Hi! I’m Bailey 💗 I’m glad you’re here.
🦋 You are warmly welcomed into this haven for you (sensitive soul!) to feel celebrated in who you are, empowered to take up space & connect with your vibrant inner world, and create your own philosophies for how you can live authentically, magically, & creatively.
My whole life changed at 15 when I finally began understanding that just because I didn’t fit in & wasn’t understood - that I was and am still allowed to take up space and that there is a place for me to belong. 🌱 I realized I had choice and agency over my life - I didn’t have to follow the laid out traditional path that so far, had left me unhappy, numb and alone.
As the only teenager in a life coaching group of adults ranging from 20-60, I discovered that the world as I was taught it wasn’t quite what it seemed. That are vast possibilities, endless ways to express emotions & create. That my pain and struggles weren’t ingrained or even inherit to who I am as a human. That I have value, worth, just by being. That there are people in this world who want to connect with me, who are kindred spirits. That a messy imperfect life filled with love, little joys, courage, and authenticity is more significant than being well perceived.
Through vulnerability, passionate writing pieces, heartfelt poetry, my podcast conversations, and more, I share my insights & curiosities about life with gentle wisdom and a dream of connection. 🌤️💕
(p.s. my website is a really fun place to wander + stroll around too, so you’re welcome to explore there anytime!
Magic for your inbox. ✨
💌 Every Thursday. Completely free. A digestible letter sent straight to your email inbox.
🎙️Occasional Tuesday’s - 20 Year Old Butterfly, the podcast. Deep and heartfelt conversations with incredible guests.
I don’t want to add to your overwhelm with more things you ‘should be doing’ or more overload of information. I was recently told by a lovely mentor that an email I sent her was “like a little oasis and hug.”
That’s what you can expect!
A place for you to be you, to be HUMAN. No effort or trying or proving.
I’d love to see you there! 🩷
My philosophy, how I live, & this community 💓
I wrote this as an expression of how I felt in the moment. But as you read, I imagine as a kindred spirit, you’ll be able to replace the “I” with YOU 🌼
I get to create my OWN philosophies for my life, in everything I do. I get to find magic where little moments blossom, create it in the sidewalk cracks. I get to cherish everything that makes me FEEL, to be dramatic about emotions memories and experiences because we are human beings made to feel them.
I get to follow my passions and discover anew every day. I follow the embers of passion and love in my heart - the curiosity within through chasing the butterflies. I defy the norms, I will never conform, I will never stop saying NO to shame filled, meaningless, unimaginative made up stories about the “way the world works.”
I prioritize how I want to FEEL over how anything looks and I never give up on hope, no matter how small. I seek deep connection everywhere- from a creative who inspires me, to the banker who helped me, to the bird waddling in the grass during my nature porch sitting time, to the turtle I helped return to the pond, to my gone old favorite tree that I will love forever. I will always seek connection because it always arrives in my heart, and I just let it shine.
I take action even when I struggle, I don’t wait. I want to make an impact on people. I want to be asked questions. “Something that I want.” It won’t just be for the song. (this is one of my favorite songs, from the movie Tangled)
My philosophy is? I get to create the philosophies for how I live my life, every single day. Without edits, without filters, but with the enoughness of the moment. With everything I need already inside me in this very moment, to create my philosophy for tomorrow. ✨
This is the poem that inspired the name, 20 Year Old Butterfly, that may or may not be about me…
I wrote this as a way to express the lens I view the world through by using my favorite creature - a butterfly. 🦋
I aim to create an essence of community & lead conversations that are both playful and introspective, vulnerable and joyful, warm and empowering - because, I have all of those different interwoven parts within myself! 🌼
The little ME in this photo is silly, light, kind, observant, and deep, emotional, complex, multi passionate, courageous, messy, human.
And I’m guessing you feel the same. :)
I enjoy spending time in quiet, by myself just observing the trees leaves dancing or the rain falling or humans being. I love writing poetry in my journal and creating abstract art, listening to music & drumming with my hands, playing card/board games, watching my favorite shows and movies for the 100th time (this is how I spend a lottt of my time), reading when I actually give myself space to.
I’m a 20 year old sensitive human/writer/entrepreneur. I started my first business at 11 so I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit and I’ve spent the last 6 years deep into getting to know myself & discovering the life wisdom you get while living, being introspective, going to therapy, life coaching, etc.
Thanks again for being here. 💫
