About
Soularly began as many stories do— as an idea.
I was on a solo camping trip in late 2021. I laid in my tent watching the full moon and the stars through the mesh, when a thought came in my head.
The thought that materialized was this:
Life yearns for “true” sustainability, and “true” sustainability is validation, love, trust, and intentional action that embraces life’s nuances.
I feverishly took notes at what I felt was cracking some code to life. The thoughts I had didn’t feel like my own. I was writing in my journal as if I was tapped into something else.
I wrote about how the secret to life isn’t a secret at all. We all intuitively understand but so often ignore that love is what binds us, adapts us, and constitutes our deepest being.
I began considering the balance between masculine and feminine— boundary and security, equally opposed by openness and vulnerability.
As a foresight professional, patterns create meaning in my reality. I was exposed to pattern development at the ripe age of seventeen, so patterns have shaped my worldview for more than a decade.
That night alone in my tent, patterns flooded my consciousness. Family, boundaries, identity, sustainability, work, creativity, foresight, everything tied together so neatly.
In the hours that followed I stayed up late writing, writing, writing. The words flowed so effortlessly. I created the Soularly® Framework and made the initial plans for what is now the My Retreat notebook.
in my tent I began to wonder…
If there were such a thing as “true” sustainability, what would it look like?
Behind the Theory of “true” Sustainability,
And the Soularly namesake.
When I first learned about sustainability, it was like a lingual life raft— finally, I had an anchor for my career! Something that bridged nature and business in a way that felt real.
I learned about sustainability from a documentary on industrial ag. I left feeling like we were so effed, so very, very screwed as a society, that I decided to become vegan.
Fast forward four years and my vegan diet left me depressed and riddled with guilt at every purchase.
Nothing I bought was “good” enough to matter, I knew too much and could do too little. I was bloated, my tummy hurt, and my rosacea was really acting up.
Through Yoga and Ayurveda, I learned the power of listening to my body’s natural rhythms. Suddenly, sustainability transformed from being an industrial practice to a personal one.
I began a regular meditation and journaling practice. I made room for kindness for myself and it made all the difference for my personal sustainability. It came to me that “true” sustainability embraces paradox and uncertainty— we can only ever do what is sustainable for our bodies and our health, and in the process be as holistic and kind with our service as possible.
Soularly is born of soul and sun, of good intention and Nature’s warmth.
In my natural habitat
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