Join me on Substack!
Hello friends!
I have so loved this little Squarespace home I have nestled into since 2018 — pre-motherhood, pre-pandemic, pre-AI writing better than I ever could.
The last 7 years (!!!) have meant the world to me. I have stretched, flourished, and expanded in ways I couldn’t imagine for myself yet. To say I have changed would be true, but altogether flat.
I went from being a married adult with no kids and loads of creative freedom, to mothering 3 children (with one on the way) channeling most of my creativity into my home and family.
There was the pandemic, which changed the way all of us approach each other, how we communicate and what we communicate about.
I have spent much time, energy, and effort into pursuing deep healing from things I could only scratch the surface on before.
I wrote and released an album from the time I was freshly postpartum with my second up until I birthed my third.
I have gently shifted from building creative business to building healthy and diverse friendships, building a more honest and vulnerable community at my church, building a healthier marriage and home life, and building healthier practices that are tailored specifically to me (not based on what others are or aren’t doing.)
For many of us, life feels like it’s going at a breakneck speed full of beauty, difficulty, shifting, and everything in between, and we’re trying to keep up in a way that feels aligned with our values and our current stage of life.
Thank you for being here with me through all of it, comrades!
There is so much on my heart that I want to share in more intentional, bite-sized, frequent, and immersive ways. And while this website and its posts will stay up for now,
I’ll be starting something fresh over on Substack and I can’t wait to see you there!
Along with writing, sharing, and musing over on Substack,
I’ll be starting a new podcast: Let’s Talk Life with Samantha Ray.
After some hearty soul-searching and talking to trusted friends and counselors, I’ve siphoned down 3 very important things that make me come FULLY alive:
CREATING
COMMUNICATING &
CONNECTING
and this podcast will help me do just that! This has felt like the best way to integrate creating, communicating, and connecting into my regular rhythms of life, right alongside everything else life is dishing up at the moment.
I love you so much. See you there!
Sincerely,