Leah Holmes

Self-love has become one of those phrases that gets reduced to bubble baths, face masks, and positive affirmations. While those things can absolutely be acts of self-love, I believe self-love runs much deeper than that. Self-love is not simply loving your body. It is loving your essence. It is accepting who you are, respecting yourself, trusting yourself, and honoring your needs. It is learning to see your worth as something that already exists rather than something you have to earn. And when...

The Duality of Deep Awareness Unfortunately, I feel like I notice more than most. I am deeply aware of the energy around me and the people around me. I notice a lot. Part of that is intuition. Part of that is being a woman. Part of that is trauma teaching me to pay attention to my surroundings. Whatever the reason, I see things that other people often miss. As much as that awareness helps keep me safe, it can also be incredibly difficult. It makes relationships harder. Friendships harder. It...

There was a time when I believed I was too much. Too emotional, too sensitive, too loud for the quiet spaces I found myself in. I thought something was wrong with me—that I needed to be fixed, toned down, or reshaped to fit in. If you’ve ever felt that way, like you’re shrinking yourself just to be seen or loved, then you’re not alone. This is the story of how The Awakened Goddess was born: from a journey of self-love, healing, and learning to trust myself again as a woman in this world....