Making Your Peace Louder Than the Noise

Illustrator: Courtney Collins

I’m honestly relieved to be done with 2025. Last year felt like wave after wave of upheaval, personally and collectively.

My parents’ health declined in ways that required most of my attention, pulling me away from my business and my own rhythm. And beyond my own life, the world itself has felt like a constant storm.

This wasn’t “life be lifin.” This was life trying to take me out.

At some point, the noise became louder than my peace.

And while I’m a Reiki Master Teacher and coach, and I have tools, I still had to consciously choose to use them. I leaned into Reiki, therapy, and real mental health care so I could show up for myself, my relationships, and the world around me.

That wasn’t automatic. Because the unspoken rule is often: keep going, stay calm, push through.

But the truth is, when life gets loud, our connection to pleasure, peace, and self-love is usually the first thing to go.

We tell ourselves:

• I’ll spend more time with my partner later

• I’ll start meditating when things slow down

• I’ll have more fun when I catch my breath

Yet the noise keeps coming. The list keeps growing. And we move through our days on autopilot, carrying on while quietly depleted.

What if we treated our need for pleasure and peace as essential, instead of optional?

The research is clear:

• Happier employees are 13% more productive than those who aren’t experiencing joy.

• Couples with better mental health report greater relationship satisfaction.

• Chronic stress affects memory, alters brain function over time, and even dulls our senses.

• Strong social and emotional connections consistently lead to longer, healthier lives.

And for women especially, this matters deeply.

"Women appear to function as the 'barometers' of distressed marriages and are in part more sensitive to negative marital interactions than men… the women whose cortisol increased as they recounted their marital history earlier on were more than twice as likely to be divorced a decade later.” - Dr. Kiecott-Glaser, psychologist (2000)

Our bodies are paying attention, even when we try to push through.

Taking care of our needs at a fundamental level isn’t indulgent. It’s necessary.

So knowing all of this, I’ll ask you gently: Why wouldn’t you want more pleasure, more peace, and more presence in your life?

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