Elizabeth Hope Derby

💙 LET’S GO VA 💙 LET’S GO NJ 💙 LET’S GO NYC! 💙

It’s a great day to have a great day and vote vote vote 🇺🇸

I’ve been making calls to the afterlife lately. Usually to chat to my dad about business stuff. I joke that he’s my astral business manager—but also—it’s not really a joke. (See last photo of ‘s wonderful Telephone of the Wind.)

Anyway, my son turned 1 on Saturday. God, I love him so much. I had no idea what a second child could be like, actually like, feel like after having a first whom I adore. Turns out it’s…the same, but different, and so much better because I get to be with them both, and one-on-one also. Plus they both have great senses of humor. Especially Aidan who loves to initiate rounds of peek-a-boo with me and then laugh his head off.

Aidan’s birthday was on Saturday. My dad’s birthday was on Monday. My father-in-law’s birthday is on Tuesday (today). A lot of good Virgo vibes in the ethers, with this amazing little soul to ground it in my everyday reality.

How truly lucky am I 😭

10 months in / 10 months out! How I love this little boy!!! 💙🌊🐳

Be brave while there’s still time to be free. 🇺🇸

My little works of art. 🎨🌿

Daily blessings persist despite my grief and fury, despite the continued cruelty, abuse, ignorance, and unfathomable greed.

Aidan is 9 months old and Jack is officially 4!

I am beyond grateful. May I continue to share from this overflowing well of abundance. May this love multiply and soften and cut through the brainwashing and sociopathy. May the future be a place I want my children to live in.

Mother’s Day 2025: sunny with a chance of cuteness! 🌸🩵🩵🌸

Today’s the day!!

I’m opening 4 spots on my calendar for you to book a powerful, brand-new coaching session with me!

Are you a fit for this experience? If you resonate with 4 or more of the below, let’s talk…

🎆You’re a smart, responsible eldest daughter type. Growing up, you were often labeled an “old soul”, “mature for your age,” or “wise beyond your years”.

🎆 You’ve been selling your services for 2+ years, and you know you’re amazing at what you do.

🎆 You want your business to be a source of energy and creative fulfillment, but your workdays are a mess of logistics, competing priorities, and nagging self-doubt.

🎆 You give amazing advice to your friends about self-care, boundaries, and slowing down—but can’t seem to take that advice yourself.

🎆 You were a high achiever in structured environments like school, sports, and corporate.

🎆 You serve clients using “industry best practices” that are actually annoying AF for you, but you don’t know how (or if) you can change how you work and still deliver the value you promised.

🎆You have a mental list floating around of ways you’d like to improve your business—things like raising your rates, tweaking your offers, and setting better client boundaries—but you keep putting them off because other things are more urgent and you’re overwhelmed with where to start.

🎆 You block time on your calendar to indulge your inner artist, but you wind up answering “just one more email” and your window for painting, decorating, or crafting evaporates.

🎆 You have brilliant, creative ideas for your business that you get excited about in private, but you don’t have the brainspace or clarity to implement them without burning out.

If the majority of these were a “yes”, let’s connect ASAP.

DM me “JOY”, I’ll share all the details, and we can make some magic together.

📸 credit to Jack

✨ The real reason you’re so exhausted in your business? ✨

It’s not just that you’re doing too much. It’s that, deep down, you believe you can’t stop.

🔹 You take on too much because you can.
🔹 You hesitate to set boundaries because you don’t want to let people down.
🔹 You overdeliver because you feel responsible for your clients’ success.

💡 This pattern didn’t start in your business—it started in childhood. And it’s keeping you from the ease and success you actually want.
The good news? You can unlearn this.

💭 Tell me—does this resonate?

👉 If everything in your business feels too complicated, let’s simplify. DM me FLOW for a free guide to help you get back into flow.

Burnout isn’t always obvious. Sometimes, it doesn’t feel like exhaustion—it feels like:

🚨 Your brain refusing to give you answers.

🚨 Second-guessing every decision.

🚨 Even small tasks feeling too hard.

If that sounds familiar, here are three ways to recover from burnout when you’re in it:

1️⃣ Stop trying to accomplish anything extra. Lower the bar. You’ll still get the basics done, but give yourself permission to do them in the easiest way possible.

2️⃣ Stop planning. Burnout isn’t just about rest—it’s about removing friction from your life so you don’t keep running yourself into the ground. Eventually, you’ll need to declutter your business and life, but if you’re in acute burnout, don’t plan anything. Just let yourself exist and operate on autopilot.

3️⃣ Do something that makes you happy. Fun is the fastest way to refuel your tank. And yes—fun can be a nap. It can be a craft. It can be watching a ridiculous reality show. Whatever brings you pleasure, lean into it.

Burnout doesn’t mean you’re broken. It just means you need more ease, more joy, and less pressure.

💬 What’s your go-to way to recover from burnout? Drop it in the comments.

What emotions have you been holding back?

This week, I pulled the Sacred Tears: Expression card from Asha Frost’s deck, Spirit Medicine. Its message hit deeply:

“Tears hold our sacred waters, memories, essence, and medicine. Recall all the emotions you’ve swallowed back or pushed down—it’s time for them to release.”

If you’ve been feeling stuck, anxious, or disappointed in your business or life, this card is an invitation to stop holding back your emotions.

Here’s what I’ve learned: your mind might not have the answers, but your body does. When you let yourself cry, scream, or even celebrate with your whole heart, you make space for clarity, focus, and peace to emerge.

💡 Examples for this week:

Exhausted by the state of the world? Let yourself grieve it.

Celebrating a professional win? Savor it. Feel the joy, guilt-free.

Feeling frustrated about forces outside your control? Move your body. Dance it out. Punch a pillow. Let the energy move through you.

Your emotions are not the enemy—they’re the key to unlocking your power. What’s stirring in you that needs to be released?

LMK if this resonates 💞