🌪️ Wrangling Glitter in the Wind: The Beautiful Mess of Becoming

Let’s be honest…

Some days I wake up on fire—vision clear, to-do list ready, Canva tabs open, healing playlist cued. I feel like the CEO of my purpose. Unstoppable. Aligned. Full of light.

And other days?

Other days I’m trying to organize 37 browser tabs, 5 Canva designs, 3 business ideas, and one fragile nervous system… all while wrangling glitter in the wind.

Welcome to the sacred, chaotic art of becoming.

🌀 This Is What Reinvention Looks Like

Nobody told me that healing, starting over, and building something meaningful would feel like a full-contact sport. One minute I’m crying in gratitude because someone resonated with my words. The next I’m crying because I can’t remember my Squarespace login.

But here’s the truth I keep circling back to:

The mess is not a problem.
The overwhelm is not a weakness.
The glitter—every shiny, scattered, unpredictable piece of it—is part of the transformation.

🧹 It’s Not Just a Business. It’s a Becoming.

Tevahri isn’t just a brand I’m building. It’s the blueprint of my own rebirth.

It’s for those of us who know what it’s like to claw our way back—after addiction, after burnout, after years of playing small and apologizing for our own light.

It’s for the visionaries who still hear that voice whisper, “Who do you think you are?” and are learning to answer, “Exactly who I was meant to be.”

Some days we feel unstoppable. Other days we’re stuck.

That’s why I created a workbook called Stuck to Unstoppable—not because I’ve mastered the shift, but because I’m living it, one breath at a time.

✨ What I’ve Learned from the Glitter Storm

• You don’t have to be polished to be powerful.

• Clarity doesn’t always come before action. Sometimes it comes from it.

• The mess doesn’t disqualify you. It’s the compost of something blooming.

• Healing and building can happen at the same time. They don’t have to take turns.

And most of all:

You’re not behind. You’re becoming.

📥 Ready to Gather Your Glitter?

If any of this hits close to home, you’re not alone—and you’re definitely not too late.

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💛 From One Gloriously Messy Human to Another...

You don’t have to wait until you’ve figured it all out.
Start where you are.
With glitter on your cheek, coffee in your hand, and that quiet fire in your belly.

Let’s build something beautiful from the chaos.

– Sabrina Winters, Tevahri

“The Truth About Imposter Syndrome (and What Finally Disarmed It)”

There’s a voice that sneaks in when I’m building something meaningful.
It doesn’t shout. It whispers.

“You’re not qualified.”
“You’re just pretending.”
“You’re not healed enough to help anyone else.”

It’s called imposter syndrome, and it doesn’t care how capable or experienced we are.
It thrives in silence.
But when you name it? You disarm it.

I’ve run businesses.
I’ve helped others rebuild their lives and careers after addiction.
I’ve shown up—with honesty, strategy, and service.

And still, that voice shows up too.
Especially when I’m doing something new, vulnerable, or deeply important.
Especially when I care.

For years, I let that voice sit in the front seat.
Even when clients said, “You’ve changed my life.”
Even when I was building something real and rooted.

Because here’s the truth:
Imposter syndrome doesn’t go away when you get “better.”
It fades when you start telling the truth.

The truth about who you are.
The truth about what you’ve survived.
The truth about what you're still learning—and how that makes you even more equipped, not less.

So today, I’m saying this for you—and maybe a little for me too:

You don’t have to be perfect to be powerful.
You don’t have to be finished to be faithful to the work.

You just have to keep showing up with integrity.

🌀 Tevahri Truth:

“Imposter syndrome doesn’t care how capable or experienced we are—
it thrives in silence. But when you name it? You disarm it.”

🔗 Ready to Rise?

If you’re rebuilding life or career after addiction, and wondering if you’re “enough” to start—let’s quiet that voice together.

💬 We rise as we are.
📅 Book your clarity session at Tevahri.com

No More Shrinking to Fit

For most of my life, I made myself smaller so others wouldn’t feel uncomfortable.
I dimmed my light, softened my opinions, and kept my ideas quiet—just to avoid being “too much.” Too loud. Too ambitious. Too emotional. Too driven.
Too me.

And let me tell you something: that kind of shrinking?
It’s exhausting. It’s lonely. And it’s a betrayal of who you were created to be.

I didn’t realize how much of my voice I had silenced until I started rebuilding my life from the inside out—after addiction, after burnout, after believing for far too long that I had to earn my worth.

But here’s the truth I know now:
Playing small doesn’t protect you. It erases you.

So I stopped.
I stopped minimizing my magic to make others more comfortable in their mediocrity.
I stopped apologizing for dreaming bigger than my past.
I stopped twisting myself into shapes I was never meant to hold.

Now, I speak. I create. I show up.
Unapologetically. Honestly. Fully.

If you’ve been shrinking to fit—into a relationship, a role, a job, a version of yourself you outgrew long ago—I want you to know something:

You don’t have to anymore.

You get to take up space.
You get to raise your hand.
You get to start again without shame.

The world needs what only you can bring.

And you were never too much—you were just around people who wanted less.

🔥 Why Playing Small No Longer Serves You

You didn’t fight to survive just to shrink when it’s time to shine.

🪞 The Survival Mindset

Recovery teaches us how to survive—how to rebuild, how to stay steady, how to protect our peace.
And at some point, those survival skills?
They become our comfort zone.

• We stop reaching.

• We settle for “good enough.”

• We hesitate to be bold, to be seen, to speak up.

Because deep down, a voice whispers:

“Who do you think you are to want more than this?”

That voice is lying to you.
And it’s time to call it out.

💣 Fear of Failure? Maybe.

But Fear of Success? That’s the real thing.

It sounds wild, right?
Why would we fear getting what we want?

Because success means:

• Visibility

• Responsibility

• Accountability

• And sometimes… outgrowing the people who only knew us when we were struggling

Success demands expansion—and that can feel like a threat to the version of us that just got comfortable.

💡 The Hidden Truth: Playing Small Keeps You “Safe” (But Stuck)

Here’s what playing small looks like:

• Not applying because you don’t feel “qualified”

• Not sharing your story because it might “make people uncomfortable”

• Not starting your dream business because you fear what people will say

• Dimming your joy or power so others feel less threatened

But guess what?
Your healing didn’t happen for you to shrink back into the shadows.
You are here to take up space.
To be a mirror for what’s possible.

💬 Reflective Prompt

“What part of you are you still hiding because it feels too big?”

• Is it your creativity?

• Your story?

• Your ambition?

• Your desire to lead, to teach, to guide?

Whatever it is, that’s your edge.
That’s the part of you asking to be expanded—not silenced.

🎯 Call to Action

You didn’t go through all that healing just to play it safe.
You’re not “too much.” You’re finally becoming enough for yourself.

If you're ready to step into your next level—without apology—Tevahri is here to walk with you.
Because playing small may have kept you safe,
but it will never make you free.

Rerouted, Not Ruined: Why Detours Aren’t Mistakes

I used to think I had fallen behind.
I looked at the timeline I thought I should be on, compared it to others, and convinced myself I was late to my own life.

But what I’ve come to understand—through recovery, reinvention, and the quiet moments of rebuilding—is this:
I wasn’t behind. I was being redirected.

🚧 When Things Fall Apart, They're Often Falling Into Place

There’s a specific kind of grief that comes with watching your old life unravel. The job that didn’t work out. The relationship that ended. The version of yourself you had to let go of just to stay alive.

At the time, it felt like loss.
But with hindsight, I now see it was grace disguised as disruption.

Sometimes, the universe doesn’t ask you to surrender—it forces your hand. Not out of cruelty, but out of clarity.

🔁 Redirection Is Sacred Work

It’s easy to glorify the comeback. The glow-up. The reinvention.
But what we don’t talk about enough is the void in between.

The space between endings and beginnings can feel excruciating.
But it’s in that space where truth settles in:

• Who am I without the old labels?

• What do I really want?

• What am I being called to now?

It’s not a setback—it’s a sacred recalibration.

🌱 If You're in the In-Between, You're Not Alone

Whether you’re navigating recovery, rethinking your career, or rebuilding after a personal storm…
You’re not lost.
You’re being led.

It’s okay if it doesn’t look like progress.
Sometimes the most important transformations are silent and slow.

✍️ Journal Prompt:

“Have you ever been grateful for something not working out?
What did that ‘loss’ make space for instead?”

💬 Closing Thought:

Your timeline isn’t late.
Your detours weren’t mistakes.
Your redirection wasn’t failure—it was a sacred invitation back to yourself.

Recovery Teaches You to Swim in Deep Waters

Why surviving your storm makes you the strongest swimmer in the room

💥 The Opening Hit

No one ends up in recovery because life was easy.
We arrive because somewhere along the line, it got too dark to stay where we were.
And when you’ve fought that kind of battle—when you’ve clawed your way back from rock bottom—you don’t come out soft.
You come out sea-tested.

You don’t just survive recovery.
You learn to swim in deep water—the kind most people will never touch.

🧠 The Recovery Skillset (That No Resume Lists)

What the world doesn’t always understand is that recovery builds more than sobriety.
It builds:

• Emotional intelligence (you've learned to sit with hard truths)

• Resilience (you keep going when most would collapse)

• Radical self-awareness (you’ve dissected your pain to reclaim your power)

• Unshakable courage (you faced the parts of yourself others run from)

You’ve had to rebuild your identity, your routine, your relationships—sometimes your entire life.
That’s not weakness. That’s wisdom.

⚡️ The Lie: “Recovery Sets You Back”

Let’s debunk that real quick.

The lie:

“You’re behind. You wasted time. You don’t have what it takes.”

The truth:

Recovery is an accelerated education in life, leadership, and emotional mastery.

Most people are still avoiding their pain.
You faced yours—and you’re still standing.

That makes you a force of nature.

🪞 Your Prompt…. Get the Mirror Out

Ask yourself this:

“How has your healing made you stronger, wiser, or more capable—even if others can’t see it yet?”

Write it down.
Say it out loud.
Let it become your new truth.

Because what you've lived through doesn't disqualify you—it qualifies you to lead.

🔁 Reframe: From “Recovery Story” to Leadership Story

You didn’t just get sober.
You didn’t just “bounce back.”
You transformed—from surviving to rising.

Now you get to use what you’ve earned.

• In your next job interview

• In your business

• In your parenting

• In your relationships

• In your community

You’ve got depth, insight, and fire that no certificate or degree can give you.

🎯 Call to Action

If you’re ready to stop shrinking and start leading with the wisdom recovery gave you—Tevahri is here.
This is your space to grow, build, and swim even deeper.
Let’s turn your survival into your legacy.

🌀 When Clarity Feels Scarier Than Confusion

Why Knowing What You Want Can Shake You More Than Not Knowing at All

✨ Intro: The Paradox of Clarity

We talk about getting clear as if it’s the end goal. And in some ways, it is—especially in recovery. We crave direction. We want to know what’s next. We ache for that moment when the fog lifts and we finally know what we’re here to do.

But what no one tells you is this:
Clarity is terrifying.

Because once you see the path forward—really see it—you can’t unsee it. And that means you’re faced with the responsibility of choosing it… or not.

🎯 Confusion Is Comfortable (In Its Own Way)

In the grip of confusion, we get to stall.
We say things like:

• “I’m just figuring things out.”

• “I don’t know what I want yet.”

• “Now’s not the right time.”

And no judgment—sometimes confusion is part of the healing. But often, confusion becomes a safehouse. A place to hide when the thought of fully stepping into our next chapter feels too raw, too big, too permanent.

Why? Because:

• What if I try and fail?

• What if people don’t support me?

• What if I succeed and don’t know how to hold it?

🔍 Clarity Shines a Light on What’s Possible… and What Must Change

Suddenly, you’re aware that:

• That job you’re holding onto doesn’t align with who you’re becoming.

• That relationship isn’t rooted in respect or growth.

• That version of yourself you keep shrinking into no longer fits.

Clarity demands action—and action demands courage. And let’s be honest: courage is exhausting when you’ve spent years surviving.

💬 Let’s Be Real: You’re Not Broken for Feeling Fear

If this is where you are—knowing what you want but frozen by the weight of it—please hear this:

You are not broken.
You are not weak.
You are not ungrateful.

You are simply human. And you are healing.

It makes perfect sense that you’d feel scared right now.
Clarity is a call forward, but it can also feel like a threat to everything familiar.

🛤️ What Would You Choose If Fear Wasn’t in the Driver’s Seat?

Let this question sit with you:

“What would I choose if fear wasn’t calling the shots?”

Don’t worry about how it will all work.
Just allow yourself to answer honestly.

• Would you finally apply for that program?

• Launch that business idea?

• Leave the job that’s draining your soul?

• Share your story out loud?

Write it down. Say it out loud.
Let the truth become a whisper you start listening to—day by day, moment by moment.

🙌 Closing: Let Clarity Be the Beginning, Not the Pressure

You don’t have to take the leap all at once.
Clarity isn’t about speed—it’s about alignment.

Take one small step today. Just one.
Let it prove to you that you are capable of holding the truth of who you’re becoming.

Call to Action……
If this resonated, share this post with someone who’s been “in the fog.”
And if you’re ready to explore your next step in a safe, empowering space—Tevahri is here for you.
Your next chapter doesn’t have to be a solo climb.

Healing Isn’t Linear—And Neither Is Reinvention

If you’ve ever had one of those “I thought I was past this” moments…
Same.

You make a big decision.
You sign up for the program.
You show up, on fire, ready to change your life.

And then—without warning—you're spiraling in self-doubt, questioning everything, wondering if you should just go back to what’s familiar.

That’s not failure.
That’s healing.
That’s reinvention.
And guess what? It’s not supposed to be linear.

The Highlight Reel Will Lie to You

Online, everyone makes it look like their glow-up was one smooth, perfectly lit transformation montage.
But real growth is messy.
One day you’re on a clarity high.
The next, you’re sitting in your car overthinking whether you’re qualified to dream at all.

I’ve lived that loop more times than I can count.

And every time I thought I was “slipping back,” I was actually stepping deeper into the work.

Progress Looks Like Pauses, Not Just Push

Let’s normalize the stumbles.
Let’s normalize the “off” weeks.
Let’s normalize questioning everything you once thought you were sure about.

Because reinventing your life—especially after recovery, burnout, or a season of surviving—requires more than discipline.
It requires self-compassion.

And let me be real with you:
Self-compassion is the most radical thing I’ve ever learned to practice.
It’s also the one thing that keeps me coming back to my why, even when my how feels shaky.

Your Path Won’t Look Like Theirs—and That’s the Point

You’re not here to walk a straight line.
You’re here to carve a path that’s honest, human, and yours.

So if this season feels circular, like you’re going back to lessons you thought you’d mastered—
you’re not broken.
You’re integrating.

And if you’re still here, still showing up, still trying again—
that’s not a setback.
That’s sacred.

Reflection Prompt:

Where in your journey are you expecting a straight line—when what you really need is grace for the curve?

Write it down. Then remind yourself:
Healing doesn’t have a timeline. Reinvention doesn’t follow a map.
And you, my friend, are right on time.

I Thought I Was Behind… Until I Realized I Was Rebuilding

For a long time, I wore the feeling of being “behind” like a second skin.
Behind in my career.
Behind in healing.
Behind other people my age who had matching dinnerware and retirement plans.

It wasn’t just comparison. It was shame.
The kind that whispers, “If you’d gotten it together sooner, you wouldn’t be here.”

But here’s what no one tells you:
When everything you built was burned to the ground—whether by addiction, burnout, grief, or just plain misalignment—you’re not behind.
You’re rebuilding.

The Lie of “Too Late”

We live in a world obsessed with timelines:
Graduate by this age.
Marry by that one.
Climb the ladder, make the six figures, own the home, stay in the box.

But for people like us—people who’ve lived through it, who’ve lost things, left things, or let go of lives that looked good on paper—those timelines don’t fit.
And that’s not failure.
That’s freedom.

Rebuilding Requires Ruins

You can’t rebuild something that wasn’t torn down first.
And while I don’t romanticize the pain of starting over, I do honor the power of it.

Because the truth is:
You don’t rebuild from shame.
You rebuild from clarity.
From grit.
From standing in the ashes and deciding: This time, it’s going to be different.

This time, it’s going to be real.
Aligned.
Whole.

If You Feel “Behind,” You’re Probably On Track

The fact that you’re even aware of what’s misaligned? That you want more, that you’re doing the scary, tender work of change?
That’s not behind.
That’s brave.

Your healing timeline is not too slow.
Your career path is not too messy.
Your life is not too late.

You’re rebuilding.
And rebuilding takes longer.
But it builds better.

Reflect With Me

If this hit home, pause for a second and ask yourself:

What are you calling “behind” that’s actually part of your rebuilding?
Write it down. Say it out loud. Then let it go.

You’re not behind. You’re becoming.
And that? That’s where the legacy starts.

I Didn’t Come This Far Just to... Start a Blog

Let me be clear: I didn’t claw my way through trauma, addiction, late-night Google searches for “how to change your life at 40,” and the occasional existential spiral just to start a blog.

But here we are.

Because somewhere between rebuilding my life, going back to school, and launching a business that actually means something, I realized I had a few things to say. Not from a pedestal. Not from a perfectly curated Instagram grid. But from the messy, beautiful middle—where healing meets hustle, and grace shows up wearing sneakers and a coffee-stained hoodie.

This blog isn’t just a digital journal or some “dear diary, I’m evolving” situation. It’s a corner of the internet for those of us who’ve been through the fire and are still standing—sometimes shakily, sometimes sassily, but always with heart.

Why I Started Tevahri

Tevahri was born from the ashes (literally and metaphorically). It’s for the woman—or man—who’s walked through addiction, burnout, grief, or that sneaky voice that whispers you’re not good enough and decided, “Not today, shame. I’ve got sh*t to do.”

It’s for the person who wants to build something—maybe a new career, maybe a new life—but doesn’t want to do it alone, in silence, or pretending like it’s easy.

Here, we talk pivots. Purpose. Possibility. And yes, some occasional profanity. Because when you’ve been through some things, sometimes “gosh darn it” just doesn’t cut it.

What You Can Expect

Expect real talk. The kind of content that doesn’t try to sell you a perfect morning routine or convince you that the answer is always kale. (No offense to kale.)

I’ll be writing about:
– Career change after chaos
– Building a business with soul
– Recovery—not just from substances, but from people-pleasing, perfectionism, and playing small
– Mental health and motivation (on the days when even brushing your teeth feels like a win)
– And probably memes. Because laughter is holy.

If You’re Still Here, We’re Already on the Same Page

So if something I say sparks something in you—drop a comment, shoot me a message, or send me your favorite GIF of a dog doing something totally chaotic or heart-melting (bonus points for floppy ears or dramatic side-eyes). Let’s connect.

Because I didn’t come this far just to start a blog.
I came this far to build a legacy.
Let’s get to it.