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Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui

Krista works at A Life in Progress as a writer, Holistic Mind-Body Coach, and Joyful Living Educator. Her coaching process, and Brave + Beautiful Membership Community, help midlife women Befriend their True Selves, quiet the conditioning and noise, and practice a kinder way of being in their body and life. She and her husband of 30 years raised their family on Treaty 6 Territory just outside the Rocky Mountains, in Canada. Krista is a highly sensitive human familiar with grief and trauma, and she is committed to joy and to feeling fully alive in every season – even the hardest them.

Life

I need something totally different from my friends now that I’m a mom

Not someone who is just like me, but one who models who I hope to be.

Life

I almost let fear hold me back as a woman and a mom

It is hard to live a simple and purposeful life unless we learn to challenge fear.

Life

In the depths of my anxiety, my husband has been a constant force of love and support

When you text me to tell me you are proud of me, I feel loved and remember that I do not have to prove my worth.

Life

No one will tell you to rest, mama–so choose it for yourself

There are seasons when it is hard to see light or to pick up joy. But mostly, I think, joy is a choice. And rest is a choice. And deciding to enjoy myself is a choice

Life

To the perfectionist mom feeling like a failure—you are more amazing than you think

If you could only see yourself through the eyes of these people who love you most, you would understand.

Life

When ‘slow living’ still feels busy and stressful

Emphasis on the word “living”—because how “slow” can the life of a mother really be?

Life

3 essential questions to ask at the end of every hard day

Carving out this time helps me know that though I did not live out my day perfectly, I did live it well.

Life

On the hard days, you still show up

Allow yourself to be less than great. Instead, just BE.

Motherly Stories

What if all I want is a ‘mediocre’ life?

A small, slow, simple, beautiful life.

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