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Your Shadows Are the Key to Your Liberation

November 20, 2025 | Renée Fishman

The shadows and icky parts that lurk beneath the surface can be our greatest obstacles, but also the path forward.

Filed Under: Life, Navigating Change, Spirituality Tagged With: barriers, joy, liberation, obstacles, shadow, shadow work

To Sustain Daily Habits, Commitment Isn’t Enough

November 13, 2025 | Renée Fishman

When it comes to sustaining daily practices over a long run of time, commitment is crucial. But it’s not enough. Here’s what else you need.

Filed Under: Habits, Productivity Tagged With: commitment, consistency, daily practices, habits, joy, productivity, rituals

Venus opposing Saturn: 3 Ways You Block Love, Connection, and Pleasure

October 11, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Rumi famously advised to seek the barriers you erect against love. As Venus opposes Saturn, it shows us the ways we block love, connection, and pleasure.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, boundaries, connection, inner critic, joy, love, opposition, perfectionism, pleasure, Saturn, transits, Venus, Venus opposing Saturn

The Paradox of Sagittarius Season

November 21, 2024 | Renée Fishman

As Sagittarius season arrives, we go from the depths of Scorpio’s still waters to the expansiveness of possibility, from the well of grief to the breadth of joy. But there’s a particular paradox of this mutable season that arrives at the darkest time of the year.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, cycles, grief, hope, joy, nature, optimism, Sagittarius, seasons, transitions

Embracing the Both/And of Life

November 3, 2024 | Renée Fishman

A challenging Mars/Pluto opposition at the same time as a bountiful Venus/Jupiter opposition reminds us that life’s constant invitation to us is to embrace the both/and.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: anger, astrology, celebration, emotions, expressive, grief, joy, Jupiter, Mars, Pluto, protective, sadness, seasons, tension, Venus

Learning the Codes of Life is the Key to Unlocking Joy

November 30, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Everything in life is a code. The more codes you learn, the more you can participate in life, and the more you can experience joy.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: codes, cycles, joy, life, life meaning, meaning, patterns, purpose, reading

Debunking the Demonization of Comparison

November 2, 2023 | Renée Fishman

It’s often stated that “comparison is the thief of joy.” But when we demonize comparison, we lose focus on the true thief of our joy.

Filed Under: Coaching, CrossFit, Fitness Tagged With: comparison, competition, expectations, joy, judgment, mindfulness, personal development, self-awareness

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