Every Girl Living

Every Girl Living For the woman who holds everyone together but feels like she’s falling apart—we see you. Let’s heal what hurts and build something beautiful.

Your child brings home an A, scores the goal, makes the team, or wins the award.“Great job! You’re so smart!”It sounds e...
08/30/2026

Your child brings home an A, scores the goal, makes the team, or wins the award.

“Great job! You’re so smart!”

It sounds encouraging—and it is. But when most of our praise focuses on results, children may begin to believe that success is what makes them worthy of praise.

Effort-focused praise helps them notice something more useful: what they can actually control.

The preparation.
The persistence.
The courage to try.
The willingness to learn.
The decision to keep going when something is difficult.

Results still matter, but they never tell the whole story. Sometimes a child works incredibly hard and still loses, struggles, or falls short. How we respond in those moments can help build resilience—or leave them afraid to try again.

This week From Root & Rise, we’re looking at how small changes in the way we praise our children can shape how they approach challenges, mistakes, and growth.

Read “Efforts > Results: Why How We Praise Our Kids Matters”:
https://vist.ly/5gmj2

Know a parent, teacher, coach, or grandparent who needs this reminder? Send it to them.

Jacksonville, we want to hear what you’ve got.A song. A story. A poem. Comedy. Spoken word. Something original. Somethin...
08/29/2026

Jacksonville, we want to hear what you’ve got.

A song. A story. A poem. Comedy. Spoken word. Something original. Something unexpected. Something you’ve been practicing in your living room but haven’t been brave enough to share anywhere else.

Open Mic Night is coming to Every Girl Living on Friday, September 11—and we want a room filled with performers, friends, encouragers, and people who simply enjoy a good night out.

🎤 Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
🎟️ $5 cover
☕ Espresso drinks available for $3
👥 Women and men, ages 18+, are welcome

Come perform. Come cheer loudly. Come discover someone worth talking about on the drive home.

Who should be on that microphone? Tag them below, send them this post, and make plans to come together.

Get your tickets: https://vist.ly/5gjgu

#9/11

Please, underestimate me.Nothing motivates a capable woman quite like someone quietly assuming she can’t do it.Go ahead....
08/28/2026

Please, underestimate me.

Nothing motivates a capable woman quite like someone quietly assuming she can’t do it.

Go ahead. Make it interesting.

Joy is easy to confuse with getting what we want.The right circumstances. The answered prayer. The clear path. Everyone ...
08/27/2026

Joy is easy to confuse with getting what we want.

The right circumstances. The answered prayer. The clear path. Everyone behaving themselves for five consecutive minutes.

But lasting joy rests on something deeper: trust in the goodness of God.

That trust does not require us to pretend everything feels good. It reminds us that God remains good—even here, even now, even when the story is still unfolding.

Circumstances change. Emotions rise and fall. Hope gives joy somewhere steady to stand.

An urge can feel urgent without requiring an immediate response.Whether the impulse is to send the text, avoid the conve...
08/26/2026

An urge can feel urgent without requiring an immediate response.

Whether the impulse is to send the text, avoid the conversation, reach for food, make the purchase, or return to an old habit, try observing it as a wave. Notice it rise, pay attention to how it feels in your body, and allow it to change without immediately acting on it.

Notice.
Allow.
Ride the wave.
Choose.

Urge surfing gives you time to separate what you feel compelled to do from what you genuinely want to do. The goal is not to force the urge away. It is to stay present long enough to make an intentional choice.

An urge is an experience—not a command.

A cockroach flew out of the air-conditioning vent in my car.That should have been the worst part of the story.It wasn’t....
08/25/2026

A cockroach flew out of the air-conditioning vent in my car.

That should have been the worst part of the story.

It wasn’t.

In the middle of the chaos, Anthony made a stupid comment about the state of my car. A comment made during a ridiculous moment involving a flying cockroach somehow landed on something much deeper.

Within seconds, my brain had built an entire case:

I’m messy.
I’m irresponsible.
I can’t keep up with anything.
He must be frustrated with me.
This clearly says something terrible about my character, my worth, and possibly the state of our marriage.

That is the strange thing about core beliefs. One careless comment can hit an old tender place and suddenly feel like proof of something we already fear about ourselves.

The comment may be small. The reaction is coming from somewhere much larger.

In this week’s article, I’m sharing the somewhat disgusting story of the cockroach in my car—and what it can teach us about core beliefs, shame spirals, and why some things feel so personal.

Read “Why Do I Take Everything So Personally? What a Cockroach Taught Me About Core Beliefs”:

https://vist.ly/5f2vm

Send this to the friend who can turn one careless comment into a full character indictment before breakfast.

A new week brings a few good reasons to leave the house, move your body, and spend time with people who get it.This week...
08/24/2026

A new week brings a few good reasons to leave the house, move your body, and spend time with people who get it.

This week at Every Girl Living:

💕 4th Trimester Club
Monday, August 24 at 5:30 p.m.
A supportive gathering for women navigating pregnancy, postpartum life, and the enormous adjustment of becoming a mother.

🧘‍♀️ ConsciousBody Yoga
Monday, August 24 at 6 p.m.
A mindful Monday-evening practice to help you reconnect with your body and begin the week grounded.

🌿 MindBody Yoga
Saturday, August 29 at 9:30 a.m.
Movement, mindfulness, Scripture, and space to exhale.

You do not need to wait until life settles down to care for yourself. Choose the experience that would help you live a little better this week.

Space is limited. Register here: https://vist.ly/5fz3a

It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where YOU are?Not geographically. Hopefully, you have that part handled.I mean, are you actuall...
08/24/2026

It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where YOU are?

Not geographically. Hopefully, you have that part handled.

I mean, are you actually present in your own life—or still mentally working, worrying, replaying conversations, and planning tomorrow?

This week’s Empowered Life includes:

✨ A reminder to return to the life happening right in front of you
🪳 What a cockroach taught me about core beliefs
🌱 Why praising our children’s effort matters more than praising their results
🧘‍♀️ This week’s yoga and 4th Trimester Club
🎤 Your invitation to Open Mic Night

Pour yourself something good and catch up with us.

Read this week’s Empowered Life: https://vist.ly/5fxd8

What if the reason you cannot “get your crap together” is that you are already trying to hold too much together?When lif...
08/23/2026

What if the reason you cannot “get your crap together” is that you are already trying to hold too much together?

When life feels out of control, our first instinct is often to create a stricter schedule, buy another planner, wake up earlier, and add several new habits to a life that is already packed.

Then, when we cannot maintain the new plan, we decide the problem must be us.

But your problem may not be a lack of discipline.

Exhaustion, unmet needs, and an overpacked schedule can all shape your habits and make it harder to follow through—even when something genuinely matters to you.

In my new article, “Why Am I So Lazy and Unmotivated? What’s Really Going On,” I’m exploring what may actually be getting in the way—and why building a life with more pleasure, meaning, connection, and rest may help more than another color-coded schedule.

There is also a FREE workbook to help you look at what you are currently carrying, identify what may need to change, and decide on a realistic next step.

Read the article and download the workbook through the link below:

https://vist.ly/5ftiy

Send this to the woman who keeps insisting she just needs to try harder.

Adults are not the only ones whose lives can become overloaded.Between school, homework, sports, clubs, lessons, church,...
08/22/2026

Adults are not the only ones whose lives can become overloaded.

Between school, homework, sports, clubs, lessons, church, and family commitments, children can quickly end up with schedules that leave very little room for rest, play, creativity, or simply being children.

Activities can help children develop confidence, friendships, skills, and a sense of belonging. But more is not always better.

In her latest article, Janaé Carroll, RMHCI, explores how parents can decide when an activity is helping a child grow—and when that child may need more room to rest.

Read “Finding Balance in Life: When to Add Activities and When to Let Your Child Rest” through the link here: https://vist.ly/5frhc

What helps you recognize when your child has reached their limit?

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