A Pause Before You Click “Buy” — A Note About Making Money Online
Hey. I almost didn’t post this.
It feels messy. Raw. Like maybe it's not what I should be writing.
But I need to say it.
This is a quiet warning. A love letter. A flashlight pointed down a path I followed for far too long.
If you’re here, you might be in the middle of trying to rebuild your life. Maybe you’re recovering from something big. Maybe you're waking up after years of numbing, silencing, shrinking. Maybe you're finally ready to do something for you. To make money. To matter. To follow a spark.
And right at that moment — BAM — you find her.
The smiling woman on TikTok who made $20k in her first month doing what she loves. The "real, relatable" one who left her toxic ex, built a business in a month, and now sells the secret to success for just $97 (but only for the next 7 minutes... clock's ticking!).
You feel something. A flutter. A spark.
But is it your intuition lighting up? Or is it panic disguised as possibility?
Because here's what no one told me:
Not every spark is your spark.
I Spent 10 Years in the “This Course Will Save Me” Loop
Ten years of buying programs, PDFs, workshops, blueprints, and bundles from “heart-centered” women who promised that this was the only thing I needed.
Ten years of thinking I just hadn’t found the right system yet. Or worse — that I was the problem because I couldn’t follow the system exactly.
Here’s the ugly truth:
A lot of the online business world is built on gaslighting your intuition.
They don’t call it that, of course.
They call it “mindset.”
They call it “proven strategy.”
They call it “all-in energy.”
But what they often mean is:
Ignore your gut.
Do it their way.
Toss your morals and values to the side.
If it doesn’t work, it’s because you didn’t believe enough.
And it’s not just the bro-marketers anymore.
It’s the soft-spoken ones with the pastel palettes and messy buns.
It’s the ones who say they’re “just here to help” — but will happily take your money for something they don’t believe in themselves.
For Women in Healing: This is Especially Dangerous
If you’re recovering from abuse, codependency, burnout, or survival mode…
If you’re just now learning to hear your inner voice again…
Please don’t drown it in someone else’s “seven-figure funnel.”
That whisper inside you? That flicker of creativity? That strange little idea that lights you up?
That’s your real path.
You don’t need a countdown timer to chase it.
You don’t need to buy something in the next 30 seconds to make it real.
You don’t need to sell your soul (or your sanity) to become successful.
Here's What You Do Need (And It's Free)
🌀 A deep breath.
🌀 A space to play.
🌀 Time to let your ideas settle into your body.
🌀 Gentle experiments, not pressure-packed decisions.
🌀 Permission to explore without monetizing every spark.
Success can come.
Money can come.
But it does not have to look like what they're selling.
Let your healing lead.
Let your joy lead.
Let your knowing lead.
And above all else?
Let yourself pause.
Not to overthink.
Not to spiral.
Just to create enough space to tell the difference between intuition and urgency.
✨ Asterisks + Anchors
This isn’t an anti-business post. I love creating things. I am building a business.
But I’m building it slowly, soul-first. And if you're in the Spark Sandbox, I hope you will too.
So let this post be a tiny anchor in the chaos.
If you ever feel that tightness in your chest — the kind that masquerades as excitement but is really fear wearing sparkles — come back here.
Come back to yourself.
The sandbox is your safe zone to expirement and play. It’s where everything starts.
🌟 Ready to create from joy, not pressure?
The free Spark Sandbox Kit is your permission to play and honor alllll the ideas. No pressure. No pitch. Just space to explore what lights you up.
