To the woman who is running on empty,
If you are here, there is a good chance you are exhausted. I know that feeling intimately.
Moonbridge didn't start as a carefully mapped-out business plan. It started from a place of pure survival. Not too long ago, I was juggling the overwhelming demands of work, raising my kids, navigating the confusing shifts of perimenopause, and then... a breast cancer diagnosis.
I felt entirely alone, terrified, and profoundly stressed. To cope, I started checking out. I would scroll endlessly on my phone, dissociating just to get through the day. I fell asleep to the hum of TikTok live sales because they were safe, predictable, and required absolutely zero brain power from me. It was hours of noise that kept the quiet, scary thoughts at bay.
Eventually, I bought a few mystery squishy fidget toys from those streams. During my cancer treatment, I began to hyper-focus on them. They gave my hands something to do and my mind a place to center its anxiety. They were grounding. They became my quiet, tactile meditation.
As treatment went on, I noticed a shift. When I was with my kids or at work, I stopped grabbing my phone to detach and fill the space. Instead, I grabbed a squishy. I replaced the mindless scroll with a mindful touch, and suddenly, I was able to stay present and connected to my life.
Healing forces you to look at the things you've ignored. Lying on the table in the radiation machine, I remember feeling so scared and like I was being punished. In those raw moments, past life traumas I had suppressed seemed to be pulled to the surface with every blast. But it was also in that vulnerable space that I started to open up to the people who showed up for me. I realized that my hormonal struggles, my stress, my neglected needs—I had disconnected from all of them. I had deprioritized myself for years.
What I learned is that we are all experiencing this heavy, beautiful, chaotic life together. We need each other.
Through my treatment, I remembered the critical importance of self-care, and more importantly, self-love. I realized that treating myself, surprising myself, and caring for my own wellness didn't make me selfish—it made me whole. It made me more capable of giving love to my kids, my partner, my peers, and my community.
I committed to showing up for myself, and Moonbridge is my commitment to showing up for you.
We created this space to offer you a little bit of mystery, a touch of comfort, and the encouragement you need to stay committed to your own self-care rituals.
You are not alone. Let's cross the bridge together.
With love,
Lori