WHERE YOU EXPLORE THE EDGES OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE WITH INTENTION, GRACE, AND PURPOSE.

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The Pebble in Your Shoe allows you to address overt and covert topics that bother you. This space is dedicated to exploring the edges of our comfort zones—where growth happens, and wisdom takes root.

The Pebble in Your Shoe is based on the philosophy that what doesn’t kill us might make us squirm for a long time. Like that small stone that demands your attention with every step, some discomforts shouldn't be ignored—they're invitations to grow.

Here, we examine the stories we tell ourselves, not to remove the pebbles from our shoes, but to understand what they have to teach us. The more uncomfortable the topic, the richer the potential for growth.

Let’s unpack those feelings of unease, vulnerability, and fear holding you back and make this next part of your life better than the one before. Yes, we’re the glass is half-full kind of people!

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