Hey, I’m Kelly. And I am delighted that you’re here.
Here at Ritual Care, my take on taking care of yourself is a little different than you might be used to. (And that’s a good thing.)
I started Ritual Care over 10 years ago, inspired by my own story. My care helped me recover from burnout, retire from my career as a corporate lawyer in New York City, and start truly loving my life. It also led me to the work I’m here to do in this world: help you love your life (and yourself), too.
In my world…
1. YOUR CARE ISN’T A TREAT | Here’s what no one tells you: taking care of yourself isn’t a “treat” you have to earn. True care is a daily practice based on much bigger principles, like authenticity, boundaries, courage, wisdom, and resilience—life-long results that feel way better than temporary relief (although you get that, too. Double bonus!). Your care reflects the relationship you have with yourself. Your rituals are how you nurture it.
2. THERE IS ALWAYS TIME | We all want more hours in the day—but what we need is guilt-free permission and priority. There is always time to take care of the most important things. You, love, are a most important thing.
3. BEING GOOD TO YOURSELF IS AS IMPORTANT AS BEING A GOOD MOTHER (OR OTHER) | When you are good to yourself, it’s good for everyone else. Your care has a positive correlation to your relationships with others—your children, your partner, your colleagues, your clients, your barista.
4. CHAOS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO PRACTICE | Most people have a knee-jerk reaction to “get rid of” stress—but you can’t build resilience or learn to be calm if everything is always easy. Chaos is a part of peace. Your stress can be your superpower.
Off-Topic Topics
✵ I’m a “married single” mama to 3, bonus mom to 3, wife and expat, raising my babies in a bi-continental, bicultural blended family.
✵ My children are my happy place. I saw each of them in visions before they were conceived. I love my family and friends, but my babies are truly my three favorite people on the planet.
✵ I’ve always lived in and loved the city. But after 3 exhausting years of living between Washington DC and Paris, I made a spontaneous-but-intuitive choice to move to the countryside. Now, I live in my dream home in a tiny French village…and I couldn’t be happier.
✵ I’ve been obsessed with birth and postpartum since I was 9 years old… but then became an business lawyer. After 6 years of corporate law, I spent a year traveling around the world – teaching kids yoga, studying birth work, and becoming a mahout riding elephants in Thailand. After returning home, I sat at my parents’ kitchen table, and started my first business on a sticky note: a private yoga practice with pre- and postpartum niche. It lasted for 8 years.
✵ I’ve been a neuro nerd since college, when I completed my undergraduate thesis under the brilliant Stephen Porges, who created the Polyvagal Theory. I’m also super woo-woo, and love energy, chakras, and moon cycles. Today, I teach with a multidisciplinary approach that blends intuitive healing, bodywork, and brain science basics.
✵ My favorite food is chocolate cake. But my default meal is always a big-a** salad.
✵ I am freakishly good at functioning while exhausted, holding the light during dark times, and choosing the perfectly-sized container for any amount of leftovers.
✵ I am the worst at going to bed on time, anything related to eyeshadow, and losing my phone approximately 15 times a day.
✵ I rarely watch TV, but my go-to “in the background” series is Scandal, on repeat. And I’ve seen every season of Homeland. Twice. In two languages.