From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee Should you start over? Sometimes starting over is a faster, more streamlined, and more successful path than trying to stick to "what you've always done."
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee When I say Witch, I mean Witch When you think of a witch, what comes to mind? A woman? A hag? How about men? Or those that reject the binary?
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee Shrinking in fear… of success It’s the last week of 2021 and I don’t know about you but this week is one of those weeks where time moves differently. We’re not quite done with 2021 (despite absolutely feeling done with this year) and we’re not quite ready for 2022 to begin.
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee A Witchy Niche Are you considering niching? I struggled with it for years. I fought against it. Railed against the notion! What is niching down? It’s focusing on one area, one market, and going all in. Which is why I fought against it for so long. I like doing too many things!
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee On Slowing Down My child started school last month. They’ve been home with me since day one, we’ve never had a babysitter outside of grandparents and never more than a few hours. My heart, or rather my undiagnosed postpartum anxiety and depression, wouldn’t allow it. When I started going to
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee Asking for Help is a Journey through Trust Participating in this month’s Tarot for Growth from @bujowitchcraft on Instagram has really helped me this month in several ways: 1. I’m connecting more with a new deck through everyday use. 2. I’m writing every day. 3. I’m actually diving in and doing “shadow work” in
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee Burnout & Boundaries Like a lot of adults, I spend a great deal of time doing absolutely nothing on my phone, other than continuously leer at it. Have a spare second? Pick up the phone. Going to the bathroom? Take the phone. I’m not even present with what I’m doing: I
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee I am a witch. I had always dabbled in the occult, much to the eye-rolling of my parents, and always said my “religion” or “faith” was closest to witch than anything else. Nothing else seemed to fit, despite wanting to have a concrete, unmovable faith and religion in my life. As a young
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee Figuring it Out In “the professional world,” you will hear that specialization is the end all be all of business. “T” down and dive deep and specialize and niche within that specialty. For me, it’s practical advice, but a nauseating concept.
From the Desk of Patty Ryan Lee Perfectionism Perfectionism is something I have fought against, dealt with and agonized over most of my life. The older I get, the more I strive to lean into vulnerability and aim for progress, not perfection. Never have I fought with perfection and the anxiety behind it, then in my art, and
