A New Era
Happy August! We are seven months into 2024 and as you may have noticed, I’ve been a bit absent.
Well, I’m back and I am thrilled to be here. And I am even more excited to share with you my new vision for WE Empower!
Last June I started a part-time job waitressing. This was on top of my full-time job, teaching workout classes, and trying to be a functioning human with friends, family, and time for myself. I had a lot on my plate, but it was all for one purpose. That purpose was to pay off my student loans.
After one year of tough work, see above me trying to balance all the things, I managed to pay off my student loans. I am so thrilled about this, but all that time and focus on one goal meant that I had very little time to nurture the beautiful community surrounding WE Empower.
The past year taught me so much about myself, and the life I want to lead, and what I want to share with you all.
So, over the next few months, you will see changes to WE Empower. I will be updating the website to reflect that, and you will see changes to my social media as well, but I wanted to share a sneak peek into what I want to bring to this community in this new stage of my life.
The new WE Empower mindset is:
WE Empower is a community designed to empower you to live the life of your dreams and be unapologetically yourself. In this community, we will challenge traditional societal expectations around things like body image, mental health, career paths, family stereotypes, and SO MUCH MORE.
I’ve found that the more open I am about the challenges I face, about how I choose to go against the norm, and be truly honest about who I am and what I want, the more I find other people thinking, pondering, or wanting the same things.
So welcome! This is a place to come as you are, feel seen, and feel empowered about who you are.
Together, WE are empowered and WE Empower ourselves and others ❤️
In the future you will see things like IG live guided meditations around self-love, body image, and acceptance. You will also see blog posts on important topics like, learning to accept your body, navigating dynamics around career and money, and learning to be comfortable in who you are. There will also be discussions around mental health, self-care, and putting yourself first.
I want you to think of this as a place to explore yourself and feel seen for who you are without the judgment that often comes with choosing to go against the grain.
You might be thinking, Wendy, this is all over the place! And it might feel like that, but what it is is a place to feel safe and supported. I spent so many years hating my body, not going after dreams because I thought I wasn’t enough, and not getting help for my depression because I believed I wasn’t sick enough. I needed a space like this, a space where I could unapologetically be me and learn that that was okay. So that is what I am creating for all of you.
It is new and different and for me it showcases the genuine truth that as humans we are so multi-faceted that none of us are just one thing. We are a beautiful tapestry of so many things and I want to celebrate that.
So, as a wife, daughter, friend, writer, fitness instructor, woman, ED survivor, and someone living with a mental illness, I come to you and say join me, and welcome! Welcome to a community where you can be safe to show up as who you are and explore new aspects of yourself outside of societal constructs.
I dream of having a podcast, of sharing so much more on the blog, of teaching empowering fitness classes to you, and of reminding you in every post that you are enough and worthy of happiness as you are.
Let’s do this damn thing!
