Newsletter Check-Ins
Every other Friday, Cecily publishes ClearLife—a free weekly newsletter exploring what it means to live with greater presence, intention, and an open heart.
Cecily Mak’s bi-weekly Substack is a space for reflection, storytelling, and practical wisdom. She shares insights on living a ClearLife—present, intentional, and undimmed. Through personal stories, personal practices, and lessons from entrepreneurship and parenting, Cecily explores how we can examine our habits, relationships, and purpose with honesty and curiosity. Each post weaves together mindfulness, wellbeing, and conscious living to inspire clarity, connection, and meaningful change.
Introducing The Eight Awarenesses, An Alternative to the Twelve Steps
#9 || On breaking family patterns, deep inner work, and my personal reinterpretations to the Twelve Steps.
The Eight Awarenesses
#23 || Genesis, overview, and implementation of a stigma-free path to transformation with intention, choice, and grace.
My Son Wrote This
#93 || A speech for school; his perspective on alcohol and its effect on families (yes, this blew my heart wide open)
Holding Space for Grief & Gratitude
#68 || Allowing, while honoring the loss of a dear, dear friend
The Anatomy of A Decision
#71 || Are we considering or rationalizing?
Photo credit @RachelDragonfly.
What We Let In
#90 || The Quiet Might of Discernment
