Coming Home to Myself
and an invitation to do the same
For so long, I lived a life that looked beautiful on the outside, but inside, I was quietly abandoning myself.
I had everything that was supposed to make me feel good—the busy hum of a “normal” life. But underneath it all, I was starving for simplicity, aching for quiet, and longing to feel at home within myself.
When I chose to leave my marriage, I also chose to leave behind the version of me that had spent years shaping herself to be palatable, to avoid judgment, to be “enough.” I stepped away from a life filled with noise and the opinions of others, and toward something radically different—something slower, quieter, and more true.
And you know what? It turns out, I love eating simple meals at home.
I love waking up in silence.
I love living with less.
And I love the version of myself that I finally allowed to emerge.
The truth is, I was never missing the city or the chaos or the external validation. I was just missing me.
And what I’ve learned—what I continue to learn—is that alignment isn’t something you find outside of yourself.
It comes when you turn inward.
It comes when you get quiet.
It comes when you choose not to abandon yourself, even when it's hard.
Especially when it’s hard.
We live in a world that is so loud.
It tells you who to be.
What to want.
What to fear.
And how to perform worthiness in a way that keeps you disconnected from your truth.
But you are not here to perform.
You are here to remember.
To return.
To root in.
To rise.
And if that remembering calls to you, I want to invite you to spend some time with yourself this fall, in a space built for reconnection. I’ll be hosting a retreat at Brasada Ranch, October 23–26, and it’s designed for exactly this:
Coming home to yourself.
Finding the quiet.
Letting go of the ego.
Reclaiming your inner knowing.
If you're curious, send me a DM and I’ll get you all the details. No pressure. Just a gentle nudge toward your own truth.
Until then, here are some journal prompts to support your journey inward:
July Journal Prompts:
Return to Self
Where in my life am I currently abandoning myself to please others or avoid discomfort?
What does my soul truly crave that my ego tries to talk me out of?
When do I feel most “at home” in myself? What environments, people, or choices support that feeling?
What noise in my life is drowning out my inner knowing? How can I create more silence?
If I trusted fully in my worth and purpose, what would I choose today?
You’re not too much.
You’re not lost.
You’re not broken.
You’re just waiting to return home.
And when you're ready, I’ll be there with you—under the wide Oregon sky, in the quiet of Brasada Ranch, choosing truth over fear.
With love, always,
Karissa
