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A new year often arrives with all the pressure to change, to improve, to become something “better.” But at Empower and Shine, we shifted and decided to believe January can be an invitation to begin gently. Before goals, before plans, and before productivity, there is now self-love. Self-love is about listening to yourself, honoring your needs, and choosing kindness in the small, everyday moments, not about perfection or constant positivity or productivity. It’s learning to re

Here at Empower and Shine, our team is primarily comprised of women. Because of this, we often write from our own personal experiences and perspectives, sharing from our realities. However, we want to ensure that we are balancing that with love and attention to men as well. We are all surrounded by strong, empowered men, and they have shared some valuable insight into how self-care may look different for men than it does for women. I spoke to some men in my own life and we ha

At Empower and Shine, we have found that empowerment, like all good things, begins with love. Love that helps people remember who they are and see the light that’s already inside them, it’s about authenticity.  But what does it really mean to  empower  someone? Empowerment isn’t about giving someone strength or a trait they don’t already have. It’s about helping them see the strength that’s been there all along, sometimes hidden under fear, doubt, or pain. It’s about offering