12 Things Wednesday

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Hello to all of my favorite people! I got the coolest notification yesterday, alerting me that my Substack is #90 on the Rising Culture list on their platform. Now this might not sound like such a big deal, but to me this is huge! All I’ve wanted for the last many years is to move into the arena of being a full-time writer… like the only thing I want to do is write, and be able to support my family by doing that!

So any recognition big or small when it comes to my writing means more to me than anything else in the world. I’ve had my podcast live at #1 on the Health & Wellness charts for months and years, and that was cool, but there is just something about WRITING that speaks to my soul. If you asked me when I was 5 years old what I wanted to “be” when I grew up, I would have told you an author. And when my soul was asked in a past-life regression a few years ago what I came to this earth to do, it said… wait for it… “to be a fiction author.”

I was like, WHAT? 👀 I thought I came here to be a healer and an influencer and change the woooorld through my social media postings and yada yada. But no, my higher self was like, “GIRL you’re a fiction writer at your core. Don’t wait until you retire to live the life of a full-time writer. You deserve this, you came here for this, trust the leap, DO A LITTLE TRUST FALL sister, & again, you’re a writer—don’t you ever forget it.”

So anyway, you now understand why the recognition on my little (or big? Getting bigger?) Substack means the world to me—because it’s purely based on writing. Words. I have been blogging since 2013 but now, just through this Substack, I have finally tapped into this very cool essence of being able to have paid subscribers—so that rather than working with brands, podcasting, or spending time selling on social media, I can come here & write for fun & somehow actually get paid for it?! Because of course all I wanna do is provide you value!

I could go on about this. I have a lot more to say. But instead we’ll get into today’s 12 things. :) I usually do this on Tuesdays, but yesterday was crazy. So here we are today.

And if you’re receiving this as a free subscriber, but you’re curious to see what the paid subscription is all about—give it a try for a month, and see if it’s your cup of tea! I’ve taken to the habit of subscribing to Substackers rather than big publications I once subscribed to lie *ahem* The New Yorker & different places that have lost their integrity and their way completely.

Independent ! Journalism ! Forever !

Ok ok rant over, LET’S GET INTO TODAY’S 12 THINGS!

12 Things Wednesday:

1. Yesterday was a podcast recording day at Dear Media, and I am sooo excited for you guys to hear the special episode I did with my dear friend, former Reiki Master (she has retired from this term, and we get into that) & wedding officiant Kelsey Patel. Some of you may have even attended our retreat together that we hosted in 2018? If so, PLEASE say hi below, you’re a real one!

2. Now when I have recording days, I literally have the block out the whole day for it. I don’t even have a chance to check my emails or respond to a single DM, because I am in the car for 3ish hours (roundtrip) and spending time getting in the headspace to be in the city. My god… my nervous system did NOT know or realize what it was missing, but now that I live in the suburbs and out of the “grid” of the city, my body is so much happier.

3. As you can imagine, when I re-enter that “grid,” I feel everything from anxiety to panic attacks to just a sense of overstimulation. Parts of it are fun, and I do love dipping my toes into that world, but it has me reflecting a lot about how for the last 12+ years, that was my WHOLE world. My poor system didn’t even have a chance to rest. Living out here, in our new home, has been the most beautiful opportunity to unwind from a lifetime of being in the mix. I am excited to see & experience all of the healing it will bring.

4. I spilled some MAJOR TEA on my Broadcast Channel last night, when I was driving home from the studio. It’s like a mini podcast. If you are into the topics of spiritual discernment and how to steer clear of extremely out of integrity ex-shamans, you’ll love it. Also, if you’ve been wondering what ever happened between me and the person who “introduced” me to the Pleiadians, you will also love it.

5. I loved sharing on my Broadcast Channel last night in that voice message / mini podcast format, because it reminded me that there truly are so many of you out there in the ethers connecting to me, reading my work, listening to the podcast, etc. Sometimes it feels like a vast open space and it can feel almost impossible to comprehend that there ARE people on the other end of the screen?! Ya know?!

6. Like I know you guys are there, but connecting with those of you who have been here for many years AND those of you who are new to my community really makes it feel more real and more soul-filling for me. So thank you for any and all engagement. And if you’re a silent reader, we love that too. You’re all the best. <3

7. We are finished with our whirlwind wedding tour of the last few weeks!! Both of the weddings we attended were so special and full of love—I love witnessing soulmates start their lives together. My heart also feels so full from time with our closest friends & family. I have been getting tons of questions about the dresses I wore to each wedding so I am going to share below!!! Pictures here too. :)

   

   

   

8. Here is the link to the flowy, baby-pink dress I wore to the wedding in Santa Barbara!! It was so chic & perfect for formal, beachy, Spring wedding. Here is the link to the short black dress with the white tulle I wore to my BFF’s rehearsal dinner (it’s sold out right now but I have notifications set so I can let you guys know when it comes back in stock—I have NEVER gotten so many questions about a dress in my life!). And here is the dress I wore to the wedding itself in Palm Springs—the long, floral silk green dress!

9. Atticus goes to a new preschool in Calabasas, which is pretty close to where we live now, and when he got home from school just now he came running into my room with glee and said, “MOMMY, REMEMBER CALABASAS?!?!” He was so proud that he learned that new word today. 🥹 His heart & soul & purity will never, ever get old to me.

10. Something has come over me lately and I have this deep, innate NEED to be extremely honest with people. Like… things that I have been comfortable not saying or just brushing under the rug, I no longer can do that? I just feel the need to get it all out and be extremely to the point & open about it all. In a kind way, obviously, and I don’t even mean anything dramatic. It feels like years of “catch up” almost for a bunch of things I used to *not* say?

11. Not to toot my own horn, but MY BOOK IS GETTING SO GOOD! OMG! This is the published book, the self-help / memoir book, with Hachette that is coming out in Fall 2026. I had the best meeting with my editor today and we both cried. Like, I SOBBED. It feels like the reason I am on this planet. It’s soooo exciting.

12. Ok this is a very random one, but I miss Amber Fillerup being on the internet!! She is an OG blogger, and one of the cutest and best moms/founders/creative to follow. She even has a son named Atticus! She has alluded for years to going off the grid and sharing less/not at all online, and well… I think she's finally doing that now. But I miss her!! She is one of the BEST follows and I miss her genuineness online… it’s hard to come by these days.

13. An extra one!!!! I am HUGE into my longevity & anti-aging routines right now. There are two things I am taking for this daily at the moment that I swear by—one is called Cellmax which is a stem cell / cellular function / collagen enhancing supplement that I take twice a day. Code JORDAN will get you a discount. The other is Novos Core, which is the first science-based longevity drink of its kind. It is giving me so much energy and helping my skin and just overall health so much. The code you can use for that is JORDAN10!

14. Ok LASTLY FOR REAL, I am going to be doing a bunch of blood tests, hormone panels, and PFAS testing (will share the exact labs with you in case you guys wanna do them too) so we can actually track my longevity & healing journeys together. I am so not about sharing one-off things right now—I am really wanting to share LASTING, impactful, life changing & valuable info for us all. We’ve got no time to waste. :) <3

OK WITH THAT! Have an amazing Wednesday eveeee!! What’s everyone up to?! What are you loving these days? Any good fiction I should be reading?! XO