I’m the founder of nicolelee.co

For as long as I can remember, I've defined life by being productive, going fast and achieving things. In my 20s, I entered the working world applying myself fully to reaching financial independence, career accolades and whatever it took to reach my version of "success" without much of a concept of what it meant to take care of my physical, emotional and mental health in the process. 

Then in 2019, I hit a wall and I hit it hard. I reached a breaking point where my lifestyle of prioritizing productivity, pushing past my boundaries and avoiding trauma from my past just wasn’t working anymore. The life I worked so hard to build - the accolades, titles, positions, and organizations I used to define my self-worth - it all imploded in itself and a wave of self doubt, anxiety and emotional fragility came crashing down.

The reality was that I had been battling these feelings for a long time. At the root of it, I lacked real inner trust with myself and I was listening to voices that weren't mine.

With the help of a therapist and my partner, I slowly started to face the issues that were causing me to live life this way. I was able to start being more honest about them and begin the slow process of recognizing my own voice and cultivating real inner trust and confidence within myself through daily self-care practices like meditation, mindfulness and journaling. As I began taking care of my mental health, I became more attuned to the mind-body connection and experimented with a healthier diet and a sustainable exercise routine as well. To my surprise, my mental and emotional health visibly improved after a few months and I felt much more at home within myself.

I founded nicolelee.co out of the belief that when we give ourselves the permission to take care of ourselves, we have a greater ability to act out of a place of strength and alignment with who we truly are to do our best work and live our best lives.