#ThrowbackThursday: Then & Now The Shine Lounge

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚:

I thought this group would be a soft place to land. A corner of the internet where women could drop the pressure, pour a cup of tea, and just be. No pressure to ‘fix’ themselves. No hustle. Just space to reconnect with their own glow.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞:

For midlife women — especially those who hold everyone and everything else — there are so few spaces where they’re supported just for being themselves. I wanted to change that. Not another to-do list disguised as self-care. But a real community built around rest, reflection, and that cheeky little spark that’s still flickering underneath it all.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠:

What started as ♥ This Girl Shines Sisterhood ♥ eventually became The Shine Lounge. I only hit “go” after painstakingly uploading every single self-care tool, meditation, audio, worksheet, and moment of magic I’d ever created into neatly labelled pigeonholes inside the Skool classroom — hoping it would make sense to someone else, that they’d click through and feel excited to explore, to hop from module to module like a treasure hunt of “oh wow, this is exactly what I needed.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥:

Honestly? I just wanted one woman to log in and feel seen. To breathe a little easier because she found herself reflected in a post, a prompt, or a gentle affirmation. Success wasn’t numbers — it was depth.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞:

How many women knew they needed this, but still couldn’t give themselves permission to receive it. I’ve had messages from members saying, “𝒴𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓅 𝒾𝓈 𝑒𝓍𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓁𝓎 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝐼 𝓃𝑒𝑒𝒹… 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝐼 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒹𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝒹𝑜 𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻-𝒸𝒶𝓇𝑒.” That was hard — and humbling. It reminded me this work is deeper than content. It’s cultural.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈'𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐦𝐞:

Oh babe… hold the line.

You’re going to wonder if it’s worth it. If anyone’s even noticing. If your softness is enough in a world

that’s so loud.

But it is.

Your tone, your values, your heart-led way — it matters more than you know.

Some will join and ghost. Some will say this is exactly what I need… and still never show up.

Don’t take it personally.

This work is deep. It's sacred.

And sometimes the bravest thing people do is simply linger quietly until they’re ready.

But the ones who stay?

The ones who exhale in your space and whisper, “Me too”…

Those are the ones you built this for.

So stay anchored.

Keep the tea warm.

And keep being the glow that reminds others of their own.

✨ 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 — 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, “𝘔𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰.”

PS: The latest Shine Drop just went live — our gentler December reset is waiting if you need space to exhale. 💛

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