cleansing my space and spirit | Sunday Reset Routine 

she should really start a podcast. I could listen to her talking for hours

fact is, hitomi is like a big sister, some of us never had🧡

The part where you started talking about your parents and learning to accept them made me start crying because it's definitely something I am still currently learning myself. Thank you so much for bringing awareness to that and I love that you write letters to people! I have a habit of doing that myself but I never actually show or give the person the letter. I kind of want to but I fear that they may get freaked out as its not considered a 'norm'. Anyways thank you for having this deep conversation in this video. I always learn something new when I watch your videos! So no thank YOU for being.

Crazy how society's expectations can determine our struggles in life.

Omgosh Hitomi!!! I’m a social worker who loves your content and I use your concepts with my patients ALL OF THE TIME! Welcome to the team!! People need you and social workers like me enjoy the spaces you provide to debrief, check in, and self-love in this world where it is draining to support others and yourself. Thank you!

I recently lost my older sister she passed on the 16th in her sleep and honestly hitomi u remind me so much of her she was so sweet and caring I really cherish your existence much love 💕

I have learned to make Sunday as a day COMPLETELY for myself. I used to never put myself first and I would enter the work week super drained and slowly I have learned that self care is so so important and having those sundays to take care of yourself (but also taking care of yourself every other day) really helps you

Hitomi thank you for everything! I'm sixteen and because of you this year I started finding myself. thank you for making me appreciate the small things in life, for loving every part of me, for finding my sexuality and being comfortable with it and for many many more. Hope that one day I'll get to meet you

‘My friend was getting a machete’ causal Hitomi 😂

I just woke up and thought i really need to be cleansed, well dang universe really said “i gotchu boo” 😳😂💓

I understand what you said about your relationship with your family. In my experience and anyone else who might have been triggered I have something to say to you: Yes you can be grateful for the experience and growth that a painful childhood bring you. But it does not always have a sweet taste. You can leave the door in your heart open for your family if you have found the healing and acceptance in yourself. But for me, even when I am grateful for the experiences that have made me grow, I have to close the door. I have to be realistic, even if they were my family, I have to look at them the way you would look at any other criminals, robbers, monsters. I understand why they did what they did, and I understand that what was given was all they had but that won't justify it. You can have empathy for them and their past but that won't justify that they didn't give me the love I needed and deserved. Sometimes your parents don't deserve your love, even if you look at them in an empathic way, you just have to close the door. My childhood was scary and violent so I have to be realistic. They don't deserve me. They don't deserve my heart and the love I have to offer. I do. I deserve the love I have. For the sake of my damaged brain I will close the god damn door.

Wow Hitomi, throughout today I was going back and forth with myself trying to unpack my childhood traumas and the resistance I feel towards my parents. I came to the conclusion that they just did the best they knew how, and that was freeing. Skip to this video that I just came across - and you’re reflecting and affirming exactly the same things. THANK YOU! ✨🙏 I know the universe makes no mistakes and is always on time. This Christmas I will write them both post cards for the first time 🥰

Hitomi is such a goddess. Does anyone else agree?

I resonate so much with the portion of you talking about your parents. I had so much anger and resentment up until I left home and unpacked my identity in critical race classes in college. I never understood how their history, trauma, and culture affected them and thus my upbringing. Seeing them as imperfect humans and survivors (they are Cambodian refugees) really changed my who perspective. Perspective and reflection gave me so much more respect and gratitude ❤️

I enjoyed the Brene Brown special so much and the story about her husband at the lake really struck me because it showed me how I make up stories in my own relationship. As an over thinker, I realized I only create negative scenarios. Now I’m retraining my brain to create positive thoughts ✨

DUDE! The vibes I've been getting from your art since you've been in Hawai'i have burst into a whole new universe!! Like from the first frame your editing choices really captured me 😌 I see how much work you've put into evolving and to see just how you've changed is inspiring. Thank you for being in my life Hitomi 🙏🏽

Thank you for being you Hitomi. I literally started crying when you started talking about your parents because I just started reflecting on how much my parents have done for me, and how much they try to be the best parents they can be everyday. They're not perfect and I definitely still have some scars from childhood, but I have seen how much emotional intelligence they have been able to acquire as the years have gone by, by just me being more open and they becoming more open in turn. I love how we've been able to grow together! You hold so much light and warmth within you, and you have a beautiful spirit. Grateful for your words, always.

I was like I should rewatch one of hitomi’s videos But then I came here and there was one posted *4 minutes ago* My day has been made Never have I ever been this early

Thank you Hitomi. I got a really strong feeling that a future self of me is called into being when I hear you talking about your presence, your gift, your calmness, and in the end your gratitude towards the lessons you got. I share similar experiences, and I'm not there yet, but I will be. I'm slowly but surely waking up

you’re such a light babe, your frequent uploads as of late have been keeping me feeling so alive✨

It's been almost 3 years now that i've been watching your videos (now i'm 16) and i can't even explain how much you have helped me grow mentally and spiritually. Your videos always brighten my day :) Thank you so much for sharing your life and your beautiful mind, you are my mentor 💛💛

You are so recharging in such an unconditionally kind and loving way. I am so grateful to have you in my life even if you don't know it. Thank you for lifting me up when I can't, Thank You for being there for me in such an inspirational way. I truly hope I meet you one day and can exchange how much you are changing my life, and my perspective on it!

I swear Hitomi posts this kind of content whether on RU-vid or her Instagram story whenever I'm spiraling I just can't deal ❤️🥺 you're such a light in my life

I've read Becoming Supernatural and wanted to say that if you're looking for a life-changing book that has a similar mix of science + spiritual health and healing, an even better read is "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma". To me it has more instances of triggering passages (so be careful of those if that's something you're keeping in mind) but the author is both more scientific and more selfless. He focuses more on healing and helping others (where with Becoming Supernatural I felt like his manifestations were more about personal material gain). I think you might really enjoy it!

I'm so happy to hear you're going into social work! You're going to help a lot of people, as you already have!

i love that you said you read those two types of books at the same time , i’m currently writing a self help book for young woman and a fiction romance book and the contrast of the two just make it so much easier to get through them both and that just reaffirmed im not doing to much

Wow what you said about your parents is how I have been feeling lately about mine as well. I am now 27 and I have such a deep appreciation for them and the things they did get right. I know as a well that they did the best they could with what they knew to do. They have always worked SO HARD. They have always loved me so deeply, even in their times of hardship or making mistakes, they never stopped loving me and trying to do good. I have also been thinking of writing them a thank you letter. Just expressing my gratitude for them.

What you said about your parents really struck a chord with me. I've felt the same for a while. I've felt rage and resentment towards them for a long time, but now I can see that they did actually love me and did what they could. And even if they didn't, I'm still grateful for what they gave me. Thanks for that reminder.

i’ve been feeling stagnant and clouded and this is what i needed today🖤

It just made me smile when u mentioned that u wanted to start school! Good luck on your educational journey. I know you will touch many people’s lives through therapy!

I hardly ever comment but... I love Brene Brown my therapist had me start listening to her and I literally just listened to her Ted Talk today on Netflix and it was so beautiful. So much love Hitomi, you're one of the biggest lights of my life and I feel closer to you than many of my friends. May our paths cross one day :)

‘the gift of presence’, have been meditating on this so much recently, it really does heal everything. Thanks for sharing!

settling in for another ✨cosy✨ video - exactly what I need today, thank you 🥰️

I’m studying social work as well and I’m so beyond grateful you want to peruse a career in helping others! I love you. Have a great day.

OMG Hitomi I am a social worker with an MSW and I always think about how you would make such a good therapist. I try to embody your energy when I am with clients. Don't have intense expectations, take care of yourself during your degree, but you will be an amazing therapist

You definitely can compare trauma. Not all of it is the same, and not everyone goes through it. Just writing this for any people reading this, not as an attack on Hitomi at all. Sometimes minimizing trauma can make it easier to compartmentalize it, or function on the day to day but I strongly urge people to not do that.There are some things that are unforgivable, and while assuming good intent especially with family makes things easier for some people, I want to say to anyone reading this, there is positives that can come from not forgiving people who hurt you, and keeping a distance and setting hard boundaries. Just do what's best for you, and don't attach any shame to whatever decisions you make.

I could hear you speak for hours, the way you articulate words and the peace you radiate is amazing ❤

OMG Hitomi, wishing you so much love and growth on your potential education journey. I'm currently in my first semester of my Masters in Social Work Program 💕 It has been an intense healing journey, for myself at least, to provide and support others on my own spiritual and emotional wellbeing. Again wishing you so much love and light.

watching your videos makes me feel so safe and held. you have such a strong, loving energy that is so special. thank you hitomi for making these videos and sharing your love and wisdom with the world, i love you! 💛

OH MY GOSH ! When Hitomi, my life role model said she wanted to study social work my heart leaped! Currently, in 3rd-year of Indigenous Social Work and just that connection alone made me so happy lol

it’s like you’re able to predict whatever I need🥺

Hitomi would be such and amazing therapist! She seems like such an understanding person that would be easy to talk to!

All I have for you is love truly. Your advice has given me the ability to forgive my dad and remember all the times he tried even though his inner child was so unhealed and lost. Thank you for being the sister I never had. The friend I can truly show my colors. I love you

the most wholesome talk, thanks for sharing you deepest thoughts and inviting us into your world, and voicing thoughts that aren't usually expressed.

wow! what you said about how you chose your parents so they can teach you the things you need to learn in this life resonated so much with me it honestly made me cry a little 😅😊

additionally, i was wondering if you have experimented with psychedelics? if so, i would love to hear your experience(s), opinions, and thoughts on them. i would definitely look forward to and enjoy a video about them made by you!

Mmmm I really resonate with your words. I can feel how they make me feel a strong sense of truth and surrender. I've recently come in contact with a mother wounding due to my mother abandoning me at the age of 1. I've before in my life cried or asked about mother. Never. I always thought that I couldn't miss something that I never had. I have the most beautiful and supportive dad that that I love so intensely that have done two parents work by himself. I'm forever grateful, but my heart has been aching for a mothers embrace. I'm learning to let these emotions arise and to give them space, and at the same time not attaching myself to them. Both my parents is truly teachers in my path. I'm learning to love and honour all the lessons and the pain and use it all for growth. It a humbling yet strong and painful process, but I'm learning to stay grateful. Every moment. Every breath. Thank you beautiful being for your presence, this video and the reminder. It all really spoke to me ❤️

When she talked about her parents I started crying because everything she said is something I realized while on my gap year. And while most people hold resentment for the issues their parents caused them, I have always held guilt for all of the things I put them through. It always hurts to think that they gave me the world and everything perfect, and I hurt them in return.

Hitomi you r just giving me every thing I need right now

you look soo youthful here, straight up glowiing ✨✨✨

Hitomi. I love love love you. Thank YOU for your presence, for your healing words, for your kindness, for your wisdom. Thank you for existing.

I’ve been watching all your content for the last few weeks I cannot get enough of your vibe and radiance of being you and an older sister (I’m the oldest) I’ve been on a journey of finding who I am and my feminine energy as well. I would love a video of beginner yoga practices if you decide to do that 🥰

You’re whole vibe and home and everything is what I want for myself and have been working on. I love all the plants in your place too

Brene Brown is so incredible! I was really struggling last year and reading her books helped me so much. "The Gifts of Imperfection" and "I Thought It Was Just Me" are amazing reads I highly recommend! I'm an undergrad psychology student and I want to get a masters in social work, so reading Brene is such a great way to get into that, good luck on your journey sister!

that was beautiful. Every time i watch your videos, they're wonderful reminders to remain present and just focus on getting myself together tbh

Just wanted to add, your hair gets more oily when you shampoo more often because shampoo can make your scalp dry, which your scalp then tries to combat by producing more oil

love you hitomi, i've been watching you for 4 years and your videos always radiate healing.

I love you Hitomi. From the bottom of my heart. I have been watching your content nonstop these last 4 days and integrating your teachings into my life and I can honestly say you have taught me so much; you taught me how to love myself and how to come home to myself and for that I cannot thank you enough. Your message about your parents truly hit home with me. I have stored trauma due to my dad's alcohol addiction, and how that he's passed it's hard to deal with where my mom's emotions are at sometimes. Your reminder that we chose our lessons for ourselves and how we just need to unfold into them really hits home. Thank you thank you thank you. I hope to dance with you in the physical someday. 🤍

This girl is magic

I really like when you said~ you can never really lose from being vulnerable and speaking your truth. I love that and it's a really good reminder! thank you

I have been binge watching all of your videos for the past 3 days. Your getting me through recently hitting rock bottom. Thank you so much for being so transparent and encouraging all of us to let our inner beauty shine ✨

decluttering is my favorite thing to do🙌🏼💖

I love how real and vulnerable you are ✨😍 it’s so inspiring !

i adore you and am so so thankful for ur presence! the way u make room for others and allowing others to be themselves simply by being u is something to be cherished

Hitomi I watch your videos in the morning so the first thing i have is positivity and I just want to say thankyou for bringing that into my morning's

I feel like I was called to watch this video. I've been struggling with my relationship with my parents and have been so focused on what could have caused the trauma that is present in all my mental health struggles. I've grown to be somewhat cautious of my relationship with my parents because of this. But in these past few weeks, I've started meditating and looking after my mental health on my own and I've been closer and honest with them as well. I feel like subconsciously, I've been starting to realize what you said about how they tried their hardest for me and did everything in their power to give me a good life. Finally hearing someone talk about this out loud just taught me a huge lesson and really resonated. and you're right, I too picked them to teach me what I need to know in this life. Thank you so much for this message, Hitomi. 💖

I've been watching many of your videos and I am so grateful that I stumbled upon them and you. I was feeling depressed and overwhelmed, disconnected from my higher Self, and your shared insight is so remarkably inspiring. I am cleansing and purging through my home while absorbing the wisdom, knowing that my inner being is also being cleansed. Thank you for being the beautiful soul that you are!

I wasn't having the best day, and watching your vid at the end of the day has relaxed me alot, thanks to you I'm going to bed with less mental clutter, your talk at the end put things into perspective to me

Your video feels so light and bright. ✨✨ Thankyou for sharing your positivity!

you are such an angel. I am grateful that I bumped into your channel

wow i *really* feel the texting piece. the quarantine really has made me conscious of it and it's effects, heightened by our lack of shared physical space. being present with people I love is so important to me, and I wonder how possible it is to adjust to the type of communication we rely on now while maintaining authenticity and intention with one another. it's always a matter of balance, but also expressing your honest limitations at the moment. sometimes I get really down about how lonely I feel now that I can't rely on shared physical space for my social needs. i guess it's one of those things we have to approach with immense care in the digital age.

Lol anyone else start tearing up when Hitomi spoke about the beauty of being able to witness people and their stories presently? I think it’s so pertinent to remind ourselves how much of a blessing it is to be able to engage in discussions and discourse with other people and their energies. Thank you, Hitomi, for continuing to share your extremely brilliant messages and advice!! 💗

I love that I have to come to your videos with a notebook because of the pieces of wisdom that you so casually drop here and there. Your words frequently serve as little reminders for me and often they're exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you, Hitomi 🧡

I love your videos, Hitomi. I'm glad to hear you are pursuing Social Work. I am in my first year towards my MSW and hearing your goal made me so happy we will have another great future social worker! Also, you have inspired me to start my spirituality journey, so thank you! 💛

Ill today, but i feel a lot better after watching this. Your videos always feel like a space that I can rest in-- thanks so much.

Hitomi, I appreciate you sharing your life with us on this platform. I've been a subscriber for a while now and I just want to say thank you. The way that you approach life and being vulnerable about expressing your feelings truly inspires me to do the same. You mentioned that you wanted to write letters to your parents expressing gratitude for what they have gotten right and just, wow. That's something that I have also been thinking of doing but haven't gone through with because I thought that it was corny or that it wouldn't be well received by my parents. But I have found new motivation to follow through after watching this video. Your content is so wholesome and this channel is truly a gem. 💙

Youd be an amazing social worker!!

Congratulations girl 👏🏽 i’m so happy your going to school for that, your already so influential for so many peoples mental health through your channel and having that expertise and being able to one on one help people work through some of this internal chaos is going to even more meaningful🌺

Hitomi i don't know if u would read this, but i been watching u for 4 year i guess. I'm a psychologyst and i stared college when i was 17, some times it feels like it was not my decision ( i just wanted to get out of my house haha), and when i feel like that somehow one of your videos pop out and reveal me that is the right path for me, even if in that moment i wasn't mindful of my decision.. so thank u for just being yourself and i feel that social work would bee an amazing option for u. I have learn about healing so much with you and some times bring me hopes in this path of healing with others.

Your videos are so amazing, I love listening to you talk and be open

“my friend was getting a machete and i saw these”

Just stumbled upon my first video of yours and had commented on it, and then checked out your channel, and the title of this one called to me too... so here I am. Anyway, I've just paused to write this, after hearing you say that you're hoping to be a therapist and start back to school soon. I'm in my third quarter of my program, and I can see you in our cohort, 100%. It's just being a light in slightly different way than you're being a light now. :) Changing careers was a big dream of mine too, and going back to school had been a long time coming. If you decide to take the leap of faith, and have any questions where my perspective might be helpful, feel free to reach out. I realize this is random, but in the helping profession, we all work together in our strivings.

Returning to my breath is something that I'm still learning to do instead of resisting my thoughts, feelings, stillness, etc. But I realize that every time I am able to return to it, I never regret it. Thank you as always for being so courageously vulnerable! Happy belated Birthday and wishing you well!!

Thank u for sharing your true being! Yours is such a beautiful soul

I'm processing my resentment towards my family right now for traumatic things that have happened. Now I understand that my mother was fighting her own battles, among my other family members as well. Through healing myself I've forgiven my mom and now I can bring her up with me. Through facing these emotions I have now decided to work as an addiction and substance abuse therapist mainly focusing on youth. I love your videos because of where I live I'm very alone and its like having coffee with a friend. Thanks for creating a safe space to reflect and share.

I really REALLY needed your influence in my life right now. Thank you for gracing us with your presence and life! You are wonderful.

I'm so grateful for you, I really appreciate you. You've helped me grow with your kind and gentle words in ways I couldn't have imagined.

Happy belated birthday, Hitomi! I'm a Scorpio baby too :) Not only do I deeply resonate with everything you've said about trauma and knowledge, but I also think that knowledge paired with perspective is key to deep learning and empathy. I've always known that my parents did everything they could for me despite their shortcomings and that acknowledgement has brought so much peace in my life. Thank you for your amazing platform and keep being the blessing that you are to so many of us, you are loved 🧡

This is such nourishing content, thank you for sharing!- could you make a video about your spiritual self-care routine? I want to get to this point but am feeling so stuck

wait hearing that you plan on going back to school gave me so much hope. Personally i've had to take time off school to really figure myself out and its so scary falling behind my peers in the whole academic scheme of things. idk if that makes sense but its just such a nice reminder that I have time to go back to school and i'm literally 21 i'm still so young and i forget that :) also i've been watching ur vids since 2017 so ur my youtube big sis, love you!!

Your words are such light

also! You seem to be more confident and glowing. I am also on my spiritual journey as well ❤️🥰

hitomi, you are one of the wisest souls i know. your messages are so powerful and i resonate with so many of them. you have brought such a dfferent way of thinking into my life and i am so grateful to have found someone like you. thank you for being. love and light

wtf all ur videos make me so emotional i cry each oNE fjdmskak ily you’ve been so inspiring and helped me on beginning my spiritual journey

loving these back to back uploads :)

I can feel ur energy thru the internet

Such a peaceful and wholesome video.

Dude you would be an awesome therapist!! You definitely have the personality and passion for people to match it

Yes social work! I’m finishing my masters in social work right now. You’re gonna be great at it!

Hey! I just became a social worker and I think you have picked a good choice!