the Phoenix Whisperer | Story Wellness

the Phoenix Whisperer | Story Wellness

Share this post

the Phoenix Whisperer | Story Wellness
the Phoenix Whisperer | Story Wellness
fresh look. fresh ideas. from the ground up.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

fresh look. fresh ideas. from the ground up.

Are you the unique individual I'm looking for?

MelAnn's avatar
MelAnn
Nov 05, 2023
∙ Paid
1

Share this post

the Phoenix Whisperer | Story Wellness
the Phoenix Whisperer | Story Wellness
fresh look. fresh ideas. from the ground up.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Share

It seems that I am in a pattern of deconstruct and rebuilt.

My bathroom.

My faith.

My identity.

And now… my business.

I’ve stripped down to black and white basic.

I was in a comment thread about bras and the poster discussed visitors to her public workplace complained to her boss if she didn’t wear a bra and somewhere in my comment I said something about being braless in the Bible Belt and thought to myself “hey, that would make a good blog name…” and here we are.

And at one point I said the words, “I quit.”

So, I know I am not the only one - but this last week has been brutal. It’s been one of the worst weeks I’ve had in a long time. I hit my limit… on everything I think. I had people in my life pretty worried about me. And I am so grateful for the people in my life that worry about me. Between my teen daughter and other pressures and disappointments this week, I just had to push away from the table and regroup. And at one point I said the words, “I quit.”

Now, I don’t really quit. I j…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to the Phoenix Whisperer | Story Wellness to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 MelAnn
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More