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The Mirror Moment: How to Gently Begin Noticing Yourself Again
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The Mirror Moment: How to Gently Begin Noticing Yourself Again

How to stop disappearing from your own life

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Denise Pyles
Jun 05, 2025
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Hi y’all,

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought: I don’t even recognize her anymore.

You keep showing up for your kids, your coworkers, your partner, and your deadlines, but not for yourself. Your life is full, but you feel invisible.

And that whisper inside, the one that used to dream, wonder, and feel, is now buried under laundry piles, texts, direct messages, and endless to-do lists.

It’s not your fault.

The digital systems around you don’t nourish your inner world. They reward production over presence.

And in the race to prove your worth, it’s easy to abandon the one person you’ll live with for the rest of your life: yourself.

What if you began again? Gently. Kindly.

With a 10-second pause in front of the mirror? With a breath that lands you back in your body? With one noticing?

Today’s newsletter will show you how to start seeing yourself again, not through hustle or fixing, but through the soft practice of mindful noticing.

Let’s stand in that mirror moment together.


Photo by Denise Pyles, Mirror Affirmations, Redmond, WA

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