<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Honestly Nat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healing Through Authenticity and Truth]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:28:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.honestlynat.co/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for Inspiration, Finding Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought I was waiting for inspiration, but what I was really missing was connection. Sometimes the things we're searching for don't appear when we're busy running through life—they appear when we slow down long enough to reconnect with ourselves.]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/waiting-for-inspiration-finding-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2e1a4244c7bef1d0319793</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts and insights]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:13:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_6993aa9228df48828d75982f8ff7f082~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building From the Bottom Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was young, I remember hearing the parable about building your house on the rock instead of the sand. Back then, I took everything very literally, and I didn't fully understand what it meant. I feel like I relate to that story in a completely different way now. I know what it feels like to live on sand. In fact, I think I have for as long as I can remember. It felt like uncertainty, confusion, anxiety... living on the edge. Nothing in my life ever felt truly solid, secure, or fully...]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/building-from-the-bottom-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1d76c9f87459faf2f6816a</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts and insights]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:14:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c06c53d350fc4ee8ae983c17fdc851ae.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe I Am “Too Much”]]></title><description><![CDATA[For most of my life, I hid the deepest parts of myself because I was afraid of being “too much.” This is about learning to stop shrinking and finally allowing myself to be seen.]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/maybe-i-am-too-much</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0b1c678ba6aec9a81015c8</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts and insights]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:11:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c5533353c7fa4581877cd8ac97a7b3f7.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Should I Feel Anyway?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spent years numbing myself to survive, only to realize that we cannot numb pain without also numbing joy. We need to feel in order to truly live.]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/why-should-i-feel-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a048c304c277d8732ae24ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts and insights]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_3d87ba45a2b24bfebe75980b09c5fcac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Asked, “Who Am I?”And She Replied, “Who Do You Want to Be?”]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dialogue between my higher self, my fear, and the wounded child within me. A prose poem about letting go of survival, learning to feel safe again, and discovering that freedom may have been inside me all along.]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/i-asked-who-am-i-and-she-replied-who-do-you-want-to-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a00ab78ecab90113756e9a8</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:26:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_d9bec15f641a4969bda048d67cbee961~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Moving Forward Feels Like Moving Backwards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healing can feel confusing when reconnecting means suddenly feeling everything you once numbed. Sometimes moving forward can feel like falling apart before finally coming back together.]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/why-moving-forward-feels-like-moving-backwards</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fcf7f775e14b340e5834b4</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts and insights]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:47:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_708b78014fad4329836b5d544075f7c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Dissociation]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought I was just forgetful—until I realized I had been dissociating my whole life.]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/the-art-of-dissociation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f60d20edf5696920d4af1d</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts and insights]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 14:47:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7abe8_5c85f4fd705a4c78976fe0302fdc7073~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_288,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding the “Why” Behind My Weight]]></title><description><![CDATA["She no longer feels like a victim of her body. Her body is working with her now—not against her."]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/finding-the-why-behind-my-weight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ea1e2ea3f320e0758e6532</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts and insights]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7abe8_63143011bf6048a9b131f88525dde917~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Woman Inside of Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my earliest poems, marking the beginning of my journey of self-discovery.]]></description><link>https://www.honestlynat.co/post/the-woman-inside-of-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f57abcedf5696920d391a5</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:17:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7abe8_3cb0e211286d46aab0dad4cacc072dc3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Honestly Nat</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>