Let's all quit Instagram together

A friend recently told me how she struggles with posting on Instagram.

Her business is visual by nature, and she gets most of her business through Instagram. She's always experimenting, and I learn a lot from her, so I was surprised!

And, at the same time—when people compliment my Reels, I have to stifle a laugh and try not to think about the winter of 2022 when I first began posting "business content"—the talking head Reels about each new and full moon that was my "coming out" as an astrologer.

It was cringe.

I've since gotten much better at appearing natural on camera, but like my friend—it's still a struggle.

When I sit down to record a video about something I'm genuinely excited about—and yet find myself too frozen to speak a few sentences into the camera with any level of enthusiasm (I joke that these takes look like a hostage video)—I've noticed the inner critic repeats a constant theme:

I don't look pretty.

Notice that there must be some belief in there that I am pretty, but that the camera is somehow not capturing it, due to lighting, my inability to put on makeup, and increasingly, signs of aging.

And further, what does being pretty have to do with selling books or finding clients? I mean, Instagram is a visual platform, but really?

I just want to share about something that might help people, and that value won't get to the people who need it because I simply can't get over myself.

In the past, I've quit Instagram for 3-6 months at a time and enjoyed the resulting boost of mental health, but my business momentum suffered.

Running from the problem isn't the answer.

But neither is the conventional advice to "just put yourself out there."

I've done both.

I've posted cringe video after cringe video, and it didn't translate to new clients or business growth or much of a change in how aligned I felt when I was posting.

But recently, my own healing work provided a breakthrough, which has softened my approach to visibility and self-marketing, and I want to tell you all about it.

It turns out, the ultimate unlock to visibility is:

Safety.

In an online workshop, I'm going to teach you a practice that will help you cultivate inner safety, the essential foundation you need to show up as your authentic self.

This has helped me write books, post Reels, and tell personal stories on the mic at live events.

And feel good while doing it.

I'll share the unconscious loop most of us are in, how to identify your block to showing up (none of the “just put yourself out there” bullshit, if that's all it was you would have done it already!), and, you'll learn a journal prompt series you can use any time you feel a trigger, so you can create inner safety (aka become bulletproof while still empathetic).

If you want business growth, you have to be visible.

And if you want to be visible without self-sabotage and heavy emotions, you need safety.

Let me show you how!

Shine Your Light - free workshop

Monday, 11/2 at 5:30 pm PT

An energetic approach to unlocking visibility for business growth, for writers & entrepreneurs.

This workshop will be recorded and sent to all who register within 24 hours.