January Reflections: Embracing Growth, Healing, and Change

Start Fresh: Reflecting and Growing in the New Year

Happy New Year! I hope this note finds you well.

I’m writing this on the tail end of quarantining. (Omicron got both my partner and me.) We’re grateful it was mild. I didn’t even get symptoms, which means I’m extremely well-rested (grateful for that too!).

Balancing Excitement and Uncertainty in the New Year

I’ve been having trouble starting this note, and I realized it’s because I’m feeling a bit split.

On one hand, I love the new year! It always gives me such energy and renewed hope. Do you feel that way too?

This time of year is special because it sparks and supports so much of my healing and growth. A new opportunity has been given to us to begin again, to dream of something new, to plan for it (loosely!), and to take inspired action toward making that dream a reality.

Set Powerful Intentions and Achievable Goals for the Year Ahead

There’s a huge part of me celebrating this time of tranisition!

I’ve been reflecting, journaling, and creating a visual sign with my goals for 2022. If you’re still looking ahead and thinking about your year, I created a Set Intentions that Inspire Action Guide to help you gain clarity on your values and focus on what truly matters. This guide includes:

• Journaling prompts to help you uncover your values and determine what you truly want to focus on this year.

• A printable sign for your goals so you can keep them visible and stay inspired daily.

• My 6-category system for goal setting to ensure balance across your health, career, personal life, and impact on the world.

You can read my blog post with tips and download the guide here.

Healing from C-PTSD: A Journey of Growth and Self-Discovery

At the same time, the past few years have been huge for my healing journey in uncovering my C-PTSD. I’m learning so much, and there’s so much I want to share with you all (all in due time!). The primary trauma behind my C-PTSD is still very present in my life, making it difficult to find the words while I’m constantly processing new information.

After a recent triggering event, it feels like I’ve taken a huge step back—even though I know healing isn’t linear. So, while one part of me is excited for the future, another part feels stuck, scared, and overwhelmed, experiencing the lingering aftereffects of trauma like trouble focusing, hypervigilant thinking, and stress sensitivity.

Embracing Complex Emotions: Holding Space for Growth and Healing

I got lots of practice in 2020 and 2021 learning how to hold space for multiple emotions. I’ve learned that it’s possible to feel many conflicting things at once. There’s beauty, vulnerability, and strength in holding space for all of it. And I’m still learning how to embrace the discomfort of living in the paradox.

So here I am, with one foot looking forward and the other stuck in the past. When I started my healing journey, I thought the goal was to heal so that I wouldn’t feel stuck anymore. But now I realize that healing isn’t about erasing the past—it’s about learning to exist within both worlds.

It’s about learning to be with the good and the bad, the past and the present, the joy and the sorrow. It’s about accepting all of it.

I’m still working on it, but it’s easier to do in community with others like you! That’s one of the things I’m most excited about in 2022: connecting, growing, and healing together.

Join My IG Live Series: Meditation and Breathwork to Calm Your Monkey Mind

I’m planning many opportunities for us to do just that! One of them is my upcoming IG Live series, where we’ll gather for 10 minutes every Wednesday at 1PM PST to learn and meditate together. The first one starts this week: January 5th!

I designed this series in response to your feedback about meditation—many of you shared that a busy, distracted mind makes it challenging to build a practice. I hear you! I struggled with this too. Meditation was on my resolutions list for three years before I finally committed to a consistent practice.

A busy mind is a symptom of our modern, fast-paced world—but it can also be a response to trauma. If you’ve noticed more mental chatter since the pandemic, that makes sense. Your mind, body, and nervous system are in overdrive due to stress, fear, and burnout.

So, I decided to bring you the tools that helped me:

• Focal meditation techniques to quiet the mind

• Simple breathwork practices to calm the nervous system

• Weekly community accountability to help you stay consistent

I’m so excited to launch this series and hope to see you there! If you can’t make it live, catch the replay on my Instagram feed.

Transform Your Life: 1:1 Coaching for Deep Healing & Growth

Lastly, if you’re interested in working with me one-on-one, I have a 3-month coaching container available at a discounted price of $1500* (full price is $3000). This limited-time offer will end soon! If you’ve been feeling the pull to step into deeper healing and transformation, now is the perfect time.

Act fast—this offer won’t be available after March 2022.

Here’s to a year of growth, healing, and embracing all of it together.

I can’t wait to connect with you!