#ThrowbackThursday: Then & Now The Shine Lounge
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐: 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 โfixโ themselves. No hustle. Just space to reconnect with their own glow. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐: For midlife women โ especially those who hold everyone and everything else โ there are so few spaces where theyโre 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 thatโs still flickering underneath it all. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : What started as โฅ This Girl Shines Sisterhood โฅ eventually became The Shine Lounge. I only hit โgoโ after painstakingly uploading every single self-care tool, meditation, audio, worksheet, and moment of magic Iโd ever created into neatly labelled pigeonholes inside the Skool classroom โ hoping it would make sense to someone else, that theyโd click through and feel excited to explore, to hop from module to module like a treasure hunt of โoh wow, this is exactly what I needed. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ: 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 wasnโt numbers โ it was depth. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐: How many women knew they needed this, but still couldnโt give themselves permission to receive it. Iโve had messages from members saying, โ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐พ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ธ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐นโฆ ๐ท๐๐ ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐โ๐ ๐น๐ ๐๐๐๐ป-๐ธ๐ถ๐๐.โ That was hard โ and humbling. It reminded me this work is deeper than content. Itโs cultural. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐'๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ฆ๐: Oh babeโฆ hold the line. Youโre going to wonder if itโs worth it. If anyoneโs even noticing. If your softness is enough in a world thatโs so loud. But it is. Your tone, your values, your heart-led way โ it matters more than you know. Some will join and ghost. Some will say this is exactly what I needโฆ and still never show up.