Chelsea Mary Harrah

Have you ever heard the saying, “You become like the five people you spend the most time with”?
Well, it’s not just a saying. There’s real neuroscience behind why the people around us influence who we become.

Our brains are constantly learning from the people around us. Through social learning, emotional contagion, neuroplasticity, and neural mirroring, we unconsciously pick up patterns, behaviors, emotional responses, and ways of seeing the world.

So choose your circle intentionally.

Are they loving? Kind? Open? Grounded? Do they have humility? How do they treat people when there’s nothing to gain? How do they treat the people they love? Their community? What are they contributing beyond themselves?

But also… do they make you laugh? Can you play together? Does your inner child feel safe enough to come out and be completely weird, ridiculous, loud, and free? 😂

Because here are my sisters and me, absolutely whimsy maxing out at the beach while one of them runs around dressed as a hot dog. 🌭😂🥹

These women have 1000% helped shape the woman I am today, and vice versa. They’ve taught me about love, laughter, resilience, humility, play, and what it means to show up for the people around you.

And I feel like the luckiest human alive because I get to do life with them. 🤍

Pay attention to more than how people treat you. Pay attention to how they move through the world.

It’s bigger than just you🌎

Who you surround yourself with helps shape who you become.