Journal
Reflections on dressing from the inside out — shared first on Instagram, gathered here.
September 21, 2026
Dressing well was a form of good manners. We dressed up to travel. We dressed up to go to the bank. There were certain places where you simply showed up looking nice. And funny…
September 21, 2026
💕 Every time you choose the color, the weird necklace, the thing that feels so you—you cast a tiny vote for your own voice over everyone else’s. And that practice doesn’t have…
September 20, 2026
I grew up in a die-hard Longhorn football family, but I’ve never exactly been a tomboy. 😂 So I learned to do football my way—team spirit, feminine ruffles and all. And really,…
September 18, 2026
Smaller body. Better clothes. Bigger paycheck. More approval. More success. Surely if I could get enough of those numbers “right,” I’d feel happier. But somewhere in all that me…
September 18, 2026
My soul was not consulted. 😂🐆 It’s 100 degrees outside, I’m carrying an enormous leopard faux-fur purse, and it is bringing me a completely unreasonable amount of joy. Of cour…
September 17, 2026
And those are not the same thing. In my life, they’ve actually been painfully at odds. I’ve exercised to shrink. Dressed to flatter. Edited what I wore to avoid judgment. Made c…
September 16, 2026
I think one of the greatest tragedies would be to spend your whole life successfully becoming someone you were never meant to be. For a long time, I thought changing myself was…
September 16, 2026
Being invited. Being included. Being liked. Being wanted. My nervous system basically said: “They like us?! GREAT. WE’RE SAFE.” 😅 So I got realllly good at reading the room. Be…
September 15, 2026
Maybe when my thighs were smaller. Maybe when I was tanner. Maybe when everything looked a little more… “perfect.” Meanwhile, my actual life was happening. 💗 The friendships al…
September 14, 2026
Not in a scary way. In a holy shit, this is my actual life kind of way. 😅 I realized how many years I’d spent believing some future version of my life would finally give me per…
September 14, 2026
💗 For years, I had a rigid idea of what a woman was “supposed” to look like. Long hair. Red nails. Everything matches. Everything “flattering”—usually meaning thinner. Sexy, bu…
September 13, 2026
Financial security represented safety to me, and somewhere along the way, I started treating wealth like a currency for my worth. I wanted to look expensive. And yes, part of me…
September 13, 2026
And somehow, that tiny comment stuck. For years, I obsessed over being tan enough to show my legs. I learned that “elegant” meant neutral colors, covered knees, and looking a ce…
September 12, 2026
When I lose 10 pounds... When work settles down... When I have more money... When I finally feel confident... Then I’ll really start living the way I want to. But life isn’t wai…
September 11, 2026
Okay y’all… I’m gonna be honest and practice a little courage right now. 💗 For a long time, getting dressed in front of the mirror could turn into a whole negotiation with myse…
September 11, 2026
Has there ever been something you thought defined you—until life showed you that it didn’t? What if some of the things we thought were happening to us were actually happening FO…
September 9, 2026
✨ I created The You Reveal because I got tired of waiting to feel good enough! I’ve struggled with my weight. With comparison. With self-confidence. With feeling like I needed t…