In this installment of Unpolished, Christy explores the quiet, accumulated “micro-shames” that teach women to hide the parts of themselves labeled too loud, too messy, too fierce, too soft, too much, or not enough. Through the lens of authenticity, sobriety, and creative practice, she invites readers to begin reclaiming the pieces of themselves they were taught to minimize.
There are so many things I carried for a long time because I thought I had to. Ways of coping.Ways…
The messy middle isn’t the beginning.And it’s not the breakthrough. It’s what comes after you’ve done the obvious work.After you’ve…
We spend a lot of time waiting to feel ready.Ready to start. Ready to speak. Ready to trust ourselves again.…
Welcome to Unpolished: A bi-weekly creativity practice for sober and sober-curious lives Sobriety creates space. Space where numbing used to…
