<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Francesca Nardelli]]></title><description><![CDATA[About Francesca Nardelli

Welcome to my creative space! I’m Francesca Nardelli, a passionate marketing and media professional. ]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/theedit</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:37:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.francescanardelli.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Lifecycle of a Snag: How Destruction Builds Fertile Ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regeneration Is Not Always Beautiful
In forests, dead trees are not considered useless. Ecologists call them “snags,” and they are one of the most important parts of an ecosystem. A standing dead tree stores carbon, stabilizes soil, becomes shelter for birds and insects, feeds fungi, and slowly transfers nutrients back into the ground as it decomposes. ]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/the-lifecycle-of-a-snag-how-destruction-builds-fertile-ground</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a173e72e7ae03e6441e6fee</guid><category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category><category><![CDATA[Release]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:15:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_fbddbdbea64d47acb878d2f74c55841b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Is Not A Prop. Stop Using It Like One. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world is at war, people can't afford to put gas in their car, and groceries are at an all time high. Playing with your food in people's faces online shouldn't be idolized.  Because once food becomes purely a tool for attention, it stops being about food at all. And that shift is always more visible than people think.]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/food-is-not-a-prop-stop-using-it-like-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a165312a4542e94952bfbab</guid><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 02:29:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_599c49a6a2fe41a4964876ef1f3e1612~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cultural Weight of Nikki Glaser Being Vegan ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lifestyle choices tend to gain cultural acceptance less through advocacy and more through association with people who are already respected in other domains. In this case, Nikki’s credibility as a comedian does more to integrate veganism into everyday perception than any explicit messaging would. ]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/the-cultural-weight-of-nikki-glaser-being-vegan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a125468c9b7de4f2a1edb2f</guid><category><![CDATA[Living]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 01:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_7864cff2c9ce438f85e9edd859140c0d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glow Anyway: Becoming Someone Who No Longer Shrinks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being seen means being interpreted, and being interpreted means not having control over how you are understood. But the cost of avoiding visibility is often overlooked, and it accumulates slowly in the form of lost momentum, muted expression, and a gradual disconnection from your own preferences, until you are functioning more as a response to expectations than as an expression of yourself.
If you're holding yourself back from going for it, stop, and glow anyway <3]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/glow-anyway-becoming-someone-who-no-longer-shrinks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a07921d22114a9aa2a84c71</guid><category><![CDATA[Glow]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:12:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_3c169de37d6a44e7a27ad7e5294ae6f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of Living Around Emotional Escalation &#38; Repeated Emotional Outbursts]]></title><description><![CDATA[What often gets labeled on the surface as “anger issues” or “big emotions” has been studied in psychology as emotional dysregulation. Research in affective neuroscience shows that when a person becomes emotionally flooded, the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for reasoning and impulse control, becomes less active while the amygdala, the threat detection system, takes over.]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/the-cost-of-living-around-emotional-escalation-repeated-emotional-outbursts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a06934a9f0dce7b59914710</guid><category><![CDATA[Living]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nervous System]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 03:41:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_ac3b730f0de340649fc56618a7cdeeb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_876,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Wearing a Prehnite Ring Helped Me to Support Mental Clarity and Daily Focus]]></title><description><![CDATA[I started wearing a Prehnite ring, a crystal known as stone of unconditional love.  It links the heart and solar plexus chakras to align one's personal will with their heart's desires, promoting calmness and protecting against negativity. I found it from a beautiful Etsy Store Elestial Jewlery: find more beautiful crystal jewelry here.]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/the-stone-i-started-wearing-helped-me-manifest-a-new-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a022a8fe8ad7aab1e5a6dfb</guid><category><![CDATA[Living]]></category><category><![CDATA[Align]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:04:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_0d32216cef744f0bae9dd408e0769e2d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Morning Drink I Use to Support Digestion and Hydration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately I’ve been trying to hydrate more. I really notice a huge difference when I do, and I just know my body has been craving it. 
Hydration + Digestion Ingredients





16–24 oz filtered water



1 tablespoon chia seeds



juice from 1/2 lemon



lemon slices



cucumber slices



optional pinch of mineral salt



I usually let it sit for like 10 minutes so the chia seeds soften before drinking.
]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/the-morning-drink-i-ve-been-making-lately-for-hydration-digestion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fe11b42b0915bad7f7e28e</guid><category><![CDATA[Gut Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Skin]]></category><category><![CDATA[Glow]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:52:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_b404f60cebe04251ba197e2f4a754a11~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phone Addiction and Mental Health : How to Create a Healthier Relationship With Your Phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t think people realize how much constant phone use changes the way we think, focus, sleep, create, and even experience everyday life.

These are some of the habits and changes that helped me cut out social media and reduce my screen time.]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/how-to-make-your-phone-less-addictive</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fba2f07c50fb68b37ef515</guid><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><category><![CDATA[Living]]></category><category><![CDATA[Intuition]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:05:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_32d387f6840143e79c94c999bcaa3688~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Social Media Can Lead to Emotional Numbness, Low Motivation, and Depression Symptoms]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought having an endless data plan would be the cure to all of my problems, but oh was I wrong. For me, the issue became noticeable as this endless scrolling pattern got really embarrassingly worse. I had lost all sense of joy. My brain wiring was literally changing, very quickly, and negatively impacting my life. ]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/social-media-is-killing-us-quickly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fac2637c961ad0b9ff5718</guid><category><![CDATA[Living]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 20:07:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_7467425a25b541a5a3aaa02720a2385c~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth About Change: Why Honesty Comes Before Discipline]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve always had a pattern of thinking in extremes.

It’s all or nothing. And for a long time, I thought that was discipline.

What I’ve realized, looking at both sides of this, is that honesty matters more than anything.  Both extremes felt different, but they were both ways of avoiding. The only way out was honesty.]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/the-release-phase-why-honesty-matters-more-than-discipline</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa990c438dc58e2c8d4ee2</guid><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nervous System]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:18:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_56766d52699444ff8e884bfd0facf522~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_633,h_545,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Girls Trip: Summer Retreat on Kauai]]></title><description><![CDATA[ If you’re into wellness, movement, nature, and building a lifestyle that feels good on the inside, this is for you.



The retreat is going to be simple, but intentional, beautiful, naturally.



Mornings will be full of movement; yoga, hiking / swimming outside. There will be meditation for healing your mind, and giving it a break from noise, phones, social media, distraction, and anything else, just embracing silence and flow.

]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/a-girls-trip-summer-retreat-on-kauai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee2cfbcf2afc83b04e902b</guid><category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:47:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_593de18baa88432ca7a1ee0ae78c2bc5~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Environment Was the Problem, Not Me. Why Survival Mode Makes Consistency Feel Impossible]]></title><description><![CDATA[I rebuilt my lifestyle with more intention, focusing on nutrition that actually supported my body. High-protein plant-based meals to bring back my energy. Somatic therapy for healing from trauma. 

Meditation and yoga for alignment. I'm prioritizing staying hydrated. Practicing daily gratitude. Manifesting and goal planning. And so many more practices that are helping me recover, and feel the best I've ever felt. ]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/i-thought-i-was-the-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ec4483b502c05c43b57730</guid><category><![CDATA[Routine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Glow]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:26:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_3f65e0b11d4c410095f67ab43799f963~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Current Caesar Salad Recipe Obsession ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creamy Tahini Caesar Dressing (measure with your heart) with Homegrown Sprouting Company Alfalfa Clover Sprouts!







Base:





1/4 cup tahini



Juice of 2 lemons

Umami + depth:





2-3 tbsp nutritional yeast (don’t be shy here!!)



1 to 2 tbsp caper juice



Pinch of MSG (Dime blend)]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/my-most-recent-hyper-fixation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ec529281e17196bd26ad99</guid><category><![CDATA[Nourish]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_05f0993774294fa58360244d464f2200~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Release the Dimmed Version of You]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dimmed version of me still quietly exists in the back of my head; dimming my energy, mind, actions, and self expression. I have to recognize that without it, I'd have lived more intensely in punishment, fear, survival, chaos, uncertainty, and emotional danger. So it makes sense that it's hard to let it go easily. ]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/release-the-dimmed-version-of-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e763950294e8c3f3edcaa9</guid><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Release]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:45:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_9547c798f6a84a9dab031caeae180325~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_981,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is What Happens When You Wake Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you wake up, you stop negotiating your worth. 

You stop over explaining. You stop managing other people’s emotions at the expense of your own. You stop shrinking to preserve comfort that was never mutual.]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/this-is-what-happens-when-you-wake-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699dd6db50434423c3a53901</guid><category><![CDATA[Intuition]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:51:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b5d8e2626f24429fb325cd50c40e0dab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Suppression of Self: Why We Shrink]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mechanism of Self-Silencing

When a person feels a high level of stress or hyper-vigilance in their daily life, the brain can begin a process called Self Silencing, but personally I call it "shrinking"]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/the-suppression-of-self-why-we-shrink</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69935501159d7fac964182cb</guid><category><![CDATA[Nervous System]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:39:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_e5948d73c7994acf93419934c78a35d1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nutrition to Support Cortisol  Metabolism From Chronic Stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are living in a chronically stressful environment, your body is likely living in fight or flight mode, and your cortisol levels can stay elevated.]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/nutrition-to-support-cortisol-metabolism-from-chronic-stress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699337be1154152c3b3a8faf</guid><category><![CDATA[Nourish]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gut Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nervous System]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_5af93a8997bb47d398a2fd1e3ca46ec4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covert Narcissists Don’t Always Look Abusive : Alice, Darling and Covert Narcissism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alice, Darling is a clear example of covert narcissism in a relationship. The abuse shown in the film is not loud or obvious. It is quiet, subtle, and psychological. Control happens through guilt, emotional pressure, and constant monitoring rather than yelling or physical aggression.

]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/alice-darling-and-covert-narcissism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f926de90da4b752293b6b</guid><category><![CDATA[Nervous System]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Living]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:02:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_927b19c94e9644fbbde431b9e1b37eb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_637,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Movement Helps with Winter Depression ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seasonal depression often comes from reduced daylight, lower movement, and disrupted sleep. I've always been effected by this, every winter, even 4 years of living in LA, the cold(er) weather truly made me depressed. 

]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/how-movement-helps-with-winter-depression</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697e68366379b93199b32b2f</guid><category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:29:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_bf7e0a7cad6b4cd7be6a0045bff3c7ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_360,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Forgiving Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forgiving yourself after a harmful relationship often takes longer than leaving it. Many people understand what happened and still struggle with shame around how long they stayed or how much they tolerated. This self blame can persist even when there is no desire to return to the relationship.]]></description><link>https://www.francescanardelli.com/francesca-nardelli-blog/on-forgiving-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697e13e42b413b3ab9db3d50</guid><category><![CDATA[Living]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nervous System]]></category><category><![CDATA[Connection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Intuition]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:19:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ab9bf_19d2074f09a24c268447b474eca54dc1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Francesca Nardelli</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>