<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Intuitive Life Coach and Transformational Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracy is an intuitive life coach and spiritual guide that empowers clients to release fears, awaken confidence and restore creative energy.   ]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:18:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.livingstorystudios.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Cart We Don’t Notice We’re Filling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyday life carries more than we realize. From routines and responsibilities to thoughts, emotions, and interactions, our carts quietly fill throughout the day. What if we became more intentional about what we carry—and what we choose to put back?]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/the-cart-we-don-t-notice-we-re-filling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab0782a934de94835e62665</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_639701338fd04097afab1b0d750922aa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boundary Beneath the Boundary                                                   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why “this is what I need” was never the sentence that saved me.  This one was: “This is what I will do if you don’t.”  For years I believed I had good boundaries. I could identify what I needed, communicate it clearly, and tell you exactly what worked for me, what didn't, what I was willing to accept, and what I wasn't. I had no trouble using my voice.  The problem was that I mistook communication for a boundary. I remember one autumn evening, sitting across from someone I loved deeply. The...]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/the-boundary-beneath-the-boundary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a93958bd4cd003c23e7b979</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:56:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_6d207249c57940e7aeb813fb52dc3b0c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cooking Class That Almost Blinded Me (And the Squid That Broke My Heart)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cooking class in San Miguel de Allende sounded like a great idea. Then came squid paste, hot peppers, an emergency eyewash and one very inconveniently handsome stranger.]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/the-cooking-class-that-almost-blinded-me-and-the-squid-that-broke-my-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a82247b68f1938b2e2fd8b2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_62c4144a1b9348eeb284dde13218e3b1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Bought the Beauty Product. I Cried. Then I Laughed.  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A $14.99 eyebrow product was supposed to make me look younger. Instead it made me laugh—and unexpectedly confront something much deeper. This humorous, deeply personal essay explores the quiet grief of aging, the impossible beauty standards women live with, and why wanting to recognize ourselves in the mirror isn't vanity at all.]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/i-bought-the-beauty-product-i-cried-then-i-laughed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fa6272aa0dd3fa168e33b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:39:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_b6ce089739b34543a5afde231aa972d0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiz I Didn't Want to Take: The ACE Score and Childhood Trauma]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trauma-informed writer reflects on being handed the ACE questionnaire with no warning, no container, and no support - and what the score actually can and can't tell. us about a life. ]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/the-quiz-i-didn-t-want-to-take-the-ace-score-and-childhood-trauma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a63ae6548a090b991295421</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:02:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_a69854a3d77241cfa0710292c5ea5eb8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Fine: The Hidden Language of Emotions ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of us learned to answer every emotional question with the same word: fine. In this reflective essay, discover how expanding your emotional vocabulary can deepen self-awareness, strengthen healing, and help you understand the feelings hidden beneath the surface.]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/beyond-fine-the-hidden-language-of-emotion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5fffb0e75006338f59bb77</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:30:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_52a70b012df349a58a1bf4fafd966989~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Love: The Chemistry of a Shared Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[After sixteen years, a quiet kitchen taught me that love isn't the whole experiment - chemistry, and who we're becoming, might be. ]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/beyond-love-the-chemistry-of-a-shared-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5bbd50830cbda37bbf322c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_7f88081600924d5a83050d25e9658ce4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvard T-Bone Jones and the Beautiful Privilege of Growing Old Together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harvey arrived in my life unexpectedly, carrying lessons I didn't yet know I needed. As he enters his sixteenth year, this is a reflection on companionship, aging, and the profound gift of loving someone through every season of life.]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/harvard-t-bone-jones-and-the-beautiful-privilege-of-growing-old-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57bff58a059921e60338be</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:29:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_32d58a46ae6e4b7ca237c322eeb8c54b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Practice of Listening: An Introduction to Tarot and the Wisdom We Carry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every morning begins with a single card, a cup of coffee, and one quiet question: What is asking for my attention today? This opening essay explores tarot not as fortune-telling, but as a contemplative practice that reconnects us with intuition, symbolism, healing, and the wisdom we already carry within ourselves.]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/the-quiet-practice-of-listening-an-introduction-to-tarot-and-the-wisdom-we-carry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a45b245463386a45166d7bf</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:29:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_5b66df2963a4465d8b7561632497ac61~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy and Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: The Beautiful Ways We Learn to Survive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthy and Unhealthy coping mechanisms often begin as acts of protection.  Learn how our survival strategies form, when they become harmful, and how to gently replace them. ]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/healthy-and-unhealthy-coping-mechanisms-the-beautiful-ways-we-learn-to-survive</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a43e7612481452f72da02b4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_c63e9c192af843c99d827540aef0f05d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_531,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Seeing Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Travel doesn't change us because we see new places. It changes us because, for a little while, we learn to notice again. A mother-daughter journey through London became an unexpected lesson in letting go, seeing more deeply, and meeting the people we love as they continue becoming someone new.]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/the-art-of-seeing-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c558444c7bef1d02e57d3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:53:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_1f0a6b3ae1494819acda47ac189bb070~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Slow Disappearance of Self: The Woman I Kept Leaving Behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking back, I don’t think I lost myself all at once.  I think I left myself in tiny, almost invisible ways.   Every time, I ignored what I knew. Every time I explained away something that hurt. Every time I chose to preserve the relationship over myself.   I used to think boundaries were mostly about saying no.  No to behaviors.  No to disrespect.  No to situations and people that cause pain.  What I understand now is that boundaries have very little to do with saying no to someone else and...]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/the-slow-disappearance-of-self-the-woman-i-kept-leaving-behind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a28a33abcf454bfefdf374f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:35:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_38edb65b10c5418c8a6ff7c5497959fe~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Practice of Being Happy]]></title><description><![CDATA["Perhaps happiness was never hiding in some future version of life.  It was here all along, waiting to be noticed in the ordinary moments."]]></description><link>https://www.livingstorystudios.com/post/the-quiet-practice-of-being-happy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a28503c99361b5d20d4df59</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:41:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/727152_e2822e9011434d77bbbbe1c4aeba5f0f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tracy Mockwitz</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>