A post-ovulation love note

Focus. Self-belief. Love.

By Brett Buchert · May 5, 2025

It’s that time of the month again…

That time when I feel the shift from being on-top-of-the-world to falling off the mountain. Where I’m suddenly second-guessing everything I’ve created, said, or shared.
Where I wonder if it’s all even worth it.

This is the part of my cycle right after ovulation when estrogen and my energy and my expression shifts…downward. 

Self-doubt comes online. Sadness seeps in the cracks.

So this morning, I sat with it. Felt it.
Meditated.
And something simple but fierce came through:

Focus. Self-belief. Love.

These are all choices.
Sure, they're harder to make at some points in the month, but choices nonetheless.

I have a choice to believe in myself even though I'm not perfect, even though I won't always succeed.

I have a choice to pull the curtains on distractions and close the tabs that siphon my energy when I'm more sensitive. 

And maybe most importantly, I have a choice to love myself.
Especially when I’m a mess.
Especially when I feel unsure.

To breathe love deep into my body in every moment that I remember, simply because I can.