Hello loves,I have been bracing myself for the downshift in my energy that usually follows the transition out of Daylight Savings, though as I have built better habits, I no longer seem to crash into burnout after a period of heightened productivity. Instead I’m learning to be attentive to the part of me that craves rest. I saw this reel on IG the other day that I found reassuring, about how we are the only species that doesn’t shift their routine for the change of season. We expect ourselves to keep chugging along at the same pace and even accept that winter and the ensuing festive period asks more of us both socially and financially. It makes sense that I am feeling resistance to this prospect, and so I am focusing on small rituals to support my sanity: Morning sunlight, journaling, a brisk walk, warm seasonal foods and less blue light in the evenings. Cultivating peace and resilience is its own form of productivity, or at least that is what I am telling myself. We also experience seasons of life where we deserve to slow down and go inward for a while. Many of us seem to need permission to let go of the “shoulds” and ask for help during trying times. I think recognizing these periods as temporary ebbs in the flow of life is more supportive than that feeling of being thrown onto an arbitrary timeline, separated from “normal” existence; These days we need to maintain some bandwidth just for the weather and world events. Depending on what season you are in, how can you better tend to yourself? What would happen if you slowed things down? Speaking of seasons of life, part 1 of my course on Hormones & Aging is now live! This was an experience, speaking into the void, but I hope to at least start a conversation about the mystery of menopause. Watch it on the link below and sign up for the Q&A this Friday at 5pm on Zoom.
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