At 32, she hadn’t had a period in nearly a year.
Doctors told her she'd need IVF to get pregnant, but she proved them wrong.
Meet PhD toxicologist Dr. Yvonne Burkart.
She just went live with @StevenBartlett to expose the 7 toxins that are poisoning you daily🧵
Being a mom is incredibly difficult because it asks one person to be emotionally present, mentally alert, physically available, and constantly adaptive while carrying an invisible load of planning, anticipating, worrying, and deciding that never truly shuts off.
A lesson I learned last year is that a person's capacity for growth is directly linked to how much truth they can face about themselves without running away.
Stop trying to hold people accountable. It’s one of the biggest wastes of time. You’re not here to teach or fix how other people how to behave. Focus on the only thing you can control: you. Then, watch your life get better.
Resolutions for an emotionally healthy 2025:
1. I work on my emotional reactivity. I’ll pause before I habitually react. I’ll notice how confident this makes me.
2. I won’t over-explain. If I’m misunderstood, that’s ok. Being misunderstood is natural part of life— not a personal rejection.
3. I will stop asking for input from everyone before making decisions. I’ll get in touch with the quiet inner voice within that will never guide me wrong.
4. I will never match anyone else’s energy. I’ll practice behaving in ways that I’m proud of even when others are lower versions of themselves.
5. I will stop gaslighting myself. I don’t need to focus on the positive or tell myself other people have it worse. I’ll acknowledge it’s painful and that my feelings are valid— emotions fade when we stop trying to change them.
6. I will stop making choices for my parent’s approval. My life is for me and this will free me from resenting them.
7. When someone is rude to me, I will realize they’re fighting an inner battle. I don’t fight battles that aren’t my own.
8. I will stop trying to fix other people while I neglect myself in the process. Non-intervention is a form of love.
9. I’ll find time for creativity, play, and just existing. I’ll get more time in nature and in the sun. Then, I’ll notice how my mind gets more quiet.
10. I will express gratitude for the people in my life that make me feel seen and safe, on a regular basis. I’ll pour emotional energy into these people just as they’ve done for me.
Call me old fashion but I still want that old school kind of love. I like love letters, pet names, random pecks, lengthy conversations about life and future where we’re both blossoming, hold hands, go and picnics where we observe nature. Talk about empires and plan on how to build them.
Maybe I’m outdated or maybe I’m just not built for the modern day love. Give me the kind of love they had in the 40s and 50s. Where nothing was commercialized but everything was beautiful and everyone honorable.
This is what the acts of love could be like if the world wasn’t as messed up as it is now.
Everyone is born with unique gifts, talents, and perspectives. Conforming robs us of self expression that leads to our fullest potential.
Humans are meant to create.
Not conform.
There are 6 stages everyone goes through as they establish a secure, healthy relationship.
If you're in one of these stages, you're on the right path, and probably don't know it.
Which stage are you in: