Shine from the Inside! Newsletter Volume 1: From Burned Out to Lit Up
When I was in my early 30s, I had a six-figure job, owned a condo, ran marathons faster than most others in my age group, and had a packed social calendar, but despite looking successful on paper, inside, I was falling apart and didn’t know why. I started listening to Tony Robbins CDs, practicing yoga, reading all the self-help books on the shelf, and even tried going to a Buddhist temple and meditating on a cushion until my legs fell asleep, all hoping to find peace. And yet, there was still something missing.
When will I be happy?
It wasn’t until I was 40 years old and hit rock bottom on a bathroom floor that I realized that I had been looking for healing everywhere but within myself. Traditional therapy had never been effective for me, so I hired a coach. With their help, I started to practice small acts of self-respect and self-trust, which turned into larger acts of self-respect and self-trust, which turned into a self-love that I had never known before. This is how I started shining from the inside.
It lit a fire in my soul that I could energetically feel as the source of my internal happiness. Those around me also started noticing my light. Strangers stop me on the street to say, “You look beautiful,” or “You are glowing.” At 45, with more wrinkles and sun damage than ever, I get more compliments on my beauty than I did in my 30s.
Because when you love yourself fiercely from the inside out, it shows. And the world feels it.
Welcome to Shine from the Inside!, my newsletter dedicated to high-achieving women who are burned out from proving their worth. You’ve read the books. You’ve gone to countless sound baths and full moon circles. You’ve done the affirmations. But something is still missing. The inner work.
I am here to remind you that nothing is wrong with you. In this newsletter, you will receive stories and reframes that will help you drop the conditioning, connect to your intuition, and remember that you are already worthy as you are.
Example Weekly Series Themes:
“I look like I have it all together, but I feel empty inside.”
Self-Love Isn’t All Spa Days & Sound Baths
3 Signs You’re Stuck in the Cycle of External Validation
You’re Not Too Sensitive- You’re Intuitive
My Rock Bottom Wasn’t Failure- it Was the Doorway to Freedom
This is not your typical self-love newsletter. This is your weekly reminder to burn the societal rulebook, stop shrinking, and build a life that glows from the inside out with fierce radiance and confidence.
For women who are done performing, pleasing, and proving, this is your safe space to show up and show out. Each edition delivers raw truths and soul-deep insights that prove you don’t have to earn your worth. You are worthy and you deserve to be happy.
Expect vulnerable storytelling, tools to reclaim your power, and reflections that make you say “holy sh*t, that’s me!” I speak my truth unfiltered because I know that sharing this way helps others not to feel so alone. In a world of curated feeds and edits, let's be real.
If I can find my light, so can you. Welcome home to yourself.
Next week: “Before I knew how to love myself…” A vulnerable story of all the ways I used to self-abandon.
See you next week!
Angie
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