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

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

My bangs are doing a Farrah Fawcett thing. Conside

My bangs are doing a Farrah Fawcett thing. Considering I’m having a 70s renaissance, I ain’t mad.

#bangs #70s #70shair #farrahfawcetthair #hairstyle #hair #canadianartist #canadiangirl #hairselfie #wellnessblogger #lifestyleblogger #selflove #writer #writersofig #writersofinstagram #loveyourself #loveyourstyle #author #authorsofinstagram

Manifestation hack! Here’s what I’ve been doin

Manifestation hack! Here’s what I’ve been doing for the last six months or so...
I set my alarm at 2:22 (love those angel numbers) and for 3:33 minutes (again, the angel numbers) I visualize on what I want to bring into my life. Sometimes I use the entire time to meditate 🧘‍♂️ on one thing. Other times it’s little snippets of ALL the things. The important thing is... I’m clear as to what I want and I’m attaching a feeling to that thing.
I’m feeling... abundant. Creative. Successful. Accomplished. Loved. Joyful. Excited. Luxurious.
I also feel as if what is happening is happening in terms of details. What am I wearing? What am I doing? What do those things feel like? Example: what does the car smell like? Am i in the summer or fall?
Manifestation is all about clarity and consistency, and confidence. Mixed in with a little bit of magic and aligned action. Your dreams can’t come true unless you see them and believe in them. And if you can’t take my word for it, well, quantum physics essentially tells us the same thing — when you act like you have it, you can’t help but attract it in.
And we all believe in quantum physics right? 🤪
Also... manifesting isn’t pulling a rabbit out of a hat and ta dah! You get everything you want without lifting a finger. No! But it does help attune you to the life you want. You get to experience it beforehand and it pumps your tires!! You can see yourself having and doing all that you want and helps you to see that all that you dream of can become reality.
Above all, visualization gets you excited about those dreams and is a great timeout in the day. Try it! You can’t get it wrong! ✨

#manifestation #manifesting #manifestyourdreams #manifest #visualization #meditation #timeout #manifestationhacks #alignment #cosmicconsciousness #consciousness #consciousliving #writer #writersofig #writersofinstagram #author #authorsofinstagram #angels #angelnumbers #angelnumber333

Two years ago my first book 📚 was published by

Two years ago my first book 📚 was published by @adams_media on two of my favourite subjects: friendship 👯‍♀️and the cosmos ✨. If using astrology as a tool to better understand your bffs is your thing, then buy my book! Link is in bio!

#books #bookstagram #bookanniversary #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #writer #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writersofig #friendshipsigns #friendshipgoals #friendship #friendships #bffs #author #authorsofinstagram #astrology #cosmos #cosmicconsciousness

Full moon 🌕 in Scorpio ♏️ vibes... Recentl

Full moon 🌕 in Scorpio ♏️ vibes...
Recently I started to play with my triggers. When something or someone triggers me, especially on social media, instead of disconnecting or backing away, I get curious. I am aware that whatever is triggering me — whether it’s what someone has or looks like or their vibe — is reflecting something inside of me. Oftentimes what we see in someone else, that thing, that vibe, whatever it is which ignites envy or FOMO or comparison, is mirroring exactly what we have already inside of us. They’re just holding up a mirror to whatever you already possess — so in a way the trigger is the gift. And now it’s up to you to switch it, flip the script, and turn that shadow into light. Scorpio is really good at digging deep and acknowledging the shadow/dark side of life. It knows there’s always darkness before the dawn. That endings beget beginnings. Whatever we are holding onto that no longer serves us is coming to the surface now. This can be anything. Behaviours, actions, beliefs, relationships, jobs, you name it. When this happens, and we are aware that it’s something we need to shed — especially when there’s shame attached to it— the shedding of it can hurt like hell. But like a snake 🐍 who needs to shed its skin, we do it because it’s time to grow. It’s time to evolve and level up. Snakes shed their skin because it’s grown old and worn out, and because old parasites have attached to it. This is what we’re doing now. Getting rid of old shit to transform into something new, and powerful and authentic. Let the triggers show you the way to this new start. See what they’re inspiring in you rather than pushing them away. Acknowledge the gifts of your shadow and let this newfound integration lead you down the path of who you’re meant to be. 🔥

#fullmoon #fullmoonnight #pinksupermoon #fullmooninscorpio #scorpio #scorpiovibes #triggers #shadowwork #shadowside #consciousness #consciousnessshift #consciousliving #theuniversehasyourback #doingthework #wellness #cosmicconsciousness #writer #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #author #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #honorthejourney #loveyourself #alignment

Happy #earthday! From my eight year old self who w

Happy #earthday! From my eight year old self who was a pioneer in our elementary school’s first environmental club (and still sporting headbands)! 🌎 Back when we were just learning about the three Rs — reduce reuse ♻️ and recycle! Now we know better, so let’s do better. Because there’s no planet B and Mother Earth 🌏 gives us all so much. 💕 #tbt

Happy Taurus ♉️ season! The bull is all about

Happy Taurus ♉️ season! The bull is all about stopping to smell the roses. Taurus is a sensualist and revels in life’s pleasures. They like good food, nice clothes, luxurious self care, and their creature comforts. But don’t get their laissez-faire vibe twisted — Taurus is also one of the most ambitious and focused signs — however they subscribe to “slow and steady wins the race” and are adept at balancing their big dreams with enjoying the present moment. As we move from fast paced, “get ‘er done” Aries energy, now is the time to do the things that give us pleasure while moving towards our dreams with a lighter touch, knowing and TRUSTING we will get to where we want to be right on time. Think of it as the season to enjoy the journey on your way to the destination. ✨
We often think we need to constantly do and strive to get what we want but Taurus asks us to BE and receive and trust we will have what we need without breaking a sweat (because they don’t really like to sweat anyway).
What gives you pleasure? The things that give me pleasure include:

💕Drinking coffee on my balcony in the morning
💕Wearing clothes that make me feel feminine and confident
💕Dancing in my living room (preferably to 70s soul/funk or 90s pop)
💕Taking a bubble bath with Epson salts and oils
💕Cooking a new recipe (or an old favourite)
💕Listening to podcasts
💕Watching a favourite movie or TV show
💕Writing something for the sheer creative joy of it
💕Admiring and being immersed in nature
💕Creating silly reels

What gives you pleasure and how will you create more time of it? ✨💕🙌

It’s too early to go pantsless. #globalwarming 🥵

I grew up thinking that the only way I could make

I grew up thinking that the only way I could make money is if I worked my butt off. Or that 9-5 jobs were the only way to make some steady cash.
Can you relate?
Just like the relationships we have with partners, there are good things and bad things attached to our habits and beliefs around money. I wanted to understand my relationship with money so that I could make more effective and prosperous choices with my finances moving forward—but I soon discovered I had some unhealthy patterns and thoughts about money that were keeping me stuck. These are known as money wounds.

When we don't take the time to identify and heal our money wounds, our financial habits, including our thoughts about money, don't improve and we might feel stuck when it comes to getting more money into our bank account. An easy and quick test to see if you currently have any money wounds is to ask yourself if you've ever thought or said any of the following statements:

"I'm just not lucky with money like other people are."

"Earning large amounts of money takes A LOT of hard work."

“Money is the root of all evil.”

To heal trauma related to our finances, however, we must not only heal these burdensome brain patterns but also heal our energy as it relates to money. So much of how we respond to the energy of money is at a subconscious level that’s been around us since childhood.
In time, with the right healing and coaching, we can heal how we act and feel around money 💰.
Interested in more? Check out my #linkinbio and read the article I wrote for @hellogiggles with input from @natalia_benson and @nazanalani and let’s get rich! 💰💰💰🔥🔥🔥

Happy #nationalpetday + #nationalonlychildday + #n

Happy #nationalpetday + #nationalonlychildday + #newmooninaries

May we all see the uniqueness that we bring to the world so that we start to create our most long held visions into reality as soon as ducking possible like a true ram ...with a little love from our friends. 💕

#onlychild #blackcats #blackcatsofinstagram #love #selflove #newmoonintentions #newbeginnings #newmoonmagic #loveyourself #writer #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #authorsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram

Today marks my first year anniversary in Vancouver

Today marks my first year anniversary in Vancouver, my new home. Although, considering I’ve moved in the midst of a pandemic and its ensuing restrictions, I’ve been confronted with the feeling and meaning of home here. Many people have asked me how I can deal with being so far away from “home” as my parents now live on the opposite end of the country in PEI. But the truth is, PEI was only home to me for a few years. And then before that it was a number of apartments and living situations in Toronto, New York, and Florence. So what is home?
I’ve realized that...it doesn’t matter where I am in the world...who I’m with...I’m already home.
Because I am my own home.
When we think a “place” defines where we feel safe and happy, we give up our sense of sovereignty and ability to feel security on our own. We create separateness and disconnection from ourselves. Of course positive memories and healthy relationships make a place FEEL like home. But if we don’t believe we can create those same feelings no matter where we are, we will always feel a little adrift, and long for some place that, in fact, can be right here, no matter where you are or who you’re with.
Home is where we feel most like ourselves. Where we feel comfortable and cozy and joyful and safe. And the cool thing is, you can take those feelings with you wherever you go because you’re your own home. You’re already there. And when you realize this, nothing can shake you because you have built your foundation. You know what makes you feel loved and warm. You know that you can depend on you — and no one can ever take that away from you.
I think I’ve been able to carry that feeling with me wherever I’ve lived because I’ve always known that I’m already home. Even when I lived in a tiny dorm or a dinky room with three roommates, every place felt like home to me, and not just because I’ve a magic touch for cozy decorating (hi Taurus moon) but because I felt at home with me.
So, if you ever feel a longing for a place or feel out of place, know that home is wherever and however you make it, because you’re already home. 🏡 💕

Officially one year in Vancouver today, and my ski

Officially one year in Vancouver today, and my skin looks this clear days before my period?! It really has been a weird year.

#canadiangirl #canada #pandemiclife #wtfmoment #wtf #quarantineanniversary #pandemic #lifechanging #trusttheprocess #trustyourself #trustyourjourney #followyourheart #vancouver #writer #consciousliving #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #makeithappen #author #authorsofinstagram

I recently shared this on my stories and received

I recently shared this on my stories and received a number of DMs from women in agreement. I think we need to normalize talking about periods A LOT MORE. I talk about it with most of my girlfriends but I think there is still some shame discussing it like it’s this “private thing” when half of us on the planet experience it. And Let’s call a spade a spade. If men had periods, they would not be paying shit for their tampons and pads AND they would probably get paid sick leave each month on their menses. Having a period is an effing big deal. We get tired, crampy, depressed and anxious (and that’s if your period is on the better side) each month and we are told to pretty much buck up and go to work/walk around and here we are bleeding from our bodies. How did we normalize this as a thing that’s not to be treated as a real health and economic issue and concern? A woman will spend about $5000 in her lifetime on pads and tampons alone — things we actually need to buy whether we like it or not, or can afford — and that’s not including extra sheets and underwear, ibuprofen, ginger teas, hot water bottles, acne medication and whatever else we need to soothe ourselves each month. The very least those tampons and pad companies can do is get rid of their stupid advertising budget (like really? I need to buy your product, it’s not a choice so cut the crap with the colored wrappers and that blue fake ass liquid) and donate it to those who can’t afford your products AND/OR have the government offer free period products to all people who have a period. It’s def possible — Scotland did it. As they said when they passed the law, free period products is fundamental to dignity and equality, and basic human rights.
But hey — i got free period underwear and that's cool too. It’s just not enough.🩸

Happy Easter. Also Deep Cove sounds like it shou

Happy Easter.

Also Deep Cove sounds like it should be the setting of a scary movie Dawson’s Creek spin-off which makes me love it even more.

#vancouver #grousemountain #deepcove #happyeaster #britishcolumbia #canadiangirl #beautifulbritishcolumbia #nature #outdoors #wellness #wellnesslifestyle #wellnesswriter #natureisbeautiful #writer #lifestyleblogger #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #author #authorsofinstagram

Classic perfectionist and anxious tendencies look

Classic perfectionist and anxious tendencies look like... “I need to know this and this before I start.” Or “I have to do this and this before I start.” Or “this doesn’t feel like the right time to start so I’ll just start when I feel more ready.”
I’m an expert in this because I’ve used the above examples many times. Usually before I want to create something really different and expansive. You know, the stuff that asks us to level up? The stuff that we intuitively know will feel satisfying and fun and yet... we don’t think we are READY to start? That we are not ENOUGH to start? Yeah hi 🙋‍♀️
I was talking about a particular project with a friend last night and I told her how I did all this research and planning etc and she was like “well it sounds like you’re ready to start.” And my response: I AM?! And the truth is, I am. Because just knowing that I want to start is enough. I had to remind myself that I don’t need to have it all figured out to start. I can figure it out as I go. I can make mistakes and that’s okay. Or maybe it’s going to be even better than I imagined! WHO KNOWS?!! So many of us wait for a looong time to start the things we want out of fear... but as this year has proven, time is precious (ans according to Einstein is just an illusion anyway). So point being... that thing you really really want to do? START IT. Right here and now where you are (and it’s Aries ♈️ season so it’s rather perfect timing). But regardless... I guarantee you have what it takes to begin. You don’t have to wait any longer. Yes. You might fuck up...or not. Or it might be the best thing you’ve ever done. But you won’t know unless you start. So just start it. 💕

#juststart #startnow #doyou #justbegin #consciousness #consciousliving #intentionalliving #empoweringwomen #empowerment #motivation #startwhereyouare #liveyourlife #ariesseason #cosmicconsciousness #writersofinstagram #writer #writingcommunity #soulpreneur #entrepreneur #author #authorsofinstagram

Pretty much sums up the pandemic vibe when it come

Pretty much sums up the pandemic vibe when it comes to fashion. Should just stay in my sweats. 😂 #forwhat #whybother #whocares #thirdwave

#fashion #pandemic #pandemiclife #pandemicfashion #pandemicstyle #pandemicstyle2021 #springtime #springfashion #lifestyleblogger #springvibes #doingallican #hanginginthere #writer #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writersofig #author #authorssupportingauthors

I stared at the back of a construction worker’s

I stared at the back of a construction worker’s head for ten minutes seeing if he could feel me looking at him. He didn’t. I wonder what life will look like post-pandemic. Hope just as fun.

YOU HAD TO GET THE BIG SALAD 🥗!!
#seinfeld

I’m having a Seinfeld Renaissance and I made a big salad that I’m sure even Elaine Benes would like. This one is mostly #plantbased and chock full of the good stuff — veggies, fats and protein.

- spinach
- toasted chickpeas
- sautéed mushrooms
- roasted Brussels sprouts
- cucumber
- tomatoes
- goat feta cheese
- avocado
- yummy crackers from @evescrackers
- dressing is olive oil, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard.

Boom! Even George Constanza would pay for this guy!

#bigsalad #bigsaladenergy #plantbasedfood #plantbaseddiet #saladsofinstagram #healthyeating #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #wellness #wellnesslifestyle #wellnessblogger #consciousliving #intentionaleating #intentionalliving #writer #author #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #dinnerideas

The Libra ♎️ full moon 🌕... A full moon as

The Libra ♎️ full moon 🌕...
A full moon asks us to release and honour where we’ve been and where we want to go. In Libra, the focus is on relationships.. the one we have with ourselves and each other. Libras tend to be impartial but sometimes to their detriment... they often refuse to take a stand and make decisions out of fear of being rejected and looking wrong... this can easily teeter on people pleasing and codependency...this full moon is asking us to examine our relationship patterns and habits... do you stay in relationships for too long in fear of letting someone down? Where are you not standing up for yourself and voicing your own needs? Where can you implement better boundaries? Since we are in Aries season, a sign that’s bold and independent, we might also want to look where we can balance those energies in our relationship. Are we being too hyper independent at the risk of harming our connections? Are we taking on too many projects when staying still might be more beneficial? On the other end, are we latching on too tightly to outcomes and attachments when space might be needed? Are we staying too comfortable with the status quo when taking a leap might be for the best? Above all, How can we make connection work FOR us in all ways?
Consider what you can let go to make this real for you...consider what might be the alternative world you could experience if you did... Letting go needn’t be a negative experience. I often equate it with giving up but I’m learning that letting go simply means... creating space for new. New habits, new people, new dreams, new ways of being. It doesn’t have to be disposing of the old — instead see it as a reframing of the present. You’re allowing something new to transpire so you can you live the future that’s more congruent and aligned with where your heart truly longs to be. I’m not saying it’s easy — the stuff we really want rarely is — but in letting go of what no longer serves us, we allow the possibility of something new and better entering our lives. We only know what we know. Imagine what it would be like to live the life you can only imagine. Let go, and see what comes to you. ✨

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