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Living with the Cracks

5/27/2025

By Frankie Alisha

I’ve been thinking about how houses settle over time, how the wood expands and contracts with each season. It can feel unsettling to see cracks form in the sheetrock, like something is breaking when really it’s just shifting. The structure is still solid, the foundation is still sure, but the house keeps moving in small ways we don’t always see.

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Invite All Parts of You Out for Coffee

5/26/2025

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By Frankie Alisha

We all have so many versions of ourselves that lend to the person we are today. It’s time to invite them in the room, to let them be seen, and moment after moment to dissolve the shame that makes us want to hide those parts. In that moment, our struggles become our superpower. Our broken places cement our value and reveal the importance of self-compassion practices that build wholeness and connection. They say you can only help someone if you know where they live, if you’ve had to navigate your way from similar places too.

A serene coffee moment shared by different versions of the same woman, reflecting on self-acceptance and connection.

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Finding My Own Way Through Conflict

5/14/2025

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By Frankie Alisha

I was listening to a conversation recently that made me stop and really think about how we show up for hard conversations. The podcast episode with Mel Robbins and Kwame Christian, had me pausing, rewinding, and scribbling notes more than once. It wasn’t about having the perfect strategy or following a script. It was about those small choices we make in the middle of the mess, the quiet ways we keep ourselves grounded when everything feels like it could slip out of control.

“A quiet pause to gather my thoughts and reconnect, the gentle art of listening to myself and to others.”

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What It Means to Come Home to Yourself

5/7/2025

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By Frankie Alisha

This morning, I sat across from a friend at Great Harvest Bread Company. I had the breakfast sandwich on their Dakota bread, seedy and soft, the kind of bread that makes you want to slow down. My friend ordered the grilled cheese with ham on sourdough, and we talked about what it means to feel at home in your own life. Not the house you live in or the roles you play, but the quiet place inside that doesn’t need permission to exist.

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Living with the Cracks

Invite All Parts of You Out for Coffee

Finding My Own Way Through Conflict

What It Means to Come Home to Yourself

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