus, we march onward. Not fearlessly. Not gracefully. Just forward because forward is the only direction left. So, I'm back. Figuring out how to move forward in my anxiety and using my own drama therapy techniques to boot. I know, sharing is caring. Stay tuned

Y’all, the “becoming” energy is everywhere. Since I posted about it, so many people messaged or commented, and I felt that confirmation deep. We’re not lost. We’re just aligning. And part of that alignment is knowing how we show up in community spaces. Are you the Lurker? The Hype Friend? The Builder? ✨ Before you jump into another launch or course, take a second to get clear on your community identity. I built a short quiz to help you figure it out and get real recs for spaces where your energy belongs. Drop your results in the comments 👇🏽 https://form.typeform.com/to/PtGpAWuZ

What To Do: You don’t need another freebie. You don’t need 4 more PDFs, 3 more courses, or 12 more tabs open. You need to use the knowledge you’ve already got. Grab one thing you saved, an idea, a template, a tool and actually do something with it today. Don’t just scroll for inspiration. Make a move. How Not to: Don’t trick yourself into thinking preparation = progress. It feels productive, sure. But clarity also comes from application, not accumulation. What’s one resource you already have that you’ve been avoiding using? Reply with it below and commit to using it this week. And because I put my action where my keyboard warrior fingers are - I attached some resources I've sat on but updated this morning after creating this post. But you can also access it here https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Tx5YOIYSihTNPvnvaoYzB-U2JsaMSL9oln5f1hu3iY/view https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Tx5YOIYSihTNPvnvaoYzB-U2JsaMSL9oln5f1hu3iY/view Let’s stop hoarding wisdom and start turning it into action. 💜 This is your gentle reminder that your next breakthrough isn’t sitting in someone else’s download folder, it’s in your drafts. The Drama in Your Therapy: "The Scroll Scene" - Rehearse Before You React Goal: Use role-play and physicality to explore the gap between consuming vs. contributing inside a community (or any space you're in). 👣 Step-by-Step (Do this alone in a quiet space) 1. Set the Stage: Stand in your space. Imagine a giant scroll in your hands—it’s your feed, your community, your inbox of “shoulds.” 2. Play 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳. - Mimic the motion of scrolling. - React out loud to what you see (this can be exaggerated or whispered): 3. Now become 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳. - Take a breath. Let the scroll disappear. - Stand like someone who knows they have value. - Speak one small action aloud, using your voice, gesture, or facial expression

Trumps administration is coming to save you...sort of. And all it took was a bunch of billionaires…billionairing. Now, I’m not here to stan Trump or cosign chaos. But I am here to name something that a lot of folks won’t say out loud (well my professor does): He speaks directly to his people and they act. That action might be wild, messy, even dangerous… But it’s still action. It’s momentum. Meanwhile, many of us are stuck waiting on a perfectly-worded policy, a perfectly-organized protest, a perfectly-packaged program, a perfectly crafted community. Waiting on "the right time" to move. The Time is Now. The right party to protect us. We can protect ourselves, and party later. The right structure to save us. We're laying foundations they can't take from us. And I hate to break it to you, but… Neither party is coming. Nobody is coming to save you. Nobody is coming to give you a grant. Nobody is coming to invest in you. But this is not about bootstrapping. My boots have worn heels. And my big toe hurts. That’s why I no longer identify with Democrat or Republican. At this point, I’m repping the Party of Me: My family. My health. My peace. My future. My bank account. My community (Arlan's All Access). My ability to sleep at night without spiraling. Even in destruction, there is clarity. The government, Trump, the billionaires, they think they’re saving the system by stepping on the rest of us. And maybe, in a twisted way, they are saving something… Because their actions are forcing the rest of us to tilt our head up a little, to come alive. To stop waiting. To start building. To save ourselves. Here’s what I’ve learned watching this political circus play out: You don’t need a perfect plan to take meaningful action, but you do need a community, a compass, and a commitment. 🎯 What you can do: The Self-Led Strategy Starter If you're tired of waiting on external change, ask yourself: 1. What do I need right now that I keep waiting for someone else to provide? 2. Who in my current circle actually helps me feel powerful, not just informed?