AI can write your grocery list. Filter your face. Even suggest a morning routine.
But it can’t hug your kids. Smell your garden. Or know what your skin feels like after a long day in the sun.
As someone building in both the digital and natural worlds, I’ve been thinking a lot about this tension. Nathan and I were just talking the other day about how we’re going to more aggressively live the analog life. He’s even thinking about starting a podcast about it… haha.
And I wanted to share four real things I’m doing right now to stay rooted in what’s real.
1. I’m using my hands again.
Whether I’m pouring balm, chopping herbs, or baking something from scratch, I make it a point to create with my hands every day.
There’s something grounding about working with textures, with soil, with beeswax. It brings me back into my body.
Tip: Find one thing this week to do fully analog. No device. Just you and the moment.
2. I’m helping women replace “scroll time” with “skin time.”
It’s easy to do… scroll while winding down for the night. We have to catch ourselves and go against the current of the constant draw toward tech. Take your time, put the screen somewhere out of sight, and do your Facial Ritual. Double-cleanse, tone, and massage my face with serum while taking deep breaths… don’t forget your ABLE Omni Balm for nourishing hydration and aromatherapy.
Those 10 minutes will become sacred. It calms your nervous system and will help you listen to your body instead of the noise.
Try this: Put your phone in another room and turn your skincare ritual into a nourishing, screen-free reset.
3. I’m teaching my kids how to live without tech.
This is a no-judgment zone. I hope to inspire mamas by pulling back the curtain on some of our family rhythms…
We garden together. We cook. We read real books.
They know how to build a fire, identify herbs, and listen when nature is speaking. We even listen to audiobooks while sitting around a fire, which sparks good discussions. We spend a lot of time talking and relating face-to-face.
In a world that’s trying to raise consumers, I want to raise creators. Humans who can live well, on or offline.
4. I write things by hand.
I take my giant sketchbook and little bag of pencils everywhere. When I’m vision-casting, praying, or mapping out a product formula, I reach for pencil and paper.
There’s something sacred about not being editable. Ideas come out raw, unfiltered, and honest.
If you feel overwhelmed, try this: Grab a notebook and write down one thing your soul is craving right now. Then do it.
Something I’m Pondering
Just because AI can do something doesn’t mean it should replace the things that make us feel.
Beauty isn’t a filter or a smart mirror. It’s in the way you slow down. The way you nourish your skin. The way you take back your presence.
So here’s to living a little more analog this weekend.
To garden soil. To real food. To writing in journals. To skincare rituals with no distractions.
To being fully here.
