Author name: The Cozy Munchkin

I’m creating this space to share my own journey and, hopefully, offer a little clarity or hope to people who feel like they’re still searching for a way forward. I’m not claiming to have all the answers. I’m just slightly ahead of some people on this path, and I want to share what I’ve seen, […]

For a long time, I tried to fix things from the inside. I did a lot of self-reflection. I thought about what worked for me and what didn’t. I kept telling myself to stay positive, to not push too hard, to do what I could, to give my best, to put myself first. I tried

Freedom. The word itself already feels loaded. It sounds like no rules.Free rein.A dream.Something far-fetched. Unrealistic. Out of reach. Almost like a fantasy. And because of that, people rarely talk about it seriously. They talk about it like a wish, not a direction. Why freedom feels unrealistic Part of the reason freedom feels unrealistic is

What is normal, really? Are we ever actually normal — or do we just learn how to look normal? From a very young age, we’re trained into certain behaviors, values, and expectations. We learn what’s acceptable, what’s praised, what’s rewarded. Over time, that becomes our definition of “normal.” But that definition isn’t neutral. It’s taught.

Rest, by definition, means taking a break from what you’re doing. But not everyone means the same thing when they say “rest.” For some people, rest means stepping away for a few minutes.For others, it means taking a long break.For some, it means retirement or doing nothing for an extended period of time. It’s a

Society pressures us to be a certain way. It normalizes performing at high intensity. It celebrates being busy. It praises pushing through exhaustion. But it doesn’t warn us what that costs — or how unsustainable it is. Most people are afraid to speak up or ask questions because they don’t want to stand out as

Early on, we’re introduced to what’s “acceptable.” We’re told to do things a certain way, act a certain way, follow a certain path… because it’s the right thing to do. But nobody really explains why. We just absorb it. We repeat it. We build our life inside it. For me, the first time I realized something