Honest reflections on motherhood, integrative health, faith, and the messy-beautiful journey of becoming who you were made to be.https://korilynnorth.comen-ushttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/progress-matters-not-perfectionhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/progress-matters-not-perfectionI have a problem with the tree in front of my house. Every year, without fail, it refuses to drop its leaves until December. Sloppy action is better than perfect inaction — progress matters more than perfection.Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTLife Coachinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/gods-mathhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/gods-mathThe marigolds in front of my mailbox were looking pretty rough by the end of August. I honestly thought they were finished. But then September came, and after some simple TLC, they surprised me with the fullest blooms of the summer.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTFaith & Wellnesshttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/beauty-in-the-breakdownhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/beauty-in-the-breakdown“Nothing is going wrong.” That’s what I whispered to myself as I heard the dreaded thud, thud, thud, knowing instantly my tire had popped. Hidden in the interruptions are often the exact lessons we never knew we needed.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTLife Coachinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/not-what-i-plannedhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/not-what-i-plannedThis wasn’t how I wanted this to go. I was crushed. Here I was with my fourth baby and he was refusing to nurse. But this time, I had tools to identify my thoughts and find solutions I didn’t know existed.Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTMotherhoodhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/lesson-in-the-drainhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/lesson-in-the-drainThis morning, my sink delivered an unexpected but powerful message. So often in life, we notice signs — physical symptoms, emotional struggles — but push them down with good intentions, planning to address them “later.”Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTIntegrative Healthhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/not-as-it-may-appearhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/not-as-it-may-appearA few weeks back, I shared a beach photo with friends and family. The pristine sandy shore sparked a bit of envy. Then I mentioned the 55-degree temperature — and their jealousy quickly faded.Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTLife Coachinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/a-messy-stablehttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/a-messy-stableI've enjoyed the practice of reading through Proverbs, a proverb a day based on the date. Every time I come to Proverbs 14:4, it resonates so deeply in me during this season of motherhood and littles.Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTFaith & Wellnesshttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/a-different-type-of-seasonhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/a-different-type-of-seasonThis past year hasn’t gone how I thought it would go. A year of pivots — leaving the job, starting the classes, and learning that a different type of season is not the same as a wasted one.Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTLife Coachinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/fearhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/fearThis past weekend I found myself eating breakfast solo at the kitchen counter, watching our bird feeder bustle with life in the falling snow. They had everything they needed — more than enough, actually.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTFaith & Wellnesshttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/joy-in-the-waitinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/joy-in-the-waitingThis past Sunday was 40 weeks. Forty weeks of growing and protecting life inside — and then the due date came and went. There is a joy available in the waiting, if we will take it.Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTMotherhoodhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/its-time-to-just-decidehttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/its-time-to-just-decideA few weeks ago I was having my weekly session with one of my newer clients. She got on the call so excited, listing off everything she was going to do — and then never decided on any of it.Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTLife Coachinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/its-all-about-the-whohttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/its-all-about-the-whoIt’s a new year, a new month, a new week — so much excitement can come with that. But so many people skip goals entirely because they don’t stick. What if the goal was never the point?Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTLife Coachinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/born-to-createhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/born-to-createYou were born to be a creator. You were made to have an idea in your head and bring it into reality — from the toddler stacking wobbly block towers to the work you were made to do.Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTFaith & Wellnesshttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/dont-bury-your-talentshttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/dont-bury-your-talentsI remember sitting at the stop light with tears in my eyes: “I don’t want to go to work.” It was something I found myself saying more and more — and the parable of the talents would not leave me alone.Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTIntegrative Healthhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/hardhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/hard“It’s just hard.” That seems to be the theme of this summer that I keep hearing — from family, from friends, from clients, from the lady at the grocery store. Everything is just hard.Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTLife Coachinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/your-circumstances-arent-the-problemhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/your-circumstances-arent-the-problemWhat if I told you that chances are, it isn’t your circumstances causing the stress or anxiety in your life? It’s the thoughts you are having about them — and those you can actually change.Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTLife Coachinghttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/the-day-i-realized-i-didnt-want-to-be-a-nursehttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/the-day-i-realized-i-didnt-want-to-be-a-nurseIf you ask most RNs, they remember the moment they knew they wanted to be a nurse. I remember the day I realized I didn’t want to be one anymore — and what I found on the other side of it.Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTIntegrative Healthhttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/changing-thoughtshttps://korilynnorth.com/thoughts-and-insights/changing-thoughtsYou woke up earlier than you normally do today, just before my alarm was going to go off. I could have thought “not now, I have so much to do.” There was a time I would have. But I changed my thought.Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTMotherhood