Reiki with Cristina

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

What Babysitting Taught Me About Kids

One of the biggest things babysitting taught me is that children need connection, love, laughter, and moments of pure silliness far more than many adults realize. Kids do not remember perfectly folded laundry, spotless houses, or parents who constantly corrected every little thing. They remember how they felt around the people who raised them. They remember feeling safe, seen, accepted, and loved.

I have learned that many children are not asking for more toys, more activities, or more rules. They are asking for connection. They are asking for parents to sit on the floor with them, laugh with them, be goofy with them, and enter their world for a few minutes. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give children is our presence, not our perfection.

Of course, children need boundaries and guidance, but when everything becomes about correcting, controlling, and expecting perfection, the relationship can begin to suffer. A child who constantly hears "stop," "no," "hurry up," or "that's wrong" may become obedient, but they may also begin to feel disconnected, anxious, or afraid of disappointing the people they love most.

Sometimes, without realizing it, a very strict parenting style can slowly damage the connection between parent and child. Children need structure, but they also need warmth. They need discipline, but they also need joy. They need expectations, but they also need permission to be kids.

The strongest relationships are not built only through rules. They are built through hugs, inside jokes, dance parties in the kitchen, bedtime stories, messy crafts, silly faces, and moments when children feel that being with their parents is fun, not just another opportunity to be corrected.

Children grow up quickly. One day the toys disappear, the bedtime stories end, and the little voices become independent adults. Long after they forget what rules you had, they will remember how loved they felt, how much you laughed together, and whether home felt like a place of connection.

Because children don't just need parents who are raising them. They need parents who are enjoying them too. ❤️

06/09/2026

✨ Schedule Update & Limited Availability ✨

I am excited to be part of the Union Station World Cup FIFA Business Marketplace from Thursday through Sunday! ⚽✨

Because of events and a busy schedule, my availability for healing sessions will be limited through July 12.

🌿 Current appointment times:
• Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• One evening appointment: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

If you have been thinking about booking an energy healing session, intuitive guidance, or Reiki, I encourage you to reserve your appointment in advance, as spaces are very limited over the next several weeks.

Thank you for your continued support, and if you are attending the FIFA festivities, come visit me at the Union Station World Cup FIFA Business Marketplace! ⚽💎✨

With love,
Cristina
Intuitive Photographer • Medium • Energy Worker • Crystal Shop Owner

06/08/2026

Fiber Content of Foods (per 100 g) ⬇️
💪 High-Fiber Foods (Best Sources)

✅ Chia seeds – 34 g
✅ Flax seeds – 27 g
✅ Almonds – 12.5 g
✅ Dark chocolate (85% cocoa) – 10.9 g
✅ Lentils – 8 g
✅ Chickpeas – 7.6 g
✅ Whole wheat bread – 7 g
✅ Avocado – 6.7 g
✅ Raspberries – 6.5 g
✅ Pears (with skin) – 5.5 g
✅ Quinoa – 5.2 g

🥗 Moderate-Fiber Foods (Good Sources)

🍌 Bananas – 2.6 g
🍠 Sweet potatoes – 3 g
🥕 Carrots – 2.8 g
🍎 Apples (with skin) – 2.4 g
🍊 Oranges – 2.4 g
🥦 Broccoli – 2.6 g

🍅 Low-Fiber Foods

🥔 Boiled potatoes – 2.2 g
🥬 Cabbage – 2.1 g
🍅 Tomatoes – 1.2 g
🥒 Cucumber (with skin) – 0.7 g

💡 IMPORTANT:

A salad made with cucumbers, tomatoes, and cabbage will not even come close to helping you reach the recommended 30–50 grams of fiber per day.

Focus on seeds, legumes, and whole grains to increase your daily fiber intake and support healthy digestion. 🌿🥗💪

05/26/2026

Constantly being criticized is draining. But losing yourself trying to satisfy everyone is even more draining.

Toxic criticism has a way of slowly changing people because after hearing enough judgment, correction, comparison, blame, negativity, or disapproval, many people stop asking themselves what they want and start asking what everyone else expects from them. They become quieter, smaller, more careful, more anxious, and more focused on avoiding criticism than actually living.

The difficult truth is that some people will never stop criticizing because the criticism was never about helping you grow. It was about control, projection, their own pain, their expectations, or their discomfort with your choices, healing, boundaries, confidence, or growth.

You cannot stop toxic criticism by becoming better, quieter, more understanding, more available, or more accommodating because people committed to criticism usually move the target every time you reach it.

The only real way to stop toxic criticism is to stop giving it unlimited access to your heart. Stop explaining yourself to people who have already decided not to understand you. Stop defending every decision. Stop abandoning yourself to keep peace. Stop shrinking to fit inside someone else’s comfort.

Because constantly being criticized is exhausting, but forgetting who you are while trying to avoid criticism is even more painful.