Welcome...to Chasing Glimmers

Why I'm Here

Why I’m Chasing Glimmers

Welcome to Chasing Glimmers.

I’m Britt—a neurodivergent writer, planner, and recovering over-doer learning to slow down, create beauty, and find myself again.

This is a space for those of us who’ve been stretched thin by life, motherhood, or in a constant state of trauma and survival mode. This is for the ones who are asking: What if I lived differently? What if I made space for myself? Does life have to be this hard?

Here you’ll find:

• Planning tips and tricks

• Honest journaling reflections

• Snippets from my therapy appointments

• Glimmers of beauty, creativity, and presence—wherever they show up

• My adventure moving from the U.S. to Europe

If you’re craving kinder rhythms, soft structure, and tiny sparks of joy, you’re in the right place.

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The Glimmers Came Slowly

After the birth of my second child, I unraveled in a way I didn’t expect. I was already familiar with depression, but postpartum depression hit differently—it was deeper, lonelier, and coated with shame.

At my lowest, (2 years postpartum) I entered a partial hospitalization program (PHP) for mental health. I spent four months learning how to survive again—but not in the way I’d always done it. I began my journey of recovering from being a chronic overdoer. I admitted that I could no longer do and be all of the things and still survive in this world.

In my program, I learned how to be softer, how to be vulnerable, how to admit I wasn’t ok. I began listening to all the things my body was telling me. Most importantly, I learned that by solely existing in this world, I was enough.

I stopped trying to be “resilient” and started trying to be real. I began learning how to pursue my life, and to see and chase the glimmers the world had to offer.

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How I Started Finding My Way Back

During recovery, I began:

• Writing in journals

• Playing in my planners

• Attending 12 Step Programs

• Naming my feelings, even the ugly ones

• Dreaming about my future

• Getting in touch with my angry side

They were hard things. But it was the most important work I have ever done. They gave me a sense of self when I felt like I had disappeared into motherhood and suicidal ideation.

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Why This Space Exists

I created Chasing Glimmers to hold onto the moments that keep me going—those tiny flickers of beauty, creativity, or peace that show up even in the dark.

This space is part planner haven, part therapy recap, part travel journal, and part love letter to the life I’m trying to rebuild.

I want this to feel like sitting at a cozy table with someone who gets it—someone who doesn’t expect you to be okay all the time, but who believes deeply in your worth and strength.

I’m so happy you exist. Let’s chase glimmers together.