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Chaya’s Journal
Content creator, feeler, storyteller. I write about growth, gratitude, faith, womanhood, and IVF — the raw, layered parts of life that don’t fit into an Instagram reel or grid. The stuff that’s real, messy, and meant to be held, not scrolled past.
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Chaya’s Journal
Chaya’s Journal
@chezchaya
Content creator, feeler, storyteller. I write about growth, gratitude, faith, womanhood, and IVF the raw, layered parts of life that don’t fit into an Instagram reel or grid. The stuff that’s real, messy, and meant to be held, not scrolled past.
Chaya’s Journal
Chaya’s JournalJun 3
More Than a Link
The Mother’s Seat
A New Year Reset
Why We Should Talk About Miscarriage More
Boundaries Are Love
The Guilt We Carry
The Art of Closing Tabs in Your Mind
Chaya’s Journal
Lately I’ve been thinking about how addicted we are to rushing to checking boxes, refreshing screens, and calling it progress.
But sometimes the most productive thing you can do is pause. To sip your coffee while it’s still hot. To notice the way sunlight hits the counter. To breathe without planning the next ten moves.
I used to think slowing down meant falling behind. Now I think it’s the only way to actually arrive.
Because life isn’t lived in the next thing. It’s lived in this thing the quiet...
Xoxo Chaya
What’s on my mind is simplifying.
Letting go of things that don’t serve me, making space for what does, and choosing peace over noise.