The Girl Behind the Scenes

Hey everyone! Welcome!!

My name is Leah Kutsch and my sole purpose for this blog is to encourage myself and you to just be. To be unapologetically YOU. To rid yourself of your own expectations and any that you feel others may have for you. To love yourself and to really mean it. By being here, whether you’re choosing to read this or you just stumbled upon it, you have already shown that you are willing to, and want to.

First off, I want to say thank you. Thank you for being wholly and uniquely you, for being curious enough to explore my blog, for being open-minded, for considering another perspective on life, and for giving yourself a chance to learn something new.

I could start out by telling you about my past, the trials and tribulations I have encountered, the opportunities and successes that made me who I am, but in the end, life is full of ups and downs; by nature it constantly ebbs and flows. We, as human beings, tend to prefer that everything be in a state of “control”; and better yet, when that state of control is being managed by who? By us. For many years, I tried to solve any obstacle that arose in this exact way. Oddly enough, what I thought was under control at the time was in fact spiraling in the exact opposite direction...and fast. Therefore, our human tendencies to control, maintain, and categorize our lives directly defy nature itself, leading not only to a misalignment with the universe but also to a major disconnect with our true self.

With that being said, I don’t feel it is necessary to dive deep into my past experiences because, at the end of the day, who I was yesterday and who I will be tomorrow is, and will always be, vastly different than who I am today, in this very moment. The same is true for you. Despite what you have been through, you too are in a constant state of change. We all have collected our own unique set of values, beliefs, impressions and personal experiences, but what makes us truly human is our ability to connect to and relate with one another, despite our differences and ever-changing expression of self.

This space, for me, exists as a place to share my thoughts, express my feelings, and explore life; not life as in the “big picture,” but life on a smaller scale: the here and now. My thoughts will change. My feelings will adjust. Life will evolve. I will not always have control but I will always be observing, experiencing, exploring, learning, and adapting as I go. If you so choose to continue on this journey of life along with me, my only hope for you is that you too can allow yourself to take a step-back, to be present, to love the person you are, today. Welcome to YOU.

Xx,

Leah Kutsch

P.S. Keeping IIN Touch (The Name Behind the Blog) comes from my most recent endeavor in life. On July 20, 2020 I started a year-long certification program with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) to becoming a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. As I take on this next phase of my life, I plan to share about my experiences along the way, uncovering everything from the importance of relationships and spirituality, to nourishment and physical movement, and how they are all interconnected. By being completely myself and embracing who I show up as each day, my hope is to make this platform applicable and relatable to every one of you and to hold space for you, so you too can welcome your real YOU too.