Brianne Hogan

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I'm Brianne! A storyteller obsessed with holistic living, connection, and all cosmic things that help us embody our most authentic selves. (I also like to laugh a lot.)

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Brianne Hogan

Don’t let fear, shame, confusion, ego, doubt, ho

Don’t let fear, shame, confusion, ego, doubt, hold you back from the deepest expression of who you are.

Dance it, say it, show it, write it, touch it, create it, honour it.

You are worthy of what you want to express in this world, and only you have the power to do it like you do it. And that’s pretty darn cool. 💕⚡️#expressyourself

#soul #souljourney #expression #sayit #alignment #lawofattraction #lawofvibration #creative #creativity #selfexpression #consciousness #consciousliving #cosmicconsciousness #intentionalliving #doyou #briannehogan #canadianwriter #canadianartist #selfworth #selflove #selfworthquotes #writer #writingcommunity #writersofig #writersofinstagram #author #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig

Our improv 2 show @btcomedy with @heartthoughtscom

Our improv 2 show @btcomedy with @heartthoughtscomics. Improv was a rediscovered joy for me this year — a time when laughing for three hours once a week was much needed medicine for the soul. There’s something pretty special about “letting it rip” (inside joke) and saying “yes, and..” to life, and having fun along the way. I mean, isn’t that that point of it all?? So grateful to step out of my comfort zone week after week and just HAVE A TIME.

What were some unexpected much needed joys you found during this past year? ⚡️

#improv #comedy #pandemiclife #quarantinelife #fun #yesand #improvisation #canadianartist #canadiancomedy #lettingitrip #quarantinehobbies #canadianwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersofig #authors #authorsofinstagram #author #doyou #havefun #liveyourbestlife #liveyourlife

I used to think that detachment meant I didn’t c

I used to think that detachment meant I didn’t care. The idea of letting go scared the shit out of me. What if I surrendered… and the thing didn’t come? It didn’t happen? Don’t I need to be actively involved in my desires? Don’t I need to be consistently acting upon them and thinking about them in order to make them happen?
It’s a masculine way of living. And while there’s a time and place for Aligned action, I think there’s been too much emphasis on doing and controlling and forcing…because ultimately doesn’t that make us feel bad? Doesn’t it make us anxious and overwhelmed and not enough?
So what if we let go? What if we detached from the things we most want in life with the knowingness that’ll it come to us? That just by being our true selves, by doing the things that authentically light us up, that everything we dream of happening… will happen? Simply because it’s magnetizing to us? Simply because we are magnetic when we let go and trust? Trust that we are on the right path? Trust that we are being guided? Trust that we are always being taken care of? Trust that… detachment doesn’t mean apathy. It doesn’t mean giving up. But that it means deeply trusting that we are meant to have our desires simply by being… ourselves.

#detachment #letgoandletgod #letgo #surrender #surrendertotheflow #detach #alignment #align #authenticity #cosmicconsciousness #consciousness #consciousliving #intentionalliving #trust #writer #wellness #lifestyleblogger #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #writersofig #author #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #canadian #canadianwriter #canadianartist

My mama’s got some curves on her. 💋 #blackca

My mama’s got some curves on her. 💋

#blackcat #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcatsrule #blackcatsruletheworld #curves #loveyourbody #loveyourcurves #cats #catsofinstagram #catlady #catlife #catlover #canadianwriter #canadianartist #writer #writingcommunity #writersofig #writersofinstagram #writerslife #author #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig

Tried to come up with a funny caption about angels

Tried to come up with a funny caption about angels… all I could come up with was that dumb Hinder song. Don’t look it up. I took one for the team and listened to it already. The flood of early 2000s emo 🖤 came rushing back. Silly song, cool backdrop. Feels symbolic for the summer. The wings, not the Hinder song. Maybe I should’ve just said “spreading my wings.” Oh well. I brought Hinder back for a split moment, I’m sure they appreciate it. 👼

#kitsilanowings #kitsilano #vancouver #hinder #lipsofanangel #canadiangirl #canadianartist #canadianwriter #canada #postquarantine #freedom #spreadmywings #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writersofig #author #authorsofinstagram #lifestyleblogger #wellnessblogger #canadiantuxedo #weekendvibes

We feel guilty for our desires. Why? Our desires m

We feel guilty for our desires. Why? Our desires make us feel GOOD. They keep us curious and excited about life. Why on earth should we suppress them?

Our desires are everything. They show us to our true path. They whisper to us our true selves. What you wish with all your heart — no matter how big or small or silly or serious — those desires are the key 🔑 to what your life longs to be… if you just follow where it’s leading you and unlock that door. Heck, bust it down! Stop shaming yourself for wanting what you want. Stop telling yourself you can’t have it.

I say this because I’ve been there. And I can still struggle with this. When I’m forcing myself to do things, when I’m “should-ing” myself to death, when I’m confused… not only am I out of alignment, I know I’m not heeding my desires. I’m depriving myself of what I truly want. Which means I’m depriving myself of who I truly am.

When you’re in the mind and confused about where you want to go next or what you should do…

Instead… ask — what do I WANT? start telling yourself you can have what you want and you deserve what you want. Dive deep into your desires. Chase them, savour them, embody them, soak them in, let them envelop and magnetize to you.

If you’re in doubt of what to do next or where to go, ask yourself — what do you DESIRE most? Answer with your body not the mind. Then go from there.

We only live once. Let’s make it as pleasurable as possible, no? ✨🔥

#alignment #desires #soulwisdom #soulwork #listentoyourheart #listentoyourbody #listentoyoursoul #desire #consciousness #consciousliving #intuition #intuitiveguidance #cosmicconsciousness #alignedlife #writer #wellness #wellnessblogger #lifestyleblogger #writerscommunity #writersofig #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #author #authorsofinstagram #authenticity #canadianartist

Egads! What a VIBE we are in right now! (Haha I du

Egads! What a VIBE we are in right now! (Haha I dunno if I’m on board with that slang but here we are..) anyway, new moon in Gemini ♊️ 🌚, solar eclipse 🌞 energy… usually new moons are about new beginnings… but this solar eclipse is commanding us to shed what no longer works so we can step into who we always were/are. The twins represent duality… to me, I feel it’s time to let go of the side we show to the world, the identity we have tightly created and held onto… so we can fully embody the true side of us that lies beneath. The one that’s aligned more to our soul’s truth, the side of us who we ourselves only know… even if it’s been fragments felt every now and then… it’s that side of us who we secretly love and adore and celebrate but we hold back from totally embodying and going for it… because it’s new and it’s scary and it means we must… let go. Let go of who we thought we had to be, let go of the things we thought we had to do, let go of the shoulds…so we can fully step into who we really are… change is in the air. There’s a new vibration elevating the earth right now. It’s subtly there, you can feel it if you let yourself feel it… and it’s beckoning us to go with the flow… flow into who and what we long to be, who we truly are… no fucks given if only the fuck that you have just one beautiful life… so what do you want it to look like? And who are YOU in this life?
Now what can you shed to become this, and what new VIBE (belief system, actions, new ways of thinking and being) can you embrace to be and have all that you already are? 🔥 And in true Gemini fashion, let’s go nuts! #yesitsafilter

#newmoon #newmoonintentions #newmoongemini #solareclipse #eclipseseason #vibes #whatsthevibe #vibecheck #alignment #livingmyyeslife #livinginalignment #consciousness #consciousliving #cosmicconsciousness #whodoyouthinkyouare #changeisgood #summervibes #canadianartist #writer #wellnessblogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #authorsofinstagram #author #authenticity #astrologybabe

You are your Superpower. You don’t need to fix o

You are your Superpower. You don’t need to fix or push or be anything more. Don’t look outside yourself for validation. You are the answer to your question and you have all that you need. As Jay Z said: “Remind yourself. Nobody built like you, you design yourself.” And you’re powerful AF. ✨ 🦸‍♀️ #mondaymotivation #mondayvibes #affirmations

#youareyouronlylimit #youareyoursuperpower #superpower #believeinyourself #youhavethepower #confidence #goodvibes #gogetit #mondayvibes #consciousliving #cosmicconsciousness #writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersofig #author #authorsofinstagram #canadianartist #jayzquotes

Eclipse season is real. We’ve got a solar eclips

Eclipse season is real. We’ve got a solar eclipse happening on June 10, also on the same day as the new moon. Yowza. You feeling these energies? Subtle or strong, there’s a shift coming on. If you’re feeling like you’ve got to rest, rest. Big changes are coming for the rest of this year. We’re going to make some meaningful decisions that will change the trajectory of our lives whether on a major or minor scale… but still, whatever it is, it’s going to be legit. Which is why we might be called to rest now. Listen to your body and spirit. Where do you need nourishing? How can you be gentle with yourself? We’ve all got to rest and prep before the start of a big undertaking, like a marathon. We need the right stamina to endure what lies ahead. We like to dive in or push…but… how about if we let the space nurture us instead? Trust the rhythm of your soul. You’ll move when you need to. In the meantime I’m in my sweats, snacking on crudités and getting to watch Pretty in Pink. I’m in a gentle cozy cocoon mode, and while it might seem we’ve been here all year (ha!) there’s a rhyme to the universe’s reason. I find what I resist continues to persist, so… John Hughes it is. 🤩😍 🎀

#selfcare #selflove #eclipseseason #newmoon #sunday #sundayvibes #sweatpants #consciousness #consciousliving #cosmicconsciousness #trusttheprocess #trusttheuniverse #flow #rest #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #writingcommunity #writer #canadianartist #author #authorsofinstagram #wellness #wellnessblogger #wellnesslifestyle

Happy June. I’ve been playing with the idea of

Happy June.

I’ve been playing with the idea of being limitless since I think it’s so common for us to place limitations on ourselves before we even DO anything. Often we think of all the reasons and whys and ways we can’t have or do or be what we want before we try. We think, “I can’t make money doing THAT because...” [insert limiting belief] or “I can’t do that because...” [insert limiting belief].
Does this sound familiar?
Limiting beliefs are anything rooted in lack, scarcity, but mostly always fear. Our subconscious/ego keeps us playing small and second guessing ourselves because our past and present is all we know. To believe in anything else, especially anything that’s expansive and different and new, scares the shit out of us because... what if it doesn’t work out? What if I fail? We automatically put limitations on ourselves before we allow ourselves to succeed.
I do this too. And it’s because leaping before the net appears is uncertain but uncertainty needn’t be scary if we have self trust. If we believe that new things can bring us new joys, thrills, and abundance. How can it not? If where we are isn’t satisfying to us, then isn’t the only solution to try something new? To expand beyond our current limitations and reach for the stars? ✨ Why stay put when we know we will always keep wondering, what if? What if I did it? What if I knew I was limitless and believed I live in a limitless world?
The only person who’s getting in the way of what you want is... you.
Repeat after me: I am limitless. And let’s see where that takes us this month. 💕⚡️

#iam #iamlimitless #limitingbeliefs #limitless #mantra #june #junemantra #affirmations #consciousliving #intentionalliving #consciousness #alignment #cosmicconsciousness #entrepreneur #soulpath #soulpreneur #goforit #writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #authorsofinstagram #author #wellnessblogger #lifestyleblogger #canadianartist

I mean hi jet setter. Haha who’s been grounded f

I mean hi jet setter. Haha who’s been grounded for a year and a half. Joke — I’m not a jet setter. But I have had a martini. And life feels a little bananas right now, right? In a good way. But also in a way that might feel a little jarring. We are in eclipse season and now we are in mercury retrograde and it’s Gemini season, and it’s like... hold on, I just want to order a pizza but now the universe is making me wait for that pizza because they think there’s a better pizza out there for me if I just take a moment to really decide on the pizza I want, not just go for what I always order, and then once I decide on that new type of pizza that actually makes me super excited — I’m going to have to wait a bit for it to arrive... but that’s okay, because in the meantime, I can make space in my life for this new pizza. I can make peace with my past pizza decisions. I can hold space for this upcoming new pizza. I can reconnect with old pizzas and give and receive closure and/or new beginnings.... I can hold off on making decisions on other pizzas... and really take the time to decide why I want this new pizza in my life and honour that decision. I can allow myself to get excited about it as I wrap up loose ends and make plans for how I will enjoy and spend my time with this new pizza. Then... when the timing is right, I will eat this pizza 🍕 and savour every bite.
That’s how the next three weeks will go. Clearing space, trusting in divine timing, honouring patience, making amends with past, envisioning the future we desire, and preparing ourselves for the best ducking pizza we’ve ever put our mouths on.

Yes, I made a pizza tonight. And yes I’ve had two martinis 🍸🤪⚡️

#pizza #mercuryretrograde #eclipseseason #astrologytips #astrology #saturdayvibes #saturdaynight #pizzanight #martini #cosmicconsciousness #cosmicenergy #energyiseverything #consciousliving #writer #writing #comedy #canadianartist #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writingcommunity #author #authorsofinstagram #geminiseason

Dressing like a 70s toddler. ⚡️ #jumpsuit #ju

Dressing like a 70s toddler. ⚡️

#jumpsuit #jumpsuitstyle #70sfashion #70sstyle #70svibes #toddlerfashion #70saesthetic #fashion #style #fashionstyle #pandemicstyle #writer #workfashionblogger #writersofig #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #author #authorsofinstagram #canadianwriter #comedy #canadianartist

Welcome to Gemini ♊️ season with a mercury ret

Welcome to Gemini ♊️ season with a mercury retrograde and a lunar eclipse in Sagittarius AND solar eclipse in between! 😳

This is how I read this... Geminis are the busy bees and chatty Cathys of the zodiac. They’re great intellectuals and love to multitask. A bit of classic “ooh that’s shiny!” scatterbrain. You might feel like you want to do and see all! #shotgirlsummer

Mercury retrograde asks to reframe natural tendencies right now... remember that John Mayer bop “say what you need to say?” (Big John Mayer guy here). Well, that’s the motto. Be clear and concise and sincere af with your communication. Only say what you need and really want to say. Leave the past in the past and decide you’re only going to create from the new. Even if it means taking a huge risk. Sagittarius boss energy will help broaden our horizons and get us excited to embark on new adventures — but of the highest integrity. No fly by nighters. We are creating only good shit that aligns with our soul. We might encounter some delays (mercury rx) but reframe it as divine timing and learning from past mistakes. Your past doesn’t need to haunt you if you can see the blessings and know where you’re going. Gemini’s excited energy gives us that boost to get through the ebbs and flows as we bound towards a vision that really jazzes you up. Don’t settle for less. There are a lot of balls in the air right now... focus on the one that really makes your heart sing. Remember that good things take time and enjoy the process. You get to decide how much fun you have over the next month, even if things seem a bit all over the place at times. Clarify your intentions, align your actions, and let the high vibes of Gemini (complete with their fast mind and creative panache) help get you to where you want to go... in due time (mercury Gatorade ends June 22). 🔥⚡️💅

#gemini #geminiseason #lunareclipse #solareclipse #cosmos #cosmicconsciousness #consciousness #consciousliving #createyourlife #createyourreality #astrology #wellnesslifestyle #lifestyle #alignment #author #authorsofinstagram #writer #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writerscommunity #writersnetwork

“Has anyone cried after you gave them the shot?” I asked the doctor who gave me the vaccine.
“No,” he said.
“Well, it looks like you’re going to have your first one now.” 😭
I cried because I’m a hypochondriac and I can get in my head and boom — panic attack city.
And I cried because, well, what a year. I think I can count on two hands the times I’ve spent with people over the last year. Yes, universe, I’ve proven that I can live alone on the proverbial mountaintop and be a-ok (provided I have access to, like, a full out kitchen and a nice tub). But we aren’t built to be alone. Humans are built for connection and we thrive when we do.

I’m so grateful for the medical staff across Canada and worldwide who are administering the vaccine and calming and listening to people like me. I’m thankful for the scientists who worked on the vaccine. I’m thankful for the people who are doing their part to be vaccinated. And I’m thankful for my friends and family who checked in on me today.
While I’ve handled myself superbly well throughout the last 13 months (I feel like I can teach a masters degree in how to love your own company), I know this to be true — we need each other. We really do.

Here’s to a year that’s filled more with connection than separation.

Vaxxed ✔️Next stop, waxxed. 💅

#vaccinationdone✔️ #vaxxed💉 #vaxxedandwaxed #vaxxedandwaxed #community #connection #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs #consciousliving #connectionmatters #intentionalliving #love #alone #pandemiclife #wellness #wellnessblogger #lifestyleblogger #canadianwriter #canadianartist #writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writersofig #author #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig

Orange you glad I’m getting the jab tomorrow? 💉 🍊

#vaxxed💉 #vaxxedandwaxed #vaccine #trustscience #trusttheprocess #trustyourself #trustyourjourney #listentoyourbody #wellness #trustyourintuition #consciousness #consciousliving #intentionalliving #wellnessblogger #writer #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writersofig #author #authorsofinstagram #canadianartist #canadiangirl

Monday Motivation! ⭐️ How do you start your Mo

Monday Motivation! ⭐️ How do you start your Monday? I typically write out a list of what I am intending to complete for the upcoming week. I call it a “get to do” list. It flips the script on the forced vibe of a “to do” list — and it sounds less cheesy than the “honey do list.” I don’t have a set plan on when and how I’m going to complete my list. I like to integrate the energies of both masculine (structure and follow through) and feminine (intuitive and creative). Basically, I know what I would LIKE to get to do this week, and depending on my vibe/inspiration, I lean towards what I’m feeling. Maybe tonight feels like a “writing my book” night. As for tomorrow? I’m not sure but I know what I am intending (again, a softer word than achieving) and I’m going to feel my way into that space. I find this method helps me commit to my goals and spend time in devotion to them (and ps I prefer devotion to discipline because again it’s that forced “must do” energy) while staying true to where my vibe’s at, and letting inspiration and creativity move through me. It keeps me on track AND keeps me excited about my vision. Because alignment (feeling your way into what you want) plus action is THE way to manifesting what we want to create.
How do you set up for the week? And what’s on your “get to do” list? ✨🌸

#mondaymotivation #mondayvibes #monday #mondaymood #alignment #action #consciousness #consciousliving #intentionalliving #cosmicconsciousness #goals #gettodolist #goalsetting #everythingisenergy #writer #workfashionblogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #author #authorsofinstagram #canadianwriter #canadianartist #wellness #wellnessblogger #artist

I think it’s easy to think about what you haven’t done and what you want to do instead of what you already have and what you’ve already created in your life. Have you ever looked at your life and thought... this is where I am and how COOL and AMAZING is that?! LIKE, if little Brie knew where she would be now...

— She lived in Italy and New York City! And then PEI and Vancouver!
— She’s still best friends with some of her friends from high school and has a group of amazing friends who love and support her (and vice versa)
— She’s written two published books! (And hopefully more soon)
— she’s an advocate for animals
— She has her own beautiful apartment that’s styled in her aesthetic
— She has certifications in everything from reiki to healthy eating to barre
— She’s been in love
— She wrote numerous plays that were produced in festivals
— She’s a cat mom
— she’s climbed the CN TOWER!
— She’s had her ups and downs and disappointments and heartaches but she’s so wiser and more attuned of who she is because of it
— she’s financially responsible
— she can drive a stick shift
— she moves her body daily
— she’s constantly growing and evolving and learning how to love herself especially her shadow side
— she’s still a good crier but she loves her sensitivity and empathy rather than is ashamed of it (unlike little Brie)
— She was on a televised game show for an entire week! And almost won!
— she is confident with travelling solo and enjoys eating dinner alone in restaurants
— she still looks like she’s in her 20s at 38
— she’s interviewed countless people in a wide array of industries and is constantly inspired by her writing work
— she’s good at speaking her mind
— she’s a great cook
— she’s really good at breaking the ice
— she’s pretty sure she was eye fucked by Bruce Willis once
— she was an extra on a movie (yes with Bruce Willis)
— she has a deep appreciation and understanding of her gifts and knows there’s still so much more for her to do and create
— and she’s still got bitchin’ style and rocks those bangs 💅
What can you tell little you what you’ve done that you love?

New moon in Taurus ♉️ 🌚vibes. Taurus is all

New moon in Taurus ♉️ 🌚vibes. Taurus is all about abundance. It’s a luxe life for the bull. They love to indulge their five senses. They love money. They love being at the top of their game. They love looking and feeling good. They love love.
New moons are great opportunities to set new intentions for the next month (lunar cycle). What do you want to bring into fruition over the coming four weeks? The vibe of Taurus tells us... plan and dream big. Demand what you want to the universe and expect it. Claim it. Abundance is our birthright. We deserve big beautiful things in all aspects of our lives. Where in your life can you ask more of yourself and of the universe? Where can you step up and stop playing small? But also... how would it feel to have what you want? Imagine that now. Feel it with those five senses. And know/believe/trust you can have all that you want and more. Taurus is a hard worker. They are slow and steady but they get what they want (they’re stubborn that way). Be ruthlessly stubborn for the life you imagine. Don’t stop dreaming it. Don’t stop believing it can happen. And don’t stop taking inspired action towards it. You deserve it all. Now go get it. 🪄💕 ✨

#newmoon #newmoonintaurus #newmoontaurus #taurus #newmoonintentions #lunarcycle #lunar #claimit #moonritual #astrology #cosmicconsciousness #cosmicenergy #intentionalliving #consciousnessshift #consciousliving #writer #writersofig #writersofinstagram #author #authorsofinstagram #canadianartist #alignment #inspiredaction #moonlovers

Mom made robes cool and stylish before Chrissy Tei

Mom made robes cool and stylish before Chrissy Teigan did. #happymothersday

#robes #mothers #happymothersday❤️ #robe #mothersanddaughters #80sfashion #80s #80sstyle #mom #writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersofig #author #authorsofinstagram #lifestyleblogger #wellnessblogger #canadianartist #canadianwriter #chrissyteigen

Making a living sounds...forceful. Something to st

Making a living sounds...forceful. Something to strive for...a constant push for something. Results-oriented. A life that’s built on productivity and chasing and pursuing. Blood sweat and tears. Burning that midnight oil. A need to “make” things happen rather than...

Creating your life. Honouring how you feel. Being curious about your natural impulses. Listening and following your intuition. Having fulfillment and satisfaction drive you to take inspired action. It’s following full body Yes’s and sticking to your own lane. It’s enjoying the journey and not being super attached to a destination. It’s having an inspiring vision for yourself that feels good for and to YOUR soul.

“Making a living” to me feels like... we gotta DO this to GET something. While “creating a life” feels like...we gotta BE this to RECEIVE.

Do you feel the difference? ✨

#mondaymotivation #mondayvibes #mondaymantra #mondaymanifestation #createyourlife #createyourreality #consciousness #consciousliving #intentionalliving #createtoinspire #benotdo #receive #cosmicconsciousness #writer #canadianartist #writersofinstagram #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #author #writersofig #wellnessblogger

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